THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — SHRUBS 293 



Dwarf buckeye, jEscuIus parviflora {Pavia tnacrostachya) * 



Attractive in habit, foliage, and flower; produces a large foliage mass. 



Alder. 



Several bushy species of alder are good lawn or border subjects, particu- 

 larly in wet places or along streams, as A. viridis* A. rugosa* A. incana* and 

 others. 



June-berry, Amelanchier Canadensis* and others. 



Flowers profusely in spring before the leaves appear; some of them be- 

 come small trees. 



Azalea, Azalea viscosa* and A. nudiflora.* 



Require partial shade, and a woodsy soil. 

 Japanese azalea, A. mollis (or A. Sinensis). 



Showy red and yellow or orange flowers; hardy north. 



Groundsel tree, "white myrtle," Baccharis halimifolia.* 



Native on the Atlantic seashore, but grows well when planted inland; 

 valuable for its white fluffy "bloom" (pappus) in latest fall; 4-10 ft. 



Spice-bush, Benzoin odoriferum (Lindera Benzoin) * 



Very early-blooming bush of wet places, the yellow, clustered, small flowers 

 preceding the leaves; 6-10 ft. 



Barberry, Berberis vulgaris. 



Common barberry; 4-6 ft. The purple-leaved form (var. purpurea t) is 

 popular. 



Thunberg's barberry, B. Thunbergii. J 



One of the best of lawn and border shrubs, with compact and attractive 

 habit, deep red autumn foliage and bright scarlet berries in profusion in fall 

 and winter; excellent for low hedges; 2-4 ft. 



Mahonia, B. Aquifolium.*X 



Evergreen; needs some protection in exposed places; 1-3 ft. 

 Dwarf birch, Betula pumila.* 



Desirable for low places; 3-10 ft. 

 Box, Buxus sempervirens. 



An evergreen shrub, useful for hedges and edgings in cities ; several varieties, 

 some of them very dwarf. See page 220. 



Carolina allspice, sweet-scented shrub, Calycanthus Jloridus.* 

 Dull purple, very fragrant flowers; 3-8 ft. 



