CATALOG 
OF HARDY TREES AND SHRUBS 
AT THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 
ABELIA, Caprifoliaceae. Easily cultivated summer-flowering 
shrubs that require protection when young. The most desirable 
for this region is A . grandiflora, which combines beautiful flow¬ 
ers borne over a long period with persistent lustrous foliage 
that assumes bronze shades in the fall [8E, nursery]. 
A. chinensis. China (Jy.-S.). 
A. '‘Edward Goucher” (A. grandiflora x Schumannii). (Jn.-O.). 
A. grandiflora (A. chinensis x uniflora). Glossy A.; (Jn.-O.). 
A. g. Sherwoodi. (Jn.-O.). 
A. triflora. N. W. Himal. (Jn.). 
ABELIOPHYLLUM, Oleaceae. A recently introduced shrub 
bearing fragrant white flowers; it may eventually become a gar¬ 
den favorite because of its early blooming [6H]. 
A. distichum. C. Korea (Ap.-My.). 
ABIES, Pinaceae. Fir. Pyramidal evergreen trees that differ 
from the spruces in that they bear their cones upright. Many 
of the firs do not grow satisfactorily at low elevations or under 
city conditions. The following are most adaptable to the New 
York region: A. homolepis, A. Veitchii, A. Nordmanniana and 
A. concolor [8C, 8D, gD, nursery]. 
A. alba pyramidalis.* 
A. amabilis. Cascade F.; B. C. and Alb. to Ore. 
A. balsamea. Balsam F.; Lab. to W. Va. and Iowa. 
A. cephalonica. Greek F.; Greece. 
A. cilicica. Cilician F.; Asia Minor, Syria. 
* The Silver Fir, A . alba, is native to the mountains of central and south¬ 
ern Europe. 
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