CONTENTS 



Rich soil Magnolia Soulangeana 21 



Insects and diseases Prunus serotina 21 



Free from pests Ginkgo biloba 22 



Use 



Street Acer platanoides 22 



Shade for lawn Acer pseudoplatanus 23 



Flowers iEsculus carnea 24 



Fruit Malus sylvestris 25 



Specimen for lawn Magnolia Soulangeana 25 



Forest Acer nigrum 26 



Windbreak and screen Picea excelsa ' . . . 27 



Thuja occidentalis 27 



SHRUBS 



Tree-like (over 15 feet) .... Cercis canadensis 28 



10-15 feet Philadelphus coronarius 28 



6-10 feet Ribes odoratum 29 



3-6 feet Berberis Thunbergii 31 



Dwarf erect Viburnum Opulus nanum .... 33 



Dwarf trailing Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi .... 34 



Habit 



Drooping Forsythia suspensa 35 



Narrow erect Juniperus communis hibemica . . 35 



Horizontal Cornus alternifolia 35 



Leafage 



Large Hydrangea paniculata 35 



Small Berberis Thunbergii 36 



Compound Syringa pinnatifolia 37 



Colored Berberis vulgaris atropurpurea . . 37 



Cut-leaved Syringa persica laciniata 38 



Evergreen Rhododendron maximum . . . 38-39 



Fragrant Comptonia asplenifolia 39 



Drops early Ribes rubrum 39 



Appears early Berberis Thunbergii ....... 40 



Hangs late Ligustrum vulgare 41 



Killed by frost Lespedeza japonica 42 



Autumn coloration Spiraea prunifolia 42 



Appears late Hibiscus syriacus 43 



Semi-persistent (to December 15) Lonicera fragrantissima 43 



Bark 



Thorny Berberis Thunbergii 44 



Colored Cornus alba 44 



Flowers 



White Spiraea Vanhouttei 45 



Blue and purple EQbiscus syriacus coelestis .... 47 



Yellow Forsythia suspensa 47 



Red and pink Diervilla florida 48 



Very large and showy Rhododendron catawbiense . ... 49 



