Ellwanger & Barry's catalogue Ellwanger & Barry's catalogue : ornamental trees, shrubs, etc ellwangerbarrysc1888ellw Year: 1888 SPIR^A ROBUSTA. SPIR^A ULMIFOLIA. Spiraea Nicoiiderti. Nicondert's Spir^a. Small, smooth, soft leaves ; small spikes ; greenish white flowers in great profusion ; one of the first to flower. May. S. opulifolia aurea. Golden-leaved Nine Bark. An interesting var- iety, with golden-yellow tinted foliage, and double white flowers in June. Very conspicuous. S. paniculata rosea. A vigorous grower, with cymes of rose-colored flowers. July. S. prunifolia flore pleno. Double


Ellwanger & Barry's catalogue Ellwanger & Barry's catalogue : ornamental trees, shrubs, etc ellwangerbarrysc1888ellw Year: 1888 SPIR^A ROBUSTA. SPIR^A ULMIFOLIA. Spiraea Nicoiiderti. Nicondert's Spir^a. Small, smooth, soft leaves ; small spikes ; greenish white flowers in great profusion ; one of the first to flower. May. S. opulifolia aurea. Golden-leaved Nine Bark. An interesting var- iety, with golden-yellow tinted foliage, and double white flowers in June. Very conspicuous. S. paniculata rosea. A vigorous grower, with cymes of rose-colored flowers. July. S. prunifolia flore pleno. Double-flowering Plum-lewed Spir^a. A beautiful shrub from Japan, with pure w^hite flowers like white daisies, in May. Keeps in flower a long time and justly merits to be placed in the front rank among flowering shrubs. See cut. S. Keevesii, or laiiceolata. Lance-leaved Spir^a. A charming shrub with narrow, pointed leaves, and large, round clusters of white flowers that cover the whole plant, and render it exceedingly effective. Blooms in June. See cut. var. flore pleno, or lanceolata flore pleno. Lance-leaved Double Spir^a. A beautiful double-flowering variety. var. robusta. A superior variety of the lanceolata. Of more vigorous growth, hardier, and flowers much larger. Blooms in June and September. See cut. S. rotundifolia alba. Leaves roundish; flowers white. A distinct variety. S. rupestris. Dwarf in growth, with white flowers. May and June. S. salicifolia. Willows-leaved Spir^a. Long, narrow, pointed leaves, and rose-colored flowers in June and July. S. sorbifolia. Sorb-leaved SpiRiEA. A vigorous species, with leaves like those of the Mountain Ash, and lon«j, elegant spikes of white flow- ers in July. S. species japonica. (Bum- alda.) A very handsome new species from Japan. Habit dwarf but vigor- ous, folinge narrow, flowers rose-col- ored, appearing in great profusion during midsummer and autumn. 50 SPIR^iiA BUMALDA. CCUtS. See CUt.


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