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Acer spicatum MOUNTAIN MAPLE 



A very large, deciduous shrub of value in wild planting because of its orange 

 and scarlet autumn coloration, its grayish leaves, and its late-summer show of 

 red fruits. 



Acer tataricum TATARIAN Maple 



A somewhat larger shrub than the Mountain Maple, with lustrous, dark- 

 green foliage turning yellow in autumn, and a show of red fruits in late summer. 



ACTINIDIA ARGUTA BOWER ACTINIDIA 



A hardy, rugged, twining, shrubby, deciduous plant which will be a climber 

 if given high support to ascend. Without such support it will elongate less 

 vigorously to cover boulders and rocky areas. The leaves are large and shiny 

 with reddish petioles. Its somewhat insignificant white flowers of summer are 

 followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit. 



X AESCULUS CARNEA Red HoRSECHESTNTJT 



A hybrid having slightly smaller stature than A. Hippocastanum, but with 

 darker green and crisper foliage. It is also reported to be more drought-re- 

 sistant than the common Horsechestnut. Extremes of the color range of the 

 late May or early June flowers may be had in var. plantierensis, pinkish- 

 white; and var. Briotu, bright scarlet. 



Aesculus Hippocastanum HoRSECHESTNTJT 



With its large, divided leaves and white flower spikes of late May, this well- 

 known plant is properly rated as one of the showiest of flowering trees. Against 

 this may be charged its inability to carry on in cramped or dry situations: 

 the susceptibility of its foliage to the destructive but easily controlled leaf- 

 blotch disease, and its all-season bad habit of casting off unwanted vegetative 

 parts and fruits. Var. Baumannii is now finding some favor in that its double 

 flowers tend to make it a less "dirty" tree. 



Aesculus parviflora BoTTLEBRUSH BtTCKEYE 



A broad-spreading, deciduous shrub with erect stems three to ten feet in 

 height, which grows best in rich, moist, loamy soil. It has slender panicles of 

 white flowers in late July and early August. Formerly much used as a speci- 

 men plant. Ability to withstand some shade accounts for its modern use as 

 ground cover in thin woods. 



AETHIONEMA GRANDIFLORUM STONE-CRESS 



This and several other species are "die-back" shrubs which are quite 

 adaptable for well-drained, sunny locations in the rock garden. Its simple 

 branches, reaching out and then up to some eighteen inches, bear bluish leaves 

 and pink flowers in June. The genus has many herbaceous species. 



Ailanthus altissima (A. glandulosa) TREE OF HEAVEN 



Although at home in backyards of almost all crowded eastern cities, this 

 tree with its interesting compound foliage and showy flower parts usually 

 resists attempts to make use of it in any conventional manner on good soil. 

 When both sexes are present, it will readily take to the wild in dry, open woods. 

 It is usually represented in controlled planting by the female plant, the flowers 

 of which do not give off the objectionable odor so characteristic of those of the 

 male. Purple-fruited forms are considered to be more ornamental. 



AKEBIA QUINATA Five-Leap Akebia 



A hardy, high-climbing, thin, sinuous, deciduous vine with greenish stems 



which form a loose, open covering for pillars or screens. The shining, long- 



