Caragana The Pea Shrubs 



Hardy shrubs with showy yellow flowers, thriving in almost any well- 

 drained soil. They are valuable additions to shrub borders, providing a 

 wealth of blossoms in spring or early summer. 



Caragana arborescens. SIBERIAN PEA SHRUB. A large shrub with compound 

 leaves, consisting of 8 to 12 bright green leaflets. Native of Siberia. Flowers 

 yellow, in numerous small clusters, in late spring. Grows 10 to 12 

 feet tall. 



C. chamlagu. MONGOLIAN PEA SHRUB. A small shrub, usually 3 to 4 

 feet high, with spiny branches. Native of Mongolia. Leaves compound, 

 consisting of 2 to 4 dark green leaflets. Flowers large and showy, yel- 

 low, with an orange shade, opening in April and May. Very handsome. 



Caryopteris The Blue Spiraea 



A very floriferous shrub with lavender-blue flowers in summer 

 and early autumn. Not quite hardy in the colder sections. It re- 

 quires a well-drained loamy soil and sunny situation. 



Caryopteris mastacanthus. BLUE SPIRAEA. OR CHINESE BEARD- 

 WORT. A compact shrub usually 3 to 4 feet high. Native of 

 China. Leaves coarsely toothed, grayish green, 2 to 3 inches long. 

 Flowers showy, very profuse. One of the best of the newer intro- 

 ductions. 



Ceanothus The New Jersey Tea 



Attractive free-flowering shrubs, admirably adapted for 

 planting in rockeries or shrub gardens. They thrive in almost 

 any well-drained soil. 



Ceanothus americanus. NEW JERSEY TEA. A low spreading 

 shrub, usually about two feet tall. Grows naturally from Canada 

 to Texas. Leaves bright green, very strongly nerved. Flowers 

 white, in dense clustered panicles, blossoming in midsummer. 

 The great profusion of delicate foam-like flowers has won many 

 admirers. Very hardy. 



C. hybridus Gloire de Versailles. HYBRID CEANOTHUS. A handsome 

 late-flowering shrub of garden origin. The erect or spreading branches 

 reach a height of 4 to 8 feet and are furnished with dark green rugose 

 leaves. Flowers light blue, in large showy panicles. Hardy as far 

 north as Memphis and Washington. 



Cephalanthus The Button Bush 



Buddlcia variabili* (tee page 59) A hardy vigorous shrub with large glossy foliage and attractive 



flowers. Thrives best in moist loamy soil. Very valuable for water- 

 side planting, especially when fully exposed to the sun. 



Cephalanthus occidentalis. BUTTON BUSH. In cultivation usually 4 to 6 feet tall. Flowers in dense round heads, 

 creamy white, fraerant, appearing in midsummer. Grows naturally from Canada to Florida. 



Berries of Callicarpa purpurea (see page 59) 



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