THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — SHRUBS 297 



Dyer's weed, Genista tinctoria.X 



Yellow pca^like flowers in June; 1-3 ft. 



Silver-bell tree, Halesia tetraptera.* 



Bell-shaped white flowers in May; 8-10 ft. 



Witch hazel, Hamamelis Virginiana.* 



Blossoms in October and November; unique and desirable if well grown; 

 8-12 ft. 



Althea, Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus Syriacus {Althcea frutex) . 



In many forms, purple,- red, and white, and perhaps the best of late summer- 

 blooming shrubs; 8-12 ft. 



Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata, var. grandiflora.% 



One of the best and most showy small flowering shrubs; 4-10 ft. 



Downy hydrangea, H. radiata.* 



Attractive in both foliage and flower. 

 Oak-leaved hydrangea, H. quercifolia* 



This is especially valuable for its luxuriant foliage; even if killed to the 

 ground in winter, it is still worth cultivating for its strong shoots. 



The greenhouse hydrangea (ff. hortensis in many forms) may be used as an 

 outdoor subject in the South. 



St. John's wort, Hypericum Kalmianum*^ H. prolificum,* and H. 

 Moserianum. 



Small undershrubs, producing bright yellow flowers in profusion in July 

 and August; 2-4 ft. 



Winter-berry, Ilex verticillata.*X 



Produces showy red berries, that persist through the winter; should be 

 massed in rather low ground ; flowers imperfect ; 6-8 ft. 



The evergreen hollies are not suitable for cultivation in the North ; but in 

 the warmer latitudes, the American holly (Ilex opaca), English holly (I. 

 Aquifolium), and Japanese holly (7. crenata) may be grown. There are several 

 native species. i 



Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia.* 



One of the best shrubs in cultivation, evergreen, 5-10 ft., or even becom- 

 ing a small tree south; usually profits by partial shade; thrives in a peaty 

 or loamy rather loose soil, and said to be averse to limestone and clay; ex- 

 tensively transferred from the wild for landscape effects in large private 

 places; should thrive as far north as it grows wild. 



