MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 



51 



Botanical name 



Common Approx. 

 name height 



Approx. 

 Color of time of 

 flowers bloom 



Habitat 



Lonicera 















.Bush 



honeysuckle. 



6-12' 



..White. .. 



. May-June . . 



. . Manchuria 



Loniccra Standishii. . 



.Bush 



honeysuckle. 



4-6' . 



. .Pinkish. 



. Mar .-Apr. . . 



. . China 





Tartarian 

 bush 













honeysuckle. 



3-8' . 



. .Pinkish 



white. . . 



. May- June . . 



. . Russia 



Magnolia obovata. ... 



. Magnolia 



10-15' 



. .White 

 and 

 purple. . 













. May- June . . 



. . China, Japan 



Magnolia Soulangeana Japanese 



magnolia . . . 



10-15' 



..White 

 and 













purple. . 



. Apr.-May . . . 



. . Japan 



Magnolia stellata. . . . 



. Star magnolia. 



6-10' 



..White... 



. Mar.-Apr. . . 



. . China 



Paeonia Moutan. . . . 



Tree peony. . . . 



2-3' . 



. .Various 

 colors. . . 



. May-June . . 



. . China 



Philadelphus 



. .Mock orange. . . 



6-12' 



, .White. . . 



. May-June . . 



. . Europe 



Philadelphus 



. . Mock oranee. . . 



6-12' 



..White... 





. . Japan 



Philadelphus 

 pekinensis Chinese mock 



orange 



Prunus japonica Flowering 



almond 



3-5'... White May-June N. China 



3-5' . . .Double 

 pink 

 and 

 white. . . . Mav China, Japan 



Prunus tomentosa . . . . Japanese 

 cherry . 



Prunus triflora Japanese 



plum 



Prunus triloba Flowering 



plum 



Pyrus Toringo Dwarf crab. 



. . 4-6' 



. 8-15' 



. 4-6' . 



.. 6-10' 



Pyrus floribunda Flowering 



crab 6-15' 



Rhodotypos kerrioidcs White kerria. . 3-5' . 

 Rhus Cotinus Smoke bush. . . 6-10' 



Rhus semialata var. 



Osbeckii Osbeck's 



sumac 8-10' 



Rosa* Roses 



. Rose May China, Japan 



.White Apr.-May Japan 



.Pink or 



rose Apr.-May China 



.White 



or 



bluish. .. , Apr.-May Japan 



. Rose May Japan 



.White May Japan 



.Purple May- June Europe to 



Asia 



.White July Japan 



*Roses were taken up in the March Buijjetix. 



