. Spirea Van Houttbi. Lilac Persian. Small flowered species purple and white. Mock Orange, or Syringa {Philadelphia grandiflorus). Showy, fragrant large flowers, pure white. — Double Flowering {Philadelphia Fl. PI.) Large fragrant double pure white flowers. Privet, California {L. ovalifolium). Nearly evergreen. Bears white flowers in the early summer; one of the best hedge plants. Spirea Billardii. A strong-growing, pink-flowered, late- blooming species. — Callosa Alba. Low, dwarf growth ; white. — Callosa Rubra. Low, dwarf growth ; red flowers. Spirea Prunifolia {Bridal Wreath). Flowers doubl
. Spirea Van Houttbi. Lilac Persian. Small flowered species purple and white. Mock Orange, or Syringa {Philadelphia grandiflorus). Showy, fragrant large flowers, pure white. — Double Flowering {Philadelphia Fl. PI.) Large fragrant double pure white flowers. Privet, California {L. ovalifolium). Nearly evergreen. Bears white flowers in the early summer; one of the best hedge plants. Spirea Billardii. A strong-growing, pink-flowered, late- blooming species. — Callosa Alba. Low, dwarf growth ; white. — Callosa Rubra. Low, dwarf growth ; red flowers. Spirea Prunifolia {Bridal Wreath). Flowers double, white and abundant; early blooming. Spirea Thunhergii. One of the most charming of all low-growing shrubs, with fine, delicate foliage and a pro- fusion of small white flowers in spring. SPIREA VAN HOITTEI. The grandest of all the Spireas ; it is a beautiful ornament for the lawn at any season, but when in flower it is a complete fountain of white bloom, the foliage hardly showing. Clusters of twenty to thirty flat white florets make up the raceme, and these clusters are set close along the drooping stems. Perfectly hardy, and an early bloomer. NEW CRIMSON SPIREA. Anthony Waterer. A new and remarkably valuable and distinct variety. This is one of those exceptional novelties that occur only at rare intervals, adding richness and beauty to our gardens. It outshines all other Spireas in brilliancy of color, being of a bright crimson; it is of dwarfer and denser growth and a profuse and persistent bloomer, being in bloom the entire summer and fall; it makes an admirable pot plant and will become a standard plant for Easter decorations. 50 cts. each. ITEA VIRGINICA. One of the prettiest of our native shrubs, and yet but little known. It grows from 4 to 6 feet high, and produces numerous racemes of pure white flowers during June, which have a deli- cious fragrance not unlike the ordinary Pond Lily. The foli- age and stem turn to a beautiful red during the autumn. This is one
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