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Rhododendron (white) 

 Rhododendron 



Rhodotypos kerrioides 

 White Kerria 



Robinia pseudacacia 

 Black Locust 



Rosa multiflora 



Japanese Climbing Rose 

 Rosa spinosissima 



Scotch Rose 

 Sambucus canadensis 



American Elder 



Rosa alba Sambucus racemosa 



White-flowered Rose Red-berried Elder 



Rosa lucida alba Spiraea prunifolia 



White-flowered Glossy Rose Bridal Wreath 



Stewartia pentagyna 

 Alleghany Stewartia 



H. PRODUCING BLUE FLOWERS. The group of plants producing 

 blue flowers is extremely limited. A few plants which are shown in 

 this list are extremely interesting for their flowering effect and with 

 the exception of the rose of Sharon and the lilac, many of them are 

 seldom used. 



Amorpha fruticosa 



False Indigo 

 Buddleia veitchiana 



Summer Lilac 

 Caryopteris incana 



Blue Spirea 

 Elsholtzia stauntoni 



Elsholtzia 



Hibiscus syriacus ardens 



Blue Rose of Sharon 

 Paulownia tomentosa 



Empress Tree 

 Syringa vulgaris, President Grevy 



Double Blue Lilac 

 Vitex agnus-castus 



Chaste Tree 



I. CONTINUOUS BLOOM FROM TWELVE SHRUBS. The reader should 

 be able to refer to some list such as the following, which will provide 

 him with a ready reference for the selection of shrubs giving a succession 

 of bloom. The plants in this group, if properly arranged, will develop 

 an interesting succession of bloom from the early spring until the late 

 fall. 



Chaenomeles japonica 



Japanese Quince 

 Diervilla hybrida 



Hybrid Weigela 

 Forsythia suspensa 



Drooping Golden Bell 

 Hibiscus syriacus 



Rose of Sharon 

 Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora 



Large-flowered Hydrangea 

 Lonicera tatarica 



Tartarian Honeysuckle 



Philadelphus coronarius 



Common Mock Orange 

 Sorbaria arborea glabrata 



Chinese Mountain Ash Spirea 

 Spiraea bumalda anthony waterer 



Crimson Spirea 

 Spiraea vanhouttei 



Van Houtte's Bridal Wreath 

 Syringa vulgaris hybrida 



Hybrid Lilac 

 Fiburnum americanum 



American High-bush Cranberry 





