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Short Descriptions of Varieties on Preceeding Pages 
ABELIOPHYLLUM. Often called white Forsythia. Pale pink buds opening 
to white, bell shaped, fragrant flowers in early spring. 
ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS PURPUREUM. One of the finest fast 
growing, pictorial trees. The wing seeds, bright red from July on. 
AESCULUS PAVIS RUBRA. Is very beautiful slow growing. The rich 
crimson flowers are produced during June in panicles up to 6 in. long. 
AESCULUS PARVIFLORA. One of the most ornamental shrubs bearing 
panicles of white flowers in July and August. 
AMELANCHIER LAEVIS. A picture of striking beauty in early May 
when the profusion of white flowers intersperced with delicate pink 
young foliage. The leaves assume rich autumn tints. 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI. An evergreen creeping plant having 
small white flowers, tinged pink, followed with red berries. 
CARPINUS BETULUS FASTIGIATA (Pyramidalis). One of the most 
perfectly pyramidal deciduous trees. 
CERCIS CANADENSIS WITHERS PINK CHARM. Newly introduced 
form of the American Redbud. Flowers of bright pink. Still scarce. 
CLADRASTUS LUTEA. A small tree with fragrant white pea shaped 
flowers in clusters blooming in June, about 30 feet. 
CORNUS KOUSA CHINENSIS. Vigorous grower, larger long lasting 
flower bracts than Kousa, turning pink when fading. 
CORNUS KOUSA. Upright tree when young, broadening gracefully with 
age. White flowers about a month later than Cornus Florida, followed 
by large strawberry shaped red fruit. 
CORNUS OFFICINALIS. Very attractive in early spring with its glossy 
foliage and yellow flowers and again in fall with shining scarlet fruits. 
CORNUS OFFICINALIS. Rapid growing abundance of small blooms 
yellow in spring. Large brilliant red fruits in late summer and fall. 
Birds admire them. Fe 
COTONEASTER HORIZONTALIS. This dwarf horizontal branched 
species is ideal for covering unsightly areas, banks and backs of rock 
gardens, etc. The beautifully colored, long persistent leaves and red 
berries are extraordinarily attractive in autumn. 
COTONEASTER WARDI. Graceful evergreen shrub, scarlet berries, gray- 
green foliage. Good screen on hedge plant. 
CORYLOPSIS PAUCIFLORA. Dwarf shrub. Great masses of scented 
primrose yellow flowers literally cover the plant in April. 
CORYLOPSIS PLATAPETALA. Deciduous with large yellow flowers in 
hanging clusters. 
CYDONIA SINENSIS. A small spineless tree, semi evergreen, flowers pale 
carmine. Fruits up to 7 in. long, pale lemon yellow. 
CYRILLA. Late summer flowering with slender racemes of attractive white 
flowers. Leaves in autumn are highly colored. 
CORYLOPSIS SINENSIS. Very neat shrub with waxy yellow fragrant 
flowers in long pendulous racemes in early spring. 
CRATAEGUS WINTER KING. Silver barked young trees, spreading up- 
right. Bear clusters of large orange-red fruits when young. Stay on most 
all winter. Rust resistant glossy foliage. 
ENKIANTHUS CAMPANULATUS. A rare Japanese deciduous shrub 
producing clusters of waxy bell-shaped greenish flowers edged pink in 
early spring. Foliage turns a fiery red in autumn, slow growing. Likes 
moist peaty soil. 
EUCOMMIA ULMOIDES. The Chinese rubber tree. A vigorous and 
ornamental tree producing large leathery leaves. The only hardy rubber 
tree, not commercially profitable for rubber production. 
FAGUS TRICOLOR. An exceptionally beautiful tree. Its copper colored 
leaves are generally tipped with bright rose and white. 
EUONYMUS YEDOENSIS. Attractive in fruit and foliage, berries rosy- 
pink. The large leaves assume yellow and red tints in early autumn. 
Deciduous. 
GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS. A rapidly-spreading carpenter for light 
sandy soils. The glossy evergreen leaves are always attractive; the new 
growths are reddish tlowers white followed by large edible scarlet berries 
lasting all winter, if not eaten by rabbits or birds. 
FOTHERGILLA MAJOR. Spikes of white flowers, April and May colorful 
orange and red, foliage in the fall. Ten feet. 
HAMAMELIS JAPONICA RUBY GLOW. Probably the best red flowering 
witchhazel. Bronzy red flowers in January and February. 
HAMAMELIS MOLLIS BREVIPETALA. New large fragrant orange 
yellow flowers in February. Blossomed well winter 1962-1963 at Morris 
Arboretum, Philadelphia, Pa. 
HALIMODENDRON HALODENDRON. A handsome grey foliaged shrub 
about 6 ft. small pinking pea-like fowers during June and July. A useful 
drought resister for poor soils and seaside planting. 
HEATHER DARLEYENSIS. The best winter flowering heather. Starts in 
autumn and continues in full bloom until Easter. Takes the coldest 
weather. One of the finest of hardy plants. 
JASMINE NUDIFLORUM. One of the most useful and beautiful winter 
flowering of all winter and early spring flowering shrubs. 
ILEX ROTUNDA. Evergreen tree with shining deep green leaves. Num- 
erous berry like long stalked red berries. One of the hardiest types of 
evergreen holly. Smooth leaves. 
JASMINE STEPHANENSE. Fragrant pale pink in summer. 
MAGNOLIA GLAUCA. The fragrant creamy white globular flowers from 
June to September. Leaves glaucous white beneath mostly semi ever- 
green here, but deciduous and hardy farther north. 
MAACKIA CHINENSIS. Small deciduous tree with feathery leaves of 
silky appearance. Flowers pale yellow in terminal racemes. 
