COTON EASTER (See, also, Evergreen Shrubs) 



C. frigida, yar. bacillaris. Staff-like. (M) A stiff-growing sort, with 

 small foliage and dark brown berries. 



CRAT^EGUS. See Deciduous Trees 



CYDONIA 



C. Japonica. Japan Quince. (M) A dense, twiggy bush, its branches 

 covered with sharp, stout spines and dark, glossy foliage. It is a prolific 

 bloomer, and in May the plant is a blaze of color. The quince-shaped, fra- 

 grant fruit of golden yellow remain a long time in the summer. The follow- 

 ing named sorts are true to color. 



C. Japonica, var. alba. Blush white; single. 



C. Japonica, var. candidissima. White; single. 



C. Japonica, var. grandiflora rosea. Rose. 



C. Japonica, var. sanguinea pleno. Scarlet; double. 



C. Japonica, var. sulfurea perfecta. Pale yellow. 



C. Maulei, var. tricolor. (FD) The foliage is prettily marked with 

 creamy white, rose and pink. The colors stand well in the sun and the plant 

 makes an attractive border to larger shrubbery. 



CYTISUS 



C. purpurea. (VD) A procumbent shrub with dark green foliage and 

 purple flowers in May and June, followed by black seed-pods. A good plant 

 for the border of shrubberies. Useful in dry and gravelly soils. 



C. scoparius. Scotch Broom. (M) A beautiful plant with deep green 

 bark and foliage. In May and June it is covered with bright yellow, pea- 

 shaped flowers. Useful for covering rocky and waste places, and a good plant 

 for the seashore. 



C. scoparius, var. Andreanus. (S) A form not as hardy as C. scoparius. 



The yellow flowers have crimson wings. A beautiful plant, but needs protection. 



DAPHNE 



D. Genkwa. (S) A dainty, slender shrub, producing beautiful fragrant 



lilac-colored flowers in March or early April, before the leaves appear. A good 

 plant for bordering shrubberies, and valuable as an early bloomer. 



DESMODIUM PENDULIFLORUM. See Lespedeza Sieboldi 



DEUTZIA 



A successful species, as it numbers both large- and small-growing varieties, 

 useful alike for specimens, backing shrubberies, or for bordering them. They 

 thrive well in any well-drained soil, and are profuse bloomers. 



D. crenata, var. candidissima. Double White Deutzia. (L) A vigor- 

 ous, graceful grower, with double white flowers. June. 



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