70 Hardy Ornamental Shrubs 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO, 
Spirea Thunbergi. Spirea Billiardi. Spirea Van Houtte. 
SPIREA 
The most varied in form, growth, character and bloom of 
any shrub family, no two kinds alike. 
DWARF FORMS—2 to 3 Feet. 
Anthony Waterer. See color illustration among other shrubs 
on color page E. Beautiful dark small foliage; dense 
rounded growth ; and large, brilliant rosy crimson corymbs, 
at its best in midsummer. More of this variety is used for 
foundation plantings and low borders, than any other dwarf. 
Froebeli (Callosa Froebeli). Similar to A. Waterer, but a 
trifle taller, fuller, and more expansive, with broader and 
darker summer leaves. These are a beautiful salmony 
bronze-red in spring, and again in the fall. Reddish pink 
Both: 
Each 
6 | 25 
$0.25 
.30 
.35 
$1.25|$3.75 
1.50| 5.00 
1.80-1 6-25 
15 to 18 inches . 
18 to 24 inches . 
TALLER SORTS—4 Feet and Up. 
Argfuta multiflora (Snow Garland). A slender, upright 
shrub, with branches a snowy mass in early May. First 
Spirea to bloom, in wavy vertical lines, flat white. 
Billiardi. Numerous dense upright terminal panicles of rich, 
lilac-pink, fuzzy flowers from July on. 
Golden Spirea—Opulifolia a urea. 
Opulifolia. Growth upright, attaining up to 8 feet, although 
the white heavy flower umbels in June make the branches 
droop ; old flower heads turn to dark red, and make a strik¬ 
ing variety of colors at different stages of maturity. 
Opulifolia aurea (Golden Spirea). Of similar habit to above, 
with young foliage of bright yellow changing to golden 
bronze in the fall. The contrasting red fruit is very pleasing. 
Prunifolia fl. pi. (Bridal Wreath). Plum-leaved foliage 
which early in autumn turns to brilliant red. Blooms early, 
even before Van Houtte, with clusters of small button-lika 
double white flowers. 
Five Foregoing Kinds: | Each I 6 
2 to 3 feet ...|$0.40|$2.00 
3 to 4 feet .| ,50| 2.50 
Thunbergi. Forms a dense feathery bush, 3 to 5 feet high; 
the foliage, which is a light yellowish green, changes in 
autumn to bright red and orange. White clustered flowers 
in early spring. [ Each| 6 
1 y 2 to 2 feet .|$0.30|$1.50 
2 to 2i/ a feet .| .40] 2.00 
Trichocarpa (Korean Spirea). A handsome new intro- 
■ duction favoring Van Houtte in character, 
but with interesting differences. The flowers are larger than 
Van Houtte, with a distinct eye, in dome-shaped clusters. 
These appear a short space following the older Bridal 
Wreath, and thus prolong the showiness of this type. Thrifty 
and hardy. | Each| 3 
iy 2 to 2 feet ..I$0.35 1 $1.00 
2 to 3 feet .| .50| 1.35 
Van Houtte. Indispensable in any grouping of shrubbery 
where its gracefully arching, slender branches, fine twigs 
and “maidenhair” foliage may be left unpruned. A fountain 
of white in May. 
2 to 3 feet 
3 to 4 feet 
4 to 5 feet 
Each 
12 
100 
$0.15 
$1.50 
$ 8.00 
.20 
2.00 
12.00 
.30 
3.00 
15.00 
.45 
4.80 
25.00 
Korean Spirea—Spiraea Trichocarpa. 
