KELSEY'5 HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 
\i0rolvn in the Carolina jyfountains at 3800 ^et elel^ation 
OTHER DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
ADELIA acuminata, (i to S ft. A good slinib for wet Ijaiiks and aloiifj streams. 
ALNUS rugosa. Smooth Ai^der. 5 to 10 ft. A mucli-fidniired sliruh j^rowlli, especially along streams, 
Slmwy catkins appear early, 
ainobetula. Ai.pixf. Ai,f)ER. 2 to 10 ft. Low. ilifftisfi shrub with elegant foliage, fotinil on our highest nioun- 
taiii^. Showy red winjed fruit. Damp ground. The liest of the genus probably, 
incana. SfKCKLEO ALUEii. 8 to 25 ft. Fine shrub for borders of streams aud pouds. Sharply serrated leaves. 
AMELANCHIER rotundifolia. Dwarf Jcneberry. 3 to 12 ft. Dwarf species very desirable for its white 
sliowy llowers and edible fruit. 
AMORPHA fruticosa. False In'dioo. 5 to 20 ft. Spre.ading bush, indigo-colored spiked flowers, for massing, 
herbacea. SocruEKX lNi>i(iO. 2 to 4 ft, A sniiiller, better shrub than llie ])rece<ling. with purple braiu^hes 
aud blue or rarely wliite llowers. 
ANDROMEDA ligustrina; sec Xolisma, A. mariana; see Fieris. A. racemosa; see Leucothoi!. 
ARALIA splnosa. IlEKCtTL.ES' Ci.t'n, 0 to 40 ft. .\ singular prickly-steninied low tree or shrub with large, 
compound, tropical-looking foliage. A conspicuous plant winter or summer, giving quick effect. Large 
panicles of white showy llowers in August. 
ARDNIA (Pijru%) nigra. Black Chokeberrt. 3 to 12 ft. One of our most desirable native ornamentals, 
conspicuous in flower and fruit. Of dense growtli, literally enveloped in May with cymes of white flowers 
and later with black showy fruit. For single specimen or massing. Leaves color dark red in the fall, 
arbutifolia. I{Et) Chokeberkv. 2 to 12 ft. Ot larger growth than preceding, with splendid bright red ber- 
ries. An elegant shrub. 
ASCYRUM hjperlcoidss. St. Asdrew's Cross. ,'5 to 10 in. Decumbent species, dotted leaves and light 
yellow flowers from July to September. Shrub border. 
BACCHARIS halimifolia. GROtTNDSEL. 3 to ."> ft. Usually a seashore plant, and one of the few slirub com- 
posites. Yellow^ish flowers; the long white fruits very conspicuous in autumn. 
BENZOIN benzoin. Spice Bush. 4 to 20 ft. Fine shrub for moist situations. The abundant yellow flowers 
appear in early April on naked branches, and by summer time 
tlie obovoid berries are briglit red and conspicnous. Whole plant 
aromatic, sometimes used for tea. 
BERBERIS aquifolium. Creepino Barberry. 4 to 12 in. Low 
western mountain species, with charming, nearly 
evergreen leaves, which color crimson and deep red 
in fall. Fine rockery and shrub border plant, (See 
illustratitui.) 
canadensis. American Barberry. 1 to U ft. June. 
Yellow flowers in ilrooping racemes and very showy 
red berries hanging through winter, 
thunbergii. Japanese Barberry, 'lyi to 3 ft. Not natii-e. 
Dwarf, spreading shrub, elegant foliage and fruit and compact 
growtli. Much planted for hedges aud masses. Added to our 
list Ix'cause of great demand, 
vulgaris. Common Barberry. 6 to 8 ft. Pretty yellow flowers 
in May, and the brilliant purplish red fruit hangs on till early 
spring. Erect habit. 
BUTNERIA (Cofiyc«tt"i"») florlda. Sweet Shritb. 4 to 8 ft. April to August. The rich chocolate-colored 
flowers have a delightful strawberry fragranc?. Indispensable shrub of tliick growth, 
fertilis. Smooth Sweet Shrub. 4 to 8 ft. Quite similar, but with smoother and brighter green foliage and 
more upright growth. 
glauca. 4 to 8 ft. Species with large leaves and larger flowers than preceding species; flowers not fragrant. 
CAL.LICARPA americana. French Mclberry. 2 to 3 ft. Peculiar bluish flower. May to July. The 
peculiar violet-colored fruit is very showy in autumn, being thickly bunched along the sturdy shoots. 
CALYCANTHOS. See Butneria. 
CEANOTHUS americana. Xew Jersey Tea. 1 to 3 ft. Diffuse shrub, covered with a profusion of delicate 
white flowers in July when flowering shrubs are few. Fine bordei plant. 
CEPHALANTHUS occidentalis. Button Bush. 3 to 12 ft. Elegant thick-growing shrub for damp ground. 
(^lobular lieads of wliite llowers in July. 
CHIONANTHUS virginioa. White Prince. 10 to 40 ft. One of the most ornamental of all our native 
shrubs, with louse and drooping graceful panicles of delicat!' white, fringe-like flowers, very fragrant in 
early May or June. Leaves color bronze, sometimes yellow in autumu. Ornamental purple fruit. 
CLETHRA acuminata. Soitthern Pepper Bush. 8 to 20 ft. Tall shrub with handsome reddish bark and 
drooping racemes of white flowers. Moist situalrons or shrubbery. July anil August. (See illustration.) 
alnifolia. I'eppek Bcsh. .5 to l.i ft. Elegant, fragrant, upright racemes or spikes of white flowers in July 
and .August. Will flourish in almost any situation and is one of our most charming native shrubs of easy 
culture. (See illustration.) 
CLIFTONIA ligustrina. C to 20 ft. Of questionable hardiness north of Xew York or Boston. Damp ground. 
Long racemes of fragrant wliite flowers in March and April. 
COMPTONIA peregrlna. Sweet Fern. 2 to 3 ft. Pine native shrub with sweet-scented fern-like leaves. 
liniWM catkins of brownish flowers in May or June. Flourislies in sterile ground. 
CORNUS amonum. Silky Cornel. 3 to 10 ft. Late-blooming (.Tune) purplish stemmed species, with silky 
leaves and pale blue fruit in October. Flowers white, winter effect purple. 
alba sanguinea. Soaulet-Twioged Cornel. .'> to 12 ft. Not natira. Fine scarlet-twigged sort. 
ciFcinata. Kou.vd-Leavei> Cornel. 3 to 15 ft. Branches greenish, fruit light blue. All the shrub dog- 
woods are noted for their striking winter effects in shrubberies, nearly all species having highly colored 
annual shoots. 
Berberis aquifolium 
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