Newark, New York State 
stemB and are much more durable than 
the annual poppies. Mixed colors. 
Privet, Amoor River. (Ligustrum Amur- 
ense.) A valuable ornamental shrub for 
hedges and borders; very hardy; foliage 
glossy green and holds its color almost 
the entire year; will stand shearing to 
any extent. 
Privet, Ibota. Spreading and tall gronong, 
the hardiest of the group. Color gray- 
ish-green; fruits black. 
Rhododendron. (Rosebay.) The Rhodo- 
dendrons are magnificent Evergreen shrubs, 
producing beautiful masses of flowers 
m various colors. Should not be planted 
in soil containing limestone or heavy 
clay, as they will not succeed; where 
this exists, beds of especially prepared 
soil should be made. We can furnish 
the leading hardy varieties in both grafted 
and seedling stock. Pink, Purple, Red 
and White. 
Rudbeckia. (See Golden G1ot7.) 
Rose of Sharon. (See Althea.) 
Salvia. Splendens. One of the finest of 
all bedding plants, being completely 
covered in Autumn with long spikes of 
dazzling scarlet flowers, remaining in 
bloom until cut down by frost. 
Snow Drops. The first flower of spring is 
the dehcate Snow Drop, white as snow. 
Plant in the fall, in beds or masses of 
a dozen or more, about one inch apart 
and three inches deep. Desirable for 
growing in pots, etc., in the house in 
winter. A few planted on the lawn 
C reduces a fine effect early in the spring 
efore the grass will need cutting. Per- 
fectly hardy and bulbs can remain several 
years without removing. 
Snow Ball, Common. (Viburnum Opulus 
Sterilis.) An old and well-known shnib 
bearing large balls of pure white flow- 
ers. 
Snow Ball, Japan. (Viburnum Plicatum.) 
Foliage a handsome oUve-green; flow- 
ers are larger and more white than the 
Common Snow Ball; borne in dense 
heads; very ornamental. 
Snowberry. (Symphoricarpus Racemosus.) 
Flowers inconspicuous, rose colored, in 
June and July; jeavos thin, dark green, 
fruit large, milk-white, clustered; persis- 
tent until late in wmtcr. 
Sambucus Aurea. (See Golden Elder.) 
Spireas (Meadow Sweet) 
An indispensable class of small to me- 
dium-sized shrubs, embracing a wide range 
of foliage, habit of growth, color of flowers 
and season of blooming. All of easiest cul- 
ture in all soils. 
Anthony Waterer. A new crimson-flow- 
ered variety; one of the most beautiful 
of dwarf flowering shrubs. It makes a 
low, compact bush, 15 to 18 inches high, 
and is covered nearly the whole grow- 
ing season with large umbels of deep 
crimson flowers. Perfectly hardy, it makes 
a fine, compact plant for low clumps 
or for bedding purposes. Grown as a 
pot plant, it is a fine plant for house 
decoration. 
Arguta. Of dwarf habit; flowers clear 
wliite. Very early flowering. Early 
May. 
Aurea. Golden-Leaved Nine Bark. An in- 
teresting variety, with golden-yellow tinted 
foliage, and double white flowers in June. 
Very conspicuous. 
Billardii. Medium-sized shrub, producing 
spiked panicles of flowers; bright rose 
color. 
Bumalda. A spreading, low bush, with 
dark leaves, brightened by corymbs of 
pretty, light pink flowers in May, and at 
intervals all summer. 
Callosa. (Fortune's Spirea.) Has large 
panicles of deep rosy blossoms; grows 
freely and blooms nearly all summer; 
fine. 
Douglassi. A beautiful variety with spikes 
of deep rose-colored flowers in July and 
August. 
Golden. (See Spirea Aurea.) 
Prunifolia flore pleno. Double-Flowered, 
Plum-Leaved Spirea. A beautiful shrub 
from Japan, with pure white flowers, 
like white daises, in May. Keeps in 
flower a long time and justly merits to be 
placed in the front rank among flowering 
shmbs. 
Reevesii fl. pi. Lance-Leaved Double. A 
perfect gem, each individual flower double 
and very conspicuous. 
Thunbergii. Thunberg's Spirea. Of dwarf 
habit, rounded, graceful form; branches 
slender and somewhat drooping; foli- 
age narrow and yellowish green; flow- 
ers small, white, appearijig early in spring, 
being one of the first Spireas to flower. 
Esteemed on accoimt of its neat, grace- 
ful habit. 
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