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Rhododendron canadense (Rhodora). A slender shrub, 2 feet high. Is good in a rock 

 garden with a ground cover of the following species. Flowers rosy purple, appearing 

 before the leaves in late April and early May. 



Vaccinium pennsylvanicum (Early Low Blueberry). From 6 to 12 inches high. Should 

 make good dwarf edging. Flowers white in early May. 



Evergreen. 



Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi (Bearberry). A creeping, vine-like shrub with small leaves, 

 abundant in Canada, forming broad mats over rocky ledges and slopes. Berries red. 

 Bryanthus (See Phyllodoce). 



Calluna vulgaris (Scotch Heather). Flowers pink, July and August. There is a white 

 variety. 



Chimaphila umbellata (Prince's Pine, or Pipsissewa) . Somewhat resembles Pachysandra. 

 Cotoneaster adpressa and C. microphylla. Resemble C. horizontalis, mentioned above, 



but are more dwarf and evergreen. Both have a neat habit and glossy foliage. May 



not be hardy everywhere, but should be tried for low, stiff edging. 

 Daphne Cneorum (Garland Flower). Dense and compact. Pink flowers in May. 



Excellent for edging. From 6 to 12 inches high. Twigs flexible and leathery, as 



those .of D. Mezereum, described above. 

 Dendrium [ — Leiophyllum] buxifolium (Sand Myrtle.) A dense shrub, to 3 feet high. 



There is a low, tufted form, var. prostratum. Flowers white or blush in May. 

 Empetrum nigrum (Black Crowberry). 



Erica carnea (Hardy Spring Heath.) Pink in April and May. From 6 to 12 inches high. 

 Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen, or Checkerberry,) Red berries. Leaves have good 

 flavor. 



Gaylussacia brachycera (Box Huckleberry). Very dwarf and compact. 



Juniperus Sabina var. tamariscifolia. A very neat Juniper for edging. 



Lycopodium obscurum (Ground Pine) . A native Club Moss related to Trailing Christmas 

 Green (L. complanatum) , but with stems erect and treelike, to 12 inches high. 



Mitchella repens (Partridge Berry). This and the preceding are two creeping, vine- 

 like plants excellent for the rock garden. Moneywort has bright yellow flowers in 

 June, and Partridge Berry has handsome red berries all Winter. 



Phyllodoce [ — Bryanthus] ccerulea (Mountain Heath). A low alpine shrub, from 3 to 6 

 inches high. Flowers pinkish purple, July. 



Potentilla tridentata. Plant from 4 to 8 inches high, forming thick mats. Foliage bronz- 

 ing in Winter. Flowers white. Strawberry-like. 



Rhododendron [ — Azalea hinodegira.] A low shrub, better than R. amcBna, leaves large, 

 and flowers a brilliant red. Late May and early June. 



*LiQt revised from Curtis, Cornell Bulletin 361. 



Bushes for Wet Places 



When planting grounds it is often desired to obtain shrubs for 

 planting in wet places, some that will attract either by their flowers, 

 berries or other features. 



There is a shrub which always comes to mind when this subject 

 is thought of, Clethra alnifolia, because of the profusion and fragrance 

 of its flowers. It blooms in Midsummer or later, the bush is usually 

 covered with panicles of white flowers of peculiar fragrance. In its 

 wild state it is usually found on the banks of streams, or otherwise near 

 water, so that it is well suited when planted in similar positions. There 

 is another native Clethra, the C. acuminata, but the alnifolia is the 

 best for the purpose. 



The White Fringe, Chionanthus virginica, is at home in a wet 

 place. It is wild in situations which are almost under water at times. 

 This has >yhite flowers, too, but they come early in Spring with the 



