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Sumach, continued 



Shining. R. copallina. This is a smaller and more 

 compact-growing species, fitting it for use on 

 smaller areas than the Staghorn. The leaves are 

 dark green and shiny, turning deep red in autumn. 

 It can be easily distinguished from the other 

 native Sumachs because it has a wing of foliage 

 along the mid-rib of the leaf. 



Staghorn. R. typhina. This grows to a small tree 

 or may be cut back when it will sprout up as 

 vigorously as an Ailanthus. Its bark is covered 

 with short down like a stag's horn when in the 

 velvet. 



Staghorn, Cut-Leaf. A recent introd action with 

 delicate fern-like foliage. 



Rhus semialata, var. Osbeckii. This tree from 

 Japan has conspicuous flowers in midsummer 

 when such are scarce. It makes a small, flat- 

 topped tree. The flowers are of pale yellow color 

 in large clusters about I foot long. 



R. aromatica. This is the dwarf of the family, 

 growing on the brink of rocky cliffs, making either 

 a low mat or a shrub 5 feet high. The small, 

 trifoliate foliage is glossy green and turns a rich 

 red in autumn. 



Sweet-Scented-Shrub 



(Calycanthus floridus) 



It is said that perfumes linger longest in the 

 memory, and it has been proven by the inquiries 

 for "The shrub that they used to have when I was 

 a boy, and smelled so sweet." The flowers are little 

 rounded chocolate-brown buds with a strawberry- 

 like fragrance. It is a shrub about 5 feet high, 

 with dark green foliage, having no enemies. It is 

 useful both as a single specimen by the door or in 

 groups of shrubs. 



Sweet Pepper Bush (Cldhra alnifolia) 

 In driving by damp ground in July, the fragrance 

 of this shrub is often noticeable. The white flowers 

 in finger-shaped, upright spikes are conspicuous. 

 While native to damp ground, it also thrives on 

 upland. We have a fine stock of old plants 5 to 7 

 feet high which permit economical and immediate 

 results. 



Syringa Mock Orange: Philadelphia 



This old-time favorite is a tall shrub, 8 to 12 feet 

 high, gracefully arching under the weight of large, 

 fragrant white flowers. It has no serious enemies 

 or defects and can be used largely where tall foliage 

 is needed. 



Tamarisk 



This is preeminently suited for seaside planting. 

 The slender, wand-like branches bend to the gale 

 and the minute foliage is not injured by salt spray. 

 They have tiny pink flowers in early summer. 



Viburnum 



An important group of shrubs. The two double 

 varieties are the Snowballs. Members of this 

 genus are conspicuous for possessing the good 

 qualities needed in landscape planting. They have 

 good healthy foliage, arranged in masses of light 

 and shade that harmonize well with our native 

 trees. The flowers are white and, while they are 

 a conspicuous incident in the season, they are 

 not over showy, and do not ask us to put up with 



The Viburnums are nearly all big, round, solid shrubs of 

 this form. Excepting the two double varieties, they have flat 

 cymes of white flowers in early summer followed by 

 black or red berries. They are largely used by the Boston 

 group of landscape architects, who are in advance of others 

 in the use of native plants. 



unhealthy foliage or straggling growth the rest of 



the year. The berries are beautiful in their various 



seasons. 



Viburnum acerifolium. Maple-Leaf; Arrowwood. 

 This forms a shrub about 4 feet high, with shining 

 black berries and clusters of white flowers. It 

 can be used for large shrubberies and is especially 

 valuable for planting in the shade where many 

 other plants suffer for lack of light. It is native 

 over large areas of Long Island in Chestnut and 

 Dogwood forests. We have large quantities at 

 low rates. 



V. cassinoides. Withe- Rod. This is also a native, 

 both to damp land and dryer upland. It is a 

 graceful shrub about 7 feet high with light green 

 elliptical leaves and white flowers, followed by 

 black berries. 



V. den ta turn. Arrowwood. The most graceful of 

 the family. Long, black branches, arching like 

 the Spiraea Van Houttei. It grows to about 10 

 feet high. 



V. dilatatum. This is a comparatively rare species 

 from Japan. We were able to secure a large quan- 

 tity of seed from the estate of the late Charles A. 

 Dana, where it was planted when first introduced. 

 It is a large, round, massive shrub, with the deep 

 shade of green, characteristic of the California 

 Privet and other shrubs of that region. The small 

 red berries are in large clusters so thickly covering 

 the tree as to make it very conspicuous. The 

 birds do not eat up the berries as soon as ripe and 

 so it can decorate the landscape for a long period. 



V. lentago. This is a small tree or large shrub of a 

 form similar to the Dogwood. It has sweet, 

 black berries remaining through the winter. 



