104 MISSOURI BOTANICAL 
trial to determine if suited to some particular purpose. 
GARDEN BULLETIN 
For 
instance, the various achyranthes, ageratums, alyssums, and 
lobelias were grown side by side to compare their suitability 
as bedding plants in St. Louis. 
The majority of the plants 
grown in the test garden the past two seasons have been an- 
nuals, but it is the intention to gradually add perennials as — 
they become available. 
NATIVE PLANTS SUITABLE FOR THE GARDENS OF 
MISSOURI AND ADJOINING STATES 
VIII. NATIVE SHRUBS FOR MASS PLANTING, FLOWERS 
INCONSPICUOUS 
Botanical name Common Approx. Color of Tewat 
name height flowers bibom 
PLANTS GROWING IN MOI 
ST, SUNNY SITUATIONS 
*6 Alnus incana 
3 Andrachne 
Speckled alder.. 8-25’... 
.Inconspicuous ...April-May 
phyllanthoides .....Andrachne ..... 1-3’ .... Yellowish green. ..Summer 
BD LIAR GOCHIUG .. ccc ccee Swamp holly....15-25’ ....Inconspicuous ........ May 
S StOM ONUCE. 2... cece American holly.. 20-50’ ... .Inconspicuous ..April-June 
3 Ilex verticillata ...... Winterberry .... 6-25’ ....Inconspicuous ........ May 
3 Salix cordata ........ Heart-leaved 
WILLOW oc ste « 5-10’ ... .Inconspicuous ... April-May 
8 Sala lucida .......00. Shining willow. .10-15’ ... .Inconspicuous ...April-May 
Shale sericea ......... Silky willow.... 4-8’ ....Silvery gray....April-May 
PLANTS GROWING IN MOIST, SHADY SITUATIONS 
T Dirca palustris....... Leather-wood ....2-5’ ....Yellowish....... April-May 
3 Hvonymus americanus.Strawberry bush.4-6’ ....Greenish ............ June 
DUES O1GOTA.. ccc sss Tnkberry <....... 2-4’ .. Inconspicuous ...June-July 
3 Ribes foridum........ Wild black 
CUPrant cana. 4 2-4’ ..Greenish white. .April-May 
PLANTS GROWING IN DRY, SUNNY SITUATIONS 
8-6 Corylus americana.... Hazelnut 
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3-6 Corylus rostrata......Beaked hazelnut..3-8’ 
....lnconspicuous. March-April 
....Inconspicuous ...April-May 
*Key to soil conditions: 
Two or more numbers indicate a combination of soil conditions; for ex- 
ample 2-4 is loam with a clay subsoil. 
1. Clay. 6 
2. Clay subsoil. 7 
3. Clay loam. 8 
4. Loam. 9 
5. Leafmold. 
. Gravelly soil. 
. Sandy loam. 
. Disintegrated limestone. 
. Disintegrated flint. 
