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ALBANY NURSERIES 
SPIRAEA, Continued 
S. Van Houttei. The habit of the plant is pen- 
dulous, yet upright, giving a most graceful ap- 
pearance even when out of bloom. The flowers 
are pure white and borne in dense clusters along 
the whole length of the branches, often weigh- 
ing them to the ground. One of the finest orna- 
mental shrubs that we offer. Excellent as a sin- 
gle lawn plant or for grouping with other shrubs; 
also a fine hedge-plant. 
ST. JOHN’S WORT. See Hypericum. 
ST. PETER’S WORT. See Snowberry. 
SYRINGA, or MOCK ORANGE 
Syringa Philadelphus 
Most all the species and varieties of the Syringa 
Philadelphus have white flowers, many of them 
quite fragrant. 
Garland [P. coronarius.] A well-known shrub, 
with pure white, sweet-scented flowers. 
Golden-leaved [/*. are.] A very pretty plant 
of medium size, with golden yellow foliage. It 
retains its color the entire season and is valuable 
for creating pleasing and striking contrasts with 
both green and purple-leaved shrubs. 
Lemoine’s Erect [/-. Lemoinei erectus. ] A 
charming variety of upright growth; flowers 
small, yellowish white, fragrant, more clustered 
than the older sorts, completely covering the 
bush. 
SWEET-SCENTED SHRUB. See Calycanthus. 
TAMAR1X. Tamarisk 
African \T. Afric «.] A very beautiful shrub, 
with very fine, feathery foliage somewhat like 
the Juniper. This sort has light pink flowers in 
small racemes, which appear toward the close of 
May or the first of June. A valuable shrub for 
near the seashore or in sandy soils where others 
do not do so well. They thrive in the very spray 
of the salt water. 
VERBENA SHRUB, or BLUE SPIRAEA 
Caryopteris Mastacanthus 
A new shrub, which is planted because of its 
blossoming late in the fall, when but few shrubs 
are in flower. In the axil of each leafstalk is a 
bunch of bright blue flowers. It continues in 
flower from the middle of September until frost. 
An entire bed of this plant produces a striking 
effect. 2 to 3 feet high when grown. A valuable 
plant for bedding. 
WAXBERRY. See Snowberry. 
WEIGELA. Diervilla 
Candida ( D . Candida.) This is the very best 
of all the white-flowering Weigelas. A strong, 
upright, erect grower; flowers pure white and 
produced in great profusion in June and contin- 
ue to bloom during the entire summer. One of 
the most satisfactory of shrubs. 
D. Eva Rathke. A very fine variety 3 to 4 feet 
in height. Rich, deep, scarlet blossoms which fol- 
low a week after most other varieties. A beau- 
tiful, distinct, clear shade. Sometimes called a 
brilliant crimson. 
Van Houtte. Clear, carmine flowers. Showy 
and handsome. 
Rose-colored (D. rosea.) An elegant shrub, 
with fine rose-colored leaves. Introduced from 
China by Mr. Fortune and considered one of the 
finest plants he has discovered. Quite hardy. 
Blossoms in May. 
Variegated-leaved ( D . nana foliis vrieagata.) 
Leaves bordered with yellowish white, finely 
marked. Flowers bright pink, and borne in 
great profusion. 
A Field of Peonies in Our Nursery. 
