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S. billiardii (S. californica.) Growth erect, about 
six feet high. Flowers reddish pink, in elon- 
gated, dense, terminal panicles. Blooms dur- 
ing summer months. 
S. canloniensis (S. reeve«i; S. lanceolata.) China; 
Japan. Medium-sized shrub with long, narrow 
leaves. Flowers pure white and large for the 
genus, borne most profusely in dense heads. 
Practically evergreen, as it holds most of its 
leaves over winter. 
S. canionien»ii flofe pleno. Variety of preceding 
with very double flowers. 
S. van houttei. Garden hybrid. Moderate size. 
Branches arching and drooping with the weight 
of the flowers, which are borne so freely in 
spring as to cover plant completely with a 
mass of snowy bloom. Very beautiful and ex- 
tremely hardy. 
S. bumalda. (Anthony Waterer.) Dwarf but erect 
form, growing about three feet high. Flowers 
bright crimson, in flattened heads at end of 
branches. Blooms about midsummer. 
SYMPHORICARPOS (Snowberry.) Slender shrubs 
with fine branches. Valued chiefly for the orna- 
mental fruit, which remains on the plants for 
a long period. Common name applies only to 
the first two species, as the third has red 
berries. Each 
3 to 4 ft ? -^S 
2 to 3 ft 60 
S. albu» (S. racemosus.) (Eastern Snowberry.) 
Indigenous to Eastern states and similar to pre- 
ceding but of more erect growth. Fruiting 
habit about the same. 
S, occidentalis. (Western Snowberry.) Native 
shrub of spreading, arching growth, bearing 
small, pink flowers and showy clusters of very 
large, clear white berries at ends of branches. 
S. orbiculatus (S. vulgaris.) (Indian Currant; Red 
Fruited Snowberry.) Eastern United States. 
Habit similar to the others, but somewhat more 
compact. Loaded during fall and winter with 
a profuse crop of dark red, small berries in 
dense clusters. 
SYRINGA (Lilac.) Among our best known flower- 
ing shrubs. Valued for their fine foliage and 
fragrant flowers, usually borne in showy 
panicles. Each 
3 to 4 ft ? .75 
2 to 3 ft 60 
Alba grandiflora. Purest white, single; panicles 
very large and loose. Growth very vigorous. 
Charles Joly, Violet purple; very double. Pan- 
icles large and compact. One of the very 
darkest. 
Charles the Tenth. Deep ruddy purple in bud, 
purplish lilac when open; single. Growth 
strong and compact. Very free bloomer. 
Chinensis sougeana (S. roth o mag en sis rubra.) 
Flowers single, red, in very large, showy pan- 
icles on long stems. Early and fine for cutting. 
Comte de Paris. Red in bud; bluish purple when 
open. Very free blooming and later than most. 
De Croncels. Red in bud; light pink when open; 
single; panicles large. 
Gigantea. Light blue, single; both flowers and 
panicles extremely large. Growth upright and 
very strong. Bluest of all. 
Gloire de Lorraine. Purplish red, single; panicles, 
as well as individual flowers, of large size. 
(Gloire des Moulins. Pink in bud, rosy lilac when 
open ; single ; very fragrant ; panicles elon- 
gated. Growth compact. 
Lemoinei flore pleno. Lilac blue, nearly lavender. 
Very double with pointed petals; panicles com- 
pact, slender and pointed. Entirely distinct in 
every way. 
Ludwig Spaeth. Violet purple, dark; single. 
Flowers large, panicles long and slender. One 
of the best. 
Mad. Abel Chatenay. Pure white, double; pan- 
icles compact. Free blooming. 
Mad. Casimir-Perier. Creamy white; double; pan- 
icles large, full and compact. 
Marie Legraye. White; single. Extremely free 
flowering, even when small. ■ 
Michel Buchner. Pale lilac, very double; panicles 
small and compact. Very fragrant. 
Persian Cut-Leaved. Pale lilac; single; panicles 
loose on very long stems. Leaves deeply cut. 
Very free bloomer and fine for cutting. 
Pres. Grevy, Bluish lilac; very double; panicles 
unusually large and showy. Very handsome. 
Pres. Massart. Reddish purple; single. 
Rubra insignis (Sanguinea.) Purplish red; single. 
Upright grower. Panicles on long stems; fine 
for cutting. 
Vul garis alba. (Common White Lilac. ) Bears 
small panicles of pure white and very fragrant 
flowers. 
Vulgaris purpurea. (Common Purple Lilac.) The 
old, best known sort. 
TAMARIX (Tamarisk.) Shrubs of rapid growth, 
sometimes becoming small trees. Foliage very 
minute and greatly imitating some kinds of 
cypress. Flowers small but very numerous, in 
various shades of pink, completely covering the 
plants in spring. Each 
4 to 6 ft $ .75 
3 to 4 ft 60 
2 to 3 ft 50 
T. algerica. Growth spreading. Foliage grayish 
green. 
T. hispida aestivalis. Has the unusual and valu- 
able habit of blooming twice a year, in spring 
and again in late summer. Growth slender and 
upright. 
T. odessana. Asia. Growth erect and compact. 
F'oliage plumy. Appearance entirely distinct 
from the others. Can be trained into quite a 
tree. 
T. parviflora (T. africana.) Europe. Growth 
slender and upright. Very free bloomer and 
earlier than the others. 
T. parviflora purpurea. Growth strong and up- 
right. Makes a good tree. Blooms after the 
others. Extremely free bloomer. 
T. pentandra. A fine shrub with long slender 
plumose branches and of very feathery and 
graceful growth. Leaves very small and closely 
crowded. Tiny pink flowers are arranged at 
the ends of the shoots in dense masses. 
VIBURNUM (Snowball.) The first species below 
does not have the "Snowball" type of bloom, 
but is distinct and handsome. Each 
2 to 3 ft $ .60 
V. opulus sterile. (Common Snowball.) Well- 
known shrub, bearing large, globular clusters 
of white flowers during late spring. Foliage 
colors brilliantly in fall. 
