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TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR AMERICAN HOMES 
Spirea Anthony Waterer 
Spiraea Arguta 
Cut Leaf Sumac 
Spiraea 
This family of shrubs furnishes a variety of form, size, color of foliage and of blossoms 
and times of blossoming. They bloom with a riotous luxuriance that makes them very 
striking and beautiful. All of the varieties are extremely hardy and easy to grow in almost 
any soil or situation, even doing well in the smoke and dust of the crowded city. 
Anthony Waterer. Dwarf, bushy, of spreading type, with large corymbs brilliantly 
colored rosy crimson. Very free flowering. Height, 3 feet. 
Arguta. Dwarf, feathery foliage and very profuse white flowers. Height, 5 feet. 
Bumalda. Of dwarf habit; flowers rose colored, free bloomer during midsummer and 
autumn. 
Callosa Alba. The foliage and growth are quite similar to Spiraea bumalda but some¬ 
times a little taller, growing possibly 3 feet high. Of compact growth, with upright and 
bluish green foliage, with large flat clusters of pure white flowers in July. Height, 
5 to 6 feet. 
Douglasi. Spikea of beautiful, deep rose-colored flowers, contrasted against the white 
downy leaves. Height, 5 to 6 feet. 
Froebeli. Dwarf and similar to Anthony Waterer, but a trifle taller, with broader leaves. 
Bright crimson flowers in dense corymbs during July and August. Height, 3 to 4 feet. 
Golden (S. aurea). Upright growth, white flowers, young foliage of bright yellow, 
changing to golden bronze in the fall. Height, 6 to 8 feet. 
Opulifolia (Ninebark). A tall shrub with spreading arching branches, flowers whitish 
in early summer followed by bright red pods. 
Prunifolia (True Bridal Wreath). Graceful shrub, with fine, tiny, double white flowers 
in great masses. May. Ultimate height, 6 feet. 
Sorbifolia. Handsome foliage, resembling the Mountain Ash; long showy panicles of 
white flowers. 
Thunbergi (Thunberg’s Spirea). Of especially graceful habit, bearing abundant small, 
white flowers in May. Extensively used in shrub borders, because of its fine, feathery 
foliage, which turns orange and scarlet in autumn. Height, 5 feet. 
Trichocarpa (Korean). Compact, spreading bush with angular rigid and arching shoots 
and the snow-white flowers are freely borne at the ends of the short lateral shoots in 
rounded or dome-shaped clusters. It is in full beauty of blossom when the flowers of 
the Van Houtte Spirea are past. Height, 5 to 6 feet. 
Van Houttei. The finest of all Spireas. Its graceful arching branches are covered in 
June with beautiful bunches of tiny white flowers. When out of bloom, its handsome 
bluish green foliage makes it very desirable. Ultimate height, 6 to 8 feet. 
Sumac - Rhus 
Cut Leaf (Laciniata). A large shrub, growing to a height of ‘8 to 10 feet. It is 
valued for its oddity and its contrast with more symmetrical shrubs as it breaks the 
monotony of regular shapes. In the fall foliage turns to a brilliant red. It is ex¬ 
tremely hardy, a rapid grower, and will succeed in almost any soil. It is especially 
good for dry, barren spots where little else will grow. A very desirable shrub which 
needs plenty of room. 
Staghorn. A large shrub or tree, brilliant foliage and scarlet fruit in autumn. 
