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Homer N. Chase & Co., Geneva, New York 
SPIRAEA VAN HOUTTEI 
Strawberry Tree • Euonymus 
Strawberry Bush (E. Americana). An erect 
shrub, with good foliage. The chief beauty con- 
sists 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. coronaria). A well-known shrub 
of vigorous habit, \'ery hardy, of large, hand- 
some foliage, with beautiful white flowers, highly 
scented. 
Golden Mock Orange (P. coronarius aureus). 
Foliage golden yellow, retaining its lovely color 
all through the season; white flowers; especially 
good for setting with other shrubs to give con- 
trast. 
Spiraea 
Anthony Waterer. A low and compact 
bush, covered nearly the whole season with deep 
crimson flowers. Desirable for massing or bed- 
ding, 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 sum- 
mer 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. 
Prunifolia. 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 
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. 
Snowball • Viburnum 
Common (V. sterilis). A well-known shrub 
of large size; very popular, bearing globular 
clusters of pure white flowers the latter part of 
May. 
New Japan (V. plicatum). Moderate in 
size, of compact habit; leaves distinctly crinkled; 
flower-balls very solid, white and handsome. 
Blooms later than the common variety. One of 
the finest shrubs for which wc are indebted to 
Japan, and superior to the old kind. 
