GLEN  WOOD  NUR^SELPO^  ™^ 
The  Spireas 
Some  members  of  this  great  groiii)  are  in  Ijlootn  neaily  all  the  season.  All  forms  have  a 
riotous  extravagance  of  bloom  that  makes  them  \  ery  striking,  and  they  are  so  difterent  in  flower, 
leaf  and  growth  that  monotony  from  planting  too  many  kinds  is  impossible.  They  are  hardy 
and  easily  grown  in  all  situations.    Desirable  for  groups,  specimens,  borders,  and  screens. 
Spiraea  ariaefolia.  An  elegant  species  of  dense  Spiraea  opulifolia,  var.  aurea.  Like  the  type  ex- 
bushy  habit.  Producing  greenish  white  bios-  cept  that  it  has  bright  yellow  foliage  that  is  ex- 
soms  which  entirely  cover  the  plant,  i  to  2  ceedingl\  prett\-  for  contrasts.  An  effective 
k  et,  25  cts.  each,  $2.50  per  doz.  large  shrub  for  lawns. 
S.  arguta.    Dwarf ;  flowers  clear  white  ;  blooms  2  to  3  feet  So  23  $250 
thickly  all  along  its  branches  in  early  May.  3  to  4  feel   50  450 
1  to  2  feet,  25  cts.  each,  $2.50  per  dox.  s.  prunifolia  fl.  pi.    Bridal  Wreath.  Carries 
S.   argentea.      Of    strong,    upright    growth.  its  clear  white,   double  flowers    in  thick 
wreathed  with  large  panicles  of  flesh-pink  wreaths  along  leafless  wand-like  branches, 
flowers.    2  to  3  feet,  35  cts.  each,  13  per  doz.  giving  a  solid   white  effect  in  May.  The 
S.  Billardii.    Bears  pretty  spikes  of  pink  flowers  ^'^all^  ^l9ssy  leaves  appear  later  and  color  to 
nearly  all  summer.    Strong-grou  ing.    3  to  4  '  '^'h  red  in  fall     One  of  the  best  and  earliest 
feet,  35  cts.  each,  I3. 50  per  doz.       '  Dloommg  kmds.    i  to  2  feet,  25  cts.  each, 
var.  alba.    White  flowers  ;  otherwise  like  the  ^^^-^^  ^^1"        ,        ,     ,  ^, 
species  above,    s  to  4  feet,  35  cts.  each,  $3.50  S.  Reevesu  (5.  lanceoLata).    The  smgle  white 
per  doz.            ^  flowers  appear  m  large,  round  clusters  in 
o  ^,       .'           *         -1                      1  early  May,  bending  the  branches  gracefully 
^■f^r^i  th^e'  rrnSs' anf 'S^e^  ^  and^covering  ,„em  completely.       ^  I 
white  flowers.    3  to  4  feet,  35  cts.  each,  $3.50  ^  to  3  feet  $0  25   $2  50 
per  doz.  3to4teet   35     3  50 
S.  Bumaldi.    A  yaluable  Japanese  dwarf,  of  ^ar.  fl.  pi.    Double  flowers  that  open  a  few 
distinct,  dense,  vigorous  growth,  suitable  for  ^J^^Y^^   '''^tt^':- ^  '^'^^'^  ^^^^^         compact  and 
bedding,  edging  shrubbery  or  house  founda-  slender-twigged.                          each  doz. 
tions.    Its  flat  corymbs  of  rosy  pink  flowers  are  2  to  3  feet  $0  25  $2  50 
plentiful  from  June  until  frost.       ^^^^  3  to  4  feet   35  350 
1  to  2  feet  %o  1^   $250  S.  salicifolia.     Willow  -  leaved   Spirea  A 
2  to  3  feet                                     35     350  free-growing  native  species,  with  crowded 
var.  Anthony  Waterer.    A  new  form  of  even  panicles  of  white  or  pink  flowers  in  June 
finer  habit,  with  larger,  darker  crimson  flower-  and  July.    3  to  4  ft.,  35c.  each,  I3.50  per  doz. 
corymbs,  produced  quite  abundantly.    One  S.  Thunbergii.   Thunberg's  Spirea.   A  desir- 
of  our  finest  shrubs.    12  to  18  inches,  25  cts.  able  species  of  delicate  beauty  at  all  seasons  ; 
each,  $2.50  per  doz.  a  native  of  China.     Its  flufify   masses  of 
-                 „            ,     n                      II  small  white  flowers  appear  in  April  and  May  : 
S.  callosa.     Fortune  s  Pink  Spirea.    Bears  ^^^^^^^^^^       narrow  leaves  color  to  bright 
pmk  flowers,  m  large,  flat  clusters  nearly  all  oranee 
summer.    2  to  3  feet,  25  cts.  each,  $2  per  doz.  ^     ^  '  J^^^- 
^  ^  ^  2  to  3  feet  $035   $3  .so 
var.  alba.    Fortune's  W  h  i  t  e  Spirea.  3  to  4  feet   50    4  50 
Dwarfer,  with  white  flowers  of  the  same  type  tomentosa.  Native  of  New  England.  Flowers 
and  season.    2  to 3  ft.,  25c.  each,  |2.5operdoz.  ^j^^^^  ^j^^^^  racemes  of  bright  rose  color  in 
S.  Douglasi.    Douglas'  Spirea.    Flowers  of  a  July.    2  to  3  feet,  35  cts.  each,  I3.50  per  doz. 
beautiful  rose-color,  massed  on  long  spikes  s.  Van  Houttei.    Van  Houtte's  Spirea.  By 
in  July  and  August,    i  to  2  feet,  25  cts.  each,  many  landscape  gardeners  this  is  given  first 
i.2  per  doz.  place  in  the  whole  category  of  shrubs.  Its 
^.  opulifolia.    Nine-Bark.    Strong  in  growth  dense  drifts  of    white    flower- wreaths  are 
and  large  in  leaf  ;  flower  heads  flat,  white  in  singularly  graceful  and  its  autumn  foliage  is 
early  June.                                  ^^^h     doz.  bright.                                        each  doz. 
2  to  3  feet   •  to  25   $2  50  2  to  3  feet  $0  25   $2  50 
3  to  4  feet   50     4  50  3  to  4  feet   35     3  50 
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