Viburnum - Snowball 
This is a showy group of shrubs that usually grow from 5 to 10 ft. high, 
bloom lavishly in spring, bear pretty fruits and color to red or purple in fall. 
American High Bush Cranberry. (Americanum). Handsome native shrub, 8 to 
12 feet tall, of open and spreading habit. The fruit, which begins to color in 
July, remains on the branches and keeps its bright scarlet color until spring. 
(See picture on page 11). 
High Bush Cranberry (Opulus). The well known variety in old gardens. 
Grows 8 to 10 ft. high, bearing its balls of flowers in great profusion in May, 
followed by scarlet fruits. 
Carlesi. One of the finest new shrubs. Blossoms which come in May, are pink 
and white, similar to the Snowball, and having a fragrance like that of the 
trailing arbutus. Not hardy in northern Wisconsin. 4 to 5 feet. 
Common Snowball (Sterile). 6 to 10 ft. A grand hardy shrub. The flowers ap- 
pear in numerous compact balls in spring. Well known and justly popular. 
Dentatum (Arrowwood). 6 to 10 feet. A bushy, upright-growing shrub of 
large size, growing to perfection in all sections of the North. The leaves 
are heart-shaped, bright green in summer, changing later to rich purple 
and red. The creamy white, handsome flowers, borne in late spring, in large, 
flat clusters, are followed by blue-black berries. 
Lantana (Wayfaring Tree). 8 to 10 ft. A tall shrub with white flowers in large 
clusters in May, succeeded by bright red berries changing to black later. 
Lentago (Sheepberry). A large-growing shrub; leaves bronze when young, 
glossy green in midsummer, and brilliant orange and red in autumn. Flowers 
creamy white, with dark blue berries in autumn on red stems. 10 to 12 ft. 
Molle. 6 to 8 ft. Flowers in May. Bluish black fruit in August. Hardy. Foliage 
and growth similar to Lentago except that it does not get quite as large. 
Pubescens. 3 to 6 ft Bushy, with slender, upright branches. White flowers in 
May, fruit black. June to July. Hardy and very good for border plantings. 
Weigela - Diervilla 
Eva Rathke. 3 to 4 ft. A charming Weigela; flowers brilliant crimson; a beau¬ 
tiful, distinct, clear shade, producing two and sometimes three crops of 
blossoms in a season. (See picture on page 11). 
Rosea (Rose Colored). 5 to 6 ft. A hardy and beautiful shrub, bearing in June 
a profusion of rose-colored flowers. Introduced from China, and justly consid¬ 
ered one of the finest shrubs we have. 
White Snowberries. 
Variegata. An attractive, 
dwarf-growing shrub, 
with handsomely varie¬ 
gated leaves and flowers 
of a very pale pink, al¬ 
most white. 2 to 3 ft. 
Witch-hazel - 
Hamamelis 
Virginiana. A native shrub, 
having small yellow flow¬ 
ers in the fall. Grows 12 
to 14 feet tall. Rather 
slow growing. 
The landscape 
plan of a small city 
lot, shown above, 
and the shrub 
table on the oppo¬ 
site page are pre¬ 
sented as helpful 
aids to you in the 
arrangement of 
your own planting 
plans. Study them 
carefully. 
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