A. Matsumurae. Japan. 
A. pendula. Japan. 
A. rubra. Red A.; Alaska to Calif, and Idaho. 
A. rugosa. Smooth A.; Me. to Fla. and Tex. 
A. sinuata. Alaska to N. Calif. 
A. viridis. European Green A.; Mts. of Eu. 
ALYSSUM, Cruciferae. Low-growing subshrubs bearing white, 
pink, or yellow flowers in spring; particularly suited to a rock 
garden or dry wall [5E]. 
A. argenteum. Yellow-tuft; S. Eu. and Asia Minor. 
A. saxatile. Golden-tuft; C. and S. Eu. 
A. spinosum. S.W. Eu. and N. Afr. 
AMELANCHIER, Rosaceae. Shadbush, Juneberry, Service- 
berry. Small ornamental trees and shrubs, the lace-like flowers 
of which are of short duration but are followed by rather 
showy black or red fruits, often eaten by the birds. Suitable for 
naturalistic plantings [5D, 5E, 4L, nursery]. 
A. alnifolia. Sask. to Colo. 
A. asiatica. Japan, Korea (My.). 
A. Bartramiana. Lab. to Pa. (Ap. or My.). 
A. canadensis. Me. to Ga. and La. (My.). 
A. florida. Mich, to Wash. (My.). 
A. laevis. Newf. to Ga. and Ala. (My.). 
A. oblongifolia. Me. to S. C. (My.). 
A. spicata (A. oblongifolia x stolonifera?). (My.). 
A. stolonifera. Dwarf Juneberry; Newf. to Mich, and Va. (My.). 
AMORPHA, Leguminosae. Shrubs with purplish flowers in 
spring. Most of them are of little or no ornamental value. 
A. fruticosa and A. canescens are most commonly grown [6E, 
nursery]. 
A. californica. S. and C. Calif. (My. or Jn.). 
A. canescens. Lead-plant; Man. to La. and N. Mex. (Jn. or Jy.). 
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