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Spiraea cantoniensis 
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STAPHYLEA: Bladder Nut 
Large shrubs of erect growth, with coarse, 
pinnate leaves and white, fragrant flowers, borne 
in racemes in early spring. Seeds are in greatly 
inflated, bladder-like pods, borne in pairs or 
threes. 
S. colchica. Europe; Asia. 12 ft. Branches 
rather slender. Leaflets three or five, pale green 
on lower surface. Flowers large, in large, compact 
racemes. Blooms latter part of March, ahead of 
the following species. 
S. pinnata. Europe; Asia. 15 ft. Branches 
stout. Leaflets five or seven, slightly glaucous on 
lower surface. Flowers smaller and later than 
preceding, appearing early in April. 
SYMPHORICARPOS: Snowberry 
Slender shrubs with fine branches. Valued 
chiefly for the ornamental fruit, which remains 
on the plants for a long period. Common name 
applies only to the first two species, as the third 
has red berries. 
S. occidental is. WESTERN SNOWBERRY. 5 ft. 
Native shrub of spreading, arching growth, bearing 
small, pink flowers and showy clusters of very 
large, clear white berries at ends of branches. 
S. racemosus. EASTERN SNOWBERRY. 5 ft. 
Indigenous to Eastern States and similar to preced¬ 
ing, but of more erect growth. Fruiting habit 
about the same. 
S. vulgaris. INDIAN CURRANT; RED-FRUITED 
SNOWBERRY. Eastern U. S. 4 ft. Habit similar 
to the others, but somewhat more compact. Loaded 
during fall and winter with a profuse crop of dark 
red, small berries in dense clusters. 
SYRINGA; Lilac 
Among our best known flowering shrubs. Val¬ 
ued for their fine foliage and fragrant flowers. 
usually borne in showy panicles. We divide them 
into two classes; common sorts on their own 
roots and grafted sorts, mainly hybrids. 
COMMON SORTS 
S. chinensis sougeana (S. rothomagensis rubra). 
Flowers single, red. in very large, showy panicles 
on long stems. Early and fine for cutting. 
S. vulgaris alba. COMMON WHITE LILAC. 
Bears small panicles of pure white and very fra¬ 
grant flowers. 
S. vulgaris purpurea. COMMON PURPLE 
LILAC. The old, best known sort. 
GRAFTED SORTS 
A'ba Grandiflora. Purest white, single; panicles 
very large and loose. Growth very vigorous. 
Belle de Nancy. Brilliant satiny rose with 
white center; double. Clusters large. Very fine. 
Charles Joly. Violet purple; very double. Pan¬ 
icles large and compact. One of the very darkest. 
Charles the Tenth. Deep ruddy purple in bud, 
purplish lilac when open; single. Growth strong 
and compact. Very free bloomer. 
Comte de Paris. Red in bud; bluish purple 
when open. Very free blooming and l iter than 
most. 
De Croncels. Red in bud; light pink when 
open; single; panicles large. 
Frau Bertha Dammann. Pure white, single; 
panicles of medium size and loose. Very fine. 
Gigantea. Light blue, single; both flowers and 
panicles extremely large. Growth upright and 
very strong. Bluest of all. 
Gloire de Lorraine. Purplish red, single; pan¬ 
icles, as well as individual flowers, of large size. 
Gloire des Moulins. Pink in bud, rosy lilac 
when open; single; very fragrant; panicles elon¬ 
gated. Growth compact. 
Lemoinei flore pleno. Lilac blue, nearly laven¬ 
der. Very double with pointed petals; panicles 
compact, slender and pointed. Entirely distinct 
in every way. 
Ludwig Spaeth. Violet purple, dark; single. 
Flowers large, panicles long and slender. One of 
the best. 
Spiraea prunifolia fl. pi. Bridal Wreath 
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