about three feet high. Flowers rosy-red 
in flattened heads at ends of branches. 
Blooms in mid-summer. Bare root, or 
gal. cans, 18 to 24 in., 75c. 
S. douglasi. (Douglas Spirea) A beauti¬ 
ful native spirea with long spikes of 
rose-pink flowers borne in midsummer. 
This roadside favorite endures neglect 
and drought quite cheerfully. Bare root, 
2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
S. prunifolia flore pleno. (Bridal 
Wreath) Korea. Small shrub with long, 
very slender branches. Flowers very 
double and pure white, borne along the 
branches before the leaves appear. 
This is the genuine "Bridal Wreath." 
Bare root, 2 to 3 ft., 90c. 
PRUNING SUGGESTIONS 
Remove old flowering branches 
from Sfireas, Diervillas, Phtla- 
delphiis and many other decidu¬ 
ous shrubs about one month after 
blooming. This throws strength 
into new wood and results in 
stronger branches and larger 
flowers for the next year. 
Young growth on Flowering 
Quinces should be shortened dur¬ 
ing summer to encourage forma¬ 
tion of flower buds. Azaleas 
need little pruning except re¬ 
moval of withered flower clus¬ 
ters to prevent formation of seed 
pods. 
S. thunbergi. Japan, China. The small¬ 
est and daintiest of the white spireas. 
Gypsophila-like, single flowers in 
foamy masses on slender stems. Foliage 
also small and dainty. Bare root, 2 to 3 
ft., 90c. 
S. van houttei. A handsome pendulous 
bush. Flowers pure white. Fine for 
grouping and shrubbery borders. 5-gal. 
cans, 2 to 3 ft., $1.75; bare root, 2 to 3 
ft., 75c. 
SYRINGA . . . Lilac 
The new French Hybrid Lilacs are a 
vast improvement over the old varie¬ 
ties. Our list is selected to give as great 
variation in type and color as possible; 
each variety is outstanding in its class. 
PRICE: Bare root, 18 to 24 in., $1.25 each. 
Claude Bernard. Bright mauve; very 
early; petals long and twisted. 
Diderot. Deep purple, single; flower 
clusters long and narrow. 
Jan Van Tol. Single, white; individual 
flowers and clusters very large. 
Katherine Havemeyer. Double, blue 
flushed mauve; very large. 
Lamartine. One of the very early varie¬ 
ties with fairly large flowers of mauve- 
pink. Very graceful and a good bloom¬ 
er. 
Leon Gambetta. Lavender pink; very 
early; double. 
Mirabeau. Single mauve, opening 
blush. 
Mme. Francisque Morel. Single, reddish 
purple. 
President Fallieres. Double; lavender 
pink; exceptionally large and double. 
Victor Lemoine. Double, purplish lilac. 
Volcan. Single, best dark purple; indi¬ 
vidual flowers exceptionally large. 
Persian Cutleaf. Light lavender blue; 
flowers as freely as spirea; very fra¬ 
grant; foliage quite distinct from other 
varieties. Gal. cans, 90c. 
TAMARIX 
Tamarix hispida aestivalis. Fairly com¬ 
pact shrub or small tree producing two 
crops of lovely pink flowers each year. 
Bare root, 5 to 6 ft., $1.50. 
VITEX 
Vitex agnus castus (Chaste Tree) S. 
Europe. Deciduous shrub or small tree 
with numerous spikes of lavender-blue 
flowers in August and September. 
Highly valued because of its beauty 
and unusual blooming season. Bare 
root, 4 to 5 ft., $1.25. 
VIBURNUM 
Viburnum carlesi. Korea. A 
pretty little shrub with gray- 
green leaves. Buds are rosy- 
pink and open blooms are 
creamy-white in small clus¬ 
ters. The perfume is most 
remarkably pleasing and 
somewhat like that of a gar¬ 
denia. Bare root, 15 to 18 in., 
$1.50. 
Viburnum opulus sterile. 
Europe, N. Africa (Common 
Snowball) Flowers white, 
borne in immense heads in 
late spring; foliage brilliant¬ 
ly colored in autumn. Bare 
root, 2 to 3 ft., 90c. 
VIBURNUM BURKWOODI 
Strikingly beautiful and wonder¬ 
fully fragrant. 
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Bridal Wreath 
An early flowering variety of Spirea. 
Common Snowball 
Has beautiful foliage in Autumn. 
V. tomentosum plica turn. (Japanese 
Snowball) Japan, China. Rather com¬ 
pact shrub with oval, plaited leaves. 
Numerous small clusters of double 
white flowers. 5-gal. cans, 3 to 4 ft., 
$1.75; bare root, 2 to 3 ft., 90c. 
A NEW FRAGRANT VIBURNUM 
Viburnum Burkwoodi. Without 
doubt the finest shrub of recent 
introduction. A hybrid of Vibur¬ 
num carlesi, it has larger, more 
lasting flowers than that variety 
and in addition is evergreen and 
a fairly rapid grower. The big 
heads of white bloom are white, 
tinged with pink and are exquis¬ 
itely fragrant. Strong plants in 
5-in. pots, $2.00. 
