PETRIE LANDSCAPE NURSERIES 
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S', sorbifolia —Ash leaved spirea. The com¬ 
mon low growing form leafing out in 
early spring with white bloom in sum¬ 
mer. 
2 to 3 feet .$ .50 
3 to 4 feet .60 
SPIRAEA—The Spireas 
One of the largest and best known groups 
of shrubs. There is hardly any place in 
our gardening operations that some of 
the numerous spireas will not fit. 
Spiraea alba —Meadow sweet. An upright 
grower with heavy white plumy blossom 
in mid summer. 
18 to 24 inches $ .50 
2 to 3 feet . .60 
3 to 4 feet . .75 
S. arguta —Hybrid Snow Garland. Flori- 
ferous shrub with small light green 
leaves, which turn yellow and orange in 
fall. This white spirea grouped with 
Prunus triloba gives one of the show¬ 
iest of the spring combinations. 
18 to 24 inches .8 .35 
2 to 3 feet . .50 
3 to 4 feet. .60 
S. bumalda — Anthony Waterer Spirea. 
Quite a dwarf form with rosy crimson 
heads in mid-summer. 
12 to 18 inches. $ .50 
S. biUardi —Billard’s spirea. Similar to 
alba but with rosy-pink bloom. 
18 to 24 inches § -35 
3 to 4 feet . -60 
S. calosa alba —Dwarf white spirea. Simi¬ 
lar to Anthony Waterer but white. 
9 to 12 inches $ -35 
S. froebeli —Froebel’s spirea. A sort grow¬ 
ing a little taller than Anthony Waterer 
with deep bronzy purple foliage in 
spring and fall and pink blossoms in 
summer. 
12 to 18 inches . ? -35 
18 to 24 inches .50 
2 to 3 feet .60 
Spirea prunifolium —Bridal Wreath. 
3 to 4 feet . $ -75 
5. reevesiana —Reeve’s spirea. A very 
graceful white spring blooming species. 
2 to 3 feet .$ -50 
3 to 4 feet .60 
S. thunbergi —Snow Garland. The pret¬ 
tiest spirea of the lot. Fine foliage fad¬ 
ing in rich tones. Masses of white bloom 
the first thing in spring. Do not plant 
where soil is alkaline. Use Spirea ar¬ 
guta instead. 
18 to 24 inches $ -35 
2 to 3 feet .50 
3 to 4 feet .60 
Extra heavy plants .75 
S'. Trichocarpa —Korean Spirea. Similar 
to Spirea van Houtte, but blooming two 
weeks later. Valuable. 
18 to 24 inches.$ .50 
2 to 3 feet.60 
5. van Houttei— Common Bridal Wreath. 
The best 
known of the spireas. 
18 
to 
24 inches . 
$ .35 
2 
to 
3 
feet . 
.50 
3 
to 
4 
feet . 
.60 
4 
to 
6 
feet . 
.75 
S', wilsonii —Wilson’s spirea is a recent 
introduction from China and is some¬ 
what on the order of Spirea tricho¬ 
carpa. 
3 to 4 feet .$ .75 
Staphylea trifoliata —American Bladder 
Nut. This shrub grows to about ten 
feet with compound bright green trifo¬ 
liate leaves. Flowers are white, followed 
by bladdery fruits. 
2 to 3 feet .$ .60 
3 to 4 feet .75 
4 to 6 feet 1.00 
S ' ymphoricarpos race-mosis —Snowberries 
are very striking with their masses 
of lovely white berries lasting until 
severely cold weather. 
3 to 4 feet $ .60 
S', vidgaris —The old fashioned coralberry 
with its long wreaths of rosy fruits 
hanging all winter. 
18 to 24 inches .$ .35 
2 to 3 feet .50 
3 to 4 feet .60 
5. vulgaris Chenaulti — Is more graceful 
than the old form with finer foliage 
and a lovely pink berry. 
2 to 3 feet .$ .60 
SYRINGA—The Lilacs 
Syringa chinensis (rothomagensis )—The 
Rouen lilac is really a variety of Per¬ 
sian but has a larger and redder bloom. 
2 to 3 feet .S .60 
3 to 4 feet . .75 
4 to 6 feet 1.00 
S. japonica —The Japanese tree lilac makes 
a small tree with large bloom clusters 
of creamy white in June and July. 
2 to 3 feet .$ -60 
3 to 4 feet .75 
4 to 6 feet . 1.00 
Heavy 6 to 8 feet . 2.00 
S. josikea —Hungarian lilacs bloom late 
in spring after most of them are gone. 
The buds are very dark and the bloom 
deep lilac. 
2 to 3 feet .$ .75 
3 to 4 feet . 1.00 
S. persica —The common persian lilac is 
rather light colored but is very showy 
with large lavender masses. Combine 
it with Van Houtte Spirea. 
2 to 3 feet ..S .50 
3 to 4 feet .60 
4 to 6 feet .75 
