232 PLANTING THE ORNAMENTAL GROUNDS 



Flowering, or fragrant currant, Ribes aureum. 



Well known and popular. 

 Snow-berry, Symplioricarpus racemosus .* 



Cultivated for its snow-white berries. 

 Indian currant, Symplioricarpus vulgaris.* 



Foliage delicate. Berries red. Valuable. 



Witch hazel, Hamamelis Firginiana.* 



Blossoms in October and November. Unique and desirable if well 

 grown. 



Elders, Sambucus racemosa* (S. pubens) and S. Canadensis .* 



The former, the common "red elder," is ornamental both in flower 

 and fruit. S. Canadensis is desirable for its profusion of fragrant 

 flowers appearing in July. 



Kerria, Kerria Japonica. 



A. bramble-like shrub, producing attractive yellow single or double 

 flowers from July until September. There is a variegated-leaved form. 

 Good for banks and borders. Twigs very green in winter. 



Japanese bramble, Rubus cratcegifolius. 



Very valuable for holding banks. Spreads rapidly. Very red in 

 winter. 



Winter-berry, Ilex verticillata.* 



Produces showy red berries, which persist through the winter. 

 Should be massed in rather low ground. Flowers imperfect. 



Leatherwood, Dirca palustris.* 



If well grown, the leatherwood makes a very neat plant. Blossoms 

 appear before the leaves, but not showy. 



Button-bush, Cephalanthus occidentalis .* 



Blossoms in July and August. Desirable for water courses and other 

 low places. 



Privet, Ligustrum vulgare, and L. ovalifolium (L.Japonicum). 



Much used for low hedges and borders. 

 Barberry, Berberis vulgaris. 



Mahonia, Berberis Aquifolium. 



Evergreen. Dwarf. Needs some protection in exposed places. 



Wild crab, P. coronaria* and P. loensis, 



Very showy while in flower, blooming after apple blossoms have 

 fallen. Old specimens become picturesque in form. 



