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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1912 



PLANTING TABLE FOR OUR NATIVE SHRUBS — Continued 







HEIGHT 



COLOR OF 



PREFERRED 





COMMON NAME 



BOTANICAL NAME 



(feet) 







REMARKS AND NOTES 







FLOWERS 



HABITAT 





55 — Swamp huckleberry 



Y actinium corymbosum 



6-15 



White 



Swamps and wet 

 woodsf 



Flowers not very show}- but the fruits are the finest of the tribe 

 Will not tolerate dry places. 



56 — Low blueberry 



Yaccinium Pennsyl- 



1-4 



Pinkish-white 



Dry or sandy 



Often grows in almost pure sand in the pine-barrens. Neither 





vanicum 







soilf 



flowers nor fruit show}-. 



57 — Hobble-bush 



Viburnum alnifolium 



3-6 



White 



Cool, moist shade 



The outer circle of flowers in each cluster very much larger 

 than the inner. Does not like hot places. 



58 — Dockmackie 



Viburnum acerifolium 



3-3 



White 



Dry woods 



Looks like a small maple tree. Useful as it will grow almost 

 • anj-where. Fruits black. 



June=JuIy 













59 — Hydrangea 



Hydrangea arborescens 



4-9 



White 



Indifferent 



Thoroughly hardy and often easier grown than the more showy 

 exotic species. 



60 — Meadow rose 



Rosa Virginiana 

 (blanda) 



2-4 



Pink 



Indifferent 



Along paths and roadsides it scrambles everywhere with ap- 

 parent cultural indifference. 



61 — Sweet brier 



Rosa rubiginosa 



3-6 



Pinkish-white 



Indifferent 



Well repays good treatment when it often becomes a bushy 

 shrub 4 to 5 feet in diameter. 



62 — Pasture rose 



Rosa humilis 



i-3 



Pink 



Indifferent 



The beautiful large petals very evanescent. It can be best 

 grown in a moist place. Showy. 



63 — Water ash 



Ptelea trifoliata 



6-18 



Greenish-white 



Shade 



Flowers inconspicuous but the compound leaves make it a good 

 foliage plant. Wood very brittle. 



64 — Black sumac 



Rhus CopaUina 



5-i5 



Greenish-white 



Dry places 



The large compound leaves a beautiful scarlet in the autumn. 

 Profuse bloomer and fruits persistent. 



65 — Inkberry 



Ilex glabra 



3-6 



Greenish-white 



Moist woods 



The more rare /. mucronata of swamps is interesting botanically 

 but must be collected from the wild. 



66 — Winterberry 



Ilex verticillata 



6-18 



Greenish-white 



Swamps 



Splendid scarlet fruits cling on in large clusters most of the 

 winter. Often easily grown in the garden. 



67 — Strawberry bush 



Euonymus Americanus 



3-7 



Greenish-pink 



Low woods 



Flowers small and inconspicuous but followed by red fruits that 

 last until December. A slender plant. 



68 — Burning bush 



Euonymus atropur- 

 pureus 



8-15 



Purple 



Indifferent 



European shrub much cultivated and now widely established 

 as a wild plant. Fruits red and showy. 



69 — New Jersey tea 



Ceanothus Americanus 



2-6 



White 



Shade 



Effective as massed plantings. The leaves the source of tea in 

 Revolutionary times. A profuse bloomer. 



70 — Kinnikinnik 



Cornns Amomum 



3-10 



White 



Indifferent 



Purple twigs effective in winter. The reddish-twigged C. 

 asperifolia effective but not on sale. 



71 — Red osier dogwood 



Cornus stolonifera 



3-12 



White 



Indifferent 



Twigs reddish-purple; and fine in masses for its winter color 



(miscalled kinnikinnik) 











harmonies. Easily grown from cuttings. 



72 — Cornel 



Cornus alternifolia 



3-10 



White 



Indifferent 



The bright green twigs which keep their color all winter make 

 it attractive grouped with Nos. 70 and 71. 



73 — Swamp honeysuckle 



Azalea viscosa 



3-6 



Pink and white 



Swampsf 



Rather shy of dry places but easily replaced in such places by 

 the A. canescens, which must be collected. 



74 — Rhododendron 



Rhododendron maxi- 



4-18 



Rose-white- 



Woodsf 



Old plants, almost tree-like, should never be disturbed. Be 





mum 





purple 





careful to nip all fruits as soon as they appear. 



75 — Sheep laurel 



Kalmia angustifolia 



i-3 



Purple-crimson 



Low, moist 

 placesf 



The rare A", glauca, not in the trade, is very much worth while. 

 Neither is happy in open dry places. 



76 — Leucothoe 



Leucothoe racemosa 



5-12 



Cream-white 



Swampsf 



The glossy practically evergreen leaves make an effective winter 

 showing. Can be grouped with Nos. 74, 77, and 78. 



77 — Stagger bush 



Pieris Mariana 



i-4 



Pinkish-white 



Sandy soilf 



Isolated plants are apt to be sprawling, but when massed the 

 delicate flowers make attractive patches of color. 



78 — Privet andromeda 



Xolisma ligustrina 



4-9 



White 



Moist placesf 



Leaves partially evergreen, and dark glossy green in color. 

 A profuse bloomer with persistent fruits. 



79 — Elderberry 



Sambucus Canadensis 



5-15 



White 



Indifferent 



In large clusters most effective as a screen. Will grow very 

 well along a stream or pond. Fruits "mussy." 



80 — Cranberry bush 



Viburnum Opulns 



3-12 



White 



Indifferent 



Profuse masses of flowers and large clusters of scarlet berries 

 make it most useful all the year. 



81 — Withe rod 



Vibrurnum nudum 



2-8 



White 



Indifferent 



The C. pubescens of rocky woods equally good but not offered 

 for sale. Fruits blue-black. 



82 — Appalachian tea 



Viburnum cassinoides 



2-8 



AYhite 



Moist places 



V. Lentago with black fruits useful, but must be collected. 

 Leaves of V. cassinoides glossy and dark green. 



July=August 













83— Hard hack 



Spiraea tomentosa 



i-4 



Pink-purple 



Low ground 



The ashy underside of the leaves, contrasted with the pinkish- 

 purple flowers is a novel combination. 



84 — Shrubby cinquefoil 



Poteniilla fruticosa 



2-4 



Yellow 



Moist places 



One of the few yellow flowered shrubs that are used. Some- 

 times winter kills near New Y 7 ork. 



85 — Swamp rose 



Rosa Carolina 



4-7 



Rose colored 



Moist places 



Can also be successfully grown in ordinary garden soil, well 

 manured. Flowers soon withering in open sunlight. 



86 — Smooth sumac 



Rhus glabra 



3-12 



Greenish 



Dry places 



Grouped with Nos. 49 and 64, it gives a wild touch to the land- 

 scape. Autumn color gorgeous. 



87 — Hercules's club 



Aralia spinosa 



6-15 



White 



Low ground 



Large compound leaves 3 to 4 feet long, make this the foliage 



— 











plant par excellence. Flowers inconspicuous. 



88 — Sweet pepperbush 



Clclhra alnifolia 



3-8 



Cream-white 



Low ground 



Fragrant flowers followed by persistent fruits, a sturdy habit 

 and bush\ r outline make this a favorite. 



89 — Button bush 



Cephalanthus occi- 

 dcntalis 



5-i5 



Cream-white 



Moist places 



Best not attempted much away from water, and in such sit- 

 uations often becoming almost tree-like. Flowers fragrant. 



90 — Snowberry 



Symphoricorpos 

 racemosus 



2-6 



White 



Indifferent 



The flowers are not showy but the conspicuous white berries 

 stay on all winter, thus valuable for winter effect. 



91 — Coralberry 



Symphoricorpos 

 vulgaris 



i-4 



Pink 



Indifferent 



Much like the preceding but the red fruits are not so persistent. 

 Forms a wide spreading bush. 



September^ 













December 













92 — Witch hazel 



Hamamelis Virgini- 

 ana 



S-iS 



Yellow 



Moist shade 



Flowers later than any other native shrub, often after all the 

 leaves have fallen off, and the first frosts arrive. 



93 — Heather 



Calluna vulgaris 



1-2 



Pinkish-white 



Sandy places 



Rather shy in its few American localities. Near the coast from 

 Massachusetts to southern New Jersey it should do well. 



94 — Groundsel tree 



Baccharis halimifolia 



2-5 



Whitish-green 



Dry soil 



Best transplanted in the spring as its late flowering makes 

 autumnal activity too great for easy transplanting then. 



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



