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COTONEASTER acutifolia (Peking Coto- 

 neaster). Deciduous. Long green foliage. Attrac- 

 tive pinkish flowers in nodding clusters in May fol- 

 lowed by small black, ovoid fruits. Grows about 

 twelve feet, and makes a handsome specimen. 



C. adpressa (Creeping Cotoneaster) . A pros- 

 trate shrub with creeping stems, irregularly branched 

 and clothed with small oval leaves, wavy at the mar- 

 gins. Bears pinkish flowers and small bright red 

 fruits. A handsome and hardy addition to any rock 

 garden. 



C. apiculata. Of Chinese origin. Covered with 

 scarlet berries in fall and winter. Forms neat mounds 

 a yard high. Semi-evergreen. 



C. buxifolia (Box Cotoneaster). A low-growing 

 evergreen with oval box-like foliage. White flowers 

 in May, followed by crimson fruit. 



C. dammeri (Dammers Cotoneaster). Trailing. 

 Roots as it creeps over the ground. Bright green 

 leaves with white flowers and scarlet fruit. Un- 

 usually valuable in clothing banks. The most pros- 

 trate of all. 



C. dielsiana (Diets Cotoneaster). Introduced by 

 E. H. Wilson from China in 1900. Ascending, arch- 

 ing branches. Persistent dark green leaves remain 

 until December, crimson fruit. One of the finest. 



C. divaricata (Spreading Cotoneaster). Upright 

 type of spreading habit, branching and graceful, 

 usually attains a height of 6 to 8 feet. Lustrous, 

 dark green leaves turn red before dropping in the fall. 

 Abundance of red fruit. One of the hardiest. 



C. francheti (Franchet Cotoneaster). Of pendu- 

 lous habit, rich foliage. Native of southwestern 

 China. Attains a height of 8 to 15 feet and more 

 in diameter, bears abundance of blossom and fruit. 



C. horizontalis (Rock Cotoneaster). Low spread- 

 ing. Pinkish white flowers in spring; bright red ber- 

 ries in fall and winter. Very good for low rock 

 planting. Deservedly the most popular of all. 



C. horizontalis (Standards) (Rock Cotoneaster). 



Growing on stems 2 to 4 feet tall. Of a striking ap- 

 pearance, especially when covered with pinkish flow- 

 ers in the spring and again in the fall when studded 

 with bright red fruit. The crowns of these plants are 

 made up of spreading and twisted branches. Valued 

 by garden-makers for their beauty and rarity. 



C. horizontalis perpusilla. Prostrate shrub 

 clothed in an immense quantity of small evergreen 

 foliage. Abundance of bright red fruit makes it one 

 of the most effective fruiting plants for rockeries. 



C. hupehensis (Hupeh Cotoneaster) . Very hardy. 

 Dark green leaves, whiplike arching and spreading 

 branches, masses of white flowers in early summer, and 

 a profusion of brilliant crimson fruit in autumn. 

 Attains height of 8 to 1 feet; 10 to 15 feet wide. 



C. microphylla (Rock-spray). Small glossy dark 

 green leaves, white flowers. Red berries in fall. Low 

 growing, very hardy and evergreen. 



C. racemiflora soongarica (Coral Cotoneaster). 



Spreading form. Gray-green leaves, white flowers 

 and red fruit. Very handsome and useful. 



Note to Home Buyers: — The first point to be considered in planning the home landscape is the foundation 

 planting. Here is a fine example of modest, but well-planted foundation, consisting of Rhododendrons, Coton- 

 easter, Japanese Yew and a ground cover of Pachysandra. 



Jesse Tarbox Beals 



