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LAWN AND SHADE TREES. 
coming from the crown by a number of stems in the natural 
way; but they may be kept to a single stem if desired, and 
clipped to any wished height. No place can be complete with- 
out many plants of the spiraea, and no garden is too small to 
admit of their introduction. 
The following are among the most beautiful, viz., pr unifolia 
flore pleno , niconderii , thalictroides , crenata , lanceolata flore 
pleno , callosa alba , and floribunda y all with white flowers. The 
bella y Nobleana , eximia , callosa , Douglassii , and Billardii all have 
pink or rosy flowers. For decorating small lots in cemeteries 
all the spiraeas are extremely well suited, especially those with 
white flowers. 
The Snow-Ball — Viburnum. — The snow-ball or Guelder rose 
—'viburnum opulus— is a well-known shrub, common in almost all 
