Euonymus. continued 



well adapted for specimen plants or for massing in 

 the shrub borders. A moist, loamy soil meets their 

 requirements. 



Euonymus alatus \\"IN<;KD BURNING BUSH. A hand- 

 some shrub 6 to 8 feet tall, with corky-winged branches. 

 Native of China and Japan. Leaves oval, bright green, 

 fading in autumn with gorgeous tones of red and crim- 

 son. A capital shrub for an isolated specimen plant, 

 attracting attention wherever seen. 



E. americanus. STRAWBERRY BUSH. An erect shrub 

 with slender green branches, 5 to 8 feet tall. Grows 

 naturally from New York to the Gulf States. Leaves 

 broadly lanceolate, bright green, 2 to 3 inches long. 

 Fruit warty, rose-color, with scarlet seed-coats. Very 

 showy. 



E. atropurpureus. BURNING BUSH. A large shrub, 

 usually 8 to 12 feet tall, with upright branches. Grows 

 naturally from Canada to Florida, and westward to the 

 Rocky Mountains. Leaves bright green, 2 to 4 inches 

 Jong, turning pale yellow in autumn. Flowers purple, 

 in slender nodding clusters. Fruit deeply lobed, bright 

 red, disclosing the scarlet arils, usually persisting on 

 the branches until midwinter. 



E. bungeanus. BUNGE'S SPINDLE- TREE. A large 

 shrub, 8 to 12 feet tall, with slender branches. Native 

 of China. Leaves dark green and lustrous, 2 to 4 

 inches long. Flowers yellowish, in numerous forked 

 cymes. Fruit deeply lobed, with orange arils. Very 

 snowy. 



E. europaeus. EUROPEAN SPINDLE-TREE. A large 

 erect shrub or low tree, usually 10 to 15 feet tall. Native 

 of Europe. Leaves broadly lanceolate, about 2 inches 



long, dark green. 

 Flowers yellowish, in 

 nodding clusters, ex- 

 panding in spring. 

 Fruits lobed, rose- 

 pink, the seeds in- 

 vested with orange- 

 colored arils. 



E. hamilt onian us. 

 HAMILTON'S SPIN- 

 DLE-TREE. A large 

 shrub with upright 



Euonymus bungeanut 



branches, growing 12 to 20 feet tall. Native of Asia. 

 Leaves broadly lanceolate, 3 to 5 inches long, bright 

 green, unfolding very early in spring. Flowers yel- 

 lowish, in forked cymes. Fruit deeply lobed, bright 

 pink. 



E. nanus. NARROW-LEAVED BURNING BUSH. A low 

 shrub, i to 2 feet tall, with slender arching branches. 

 Native of Asia. Leaves narrow, almost linear, about an 

 inch long. Flowers purplish, in nodding cymes. Pods 

 fpur-lobed, rose-pink, with orange arils. A handsome 

 little shrub for rock-gardens. The fruit ripens in 

 summer. 



E. obovatus. RUNNING STRAWBERRY BUSH. A low 

 procumbent shrub, the stems rooting wherever they 

 come in contact with the ground. Grows naturally 

 from Canada to Indiana and Kentucky. Leaves bright 

 green, i to 2 inches long, broadest above the middle. 

 Flowers purplish. Pods usually three-lobed, warty, 

 rose-colored, with scarlet arils. 



Exochorda The Pearl Bush 



A hardy free-flowering shrub with a wealth 

 of showy blossoms in early spring. Unques- 

 tionably one of the floral gems. Thrives best 

 in a moist fertile soil. 



Exochorda grandiflorn. PEARL BUSH. A large 

 shrub, 8 to 10 feet tall. Native of China. Leaves bright 

 green, pale or whitened beneath, fading with yellow 

 tones. Flowers dazzling white, produced in numerous 

 terminal racemes. Very showy. 



Forsythia The Golden Bells 



Few, if any, of the spring-flowering hardy shrubs 

 can surpass the splendor and brilliancy of the For- 

 sythias. Both grace and beauty are combined in all 

 their attributes and give them rank for any station 

 in the shrub plantations. They thrive in almost 

 any fertile soil 



Forsythia intermedia. HYBRID GOLDEN BELL. A tall 

 shrub with slender arching branches, of garden origin. 

 Leaves simple or three-parted, dark green and lustrous. 

 Flowers golden yellow, borne in great profusion. 

 Grows 8 to 10 feet high. Very floriferous. 



