DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 
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Spircea Reevesi flore plejia. — A 
shrub of very graceful spreading 
growth. The branches, on old bushes, 
assume a curved form, their tips touch- 
ing the ground. Flowers white, very 
double; May and June. Foliage deep 
green, and not glossy. Height four to 
six feet, with a greater breadth. Fig. 
1 66 shows the characteristic form of 
this variety. 
SpircBa Van Hoiitti. — A graceful spreading shrub, with deep 
rose-colored flowers in June. Height six feet. 
Spircea primifolia. — One of the most common and most beauti- 
ful, but apt to be undervalued, when first planted, on account of its 
apparently stiff and twiggy habit, and many suckers ; but when it 
becomes an old bush, it has quite another appearance. Then its 
long slender branches arch gracefully towards the lawn, and its 
small and very glossy oval leaves form pleasing masses of foliage 
of a fine dark green in summer, and a rich purple or crimson in 
autumn. Flowers white, in May and June. Height six to eight 
feet, and very broad at maturity if allowed room for expansion. 
Spircea billardi. — A strong upright grower, in form like the 
althea. Flowers red, in long terminal spikes ; in bloom from June 
to October. Foliage light green. Height six to eight feet. It 
should be planted behind low full-foliaged shrubs, as it becomes 
bare near the ground. 
The Golden Snowball Spir^a. S. opiilifolia aiirea. — This 
variety forms a great round bush, ten to twelve feet high. Flowers 
white, in June. Foliage a yellowish-green, abundant and massy. 
White Beam-leaved Spiraea. S. ariafolia. — A strong upright 
grower, native of Vancouver’s Island, distinguished for the great 
size and fragrance of its spikes of flowers, which are sometimes 
from twelve to fifteen inches in length. They are a yellowish-white 
color, and appear in July. Height ten to twelve feet. 
The Spircea japoiiica('i is a compact dwarf, with a com- 
pound leaf of many leaflets, and long spikes of flowers projected 
beyond the foliage. Height one to two feet. 
Fig. 1 66. 
