Rluis canadensis FRAGRANT SUMAC A 
much-branched spreading shrub usually 2 io 4 feet tall. 
Leaves compound, consisting of three bright leaflets. 
Flowers yellow, disposed in short spikes or clusters 
along the branches. Fruit bright red, clothed with short 
silky hair. Splendid for rock gardens. 
Rhus cotinus COMMON SMOKETREE (Pur 
pie Fringe) A conspicuous spreading shrub or small 
tree with large round leaves reaching a height of 6 to 12 
feet. It is overhung during the Summer by mist-like 
clouds of tiny purple flowers. 
Rhus glabra SMOOTH SUMAC This plant 
which is a strong grower and suitable for barren soil 
lias green flowers in July followed by large pointed 
heads of scarlet fruit in August and September. 
Rhus typhina STAGHORN SUMAC A strong 
growing shrub or small tree with large pointed heads 
of scarlet fruit in August which remain all winter. Will 
grow' in the driest situations where its gorgeous fall 
coloring sometimes begins in August. 
Sambucus canadensis acutiloba CUTLEAF 
ELDER A strong growing shrub with deeply cut and 
incised foliage lending an airy fern-like aspect. For 
screens where quick growth is desired. Height 8 to 10 
feet. 
Sambucus canadensis aurea GOLDEN AMER¬ 
ICA N ELDER A beautiful fast growing contrasting 
shrub, useful in large shrub groupings and for screening, 
lie ght 8 to 10 feet. The golden leaf form of American 
Elder which retains the golden-yellow color of the 
foliage throughout the Summer. Indispensable to 
produce a lively effect. 
Spiraea ANTHONY WATERER SPIREA A 
remarkable free-flowering shrub with upright branches, 
attaining a height of about 2 feet. Of garden origin. 
Leaves bright green, often with variegations of yellow 
with incised and serrate borders. Flowers bright crimson 
disposed in dense corymbs, blossoming through the 
Summer and Fall. A valuable border plant of increasing 
popularity. 
Spiraea arguta GARLAND SPIREA One of the 
finest early blooming Spireas of light, open habit of 
growth. Foliage small and deep green becoming beauti¬ 
fully colored in Fall. The minute pure white flowers 
are borne in early May and quite envelope the branches. 
Spiraea billiardi BILLIARD SPIREA A hardy 
upright shrub with brownish branches, growing 4 to 
5 feet tall. Of garden origin. Leaves oblong or lance¬ 
olate, bright green above ,pale or grayish beneath. 
With bright pink flowers, 
produced in long dense pan¬ 
icles in Summer. Very 
showy and attractive and 
splendid for cut flowers. 
Spiraea douglasi 
DOUGLAS SPIREA An 
upright shrub 5 to 7 feet 
tall, with reddish brown 
branches. Leaves narrowly 
oblong, green above, white 
woolly beneath. Flowers 
deep pink, in long dense 
panicles. Very showy and 
quite hardy. 
Spiraea froebeli 
FOERBEL SPIREA 
Similar to Anthony Wa- 
terer but is more vigorous 
and has crimson flowers. 
Valuable for a low flowering 
hedge. 
Spiraea japonica 
(callosa alba) JAPAN¬ 
ESE SPIREA A compact 
shrub with upright branches 
2 feet tall. Native of China 
and Japan. Leaves ovate 
or broadly lancelate, 
brightgreen above, pale or 
Viburnum 
SNOWBERRY 
Symphoricarpos 
CRANBERRYBUSH 
bluish green beneath, persisting until frost. F*" wers 
pure white, in flat-topped clusters. Very florifero us - 
Spiraea vanhouttei VANIIOUTTE SPIREA 
One of the most, popular and frequently seen shrubs: 
often mistakenly called Bridalwreath. A grand and 
graceful shrub with numerous arching branches of 
garden origin. Probably the most widely known and 
planted of all shrubs. Leave ,dark green with incised 
borders pale bluish green beneath, persisting until 
late Autumn. Flowers white in numerous dense flowered 
umbels in late Spring. Quite hardy and attaining a 
height of 5 to 6 feet. Can’t be too highly recommended. 
Spiraea ihunbergi THUNBERG SPIREA A 
very graceful shrub, flowering early in the Spring, being 
among the first, shrubs to bloom. Branches slender and 
drooping. Small, bright green leaves which give a light 
feathery appearance. Pure white flowers. Dwarf. 
Symphoricarpos chenaulti (Red Snowberry) 
PiDk and white flowers in June. Upright branches 
loaded with large. Coral-red berries with small white 
dots.. Thrives in sun or shade. 
Symphoricarpos racemosus COMMON SNOW¬ 
BERRY. A beautiful shrub grown mainly for its large 
white berries which appear in September and October. 
Foliage dull green and very attractive. Partial to moist 
half shady locations. 
Symphoricarpos vulgaris CORALBERRY This 
graceful drooping shrub is valuable for holding em¬ 
bankments or in any dry situation but thrives also in 
partial shade. The dark red berries serve as food for 
the birds. 
Syringa vulgaris COMMON LILAC The most 
familiar shrub of old time. Its excellent foliage, bounti¬ 
ful trusses of Spring flowers and delicate perfume, 
together with its resistance to disease and plant pests, 
place it near the top of any shrub list. 
Syringa vulgaris alba WHITE LILAC Same 
as above except that the blossoms are white, growth 
not quite so strong and foliage a lighter green. 
Syringa persica. PERSIAN LILAC A very dis¬ 
tinct wiry bush with very fragrant light purple flowers 
in large loose clusters. The bush is more graceful than 
the Common Lilac. 
Syringa—Named Varieties. These are the aristo¬ 
crats of the flowering shrubs. While most are trained 
as small trees, they soon attain a shrub-like appear¬ 
ance. Their foliage differs widely from the more com¬ 
mon types and the flowers while often not fragrant 
are larger and usually of stronger colors. 
BELLE DE NANCY—large trusses of double pink 
fragrant flowers. 
CHARLES X Strong grower, large trusses of dark 
lilac-red single flowers. 
MARIE LEMOINE Compact trusses of pure 
white double flowers. 
MICHEL BUCHNER—single hyacinth blue, 
heavily loaded with blooms each Spring. 
PRESIDENT GREVY Very large panicles nearly 
a foot in length. Flowers bloom very large and double. 
SOUVENIR DE LUDWIG SPAETH—dark 
purplish-red single, very popular. 
Tamarix africana AFRICAN TAMARIX A 
tall graceful shrub, with small foliage like a Juniper, 
and delicate, small, rosy purple flowers, produced in 
spikes in Spring or early Summer. Height 6 to 10 feet. 
Tamarix amurensis AMUR TAMARIX A tall 
growing shrub attaining a height of 10 to 12 feet with 
feathery blue-green foliage and a profusion of long 
pink flowers throughout June and July. The Tamarix 
is really indispensable in all plantings and can be used 
either in groupings or mass plantings or as specimen 
shrubs on the lawn. 
Tamarix pentandra FIVESTAMEN TAMARIX 
A superior variety of Tamarix having purplish branches 
and bluish leaves. It bears large panicles of pink flowers 
blooming in August and September. Height 6 to 12 
feet. 
Viburnum americanum AMERICAN CRAN¬ 
BERRYBUSH This shrub is much like High-Bush 
Cranberry usually found in the trade. Its habit, how¬ 
ever, is more vigorous and open and it bears a greater 
profusion of red berries which remain throughout the 
Winter. They are not eaten by the birds. The leaves 
begin to color at the end of July and remain a bright 
scarlet late in the year. 
Viburnum carlesi FRAGRANT VIBURNUM 
This variety was introduced from Korea some 18 to 
20 years ago and due to the difficulty with which it is 
propagated is still very scarce. As a Viburnum it is in 
a class of its own, growing into an unusually well¬ 
shaped, uniform plant with large, round dark green 
leaves. The snowball-shaped flowers which open a 
delicate pink retain this color for a long time finally 
fading out white. The fragrance is delicious and this 
feature alone earns for this variety a place in every 
garden. Its ultimate height is not yet known. 
Viburnum cassinoides WITHE-ROD An up¬ 
right shrub averaging 2 to 6 feet in height. Useful for 
bordering groups of shrubbery. Its leaves are dull 
green, 1 to 3 inches long. In June and July it bears 
white or yellowish flowers in cymes 3 to 5 inches wide. 
Its fruit is pink at first changing to dark blue and re¬ 
maining late in season. 
Viburnum dentatum ARROWWOOD A 
bushy shrub with upright branches. Leaves heart- 
shaped, bright green, with coarsely toothed borders, 
fading to rich tones of purple and red. Flowers creamy 
white, in profuse flat-topped clusters in late Spring or 
early Summer. Berries blue black. Height to 12 feet. 
A handsome symmetrical species. Its shiny green leaves 
make it a favorite. 
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Viburnum lantana WAYFARING TREE A 
large shrub with scurfy branches, usually growing 10 
to 15 feet tall. Native of Europe, leaves oblong, 
wrinkled, dark green above, downy beneath. Flowers 
white, disposed in dense flat-topped clusters. Usually 
with seven showy white ray-flowers on the margins. 
Berries bright red changing to black. Splendid speci¬ 
men plants. 
Viburnum lentago NANNYBERRY A arge 
shrub reaching a height of 6 feet with bright green 
leaves and fragrant yellowish-white flowers. Fruit 
oval and black. 
Viburnum molle KENTUCKY VIBURNUM 
A very robust shrub growing 5 to 6 feet. Leaves dark 
green, hairy. Flowers white and very large; followed 
by large clusters of bluish-black berries. 
Viburnum opulus CRANBERRYBUSH A tall 
shrub with upright spreading branches, 8 to 10 feet 
tall. Leaves broadly ovate, three-lobed, bright green. 
Flowers white, disposed in flat-topped clusters, in late 
Spring and early Summer. Berries scarlet, persisting 
all Winter, very showy. 
Viburnum opulus sterile COMMON SNOW¬ 
BALL A grand hardy shrub, with handsome snow 
white flowers produced in large globular clusters. All 
the flowers are sterile and radiant,and appear in nu¬ 
merous compact balls in Spring. An old-time favorite 
and without doubt one of the best of flowering shrubs. 
Weigela ABEL CARRIERE WEIGELA A 
strong growing shrub reaching a height of 5 feet bear¬ 
ing profuse pink or carmine flowers during June. A 
very superior variety. 
Weigela EVA RATHKE WEIGELA A remark¬ 
able free blooming hybrid Weigela. Flowers are very 
distinct in color, being a rich reddish purple. The flowers 
first appear in June, but the shrub continues to bloom 
frequently throughout the Summer. Height 5 to 7 
feet. 
Weigela floribunda CRIMSON WEIGELA A 
large shrub with numerous upright branches, growing 
6 to 8 feet high. Native of Japan. Leaves dark green, 
more or less downy, especially on the lower surface. 
Flowers trumpet-shaped, brownish crimson in the bud, 
changing to right bright crimson when fully expanded, 
Very floriferous. 
Weigela rosea PINK WEIGELA A free-flower¬ 
ing shrub, usually about 6 feet tall with numerous 
spreading branches. Leaves dark green, smooth except 
on the midrib and veins. The flowers are rose-colored, 
large and showy, produced in great profusion. 
VAN HOUTTE SPIREA 
