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Japanese Bush Honeysuckle 

 AESCULUS 



Aesculus (Dwarf Horse Chestnut) — An 

 attractive and hardy shrub which grows 

 from 5 to 6 feet tall. Flowers grow on long 

 spikes and make a showing. 



BARBERRY— H. BERBERIS 



Barberry — The barberry makes a low. 

 dense hedge which will stand any amount 

 of trimming. 



Canadian (B. Canadensis) — A native 

 shrub which flowers in May. Handsome 

 foliage; yellow flowers. 



Japanese (B. Thunbergii) — Of dwarf hab- 

 it, small foliage, changing to beautiful cop- 

 pery-red in the late fall. 



DOGWOOD— CORNUS 



European Red Bog-wood (C. Sanguinea) — 

 Grows 8 to 10 feet high with purplish red 

 branches and leaves marked with white. 

 Blossoms in May and June are greenish- 

 white in flat-topped clusters, followed by 

 bunches of black berries. 



Plorida (White Flowering Dogwood) — 

 Large shrub or small tree, producing a 

 mass of large white flowers in May before 

 the leaves appear. In the fall the deep, 

 green foliage turns to a brilliant scarlet. 



Siberian Dog*wood (C. Alba var. Siberica) § 

 — Grows 6 to 10 feet tall; dark green fol- 

 iage, pale on under side. Blossoms in early 

 summer with numerous flat-topped clusters 

 of creamy white, followed by fruit of light 

 blue os. bluish-white. Branches blood red, 

 very attractive shrub. 



CYDONIA 



Japonica (Scarlet Japan Quince) — An 

 old well-known shrub with a profusion 

 of bright scarlet flowers which cover the 

 branches in early spring; small quince- 

 shaped fruit. Makes a fine specimen for 

 the lawn, and is also adapted for hedges. 

 Very hardy. 



DESMODIUM 



Sweet Pea Shrub (Pendulifrum) — A low 

 growing shrub whose top dies down in the 

 fall, but comes up again in the spring when 

 it makes a valuable border, blooming in 

 September. 



DEUTZIA 



Gracilis — Six to 8 feet high with num- 

 erous upright branches, rough, dull green 

 leaves; blossoms in June with double pure 

 white flowers in erect panicles 2 to 4 inches 

 long. 



Crenata — Similar to the preceding except 

 that the outer row of petals are a rosy 

 purple. Very showy. 



Pride of Rochester — Six to 8 feet high, 

 blooms in early spring with extra large, 

 double white flowers. A distinct and valu- 

 able variety. 



ELAEAGNUS— OLEASTER 



Russian Olive (E. Angustifolia) — Eight 

 to 12 feet high. Very hardy and prospers in 

 almost all well-drained soils. The foliage 

 is very handsome, willow-like and of a rich, 

 silver?" white. Blossoms in June with 

 small yellow flowers, followed by yellow 

 fruit. 



Silver Thorn (E. Longpipes) — Five to 8 

 feet high, of bushy habits. Foliage dark 

 green above, with silver beneath; very 

 showy. Blossoms in April or May; are 

 creamy white, followed by edible fruit, de- 

 licious for sauces. Fruit ripens in July. 



EUONYMUS 



Burning- Bush, Winged (E. Alatus) — Six 

 to 8 feet high, with corky winged branches. 

 Foliage bright green, fading in autumn to 

 gorgeous tones of red and crimson. 



Strawberry Bush (E. Americanus) — Five 

 to 8 feet tall. Erect with slender green 

 branches. Foliage bright green with very 

 rose colored warty fruit. 



Deutzia Pride of Rochester 



