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Spiraeas. 
Spiraeas have within the past few years become almost universal favourites. Their ornamental foliage, compact 
yet elegant habit, and the great abundance of their handsome plume-like flower spikes render them exceptionally 
valuable as decorative plants for rooms and conservatories, while the gracefulness of all their parts make them 
specially useful for cutting purposes generally. Their cultural requirements are very simple, and so long as they 
have sufficiency of light and moisture, with protection from frost, they almost invariably do well. The clumps, 
offered are specially grown for forcing, being thickly set with growths containing flowers. They should be potted 
as soon as received in any good garden soil, in six to nine inch pots, well watered, and placed in a cool frame or 
outdoors until well rooted, protecting from frost by a covering of ashes, cocoa fibre, or sand, after which they may- 
be taken to a warmer temperature for forcing into flower as required. They require a moist atmosphere and an, 
abundance of water when forced, and should be placed in saucers of water during growth. 
Photo'] spiraea j aponica . [Clibrans 
Peach Blossom, clear blush pink, compact spike, forces well 
Queen Alexandra, deep pink, free bloomer and forces well ... 
Japonica, the best known of all, with prettv white flower 
clusters; extra strong imported clumps 
per 100, 35/-; per doz., 5/- 0 8 
fine strong chimps ... per 100, 26/-; per doz., 3/6 0 4 
compacta multiflora, a striking variety, the spikes 
of bloom being very dense, pure white, and much 
finer than those of S. japonica. Strong vigorous 
habit, and a grand acquisition for forcing, being 
free flowering and as easily forced as S. japonica 
per doz. 3/6 and 5/- ; 4d. 0 8 
Aruncus, invaluable for forcing, handsome foliage and 
graceful feathery plumes of white flowers; beautiful 
plants for large borders ; splendid clumps, per doz., 5/- 0 6 
Astilboides, a charming border plant of great merit, 
invaluable for forcing or pot culture, producing large 
and beautiful feathery branches of elegant snow- 
white flowers, extremely free and very attractive. 
Extra strong clumps for forcing, per doz., 6/- ; 
fine clumps, per doz., 5/-; 6d. and 0 8 
floribunda. An excellent variety, distinct from all 
others, produces an immense quantity of graceful 
spikes of pure white flowers. Perfectly hardy and 
forces easily ... per doz. , 4/6 and 6/- ; 6d. and 0 8 
Gladstone, one of the best of the Astilboides type ; 
the plant is of loose graceful habit and bears long 
plumes of pure white flowers per doz., 7/6 0 9 
Palmata, a tall growing variety, with tasselly flowers, of 
bright rosy crimson colour ; it is a fine border plant, 
quite hardy, and extremely ornamental as a cut flower 
when forced in winter ; strong clumps per doz. ,4/- 0 6 
alba, a lovely pure white form of the well-known 
Palmata, a gem for herbaceous borders, and a good 
forcing plant per doz. , 5/- to 6/- ; 6d. to 0 8 
elegans, white and rose-coloured flowers, very free : 
distinct ... ... ... ... ... per doz., 5/- 0 6 
per doz., 8/- 0 10 
per doz., 8/- 0 10 
Retarded Spiraeas. 
All offered subject to being in stock on receipt of order. 
Astilboides, strong clumps ... 7/6 per doz. j Peach Blossom, strong clumps 18/- per doz. 
Japonica, strong clumps 7/6 per doz. I Queen Alexandra, strong clumps ... 18/- per doz 
ForZnames and descriptions of many other beautiful Spirants see Catalogue of Herbaceous Plants. 
