. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1919 44th year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Spiraea Van Honttel. SIMRAEAâMEADOW SWEET. One of the prettiest shrubs in cultivation, and oxceedingly desirable; in fact, we may say indis- pensable for the lawn or shrubbery border, "it is oi the easiest culture, succeeding well in any situa- tion. The varieties we name are the best for gen- eral purposes. All are thrifty growers and mosi prof
. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1919 44th year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Spiraea Van Honttel. SIMRAEAâMEADOW SWEET. One of the prettiest shrubs in cultivation, and oxceedingly desirable; in fact, we may say indis- pensable for the lawn or shrubbery border, "it is oi the easiest culture, succeeding well in any situa- tion. The varieties we name are the best for gen- eral purposes. All are thrifty growers and mosi profuse bloomers, each in its turn furnishing a succession of flowers all through the summer. Antliony W'atererâBlooms all summer. Makes :i dwarf compact bush two to three feet high crowned with a mass of red flower heads. ArKutaâOne of the very best of the Spiraeas. Re- sembles the well-known variety Thunbergii. but is .'Stronger and more upright:"flowers white borne in great profusion early in summer. BillardllâBears spikes of flowers; very desirable. âA beautiful variety, with deep rose flow- ers; habit of plant very graceful. Colloxa AlbaâA dwarf and compact shrub bearing a great abundance of white flowers; verv desir- able. Oi»ulifoliaâ^(Nine Bark)âA robust grower; flow- ers wliite. Opiilifolia AiireaâThis strikingly handsome vari- ety is practically indispens^able in any arrange- ment of shrubbery. Its bright golden foliage, very pleasing in itself, presents a charming ef- fect in contrast with other shrubs. It is there- fore used freely in combination with other shrubs in the same group or massed in solid groups according to the extent and style of planting adopted. The habit of the plant is bushy and of medium height. Flowers wliite. Each 50c; per doz. Van HouiteiâThis is beyond doubt the handsomest of all Spiiaeas: in fact, it has few if any equals among orna- mental shrubs. When in full bloom in May and June it presents an appearance difli
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