58 ELLW ANGER & BARRY'S CATALOGUE. 



ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



IK FOUR CLASSEC. 



CLASS I.— DECIDUOUS SHKUBS. 



CLASS II.-VAEIEGATED-LEAVED SHRUBS. 



CLASS III.— EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



CLASS IV. -CLIMBING AND TRAILING SHRUBS. 



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CLASS I.— DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 



Peice, 50 cents each, except otherwise noted. 



AMELAKCHIEK. Mespilus. Amelanchiek, Fr. 



{JSfat. Ord. Pomaceae.) 



A. vulgaris. Native of Europe. A medium sized shrub, 5 or 6 feet high, 

 with glossy leaves, flowers white, blossoms in May, succeeded by small purple fruit. 



AMORPHA Bastard Indigo. Amoephe, Fr. 



{Nat. Ord. Fabacese.) 



These are fine large shrubs, with small purple or white flowers in dense terminal 

 panicles in July. The several sorts seem all to be varieties of fruticosa. 



A, fragrans. Fbageant Amoepha. A hairy shrub. Flowers dark purple, 

 June and July. 



A. fruticosa. Shbubby Amoepha, or "Wild Indigo. Native of Carolina and 

 Florida. Flowers dark bluish purple in June and July. 



var. Lewisii. Has larger flowers than the species. 



A. glabra. Glabbous Amoepha. A shrub growing 3 feet to 6 feet high, flow- 

 ers bluish purple in July and August. 



A. nana. Dwaef Amoepha. Native of Missouri, flowers purple and fragrant. 



AKALIA. Angelica Tree. Aealle, Ger. Angelique, Fr. 

 {Nat. Ord, Araliacese.) 



A. Mandslmrica. Native of North China. A species with very hairy and 

 prickly bipinnate leaves. $1.00. 



A. spiiiosa. Angelica Teee, or Heecule's Club. A handsome and distinct 

 shrub, from North America, with large tripinnate leaves, and spiny stems, flowers 

 white in large spikes in September. 



