GENEVA, NEW YORK 
Spiraea Van Houttei (See page 44) 
Sambucus • Elder 
Large, showy shrubs, good in most soils. Showy in 
foliage and fruit. 
Sambucus Canadensis (Common Elder). L. 
June. Flat heads of flowers and reddish purple 
berries in fall. Likes damp soil. 2 to 3 ft., 30c. each. 
$2 for 10. 
S. nigra (European Elder). M. July. Large- 
spreading, picturesque shrub. Purple-black berries. 
35 cts. each, $2.50 for 10, $20 per 100. 
S., var. aurea (Golden Elder). A large, golden- 
leaved form. Requires the full sun, when it is one of 
the best of yellow shrubs. 2 to 3 ft., 30 cts. each, $2 
for 10; 3 to 4 ft., 35 cts. each, $2 . 50 for 10, $20 per 
100. 
S., var. laciniata (Cut-leaved Elder). M. Ele- 
gantly cut leaves. 2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. 
S. racemosus (Scarlet-berried Elder). L. A new 
shrub, with showy white flowers in May, with later 
bunches of vivid crimson berries . A fine shrub. 3 to 
4 ft., 35 cts. each, $2.50 for 10, $20 per 100. 
Spirea • Meadowsweet 
Spiraea arguta. M. Japan. New. Closely allied 
to the well-known early flowering . 5 . Thunbergii , 
which it resembles. It is, however, of more elegant 
habit than the latter, having larger flowers borne on 
comparatively upright stems. One of the very best 
of all the Spireas and in every way desirable. 2 to 3 
ft., 35 cts, each, $2.50 for 10, $20 per 100. 
S. Billardii ('Hillard’s Spirea). M. July. Strong- 
growing. Pink flowers produced from June until fall. 
2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. 
S. callosa (Fortune’s Spirea). S. Deep rose-red 
flowers in close clusters, nearly all summer. 2 to 3 ft., 
35 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. 
S., var. alba (Fortune’s Dwarf White Spirea). D. 
All summer. A pure white form, and one of the best 
SPIREA, continued 
dwarf shrubs. 15 to 18 in., 30GS. each, $2 for 10, S15 
per 100; 18 to 24 in., 35 cts. each, $2.50 for 10, $20 
per 100; 24 to 30 in., 40 cts. each, $3 for 10, S25 per 
100. 
S., var. superba. Very dwarf. Showy pink and 
white flowers from June until fall. 24 to 30 in., 35 cts. 
each, $2.50 for 10, $20 per 100. 
S. chamaedryfolia (Germander-leaved Spirea). D. 
June. A pretty variety, with clusters of white flowers 
on small, wiry stems. 18 to 24 in., 35 cts. each, $2.50 
for 10, $20 per 100. 
S. Douglasi (Douglas’ Spirea). S July. Deep, 
rose-colored flowers. 2 to 3 ft., 25 cts. each, $2 for 
10, $15 per 100; 3 to 4 ft., 35 cts. each, $3 for 10, 
$20 per 100. 
S. Japonica Bumalda (Bumald’s Spirea). S. All 
summer. A dense habit of growth. Showy, rose- 
colored flowers in profusion. One of the best Spireas 
It grows as a low, round bush, producing numerous 
flat heads of rosy hue from midsummer until fall. 
18 to 24 in., 30 cts. each, $2 for 10, $15 per 100; 24 to 
30 in., 35 cts. each, $2.50 for 10, $20 per 100. 
S., var. Anthony Waterer. A much-improved form 
of the dwarf 5 . Bumalda. Very low-growing and 
bearing flat heads of brilliant rosy blossoms all 
through the late part of the summer. It has attracted 
great attention in England, and for the front of bor- 
ders it has no superior. We consider it one of the 
finest of recent introductions. 18 to 24 in., 35 cts. 
each, $2.50 for 10, S20 per 100; 24 to 30 in., 40 cts. 
each, $3 for 10, $25 per 100. 
S. laevigata. Dense glaucous foliage. Dwarf habit. 
White flowers borne in spikes in May and June. 12 
to 18 in., 30 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. 
S. opulifolia (Nine Bark). L. June. A strong- 
growing bush, with white flowers along the stems. 
2) to 3 ft., 35 cts. each, $2.50 for 10, $20 per 100; 3 
to 4 ft., 40 cts. each, $3 for 10, $25 per 100; 4 to 5 
ft., 50 cts. each, $4 for 10, $30 per too. 
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