62 T.dlvard Qillett, Southk>ick, Hass.—Shrubs and Trees 
Spireca Van Houttei 
ROSA blanda (Early Wild Rose). Grows i to 3 feet high. Flowers light rose-color. 2? cts 
each, $1.50 per doz., $8 per too. ^ 
R. Carolina (Swamp Rose). native Rose, found in wet or moist places. From 4 to 10 feet 
h gh. 25 cts. each, Si. 50 per doz. 
R. lucida (Dwarf Wild Rose). Seldom over 18 inches high. Flowers rose-color. 2=: cts each 
Si. 50 per doz., $7 per 100. 
R. lucida alba. A very beautiful variety of the above, with pure white flowers, jjo cts. 
R. nitida. 18 inches high, with narrow, bright shining leaves and rose-colored flowers. 30 cts. 
RUBUS odoratus (Flowering Raspberry). This shrub is a very pretty one in cultivation, 
tlandsome, dark purple, clustered flowers. 20 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
R. deliciosus (Rocky Mountain Flowering Raspberry). A fine shrub, 3 to 4 feet high with 
very large white flowers. 20 cts. each. Si.50 per doz. 
'R. occidentalis (Black Raspberry). The wild black Raspberry so well known to every one 
in New England. 20 cts. each. Si.50 per doz. 
R. strigosus (Red Raspberry). This is well known for its fruit in New England. 20 cts. 
R. viUosus (High Blackberry). The common high-bush Blackberry of New England Fruit 
ripens in August and September. 3 to 6 feet. 25 cts. each. Si.50 per doz. 
SAMBUCUS pubens (Red-berried Elder). Flowers in broad cymes, white; fruit crimson, in 
large bunches, very showy. 25 cts. each, Si.50 per doz. 
S. Canadensis (Comrnon Elder). A very beautiful shrub, flowering at a time when most other 
shrubs are past their bloom. Flowers white. 25 cts. each, Sr.50 per doz. 
S., Golden-leaved. A hardy sort, with golden-striped leaves. 25 cts. 
S., Silver-leaved. The leaves are variegated with white and green. 25 cts. 
SPIR.ffiA (Meadow Sweet)—• 
S., Anthony Waterer. A low shrub, i to 2 feet high; a great bloomer from early spring to late 
autumn, blowers crimson; very hardy. 20 cts. 
S. opulifoUa. Pretty shrub; flat heads of white flowers. 25 cts. each, Si.50 per doz. 
S. opulifoiia aurea (Golden Spirea). 25 cts. 
S. salicifolia. Flowers in a crowded panicle, white or flesh-colored. 2 or 3 feet high ic cts 
each, Si. 50 per doz. t. • o • 
S. tomentosa (Steeple Bush). Stems and lower surface of the leaves very woolly. Flowers 
crowded in a dense panicle, rose-color. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
S. Thunbergi (Thunl^rg's Spirea). In early spring the plant is literally covered with small 
white flowers. The foliage is light green, changing in autumn to the most beautiful 
shades, making it one of the most beautiful foliage plants in cultivation. 23 cts each 
Si. 25 per doz, ’ 
S. Van Houttei (Van Houtte s Spirea). The leaves of this variety are oval and toothed at the 
end, rich green in color and, like the above, most beautiful in autumn tints. Flowers pure 
white, in clusters along the whole length of the branches. 25 cts. each, Si.50 per doz. 
