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Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass.—Shrubs and Trees 
SPIRAEA (Meadow Sweet). 
(N.) S. salicifolia. Flowers in a crowded panicle, white or flesh-colored. 2 or 3 feet 
high. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
(N.) S. tomentosa (Steeple Bush). Stems and lower surface of the leaves very woolly. 
Flowers crowded in a dense panicle, rose-color. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
(N.) Symphoricarpus vulgare (Indian Currant, Coral Berry) 2 to 3 feet high, of graceful 
habit, bearing small pink flowers in August and September followed by the red coral-like 
berries which cover the drooping branches and stay on well into the winter. 20 cts. each, 
$2.00 per doz. 
(N.) VACCINIUM Pennsyl- 
vanicum (Dwarf Blueberry). Six 
to 10 inches. Berries abundant, 
large and sweet, ripening early in 
July. Forms large patches in dry, 
exposed places. 20 cts. each, $2.00 
per doz., $10.00 per 100. 
(N.) V. vacillans (Low Blue¬ 
berry). The Blueberry of our 
woods. From 1 to 2 feet high. 
Branches yellowish green. 25 cts. 
each, $2.00 per doz. 
(N.) V. corymbosum (Com¬ 
mon, or Swamp Blueberry). Tall, 
5 to 10 feet high. This yields the 
common Swamp Blueberry, so well 
known in our market, and is not 
hard to grow in moist garden soil. 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., heavy 
50 cts. each, $5.00 per doz. 
(N.) VANCONVIRIA hexan- 
dera. A little low shrub from Ore¬ 
gon a foot high with leaves similar 
to Thalictrum, and dainty white 
flowers, quite hardy. 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz. 
(N.) VIBURNUM acerifolium 
(Maple-leaved Arrowwood). 
Grows 3 feet high; compact in 
habit. Flowers white; leaves high¬ 
ly colored in autumn. 1 to 2 ft., 
35 Cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 2 to 3 Rhododendron punctatum (see page 67) 
ft., 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
(N.) V. cassinoides. One of our handsomest northern shrubs. Grows 6 to 10 feet high, 
with broad flat cymes of yellowish flowers. Easily cultivated and blooms in great profusion. 
Large clumps 3 to 6 feet, $2.00 to $3.00 each. *1 to 2 ft., 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
(N.) V. Lentago (Sheepberry). Flowers creamy white, in broad, flat sessile cymes, 4 to 
5 inches broad. A large shrub or tree, sometimes 30 feet high. 2 to 3 feet, 35 cts. each, 
$3.50 per doz.; 3 to 4 feet, 50 cts. each, $5.00 per doz. 
(N.) XANTHORRHIZA apiifolia (Yellow Root). A low shrub, with dark-colored 
flowers; forms fine clumps. Especially desirable for planting under trees or for bordering 
walks or roadways. The orange coloring in autumn is very marked. 20 cts. each, $2.00 
per doz., $10.00 per 100; heavy clumps, 50 cts. each. 
Use more native shrubs in your planting. 
