TREES FOR LONG ISLAND 



DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 



Berries of Indian 

 Currant. No red- 

 berried shrub is 

 more profuse. 



HYDRANGEA, con. 



when there are but few- 

 flowers in the shrub- 

 bery. There are some 

 people who regard the 

 variety P. grandiflora 

 as too showy and a bit 

 commonplace. They 

 will be pleased with 

 this variety. 



Hydrangea panic- 

 ulata, var. tardiva. 

 This is similar to the 

 Prsecox, excepting that 

 it blooms later, 

 flowering with the 

 Grandiflora. 



Hydrangea ar- 

 borescens ster- 

 ilis. This is a 

 new sterile form 

 of an American Hy- 

 drangea. The flower is 

 a hemispherical "snow- 

 ball" in July and Au- 

 gust, and the shrub is 

 worthy of wide popularity. 



Hydrangea radiata. An- 

 other native species, grow- 

 ing about 8 feet high, with 

 flat heads of flowers in 

 July. The underside of the leaves is white. 



Oak-leaved. H. quercifoHa. Has large leaves shaped 

 like those of the Red Oak, and bears panicles of flowers in 

 July, making it a (unique plant. Slow to propagate, and 

 nurserymen have but few of them. 



BLACK ALDER 



Ilex verticillata 



One of the brightest red-berried 

 ■shrubs, frequently found growing wild 

 on abandoned hillsides and swamps. 

 It is an upright shrub, 8 feet high, 

 with black bark. The twigs are thickly 

 •and _ closely covered with brilliant red 

 berries. It is often used, mixed with 

 Holly foliage, for Christmas decorations. 

 In this way the fohage of many non- 

 berry-bearing Hollies may be used. 

 Only part of these shrubs have berries, 

 therefore it is best to plant ten or 

 more in a group. 



INDIAN CURRANT 

 Coral Berry 



Symphoricarpos vulgaris 



This grows about 3 feet high, and 

 all the stems arch over to the ground, 

 so that it is excellent for edging taller 

 plantations. It sends trailers along the 

 ground, taking root at every joint, 

 therefore it is well adapted to holding 

 steep banks. In September, the thickly 

 crowded berries turn bright red, be- 

 coming darker as the winter advances, 

 whereas those of Thunberg's Bar- 

 berry retain their color all winter. 

 It belongs to the same genus as the 

 Snowberry, which has pure, snow- 

 white berries, and the two form an 

 excellent combination. 



JAPAN JUDAS . Cercis 



Cercis Chinensis; syn., C. Japonica. Before the leaves 

 appear in early May this shrub has its twigs covered with 

 crowded rose-pink, pea-shaped blossoms. 



LABURNUM • Golden Chain 



This appears as much a favorite in England as the 

 Dogwood is here. Unfortunately, the Dogwood rarely 

 flowers in England; but we are able to grow the Laburnum. 

 The bark sometimes kills at the base of the trunk. This 

 is avoided by planting between other shrubs. It is such a 

 slender plant that it looks better when rising from other 

 foliage. It grows 10 feet high. Early in May it is decked 

 with long racemes of bright, golden yellow, pea-shaped 

 blossoms similar in form to those of the Wistaria. 



LILAC • Syringa 



Common, or Purple. S. vulgaris. This will always be 

 a favorite, probably because it is an old-fashioned flower 

 with a perfume that cannot be forgotten. While it is 

 not perfectly adapted to our climate, preferring colder 

 summers, it always comes out with fresh beauty each 

 spring. The powdery mildew whitening the leaves in 

 late summer, or borers in the trunk, are not a serious 

 handicap. It is an easy species to transplant. No one 

 need hesitate taking up old plants which may occa- 

 sionally be found around abandoned farmhouse sites, for 

 these can be transplanted very successfully, even when 

 in bloom. 



White. S. vulgaris, var. alba. This has pure white 

 flowers in early May, and can be distinguished even in 

 winter from the Common, or Purple Lilac, by the lighter 

 color of its buds. 



Garden seat surrounded by Lilacs 



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