KELSEY'5 HARDY AMERICIAN PLANTS 
'~^0rohn in the Carolina jyfountains atsSooJeetelel^ation 
OTHER DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
ADELIA acuminata. 0 to 8 ft. A jj;oo(l slinib tor wet biinks and along streams. 
ALNUS rugosa. Smooth Ai.der. 5 to 10 ft. A 7niicli-a<lmired shrub growth, especially along streams. 
Slinw\' catUins appear earlv. 
alnobet'ula. Ar.iMNE .\li)EK. 2 to 10 ft. Low, iliflfiise shnil) with elegant foliage, found on our highest moun- 
tains. Shovvv red-winded fruit. Damp ground. The l>est of the genus probably, 
incana. Speckled .\i,i>ek. 8 to 25 ft. Fine shrub for borders of streams and ponds. Sharply serrated leaves. 
AMELANCHIER rotundifolia. Dwarf .Ic.veberrt. 3 to 12 ft. Dwarf species very desirable for its white 
sliowy llowers and edible fruit. 
AMORPHA fruticosa. False ISDtoo. ;"> to 20 ft. Spreading bush, indigo-colored spiked flowers, foV massing, 
herbacea. SorruEicx Isi>i(!o. 2 to 4 ft. A smaller, better shruli tliaii the preceding, with purple branches 
and blue or rarel\- white tlowers. 
ANDROMEDA ligustrina; see Xolisma. A. mariana; see Pieris. A. racemosa; see Leucothoi;. 
ARALIA spinosa. HERri-LEs' Ct.i n. (> to 40 ft. .V singular prickly-stemmed low tree or shrub with large, 
conip<niud, tropical-looking foliage. A conspicuous plant winter or summer, giving quick effect. Large 
panicles of white showy tlovvers in August. 
ARONIA tPuriis) nigra. BufK Chokeberrv. 3 to 12 ft. One of our most desirable native ornamentals, 
conspicuous in (lower an.l fruit. Of dense growth, literally enveloped in May with cymes of white Howers 
and later with black showv fruit. For single specimen or massing. Leaves color dark red in the fall. 
arbutifoUa. Reo Ch ^keberbv. 2 to 12 ft. Of larger growth than preceding, with splendid bright red ber- 
ries. An elegant shrub. 
ASCYRUM hyperlooSd33. St. .^shrew's Cross. 5 to 10 in. Decumbent species, dotted leaves and light 
yellow tlowers from .luly to September. Shrub border. 
BACCHARIS halimifolia. Grocndsel. 3 to ft. Usually a seashore plant, and one of the few shrub com- 
posites. Yellowish tlowers; the long white fruits very conspicuous in autumn. 
BENZOIN benzoin. Spice Bdsh. 4 to 20 ft. Fins shrub for moist situations. The abundant yellow flowers 
appear in early April on naketi branches, ami by sunnner time 
the obovoid berries are bright red atid conspicuous. Whole plant 
armiiatic, sometimes used for tea. 
BERBERIS aqulfollum. Creepiko Barberry. 4 to 12 in. Ijow 
western mountain species, with ciiarming, nearly 
evergreen leaves, which color crimson and deep red 
in fall. Fine rockery and shrub border plant. (See 
illnslration. ) 
canadensis. Amerioan Barberry. 1 to U ft. June. 
Yellow liowers in droo]iing racemes and very showy 
re<l berries hanging througli winter, 
thunbergii. .Japanese Bakuekuy. 2K to 3 ft. JS''ot native. 
Dwarf, spreading shrub, elegant foliage ami fruit and compact 
•rroHth. Much planted for hedges and masses. Added to our 
list liecause of great demand, 
vulgaris. Co.m.mo.n Barberry. 0 to 8 ft. Pretty yellow flowers 
in .May, and Ihe brilliant purplish red fruit hangs on till early 
spring. Erect habit. 
BUTNERIA (C«?,i/c«ii<;i«.s) florida. Sweet Shbi:b. 4 to 8 ft. April to August. Tlie rich chocolate-colored 
llowers have a delightful strawberry fragranca. Indispensable shrub of thick growth, 
tertilis. Smooth Sweet Shri'b. 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. 
CALLICARPA americana. French Mplberrv. 2 to .1 ft. Peculiar bluish flower. May to July. The 
peculiar violet colored fruit is very showy in uutuuiu, being thickly bunched along the sturdy shoots. 
CALYCANTHUS. See Butneria. 
CEANOTHUS americana. New Jersey Tea. 1 to .S ft, Diffuse shrub, covered with a profusion of delicate 
white flowers in July when flowering shrubs are few. Fine border plant. 
CEPHALANTHUS occidentalls. Bi-tton Bush. 3 to 12 ft. Elegant thick-growing shrub for damp ground. 
Globular heads of white flowers in July. 
CHIONANTHUS virginica. White Fkisce. 10 to 40 ft. One of the most ornamental of all our native 
shrubs, with louse and drooping graceful i>anicles of delicat- wljite, fringe-like flowers, very fragrant in 
earlv Mav or June. Leaves color bronze, sometimes yellow in autumn. Ornamental purple fruit. 
CLETHRA acuminata. Soi'therv Pepper Bush. 8 to 20 ft. Tall shrub with h,indsome reddish bark and 
drooping racemes of white flowers. .Moist situations or shrubbery. July and August. (See illustration.) 
alnifolia. ^ Pepper Bush, .t to \'> ft. Elegant, fragrant, upright racemes or spikes of white flowers in July 
and .\Mgust. Will flourish in almost any situation ami is one of our most charming native shrubs of easy 
culture. (See illustration.) 
CLIFTONIA ligustrina. G to 20 ft. Of questionable hardiness north of Xcw York or Boston. Damp ground. 
Long racemes of fragrant white flowers in March ami April. 
COMPTONIA peregrina. Sweet Fern-. 2 to 3 ft. Fine native shrub with sweet-scented fern-like leaves. 
Brown calkins of brownish flowers in May or Juue. Flourishes in sterile ground. 
CORNUS amonum. Silky Cornel. 3 to 10 ft. Late-blooming (June) purplish stemmed species, with silky 
leavr s atid pale blue fruit in October. Flowers white, winter effect purple, 
alba sanguinea. Scari.et-Twigoed Corsel. 5 to 12 ft. Not iialire.. Fine scarlet-twigged sort, 
circinata. Hoi-sd-Leavei> Cornel. 3 to l.'j 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. 
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