. Dreer's garden calendar : 1891. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. HARDY SHRUBS—FOREIGN GRAPE VINES. 141 HARDY SHR Spirea Reevesii. AbiinleiiH. A double flowering f'cinn of tlie above. Spireu 'riiunbergii. One of the most cliiirniiiig of all low-growiiig shrubs, with fine, delicate foliage and a profusion of small white flowers in spring. Siiowlierry {Si/inp/wriairjiiin racemosiis). Piuk flowers in summer; large white, berries in autumn. Siiowberry {Red or Indian Viirninl—H. glomcnitus). More compact form, with red
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1891. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. HARDY SHRUBS—FOREIGN GRAPE VINES. 141 HARDY SHR Spirea Reevesii. AbiinleiiH. A double flowering f'cinn of tlie above. Spireu 'riiunbergii. One of the most cliiirniiiig of all low-growiiig shrubs, with fine, delicate foliage and a profusion of small white flowers in spring. Siiowlierry {Si/inp/wriairjiiin racemosiis). Piuk flowers in summer; large white, berries in autumn. Siiowberry {Red or Indian Viirninl—H. glomcnitus). More compact form, with red berries in nntumu. Tamarisk ( Tmaarix tetandra), Featliery foliage, small fringed, light pink, flowers. \J BS—Contitiiicd. Viburnum Snowball {Viburnum opulus stn-ilis). Snowy white, borne in large balls in early summer. Viburnum, Japan Snowball {V. j)/ic((ti(ni). Blooms more j)rofnsely and in more perfect balls. 75 cts. each. Weiiiela canilitia. Pure white. This is the best white Weigela. Weig:ela Oesboisii. Beautiful deeji flowers. Weigela Groenewegenii. Rose colored flowers streaked dark red. Weigela liortensis nivea. Pure white; constant bloomer. Weigela rosea. Fine colored flowers; one of the RHODODEIMDRONS. The Bhododendron is one of the most valuable of our hardy decorative plants. In June the ends of the branches are covered with large clusters of beautiful flowers. They bear pruning well, and can be kept down to 2 feet or allowed to grow 6 or 8 feet; as standards, they are particularly fine. They require only a good garden soil, wiiich should be dug at least two feet deep and mixed with some leaf mould or peat; it is also well to niulch the ground during the summer, and protect with leaves or brush durinsr the first winter. The finest varieties are the Hybrids of Catawbiensis, from which our stock is selected with reference to hardi- ness. We offer a choice collection of plants from 12 to 24 inches high, bushy and well established, ranging in c
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