Blue Spirea 
[CARYOPTERIS MASTACANTHUS] 
FINE new fall blooming low growing 
shrub from China, and without doubt 
a great acquisition. Blooms continu- 
ously from late summer until late 
autumn.' Flowers of the most pleas- 
ing rich lavender-blue. It is a dwarf 
grower, rarely exceeding three feet in 
height, and is admirably suited for 
planting on the outer edges of shrub- 
bery beds, or in groups or masses. 
They will winter-kill at the north, 
but new shoots spring up the following Spring and bloom 
profusely the same season. 
They require well-drained or sandy soil and sunny situa- 
tion. If grown in pots for winter flowering, a sandy compost 
of peat and leaf mould will suit them well and they will bloom 
until mid-winter. 
A very pretty addition to the lawn, garden or conserva- 
tory, and one all lovers of flowers should add to their 
collection. 
