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Mock Orange 
LILACS, continued 
Large-flowered White. Very large, pure 
white trusses of flowers, bush similar in habit 
to the common purple variety. 
Leon Simon. A double variety, with com- 
pact panicles of bluish crimson flowers. A dis- 
tinct and very showy variety. 
Marie Le Graye. Generally regarded as the 
best white kind. The bush is small and espe- 
cially adapted for forcing. It produces large 
panicles of fragrant white flowers. 
Persian. Grows from 4 to 6 feet, with small 
foliage and bright purple flowers. 
Common Purple. The well-known Lilac of 
the old-time garden, hardy and vigorous; en- 
dures neglect and flowers freely. Blooms of 
medium size; bluish purple. 
■ Souvenir de la Spath. A distinct and very 
beautiful kind. Trusses immense, very com- 
pact, of a deep purplish red. 
Villosa. A Japan introduction. Large and 
branching panicles; flowers light purple in bud, 
white when opened and fragrant; blooms two 
weeks later than the other varieties. 
Plum • Prunus 
Purple-leaved {P. Pissardii). Wood and 
leaf of a rich, peculiarly vivid dark purple; 
bright scarlet when young. Flowers small; 
white. 
PLUM, continued 
Double-flowering {P. Iriloha). A very pretty 
shrub, hardy and desirable; flowers an inch or 
more in diameter, semi-double, delicate pink in 
color, appearing in May and completely cover- 
ing the bushes. 
Strawberry Tree • Euonymus 
strawberry Bush (£. Americana). An erect 
shrub, with good foliage. The chief beauty 
consists of the bright red berries hanging in 
graceful clusters from the end of the branches 
until mid-winter. 
Syringa, or Mock Orange 
Philadelphus 
Garland (P. coronarius). A well-known 
shrub of vigorous habit; very hardy; large, 
handsome foliage, with beautiful white flowers, 
highly scented, produced very freely in June. 
Golden Mock Orange (P. coronarius aureus). 
Foliage golden yellow; retaining its lovely color 
all through the season; white flowers. Good 
for setting with other shrubs to give contrast. 
Spiraea 
Anthony Waterer. A low, and compact 
bush, covered nearly the wnoie season with 
deep crimson flowers. Desirable for massing or 
bedding, as well as single specimens, and can be 
grown as a pot-plant for house decoration. 
Aurea. A striking variety of decided beauty. 
Leaves bordered with golden yellow; branches 
covered in June with small double white 
flowers. 
Blue (Caryopteris). Compact, usually 3 to 
4 feet high; leaves coarsely toothed, grayish 
green; bears profusely of lavender-blue flowers 
in summer and early autumn. 
Bumaldi. The everblooming Spirea. Dwarf 
and compact in habit; leaves bright green, with 
variegations of yellow; flowers deep pink. 
Blooms throughout the summer and autumn. 
Callosa. Has large panicles of deep rosy 
blossoms; blooms nearly all summer and is a 
very free grower. 
Prunlfolia. Pure white flowers, resembling 
daisies, blooming in May and remaining on for 
weeks. Very hardy and of dwarf habit. 
Reevesii. Flowers white, quite large, borne 
in clusters, entirely covering the plant; blooms 
in June. Leaves narrow and pointed. 
Thunbergii. Dwarf in habit, with graceful 
form; slender and drooping branches; narrow 
yellowish green 'foliage; small white flowers. 
Among the earliest of the Spireas to bloom. 
Van Houttei. An upright grower; flowers 
pure white; borne in dense clusters along the 
full length of the branches; very hardy. 
