THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — SHRUBS 305 



Plum-leaved haw, V. prunifolium.^X 

 Leaves smooth and glossy ; 8-15 ft. 



Sweet viburnum or sheep-berry, V. Lentago* 

 Tall coarse bush, or becoming a small tree. 



Arrow-wood, V. dentatum.^ 



Usually 5-8 ft., but becoming taller. 



Dockmackie, V. acerifolium.* 

 Maple-like foliage; 4-5 ft. 



Withe-rod, lilac viburnum, V. cassinoides.* 

 2-5 ft. 

 Other native and exotic viburnums are desirable. 



Xanthoceras, Xanthoceras sorhifolia. 



Allied to the buckeyes ; hardy in parts of New England ; 8-10 ft. ; hand- 

 some. 



Prickly ash, Zanthoxylum Americanum.* 



Shrubs for the South. 



Many of the shrubs in the preceding catalogue are also well 

 adapted to the southeastern states. The following brief list 

 includes some of the most recommendable kinds for the region 

 south of Washington, although some of them are hardy farther 

 North. The asterisk (*) denotes that the plant is native to 

 this country. 



The crape myrtle {Lager stroemia Indica) is to the South 

 what the lilac is to the North, a standard dooryard shrub; 

 produces handsome red (or blush or white) flowers all summer; 

 8-12 feet. 



Reliable deciduous shrubs for the South are: althea, Hibiscus 

 Syriacus, in many forms; Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis ; Azalea 

 calendulacea* mollis, and the Ghent azalea {A. Pontica); blue 

 spirea, Caryopteris Mastacanthus; European forms of ceano- 

 thus; French mulberry, Callicarpa Americana*; calycanthus*; 

 flowering willow, Chilopsis linearis*; fringe, Chionanthus Vir- 



