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F. & F NURSERY CATALOGUE 



Viburnum plicatum 



VIBURNUM. Snowball. 



— acerifolium. Maple-leaved Arrow-Wood. 3 



feet. A medium-sized native shrub, with 

 smooth, slender branches and ovate, pubes- 

 cent leaves, 3-lobed and coarsely toothed. 

 The white flowers conspicuous and handsome. 



— cassinoides. White Rod. 5 feet. Of medium 



size, with erect grayish branches, thick, ovate 

 shining leaves and large cymes of small white 

 flowers. Grows mostly in low grounds, but 

 succeeds perfectly in high locations. 



— Carlesii. An early-flowering Viburnum of fine 



habit, bearing deliriously fragrant white flow- 

 ers in May, being one of the first shrubs to 

 flower. We consider this one of the most im- 

 portant introductions of recent years. 



— dentatum. Arrow-Wood. 6 feet. A tall native 



shrub, with slender branches and smooth twigs. 

 Leaves ovate, coarsely toothed, smooth on 

 both sides. Clusters of fruit very dark blue. 

 Found in moist soil, but will succeed elsewhere. 



— dilatatum. From Japan. Low-spreading hab- 



it, fine foliage, bearing in Autumn a wealth 

 of bright scarlet berries. An especially hand- 

 some shrub. 



— Lantana. Wayfaring Tree. 6 feet. Leaves 



heart-shaped, covered with a mealy pubes- 

 cence beneath. Flowers white in May, fol- 

 lowed by pink, red and black fruit with the 

 advancing season. 



rugosum. Rough-leaved Viburnum. Has larg- 

 er and rougher leaves than Lantana, and ter- 

 minal cymes of white flowers in May. Very 

 ornamental in foliage and fruit. 



VIBURNUM— Continued 



— Lentago. Sheep-Berry. 6 feet. A large shrub 



bearing clusters of white flowers toward the 

 end of May. 



— molle. 5 feet. A native species, very similar to 



V. dentatum; but the foliage and fruit are 

 larger, and it blooms about twenty days later. 



— Opulus. High Bush Cranberry. 6 feet. An 



attractive and showy shrub at all times, and 

 particularly in the Fall, when covered with its 

 large red berries. 



nana. 2 feet. Dwarf Guelder Rose. Makes 



a round, cushion-like bush, not over two feet. 

 Valued for its dwarf habit. 



— — sterilis. Common Snowball. 6 feet. A 



well-known and highly prized shrub for its 

 large balls or masses of white flowers. 



— tomentosum. 6 feet. Single Japan Snowball, 



A symmetrical, handsome bush, with brown 

 branches and beautifully ribbed foliage, green 

 above and bronzy purple beneath. Pure white 

 flowers on large, flat cymes, succeeded in late 

 Summer by scarlet berries, turning to a blue 

 black. 



plicatum. Japan Snowball. 6 feet. Of up- 

 right, bushy growth, entirely dark green leaves, 

 and large heads of enduring white flowers; 

 superior to the common sort. One of the finest 

 shrubs in cultivation. 



— Rhytidophyllum. Belongs to the Chinese 



Viburnums and forms a plant of striking ap- 

 pearance, much unlike the ordinary Viburnums. 

 It forms a much-branched shrub 5-10 feet 

 tall, with leaves 6-10 inches long and 2-3 

 inches broad, dark green and deeply channeled 

 above, with strong veins on the underside. 

 Flowers are white and fruit at first red, turning 

 to a jet black as they ripen and stay on the 

 plants late in the Winter. It is a native of the 

 moist woods in China. A novelty little known. 

 Considered to be evergreen. 



— Sieboldii. 6 feet. Clusters of white flowers in 



May. The leaves are larger than any other 

 Viburnum, heavy and dark green. Desirable, 

 especially when grown as a specimen shrub. 



VITEX. Chaste Shrub. 



— Agnus-castus. 3 to 4 feet. A valuable shrub 



for its August and September bloom. Flowers 

 lilac color in loose panicles. 



XANTHOCERAS. 



— sorbifolia. 15 feet. A rare and choice shrub 



bearing white flowers with crimson center in 

 latter May. Foliage pinnate, resembling the 

 Mountain Ash. 



XANTHORHIZA. 



— apiifolia. Yellow Root. A native shrub of 



neat, dwarf habit, especially suited for banks 

 and borders. Flowers plum colored, on racemes 

 in May. 



