Chimonanthus The Oriental Sweet Shrub 



An early-flowering shrub with a wealth of fragrant flowers, closely related to 

 the American Sweet Shrubs. It thrives in moist loamy soils in sunny 

 situations. Very desirable for the milder portions of the country. 



Chimonanthus fragrans. ORIENTAL SWEET SHRUB. A shrub with dark 

 green, lustrous foliage. Native of China and Japan. Fjowers ex- 

 quisitely fragrant, produced in great abundance in earliest spring 

 and before the leaves appear, yellow, or with the inner sepals tinged 

 with purplish brown. Not hardy north of Memphis and Washington. 



Clethra The Sweet Pepper 

 Bushes, or White Alders 



Hardy free-flowering shrubs with showy spikes of fra- 

 grant creamy white flowers. They thrive in moist loamy 

 soil. The Clethras are justly classed among the most 

 ornamental and desirable of garden shrubs. 



Clethra acuminata. MOUNTAIN PEPPER BUSH. A tall shrub 

 with dark green, long-pointed leaves. Native of the moun- 

 tains from Virginia to Georgia. Flowers creamy white, fra- 

 grant, in nodding racemes. A showy plant, but quite rare 

 in cultivation. 



C. alnifolia. SWEET PEPPER BUSH. A sturdy compact 

 shrub, usually attaining a height of 3 to 5 feet, widely dis- 

 tributed from Maine to Florida. Leaves dark green and lus- 

 trous, fading with yellow tones. Flowers creamy white, 

 fragrant, in erect or panicled racemes. A grand flowering 

 shrub and worthy of a prominent place in any garden. 



Colutea The Bladder Senna 



Rapid-growing floriferous shrubs with curious inflated 



seed-pods. They are 

 relatively hardy, but 

 require protection 

 from cold winds 

 in the North. A 

 well-drained 

 soil and sunny expo- 

 sure are best adapted 

 to their re- 

 quirements. 



Clethra alnifolia 



Ceanothiu americanus (tee page 60) 



Colutea arbo 

 rescens. BLAD- 

 DER SENNA. A tall 

 shrub with compound 

 leaves, consisting of 9 to 

 13 dull green leaflets. 

 Native of Europe. Flow- 

 ers yellow, more or less tinged with reddish brown, soon fol- 

 lowed by large inflated, often highly colored seed-pods. Very 

 attractive and ornamental. 



C. orientalis (C. cruenta). ORIENTAL BLADDER SENNA. A 

 shrub , usually 4 to 6 feet tall. Native of Southern Europe and 

 the Orient. Leaves compound, consisting of 7 to 11 glaucous 

 green leaflets. Flowers orange-yellow, often tinged with red- 

 dish brown. Pods inflated, usually mottled with brown and red. 



Comptonia The Sweet Fern 



A low shrub with fern-like fragrant foliage, well adapted 

 for massing on rocky banks and sandy stretches. Very 

 hardy and ornamental. 



Comptonia peregrina ( Myrica asplenifolia) . SWEET FERN. A 

 much-branched shrub with brown bark, usually growing about 

 2 feet tall. Grows naturally from Canada to North Carolina. 

 Very effective. 



Coriaria The Coriarias 



Remarkably graceful shrubs with arching branches and 

 showy berries. They are relatively hardy, but require some 



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