THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — SHRUBS 295 



Red-twigged osier, C. stolonifera* 



The red twigs are very showy in winter; 5 to 8 ft.; some bushes are 

 brighter in color than others. 



Flowering dogwood, C. florida.^ 



Very showy tree or big shrub, desirable for borders of groups and belts. A 

 red-flowered variety is on the market. 



Cornelian Cherry, C. Mas. 



Becoming a small tree, 15-20 ft.; flowers numerous in bunches, yellow* 

 before the leaves; fruit, cherry-like, edible, red. 



Hazel or filbert, Corylus maxima var. purpurea. 



A well-known purple-leaved shrub, usually catalogued as C. Avellana 

 ■purpurea. The eastern American species (C Americana * and C. rostrata *) are 

 also interesting. 



Cotoneaster. 



Several species of cotoneaster are suitable for cultivation in the middle and 

 southern latitudes. They are allied to Crataegus. Some are evergreen. 

 Some kinds bear handsome persistent fruits. Some are hardy North. 



Wild thorns, Crataegus punctata,^ C. coccinea/^X C. Crus-galli,^l and 

 others. 



The native thorn apples or hawthorns, of numerous species, are amongst 

 our best large shrubs for planting and should be much better known; 

 6-20 ft. 



Japanese quince, Cydonia (or Pyrus) Japonica. 



An old favorite blooming in earliest spring, in advance of the leaves; not 

 hardy at Lansing, Mich. ; 4-5 ft. 



Maule's Japanese quince, C. Maulei.X 



Bright red; fruit handsome; hardier than C Japomca; 1-3 ft. 



Daphne, Daphne Mezereum. 



Produces rose-purple or white flowers in abundance in earliest spring before 

 the leaves appear. Should be planted on the edges of groups; leaves decidu- 

 ous; 1-4 ft. 



Garland flower, D. Cneorum.X 



Pink flowers in very early spring and again in autumn; leaves evergreen; 

 1-U ft. 



