NATIVE SHRUBS 
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Holly (Ilex decidua) 
Texas Holly. Winterberry. ’Possum Haw. 
Its grey, leafless branches, laden with 
bright red berries are exquisitely beau¬ 
tiful during the entire winter. This Ilex 
is slow-growing and most difficult to 
transplant. 
f Lantana (Camara) 
A low bush bearing a profusion of 
orange, yellow and red flowers that 
bloom until frost. Must have protec¬ 
tion to withstand freezing. 
f Lespedeza prairea 
Bush Clover. A low-growing shrub that 
is found in the dry soil of East and 
Central Texas. It has rosy-purple 
flowers in racemes in spring and fall. 
Will grow in semi-shade. 
Leucophyllum texanum. Barometer 
plant or bush 
Senisa, or Wild Lilac, is an evergreen with 
ashy, almost white small leaves and 
lovely lavender flowers. Semi-hardy, 
for will not survive severe freezing. It 
is claimed that it will forecast rain by 
blossoming even before it rains. 
Prunus Reverchon, Hog plum 
and other wild plums have edible fruit 
and fragrant flowers. 
fParkinsonia aculaeata 
Jerusalem Thorn. A very large shrub, or 
small tree, most attractive because of 
iti lacy drooping foliage. In the spring 
it is laden with clusters of vivid yel¬ 
low flowers, followed by edible fruit. 
It prefers moist situations. Tea made 
from leaves and branches has medi¬ 
cinal properties. Freezing temperature 
renders this evergreen deciduous. It will 
grow in any soil. 
Poinsettia havensisis 
has brilliant foliage in the fall, but frost 
kills. 
fRed Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) 
Red Cedar is distributed in some form 
over most of the continent. It is said 
that "it provides for landscape planting 
in the Eastern states that classical effect 
which the Italian Cypress gives to the 
landscape of Southern Europe.” It is 
an important commercial product, and 
receives its common name from the 
color of the wood of mature trees. 
Juniperus virginiana reptans is very low 
growing with wide-spread branches. 
fRed Bud (Cerc'ts occidentalis) 
Artistic free-branching shrub or small 
tree. Covered in early spring, before 
the leaves appear, with innumerable 
small flowers of varying shades of 
purplish-pink. It grows readily from 
seed and the small bushes bloom the 
second or third year. 
Rhus (Sumac) in variety 
fRose Mallow (Pavonia lasiopetala) 
A low shrub bearing bright rosy-pink 
flowers in profusion. It is adaptable to 
shade and hillside gardens. 
Sesbania-Coffeebean tree 
Feathery leaves and drooping yellow 
flowers. 
fWillow, Flowering 
(Chilopsis linearis) 
Desert Willow. A small tree rather angu¬ 
lar in growth, suitable as a background 
or single specimen. It has graceful foli¬ 
age and beautiful bell-shaped lavender 
flowers, borne most of the summer. It 
will grow easily from cuttings. A na¬ 
tive of West Texas and New Mexico. 
Umbrella tree 
There are two kinds of Chinaberry trees 
(Melia Azedarach) one being umbra- 
culiformis and the other more flo- 
riferous, called floribunda, the former 
being decidedly umbrella-shaped. 
Anna Hearne Newbury. 
tDemands very little water. Is drought and heat-resistant. 
