DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS. 83 



pact bush with silvery leaves, and bearing showy fruit. 

 Sometimes used for hedges. 



There are several Japanese siDecies, among them E. 

 lo?i(jipes, and other desirable sorts, possessing the general 

 characteristics of the genus. 



THE FALSE IKDIGO. Amorjjlia. G-H. 



Large shrubs of open-growing, almost ungainly habit, 

 which are susceptible, however, of improvement in this 

 respect by pruning, and with pleasing, pinnate foliage, 

 that contrasts well with that of most other shrubs. The 

 Common False Indigo (.-1. fruticosa) is a native of the 

 Southern and Western States, but hardy at the" North, 

 producing spikes of dark-purple flowers in June, G. 

 Fragrant Amorpha (var. angnstifolia), a hairy shrub, 

 bearing dark-colored flowers in the summer, G. The 

 ^Lead-i^lant {A. canescens) , of low growth, has dark- 

 blue flowers in July and August, H. 



THE WINTERBERRY. lUx, § PHnOS. E-G. 



The Common Winterberry, or Black Alder (/. 

 verticiUata), is a fine native shrub, related to the Holly, 

 with glossy-red berries in autumn and early winter; 

 should be planted in peaty soil, E. Another species, the 

 Smooth-leaved Winterberry (/. Icevigata), has berries 

 similar to the preceding, but larger and earlier, E. There 

 is also a dwarf evergreen species, known as the Inkberry 

 (/. gJahra), the fruit of which is black; leaves small and 

 lance-shaped, G. 



THE BUTTON-BUSH. Cepluilantlius Occident alls. G. 



A native shrub, growing in moist places, of rounded 

 form, with thick, glossy leaves, and globular clusters of 

 yellowish-wliite flowers in July and August. Desirable 

 for planting at the water's edge. 



