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PLANTING TABLE FOR OUR NATIVE SHRUBS — Continued 







HEIGHT 



COLOR OF 



PREFERRED 





COMMON \ \Mi 



BOT wir u. NAME 



(FKKT) 







REMAKES AND NOTI 5 







FIOWERS 



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14 — Beaked hazel nut 



Corylus rosirata 



3-6 



Brown-yellow 



Indifferent 



Along streams it makes effective screens and borders. The 

 long beak quite distinct from No. 3. Occasionally 8 feet. 



15 Hoary elder 



Alniis incana 



4-9 



Greenish-brown 



Moist places 



Leaves pale green beneath. With Nos. 3, 4, 14, and 89, it can 

 be used effectively along shores of streams and ponds. 



16 — American black 



Ribes Americana 



3-5 



Green-white 



Shaded woods 



R. lacustrc and R. rubriun, the latter with reddish purple flowers 



currant 











are very fine. Neither in the trade. 



17 — Juneberry 



Amelanchier Botrya- 



pi urn 



3~ l - 



White 



Moist places 



As individual plants very shapely, but rather ungainly in close 

 formation. A . spicala (1-4 ft.) good, but not in the trade. 



English hawthorn 



Crataegus Oxyacantha 



5-I5 



White 



Dry hillsides 



The May. Much cultivated and now run wild. The American 

 C. rolundifolia common on L. I. and N. J., but not for sale. 



10 — Scarlet thorn 



Crataegus coccinea 



5-15 



White 



Thickets 



The closely related C. mollis, with scarlet fruits is effective in 

 autumn. Not in the catalogues. 



20 — Dwarf thorn 



Crataegus uniflora 



2-8 



White 



Dry sandy place 



Quite indifferent as to locality when cultivated. C. macracanlha 

 with long spines is often 10 to 15 feet. Not in the trade. 



21- — Beach plum 



Primus maritima 



1-4 



White 



Sandy places 



Fruit makes excellent jelly. Very successful near the sea. 

 P. cuncala better grown near moist rocks. 



22 — Sand cherry 



Primus pumila 



3-6 



White 



Dry places 



Splendid in masses or small hillocks. Will grow in almost pure 

 sand. P. Gravesii not in the trade. 



23 — Prickly ash 



Xanthoxylum A mcri- 

 canum 



6-18 



Green 



Shaded places 



Will also grow- in ordinary garden soil. The large compound 

 leaves gives splendid foliage effects. 



24 — Bladder nut 



Staphylea trifolia 



6-20 



White 



Indifferent 



Usually about 10 feet in our latitude. The showy pods stay on 

 most of the winter. Flowers not showy. 



25 — Leatherwood 



Dirca paluslris 



2 S 



Yellowish 



Shaded places 



In masses under trees or along shaded walks it is most welcome. 

 Useful in a shaded rockery. 



26 — Pinkster flower 



Azalea nudi flora 



2-7 



Pinkish-white 



Shaded woodf 



A blaze of color when planted in masses with other Azaleas. 

 Can also be grown successfully in the open. 



27 — Deerberry 



V actinium stamin- 

 cum 



i-4 



Purple-green 



Dry woods f 



Flowers not showy, but purple fruits are attractive. Best not 

 disturbed or transplanted after setting out. 



2S — Red-berried elder 



Sambucus pubens 



3-10 



White 



Cool woods 



Easily grown in the garden but most successfully under trees 

 or along the north side of the house. 



29 — Black haw 



Viburnum pruni- 

 folium 



5-i8 



White 



Indifferent 



After becoming a small tree. A magnificent snowy shrub in 

 the spring. Fruits black. 



May 













30 — Silky willow 



Salix sericea 



6-i5 



Yellow-green 



Moist places 



With the other willows useful for filling in low moist places. 

 Leaves ashy beneath. Catkins showy. 



31 — Wild gooseberry 



Ribes Cynosbati 



3-5 



Greenish-yellow 



Rocky woods 



Better grown in the shade and in rich soil. The bristly fruits 

 are odd persistent features of this shrub. 



32 — Black chokeberry 



Aronia nigra 



3-8 



White 



Indifferent 



Shiny black fruit stays on until December or January. Some- 

 what scraggy, except in masses. 



S3 — Mountain holly 



Ilex monticola 



4-10 



Greenish-white 



Cool shade 



Flowers not showy but the red fruits showy all the autumn. 

 Do not attempt to grow in hot, dry places. 



34 — Blue huckleberry 



Vaccinium vacillans 



1-4 



Pink 



Dry soilf 



The profusion of tiny bell-like flowers appearing with the leaves 

 make this attractive. Fruits purple-black. 



35 — Common lilac 



Syringa vulgaris 



4-10 



Lilac 



Ordinary garden 

 soil 



Cultivated everywhere and sometimes escaped from gardens. 

 There are scores of attractive hybrids and forms. 



36 — American fly honey- 



Lonicera ciliata 



2-4 



Greenish- yellow 



Moist woods 



Easily grown in ordinary garden soil, but prefers shade. Best 



suckle 











planted along shaded walks. 



37 — Fly honeysuckle 



Loniccra Xylosteum 



2-6 



Pinkish-white 



Indifferent 



Sometimes an escape from cultivation. The scarlet berries are 

 show r y in the early fall. 



38 — Tartarian bush honey- 



Lonicera Tatarica 



3-8 



Pinkish-white 



Indifferent 



L. oblongifolia with purplish-yellow flowers in May and June 



suckle 











is attractive. Not in the catalogues. 



May=June 













39 — Chinquapin 



Castanea pumila 



5-8 



Brownish-green 



Dry soil 



Apt to be affected with the chestnut blight. The long catkins 

 and fruits are interesting but not showy. 



40 — Magnolia 



Magnolia glauca 



4—10 



White 



Swamps and 

 bogs 



Can also be grown very well on dry ground and in any garden 

 soil. Fruits rose red. 



41 — Common barberry 



Berberis vulgaris 



3-8 



Yellow 



Common gar- 

 den soil 



After an escape from cultivation. The well-known scarlet 

 berries showy in autumn. 



42 — Virginian willow 



I tea Virginica 



2-4 



White 



Moist places 



When massed either alone or with Clethra alnijolia it makes 

 attractive patches of white. 



43— Syringa 



Philadelphia corona- 

 rius 



4-10 



Cream-white 



Indifferent 



Many horticultural forms of this are in the trade. All are 

 useful. Fruits brownish. 



44 — Fetid currant 



Ribes prostration 



3-6 



Greenish-yellow 



Cool moist places 



Not easily grown as it grows naturally on the cool mountain 

 slopes. Fruits red. 



45 — Opulaster 



Spiraea opulifolia 



3-9 



White 



Indifferent 



Splendid masses of flowers as it is a profuse bloomer. Aften 

 from 3-6 feet wide and very bushy. 



46 — Cockspur thorn 



Crataegus Crus-galli 



6-14 



White 



Dry soil 



One of the most commonly cultivated of our native shrubs. 

 Very thorny and a good hedge plant. 



47 — Pear haw 



Crataegus tomentosa 



4-12 



White 



Indifferent 



The dull red fruits cling on most of the winter. A profusely 

 flowering shrub. 



48 — Bastard indigo 



A morpha fruticosa 



4-10 



Violet-purple 



Rich soil 



A gorgeous flowering shrub, which in masses is unrivalled. Re- 

 pays good cultivation and care. 



49 — Staghorn sumac 



Rhus typhina 



6-15 



Green 



Dry places 



Autumnal coloring magnificent. On a low hill very effective in 

 large masses. 



50 — American holly 



Ilex opaca 



6-15 



Greenish-white 



Moist woods 



Best transplanted in the spring when all the evergreen leaves 

 should be knocked or clipped off. 



31 — Buckthorn 



Rhamnus calharlica 



8-16 



White 



Indifferent 



This and No. 52 both European shrubs that have run wild in 

 this country. Neither is showy in flower. 



52 — Alder buckthorn 



Rhamnus Frangula 



4-1 1 



Greenish-white 



Indifferent 



Its natural home is in swamps and bogs, but generations of 

 garden culture has made it at home. 



S3 — Flame azalea 



Azalea calendulacea 



2-7 



Orange-yellow, 

 red 



Dry woodsf 



The showiest of all our native shrubs. Not very common in the 

 wild state. 



54 — Mountain laurel 



Kalmia lalifolia 



4-10 



Pinkish-white 



Dry woodsf 



In masses under the shade of trees a wonderfully effective 

 shrub. Prefers rich soil. 



Plants marked thus [t) belong to the heath family and require special conditions as indicated in text. 



