. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 85 Spiraea rotundifolia alba. D. Leaves roundish; flowers white. A dis- tinct variety. 35c. S. salicifolia. Willow-leaved Spiraea. D. Long, narrow, pointed leaves, and rose-colored flowers in June and July. 35c. S. sorbifolia. Sorb-leaved Spiraea. D. A vigorous species, with leaves like those of the Mountain Ash, and long, elegant spikes of white flowers in July. 35c. S. Thunbergii. Thunberg's Spiraea. D. Of dwarf habit and rounded, graceful form ; branches slender and somewhat drooping; foliage narrow and yellowish green ; flo
. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 85 Spiraea rotundifolia alba. D. Leaves roundish; flowers white. A dis- tinct variety. 35c. S. salicifolia. Willow-leaved Spiraea. D. Long, narrow, pointed leaves, and rose-colored flowers in June and July. 35c. S. sorbifolia. Sorb-leaved Spiraea. D. A vigorous species, with leaves like those of the Mountain Ash, and long, elegant spikes of white flowers in July. 35c. S. Thunbergii. Thunberg's Spiraea. D. Of dwarf habit and rounded, graceful form ; branches slender and somewhat drooping; foliage narrow and yellowish green ; flowers small, white, appearing early in spring, being one of the first Spiraeas to flower. Esteemed on account of its neat, graceful habit. Forces well in winter. 35c. S. ulmifolia. Elm-leaved Spiraea. D. Leaves somewhat resembling those of the elm, and large, round clusters of white flowers in June. 35c. S. Van Houttei. D. Without doubt the finest variety in the collection. At the flowering season in May and early June the plant is covered with a mass of large, white flowers, present- ing a beautiful appearance. Very hardy. One of the finest shrubs in the Catalogue. 35c. The Spir.*as flower in the following order, from the middle of May to the middle of August : (1.) argu/a, prunifolia fl. pi. Thunbergii. (2.) Niconderti. (3.) chamcedrifolia. (4.) Van Lfoutteii, cratcegifolia, lanceolata, lanceolata fl. pi., lanceolata robusta. (5.) ulmifolia. (6.) opnlifolia anrea. (7.) salicifolia, sorbipolia. (8.) Bil- lardi. (9.) ariafolia. (10.) Ant/iony Waterer, Bumalda, callosa, callosa LILAC VILLOSA. STAPHYLEA. Bladder-Nut. Pimpernuss, Ger. Staphylee, Fr. S. colchica. D. One of the finest early flowering shrubs. Flowers white, fragrant, disposed in clusters. Flowers at the same time as the Lilacs. 50c. S. Bumalda. D. A handsome shrub with large clusters of cream colored flowers. 50c. SYMPHORICARPUS. St. Peter's Wort, or Wax-Berry. Schneebeere, Ger. Symphorine, Fr. S. racemosus. Sn
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