THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — SHRUBS 297 



Dyer's weed, Genista tinctoria.X 



Yellow pea-like flowers in June; 1-3 ft. 



Silver-bell tree, Halesia tetraptera* 



Bell-shaped white flowers in May; 8-10 ft. 



Witch hazel, Hamamelis Virginiana* 



Blossoms in October and November; unique and desirable if well grown; 

 8-12 ft. 



Althea, Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus Syriacus [Althcea frutex) . 



In many forms, purple, red, and white, and perhaps the best of late summer- 

 blooming shrubs; 8-12 ft. 



Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata, var. grandiflora.X 



One of the best and most showy small flowering shrubs; 4-10 ft. 



Downy hydrangea, H. radiata* 



Attractive in both foliage and flower. 

 Oak-leaved hydrangea, H. quercifolia.^ 



This is especially valuable for its luxuriant foliage; even if killed to the 

 ground in winter, it is still worth cultivating for its strong shoots. 



The greenhouse hydrangea {H. hortensis in many forms) may be used as an 

 outdoor subject in the South. 



St. John's wort, Hypericum Kalmianum*l H. prolificumj^ and H. 

 ' Moserianum. 



Small imdershrubs, producing bright yellow flowers in profusion in July 

 and August; 2-4 ft. 



Winter-berry, Hex verticillata.'^X 



Produces showy red berries, that persist through the winter; should be 

 massed in rather low ground ; flowers imperfect; 6-8 ft. 



The evergreen hollies are not suitable for cultivation in the North; but in 

 the warmer latitudes, the American holly {Ilex opaca), English holly (/. 

 Aquifolium), and Japanese holly (/. crenata) may be grown. There are several 

 native species. 



Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia* 



One of the best shrubs in cultivation, evergreen, 5-10 ft., or even becom- 

 ing a small tree south ; usually profits by partial shade ; thrives in a peaty 

 or loamy rather loose soil, and said to be averse to limestone and clay; ex- 

 tensively transferred from the wild for landscape effects in large private 

 places; should thrive as far north as it grows wild. 



