COTONEASTER, Rosaceae. Shrubs, many of them highly 
decorative. They have clusters of small white or pink flowers 
succeeded by orange, red, or black berries. The foliage of some 
species persists until December. They vary in habit from pros¬ 
trate creepers to tall shrubs. Among the best are: prostrate — 
C. Dammeri; low growing — C. adpressa , C. apiculata, C. hori- 
zontalis, C. microphylla; medium height — C. Dielsiana , C. di¬ 
varicate C. Zabeli miniata; tall — C. ambigua, C. bullata [6D, 
5E, nursery]. 
C. acuminata. Himal. 
C. acutifolia. N. China. 
C. adpressa. W. China. 
C. a. praecox. 
C. affinis. Himal. 
C. a. bacillaris. Himal. 
C. ambigua. W. China. 
C. amoena. S.W. China. 
C. apiculata. W. China. 
C. bullata. W. China. 
C. buxifolia. Nilgiri Hills, S. India. 
C. congesta ( C. microphylla glacialis). Himal. 
C. Dammeri. C. China. 
C. denticulata. Mex. 
C. Dielsiana. C. and W. China. 
C. divaricata. C. and W. China. 
C. foveolata. C. China. 
C. Franchetii. W. China. 
C. frigida. Himal. 
C. glaucophylla. W. China. 
C. g. serotina. 
C. g. vestita. 
C. gracilis. China. 
C. Harroviana. W. China. 
C. hebephylla. S.W. China. 
C. horizontalis. W. China. 
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