HARDY NATIVE AMERICAN ORNAMENTAL PLANTS. 
Varieties. 
Size and Grade. 
Decidnous Sbrabs, continued. 
Benzoin odoriferum (Spice-Bush). 6 to lo ft 
Spicy bark : the yellow flowers appearing before 
the leaves. Fruit bright red. 
Baccharis halimifolia. 2 to lo ft 
Smooth, handsome growth and leaves; white 
flowers. 
Calycanthus floridus (Sweet Shrub). 3 to 8 ft. ... 
" glaucus (Carolina Allspice). 5 to 15 ft. 
Leaves and brown flowers larger than in Floridus. 
Chionanthus Virginica (White Fringe). 4 to 12 ft. . 
White, fringe-like, fragrant flowers. Very popular 
tor parks and cemeteries. 
Clethra acuminata (Southern Pepper=bush). 8 to 
16 ft : 
Beautiful bark and fragrant white flowers in nod- 
ding spikes. This and the following species highly 
recommended for lawns, parks, etc. 
Clethra ainifolia (Pepper-bush). 4 to 8 ft 
Very fragrant. 
Cornus stricta (Dogwood). 10 to 20 ft 
" paniculata. 4 to 8 ft 
" sericea. 6 to 10 ft 
" florida. See under Trees. 
" alternifolia. See under Trees. 
All the Dogwoods (Cornus) are considered very 
useful in landscape work. 
Comptonia asplenifolia (Sweet Fern), i to 2 ft. . . 
Pretty, small, aromatic shrub, the leaves resem- 
bling the fronds of a fern. 
Castanea pumila (Chinkapin). 4 to 20 ft 
Fine, small, oval nuts. Reaches the proportions 
of a tree in the lower districts. 
Diervilla sessilifolia (Mountain Bush- Honey- 
suckle). 3 to 5 ft 
Forms thick clumps; abundant sulphur -yellow 
flowers in late summer ; showy. 
Euonymus Americanus (Strawberry-bush). 2 to 
6 ft 
The fruit gives this plant a peculiar beauty, for 
which it is chiefly prized in shrubberies. This is of 
a crimson color, and finally, when mature, bursts 
open, exposing the bright scarlet seed. 
Dirca palustris (Leatherwood). 3 to 5 ft 
Low, branching shrub ; the young leaves silky, 
flowers yellow. The tough bark used by the Indians 
for thongs 
Qaylussacia ursina (Buckberry). 3 to 5 ft 
Fruit tart ; used in making jellies. 
Qaylussacia frondosa (Blueberry). 3 to 6 ft 
The delicious Huckle or Blueberry of our mountains 
Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch-Hazel). 8 to 15 fi. . . 
Yellow-ribboned flowers appear in late fall or early 
winter, when leaves are dropping. Invaluable in 
ornamental work, and no other can be found to fill 
its unique place. 
Hydrangea radiata (Wild Hydrangea). 4 to 8 ft. . . 
The leaves are downy-white underneath, giving this 
plant a peculiar charm in the fall, as the leaves <:«>■/»/. 
1 to 2 ft. 
2 to 3 ft. 
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