| | |allies by the young shoots,
| | |which are dark green and
| | |Rush-like. There is a
| | |double variety,
| | |flore-pleno.
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[Illustration: _SPIRAEA CANESCENS._]

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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME. | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
*Spiraea arguta |Garden origin; |White; |One of the best of the
|S. multiflora |late April|shrubby Spiraeas, forming a
|and S. Thunbergi| |dense bush about 4 feet
|(Rosaceae) | |high, which towards the end
| | |of April is profusely laden
| | |with clusters of pure white
| | |blossoms, despite frosts or
| | |cold winds, which play
| | |havoc with some of the
| | |early kinds.
| | |
S. bella |Nepaul |Deep pink;|A free-growing species, 5
| |May and |feet high, with pretty
| |June |flowers.
| | |
S. betulifolia |Europe |Clear |A dwarf bush, 2 feet high,
(Syn. S. splendens)| |cherry- |with pretty cherry-pink
| |pink; |flowers.
| |midsummer |
| | |
S. brachybotrys |Garden origin; |Pale pink;|A bold bush, 6 feet or more
(Syn. S. luxuriosa)|S. canescens and|June |in height.
|S. Douglasi | |
| | |
S. bracteata |Japan |White; |Grows 5 or 6 feet high.