MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 105 
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Approx. 
Common Approx. Color of 
Botanical name name height flowers hee 
3-8 Ostrya virginiana....Hop hornbeam. .20-30’ ....Inconspicuous ...April-May 
8 Rhamnus caroliniana..Carolina buck- 
THOPN 6552 eine e' 20-30’ ....Greenish ........ May-June 
3 Rhus.copallina....... Dwarf sumac. ..10-20’ ....Greenish ....... June-Aug. 
3 Rhus glabra......... Smooth sumac... 3-10’ ....Greenish ....... June-Aug. 
3 Rhus typhina........ Staghorn sumac.10-30’ ....Greenish ............ June 
3 Salix humilis......... Prairie willow.. 2-8’ ....Inconspicuous ..April-May 
9 Saliz tristis ......... Dwarf gray 
WILLOW fens 2-3’ ....Inconspicuous .March-April 
3 Symphoricarpos 
occidentalis ........ Wolfberry ...... 1-3’ ....Greenish white. .June-July 
3 Symphoricarpos 
WACCINOSUSG 6c ccs ce ne Snowberry ..... 1-4’ ....Pinkish white........ June 
PLANTS GROWING IN DRY, SHADY SITUATIONS 
3 Evonymus obovatus... Running straw- 
berry bush 
CTPALINE) rees 5d =v oe GTOCORISD: 6044 06% April-May 
3 Myrica peregrina...... Sweet fern...... 2-4’ ....Inconspicuous ..April-May 
3 Rhamnus Frangula....Alder buckthorn, 4-6’ ....Greenish ........ May-June 
3-8 Ribes Cynosbati....... Prickly goose- 
| it) igen cen see mee rae 2-4’ ...sGreenish ...... April-June 
3 Ribes gracile. ....s6s< Missouri goose- 
DOETY Face seas 2-4’ .... White or greenish....May 
3 Symphoricarpos 
DPUlGarts wrcccccces .Coral-berry ..... 2-4’ ....Pinkish white...June-July 
IX. NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS WITH BRIGHT COLORED 
FOLIAGE IN AUTUMN AND CONSPICUOUS FRUIT AND 
BARK IN AUTUMN AND WINTER 
The gorgeous colors of autumn foliage may be introduced 
in our gardens and pleasing and harmonious color combina- 
tions obtained by the selection of some of the native plants 
given in this list. The subject is somewhat complex due to 
the fact that trees and shrubs of the same species do not always 
assume the same color at the same time in autumn. Some 
trees or parts of trees are more brilliant than others. Dif- 
ferent leaves or branches or different parts of the same leaves 
of some plants will often show different colors. In the smoky 
atmosphere of cities the trees and shrubs do not assume such 
brilliant colors as where the air is pure. 
Our gardens might also be made more attractive and inter- 
esting in autumn and winter by planting trees and shrubs 
having bright-colored bark or showy fruit. Incidentally the 
fruit will serve as food for birds whose winter work of exter- 
minating hibernating insects is of the utmost importance to 
the welfare of our plantations, 
