Shrubs and Trees 
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SALIX pentandra laurifolia. The Willows are all 
extremely useful and easy to grow. 30c. each. 
SAMBUCUS Canadensis. Common Elder. Collected 
plants only, 15 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
S. Sp. —, var. aurea. Golden Elder. Plants 3 to 
5 feet, 25 cts. each. 
SCHIZONOTUS discolor (Sj) tree a discolor, S. aria? folia). 
Shrub 20 feet high, with creamy white Mowers; 
very showy in bloom. Medium-sized plants, 
25 cts. each. 
SORBARIA sorbifolia (Spircrn sorbi folia ). Flowers 
white, in panicles. July to August. Grows 3 
to 0 feet high, and is a native of Siberia. 2-foot 
plants, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
SORBUS arbutifolia. A pretty shrub with white Mow¬ 
ers, followed by scarlet fruit in autumn. 25 cts. 
each. 
S. Aucuparia. European Mountain Ash. Five to 
7 feet, 50 cts. each. 
S. melanocarpa. Chokeberry. A medium-sized 
shrub, with small, shining leaves, handsomely 
tinted in autumn. Flowers pretty, white, fol¬ 
lowed by black fruit. 20c. each, $1.25 per doz. 
SPIRAEA. Meadow Sweet. 
S. arguta. This is one of the Mnest of hardy shrubs, 
ranking with Van Houttei and Thunbergii for 
beauty. Plants 2 to 3 feet, 30 cts. each, $2.25 
per doz. 
S. Bumalda, var. Anthony Waterer. 20 cts. each. 
S. callosa [=rJaponica, or alba?]. 20 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
S. —, var. superba. More showy than the preced¬ 
ing, with pale pink Mowers. 20 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz. 
S. Cantoniensis. This hand¬ 
some shrub is not quite 
hardy here, but my cus¬ 
tomers in the southern part 
of New England may use it 
in sheltered places. Plants 
2 to 3 feet, 20 cts. each. 
S. opulifolia. Ninebark. See 
Physocarpus. 
S. prunifolia, var. flore pleno. 
Two feet, 25 cts. each. 
S. superba. Low shrub; Mow¬ 
ers large, pink. June and 
July. 15 cts. each, $1.30 
per doz. 
S. Thunbergii. One of the 
h an d s o m es t. B r a n cli i ng, 
with many delicate white 
Mowers; the handsome fo¬ 
liage turns in autumn to a 
reddish yellow tint. 1 to 2 
feet, 15 cts. each, $1.25 per 
doz.; 2 to 3 feet, 35 cts. 
each. 
S. trilobata. A very charming 
species, more dwarf and 
spreading in habit than 
Spiraea trilobata, continued 
S. Van Houtteii with somewhat similar white 
Mowers, coining into bloom a little later. 25 cts. 
each. 
S. Van Houttei. A beautiful hardy shrub, with a 
profusion of white Mowers in June. 20 cts. each, 
$1.30 per doz. 
STAPHYLEA trifolia. Bladder Nut. 20 cts. each. 
SYMPH0RICARP0S racemosus. White Snowberry. 
Good plants. 3 feet, 40 cts. each. 
S. vulgaris. Indian Currant, or Coral Berry. 
Flowers tinged with rose, in short, axillary clus- 
ers. Stocky plants, 25 cts. each. 
S. variegatus. Plants 12 to 15 inches high, 25 cts. 
each, $1.75 per doz 
SYRINGA Chinensis. Three-foot plants, 25 cts. each. 
S. Japonica. Five-year-old, 30 cts. each. 
S. Josikaea. Late-blooming; has bluish purple 
fragrant Mowers. All the Lilacs are handsome. 
25 cts. each. 
S. Marie Lemoine. Two feet, 65 cts. each. 
S. Persica. Persian Lilac. Eighteen to24 inches, 
20 cts. each. 
S. —, var. Charles X. Three feet, 65 cts. each. 
S. —, var. Mme. Casimir Perier. Eighteen to 30 
inches, 65 cts. each. 
S. —, var. Belle de Nancy. Three feet, 65 cts. each. 
TAXUS Canadensis. Ground Hemlock. A low ever¬ 
green. Does well in the shade of taller trees, 
in moist soil, but will not thrive in the sun. 
20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Spiraea Van Houttei. 
