70 Hardy Ornamental Shrubs 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO 
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. 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 
shrubs. Plant about 2 feet apart. No pruning required. 
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 
flowers in dense corymbs during June and July. 
Both: 
12 to 15 inches 
15 to 18 inches 
18 to 24 inches 
Each 
6 | 25 
$0.25 
.30 
.35 
$1.25| $3.75 
1.501 5.00 
1.80| 6.25 
TALLER SORTS—4 Feet and Up. 
Arguta 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. 
Bllliardi. Numerous dense upright terminal panicles of rich, 
lilac-pink, fuzzy flowers from July on. 
Golden Spirea—Opulifolia aurea. 
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-like 
double white flowers. 
Five Foregoing Kinds: 
Each 
6 
2 to 3 feet .. 
$0.40 
.50 
$2.00 
2.50 
3 to 4 feet . 
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. 2 to 2 y> feet, 50c each; 6 for $2.50. 
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 .$0.35|$1.00 
2 to 3 feet .451 1.25 
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. 
1 y 2 to 2 feet . 
Each 
6 | 25 
$0.15 
.20 
.30 
.45 
$0.75|$ 2.00 
1.051 2.75 
1.25| 3.50 
2.25| 5.50 
2 to 3 feet . 
3 to 4 feet . . 
4 to 5 feet . 
Korean Spirea—Spiraea Trichocarpa 
