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Cian Snowball 
SNOWBALL . Viburnum 
COMMON SNOWBALL. Viburnum 
opulus sterile. The large, ball-shaped 
clusters of white flowers are familiar sights 
in spring. Plant grows to considerable size 
at maturity and thrives in partial shade 
as well as in the open sun. 
WEIGELA 
EVA RATHKE. The flowers are rich reddish 
purple, quite showy, and differ strongly 
from other varieties. Plant is a vigorous 
grower and desirable for the flowering 
shrub border. 
PINK. Weigela rosea. Similar to the pre- 
ceding, except flowers are bright pink. 
| Privet Hedge 



SPIRAEA + Spirea 
ANTHONY WATERER SPIREA. Bright 
crimson flowers in broad, flat heads. If 
the bloom clusters are clipped, the plant 
will continue to flower until late autumn. 
It makes a picturesque low hedge about 3 
feet high and is desirable in massed shrub 
plantings. 
THUNBERG’S SPIREA. Spirya thun- 
bergi. The habit of growth Is more upright 
than the other varieties, and the foliage is 
light and feathery. White flowers are car- 
ried freely in the spring. The green foliage 
changes in the fall to orange or scarlet. 
VAN HOUTTE’S SPIREA. S. vanhouttei. 
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. 
