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Morus rubra Red MuLBEKRY 



A medium-sized native tree which is sometimes planted in bird sanctuaries 

 because of its attractive, juicy, dark-purple fruits in midsummer. 



Mountain Ash — See Sorbus 



Mountain-Holly — See Nemopanthus 



Muehlenbeckia axillaris 



A small, straggling, prostrate, deciduous shrub having thin stems which 

 form a mat some twelve inches across, in hot, dry, well-drained, rock-garden 

 situations. The form cultivated as M. nana is reported to be of superior garden 

 value. 



Myrica Gale SWEET GaLE 



A deciduous shrub of wet soils which, while not outstandingly beautiful, is 

 a part of the native landscape and deserves to be used in highway develop- 

 ment. In nature it becomes a five-foot plant having numerous upright stems 

 which carry wedge-shaped leaves. 



MYRICA PENNSYLVANICA (M. caroliniensis) Northern Bayberry 

 A familiar, slow-growing, upright-branched, native, deciduous shrub of 

 barren soils, best known for its wax-coated, winter-decorative, gray berries, 

 much sought by birds. It will develop well as a spreading, symmetrical speci- 

 men plant, but is best suited for covering open sterile wastes as it does in 

 nature. 



Neillia sinensis Tube NEILLIA 



While no hardier of top, this thin-branched, dark-stemmed, toothed-leaved, 

 more open plant would well replace Stephanandra as a deciduous shrub in 

 mixed plantings. Also, where it is hardy enough to reach maturity, it would 

 seem better than Physocarpus because of its terminal clusters of pink flowers 

 in June. 



Nemopanthus mucronata MoUNTAIN-HoLLY 



Deciduous, open, upright, native shrub with interesting pendent red fruits 

 in August, and leaves turning yellow in autumn. It has value because of its 

 liking for damp soils and ability to withstand some shade. A plant for the 

 wild garden or roadside. Fruit eaten by birds. 



New Jersey Tea — See Ceanothus 



Nyssa sylvatica TtTPELO 



An upland species of a genus of southern swamps which will in time grow 

 into a tall, clean-boled tree with interesting bark. It is of value for roadside 

 or other semi-wild planting at any age because of the high autumn color of 

 its lustrous leaves, but is difficult to transplant in larger sizes. 



Oak — See Quercus 



Opuntia humif usa (O. compressa) (O. vulgaris) (O. Rafinesquei) 



Hardy Prickly Pear 

 This native cactus of the New England coastal area has rockery or wild 

 garden interest. 



OXYDENDRUM ARBOREUM Sourwood 



Though capable of growing much taller in the wild, this deciduous plant of 



sour soils is usually seen in cultivation as a small tree less than thirty feet tall, 



