286 AGRONOMY 



Currant, flowering (Ribes aureum) : 4-8 feet ; yellow ; early spring ; flower 

 very strongly spicy-scented ; fruit black. 



Currant, wild (Kibes floridum) : 3-7 feet ; greenish ; early spring. 



Daphne (Daphne mezereum) : 1-4 feet ; rose-purple or white ; early spring ; 

 flowers appear before the leaves. 



Deutzia (Deutzia scabra) : 4-6 feet ; white ; late spring ; leaves sprinkled 

 with stellate hairs. 



Deutzia, small (Deutzia gracilis) : 2-3 feet ; white ; spring ; much used for 

 low borders. 



Dogwood, or red osier (Cornus slolonifera) : 4-8 feet ; white ; early summer ; 

 stems dark red, very showy in winter ; spreads by stolons. 



Elder, common (Sambucus Canadensis) : 6-12feet; creamy white; early sum- 

 mer ; valued alike for its large panicles of flowers and for its purplish-black 

 fruit ; medicinal ; several variegated and cut-leaved forms are known. 



Elder, red-berried (Sambucus pubens) : 6-10 feet ; greenish ; spring ; berries 

 bright red, ripening in early summer at the time the preceding species is 

 blooming ; several cut-leaved forms are cultivated. 



Fringe tree (Chionanthus Virginica) : 7-10 feet ; white ; spring. 



Golden bell (Forsythia suspensa) : 6-8 feet ; bright yellow ; early spring ; 

 flowers appear before the leaves and cluster thickly along the branches ; 

 one of our most decorative species ; branches drooping. 



Golden bell (Forsythia viridissima) : 6-12 feet ; yellow; early spring ; more 

 erect than the preceding. 



Gooseberry, early (Ribes gracilis) : 3-6 feet ; pale yellow ; early spring ; the 

 first shrub to put forth leaves in spring ; thorny ; much used for hedges. 



Hardback (Spiraea tomentosa) : 1-3 feet ; pink ; summer. 



Hawthorn (CratfKgus sp.) : 10-15 feet ; white ; spring. 



Hazel (Corylus sp.) : 6-12 feet ; yellow and red ; early spring ; the flowers 

 are borne in catkins and are among the first to appear in spring ; the fruit 

 is the well-known filbert. 



Honeysuckle, Tartarian (Lonicera Tatarica) : 6-10 feet ; pink ; late spring ; 

 red berries. 



Hop tree (Ptelia trifolia) : 6-12 feet ; greenish ; early summer ; flowers 

 sweet scented ; fruits round, broad-winged. 



Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) : 4-8 feet ; white ; summer. 



Jersey tea (Ceanothus Americanus) : 1-3 feet ; pale cream ; early summer ; 

 excellent for dry places ; the feathery flower clusters are borne in profusion ; 

 seeds are thrown long distances by the splitting of the pod ; the young 

 seed pods contain much vegetable soap. 



June berry (Amelanchier sp.) : 6-20 feet ; white ; early spring ; fruit red 

 or blackish, sweet, and edible. 



Kerria (Kerria Japonica) : 3-5 feet ; orange-yellow ; early summer ; twigs 

 bright green in winter. 



Kerria, white (Rhodotypus kerrioides) : 3-6 feet ; white ; early summer. 



Laurel, mountain (Kalmia latifolia) : 2-8 feet ; pinkish ; early summer. 



Leadwort (Amorpha fruticosa) : 4-6 feet ; pui-plish ; summer. 



