
Sa Hydrangea macrophylla Otaksa 

Spirza Billiardi 
One would scarcely associate Spirzea Billiardi, pictured 
above, with the Bridal Wreath, although they belong to 
the same family. These feathery pink flower spikes are 
borne in July and August on plants 6 to 8 feet high. All 
the Spireas are hardy as far north as the Great Lakes, and 
they comprise one of the most popular groups of shrubs 
in American gardens. . . . Who knows not the Forsythia, 
knows not spring. It is the cheeriest yellow-flowered shrub 
imaginable, and hangs out its chains of stars just at the 
time when winter is lagging and the whole world awaits 
the new spring. Foliage follows the flowers. When allowed 
to grow in its natural way, without benefit of pruning 
shears, the Forsythia becomes one of the most graceful 
of all woody plants. A hedge of it is very ornamental. 
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 

The enormously 
popular Hydran- 
geas are among 
the hardiest of 
garden shrubs. 
Here masses of 
Hydrangea mac- 
rophylla Otaksa 
are used as a 
foundation plant - 
ing. The strong, 
bushy plants are 
loaded with large 
heads of bloom. 
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