Shrubs, Continued 
—Bridalwreath, Double (Spiraea prunifolia plena) 
—During April very small and very double 
flowers cover the graceful di’ooping bi-anches, 
making perfect wreaths of white. Foliage at¬ 
tractive in group plantings. 
—Spirea, Anthony Waterer (Spiraea bumalda, 
Anthony Waterer)—Of dwarf, bushy, spread¬ 
ing growth. Flowers in corycombs of bright- 
rose. Sufficiently dwarf to be used in front of 
foundation plantings or in borders. Does best 
in partial shade. 
—Spirea, Billiard (Spiraea billiardi)—A medium 
grower with slender spikes of rose-pink, fuzzy 
flowers. Blooms in early summer. 
—Spirea, Double Reeves (Spiraea reevesiana 
plena)—Arching branches with narrow foliage 
and small double flowers. Similar to Spirea 
Vanhoutte except flowers are double. 
—Spirea, Froebel (Spiraea froebeli)—A dwai’f va¬ 
riety of spreading growth. Flowers in cory¬ 
combs of bright crimson. Sufficiently dwarf to 
be used in front of foundation plantings or in 
borders. Does best in partial shade. 
—Spirea, Garland (Spiraea arguta)—Blooms 
early in spring, and the numerous flowers 
crowd the slender branches. Of medium growth 
and airy effect. 
—Spirea, Thunberg (Spiraea thunbergi)—Dwarf, 
spreading, with slender branches and feathery, 
gTeen foliage; numerous small, white flowers 
almost cover the plant in very early spring. 
—Spirea, Vanhoutte (Spiraea vanhouttei) — 
Among the finest of the early spring flowering 
shrubs. A complete mass of white flowers in 
round clusters cover the plant in April. Fo¬ 
liage deeply cut and attractive. 
ST. JOHNSWORT, SHRUBBY (Hypericum pro- 
lificum)—Hai’dy, upright, thrifty growing with 
almost evergreen foliage. The yellow flowers 
are very showy. 
SUMAC (Rhus)—Numerous varieties make up 
this interesting group, their main attraction 
being their gorgeous colored foliage in fall, to¬ 
gether with their showy fruits. The Sumac 
will thrive almost anywhere. 
—Sumac, Fragrant (Rhus canadensis)—A native, 
low spreading shrub with yellow flowers and 
scarlet fruits. The foliage has sweet, aro¬ 
matic fragrance and takes on deep rich red 
tones in autumn. 
—Sumac, Shining (Rhus copallina)—Glossy 
green foliage which turns brilliant red and 
bronze in fall; scarlet bei’ides. 
—Sumac, Smooth (Rhus glabra)—Rather dwarf; 
foliage shining green, coloring crimson in fall; 
red fruits. 
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