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SNOWBERRY, WHITE — A slow growing 
plant, covered in the latter part of the sum¬ 
mer and early fall with white berries about 
% inch in diameter. Perfectly hardy. Adapt¬ 
ed for shady places. It frequently flowers 
as late as July 15th. 
SPIREA ANTHONY WATERER— Dwarfish 
shrub, seldom growing more than 2 feet high. 
Flowers bright rose color, and borne in great 
profusion. It begins blooming in June and 
continues until frost kills the flowers. Very 
desirable for a border or foundation planting. 
SPIREA ARGUTA —A very graceful early 
flowering shrub coming into blossom 2 or 
3 weeks before the Bridal Wreath. The 
slender arching branches are clothed with 
feathery brig'ht g'reen leaves. The blossoms 
are small and white, completely covering the 
bush. Beautiful for either foundation, 
groups or border planting. 
SPIREA A UREA (Golden Spirea) —The prin¬ 
cipal value of this shrub comes from the 
color of its foliage. It is the most desirable 
yellow-leaved plant for this latitude. Blos¬ 
soms white and borne in profusion. Indi¬ 
vidual clusters about 2 inches in diameter. 
SPIREA BILUARDI —Rose-colored flowers in 
spikes. In bloom during July and August. 
Very hardy. 
SPIREA BUMALDA —2 to 3 feet. July and 
August. Dwarf, but vigorous of habit; foliage 
narrow. Flowers rose color in compact 
corymbs. 
SPIREA CALLOSA ALBA —An upright shrub, 
becoming IS inches to 2 feet high. Very 
profuse bloomer, and continuing in flower 
throughout the summer. Flowers pure 
white, in flat topped clusters. 
SPIREA CALLOSA RUBRA —A spreading 
sh?'ub growing about 3 feet high, with large 
flat-topped clusters of rose colored flowers 
borne at the end of the stem. Branches not 
very thickly massed giving the plant a feath¬ 
ery, graceful appearance. This plant should 
be cut to the ground each spring. The 
foliage on all new wood is reddish purple, 
fading to g'reen. A very attractive plant. 
SPIREA FROEBELI —Dwarf, and similar to 
Anthony Waterer, but a trifle taller, with 
broader leaves. Dull crimson flowers in 
dense corymbs during the entire summer. 
Plant very hardy and of drooping' habits. 
Stands drought better than any other spirea. 
SPIREA OPULIEOLIA—(Nine-bark) —A tall 
shrub with spreading, often arching branch¬ 
es, growing 8 to 10 feet high. Grows natur¬ 
ally from Canada to Georgia, westward to 
Kansas Leaves ovate, deeply lobed, bright 
green and lustrous. Flowers whitish, in 
early summer, disposed in numerous clusters 
along the branches, very showy. The pods 
assume a bright red color, contrasting strong¬ 
ly with the foliage. 
SPIREA OPULIEOLIA, DWARF — A dwarf 
variety of Nine-bark growing to a height of 
4 to 5 feet. Very attracive, neat growing’ 
shrub. Flowers white, hanging in numerous 
clusters along the branches. Very desirable 
for foundation or group plantings. 
SPIREA SORBIFOLIA (Asli-Leaved) (False 
Spirea) Three to five feet. July. A vigor¬ 
ous growing shrub with large handsome 
foliage resembling that of a Mountain Ash. 
The white flowers are borne in elegant long 
spikes. The foliage appears very early in 
the spring. A desirable shrub in every way. 
Sometimes called Fern-Leaved Spirea. 
SPIREA THUNBERGII — A beautiful shrub 
with numerous slender branches, forming a 
dense feathery bush 3 to 4 feet tall. Native 
of China and Japan. Leaves narrow, bright 
green, fading in autumn with brilliant tones 
of orange and scarlet. Flowers pure white, 
appearing in great profusion in earliest 
spring and covering the plant as with a man¬ 
tle of snow. One of the last shrubs to shed 
its foliage. 
SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI (Bridal Wreath)—A 
beautiful shrub, growing 4 to 6 feet high. 
Blossoms in clusters about 1% to 2 inches in 
diameter; flowers white and borne in great 
profusion, frequently covering the plant when 
in bloom. It is one of the finest shrubs we 
have for cemetery use, and also makes a 
beautiful ornamental hedge. It is perfectly 
hardy as far north as Northern Minnesota. 
SUMAC AROMATIC (Fragrant)— A very fra¬ 
grant shrub growing three to four feet in 
height. Picturesque and rugged. Flowers 
during June and July in dense, yellow ter¬ 
minal panicles, followed by impressive red 
fruits. Leaves turn brilliant red in fall. 
SUMAC, Cl T-LEAVED (Rhus Laeiniata) — 
Finely divided, large, fern-like leaves, of¬ 
ten IS inches in length. New wood covered 
with a mossy growth, similar to the growth 
on a stag’s horn. Leaves dark green above 
and glaucous beneath, changing to a rich 
red in autumn. 
SUMAC, STAGHORN —A large shrub or small 
tree, sometimes growing to a height of 10 
to 20 feet. This differs from the common 
Sumac in that the new wood is covered with 
a fine thorny substance closely resembling 
the moss on the horns of a stag soon after 
molting, hence the name. 
