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Gannon Snowball 
SNOWBALL . Viburnum SPIRAEA - Spirea 
COMMON SNOWBALL. Viburnum | ANTHONY WATERER SPIREA. Bright 
opulus sterile. The large, ball-shaped crimson flowers in broad, flat heads. If 
clusters of white flowers are familiar sights the bloom clusters are clipped, the plant 
m spring. Plant grows to considerable SIZE will continue to flower until late autumn. 
at maturity and thrives in partial shade It makes a picturesque low hedge about 3 
as well as in the open sun. feet high and is desirable in massed shrub 
lantings. 
WEIGELA nies ae 
: ' THUNBERG’S SPIREA. Spirza thun- 
EVA RATHKE. The flowers are rich reddish bergi. The habit of growth is more upright 
purple, quite showy, and differ strongly than the other varieties, and the foliage is 
from other varieties. Plant is a vigorous light and feathery. White flowers are car- 
grower and desirable for the flowering ried freely in the spring. The green foliage 
shrub border. changes in the fall to orange or scarlet. 

PINK. Weigela rosea. Similar to the pre- 
: 3 eh: VAN HOUTTE’S SPIREA. S. vanhouttei. 
Coe eee ans tata The well-known Bridal Wreath and the 
most popular variety for flowering hedges. 
Foliage bluish green, on arching branches. 
Pure white flowers in spring. A_ hardy 
plant growing 6 feet tall. Very showy. 

DESIRABLE SHRUBS FOR 
HEDGE PURPOSES 
AMOOR RIVER PRIVET. Ligustrum 
amurense. The best variety for the 
South. It holds its foliage nearly all winter, 
and thrives in most soils. The foliage is 
dark green and the white flowers are in 
upright panicles. Can be trimmed to any 
height or form. 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET. L. ovalifolium. 
The variety most commonly seen, as it has 
been in use for years. It is not evergreen, 
but drops the foliage in late fall or mid- 
winter. New glossy green leaves come in 
early spring. Useful for tall screens. 


