GREENBRIER NURSERIES 
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 
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FLOWERING SHRUBS, continued 
*MERATIA praecox. Wintersweet. Ten- 
foot shrubs covered with quantities of 
bright yellow, fragrant flowers in early 
January. 
OXYDENDRUM arboreum. Sour-Wood. 
An ornamental tree 30 feet high with thick, 
shiny leaves that turn vivid scarlet in early 
fall. White flowers in summer, followed 
by gray fruits. 
PH1LADELPHUS grandiflorus. Mock- 
Orange. A tall-growing shrub with very 
large white blossoms in June. It has beau¬ 
tiful large foliage. A popular variety. 
P. virginalis. A tall variety 7 to 8 feet high, 
with large clusters of double flowers almost 
2 inches across. They are pure, glistening 
white, with delicious fragrance. 
PHYSOCARPUS opulifolius. Ninebark 
Spirea. A shrub 10 to 15 feet high, with 
pinkish white flowers n June and July. 
PRUNUS glandulosa. See page 26. 
*PUNICA Legrellei. A deciduous shrub, 15 
feet high, with double flowers striped red 
and yellowish white. 
*P. multiplex. Pomegranate. Similar to 
above, with white flowers and sweet fruit. 
RHAMNUS cathartica. B uckthorn. Tall, 
twiggy shrub with white flowers in June 
and black fruit in the fall. An excellent 
hedge-plant. 
*ROBINIA hispida. Rose Acacia. A 3-foot 
shrub with bristly branches and bright 
rose-colored flowers in May and June. 
HYDRANGEA arborescens grandiflora. 
Hills-of-Snow. A 4 to 5-foot shrub, rather 
straggly, but covered in July with fine 
large heads of white flowers which last a 
long time. Does best in shade and should 
be pruned severely each spring. See illus¬ 
tration on page 26. 
H. paniculata grandiflora. Pee-Gee Hy¬ 
drangea. The familiar, small, tree-like 
shrub growing 8 to 10 feet tall, with great 
heads of white flowers which gradually turn 
pink. The flower-heads are used for cut¬ 
ting and drying. Illustrated on page 32. 
H. macrophylla otaksa. French Hydran¬ 
gea. A dwarf Hydrangea with immense 
heads of pink and sometimes blue flowers 
in midsummer. The blue color can be ob¬ 
tained by adding iron filings to soil. See 
illustration on page 27. 
HYPERICUM chinense. Small-leaf Chi¬ 
nese Privet. An evergreen shrub 2 feet 
high, with 2-inch, bright yellow flowers. 
H. Moserianum. Gold-Flower. A hall- 
evergreen shrub, 12 to 15 inches high, 
making a fine low hedge-plant with arching 
stems from the ground, bearing lovely 
golden yellow flowers with a soft brush¬ 
like center, from midsummer until fall. 
KOLKWITZIA amabilis. Beauty-Bush. 
One of Wilson’s introductions from China 
which he considered one of the finest plants 
he ever brought out of that country. It 
grows 6 feet high and is very upright, with 
slightly arching branches covered with gay 
light pink bells at bloom-time. 
LAGERSTRCEMIA indica. See page 26. 
LONICERA fragrantissima. Winter Hon¬ 
eysuckle. An evergreen shrub with white, 
deliciously fragrant flowers in March. 
These are followed by red berries during 
late summer and fall. 
L. tatarica rosea. Tatarian Honeysuckle. 
An old favorite shrub 8 feet high with pink 
flowers in early June, followed by a fine 
crop of scarlet fruits. 
SALIX discolor (Pussy \\ illow). A branch¬ 
ing shrub bearing the fuzzy catkins so 
welcome in early spring. 
SAMBUCUS canadensis. American Elder. 
A 10-foot shrub with white flowers in 
umbel-like cymes to 10 inches across, in 
June and July, followed by purple-black 
Elderberries used in jellies, jams, and wines. 
Spiraea • Spirea 
An important shrub 3 to 8 feet high with at¬ 
tractive flowers lasting a long time. Some of 
these varieties are well known and are widely 
planted, while others that we list below are 
quite rare. They are hardy and very desirable 
| for the shrubbery border or as specimens on 
J the lawn. 
Spiraea arguta. Garland Spirea. The small, 
grass-green foliage makes a fine-textured 
appearance, and in May is dotted with 
white flowers. 4 to 5 feet high. 
S. bethlehemensis (S. latifolia). Pink Rus¬ 
sian Spirea. Grows 5 feet high, with pink¬ 
ish, glabrous panicles from June to August. 
S. Bumalda, Anthony Waterer. Dwarf 
Pink Spirea. A 3-foot plant with heads of 
rose-pink flowers produced all summer. 
This compact shrub is a little different in 
plant and flower from all the others. 
S. Bumalda Frcebeli. A 2-foot shrub with 
bright crimson flowers and flat thorns. 
*S. prunifolia. Bridal Wreath. A 6-foot 
shrub with white flowers in April and May. 
S. Reevesiana flore-pleno. Foliage bluish 
green, glabrous beneath. White flowers in 
dense umbels in June. Grows 5 feet high. 
S. T'hunbergi. One of the finest varieties. 
It grows 4 to 5 feet high and is literally 
covered with snowy white flowers in April. 
S. trichocarpa. Korean Bridal Wreath. A 
lovely variety with white flowers in pubes¬ 
cent umbels in June. It reaches a height 
of 6 feet and is somewhat similar to but 
about three weeks later than Vanhouttei. 
Spiraea Vanhouttei. The best known of all 
Spireas, being universally planted. Large 
umbels of white flowers in May and June. 
Height, 6 feet. 
Syringe • Lilac 
One of the most popular of the spring flow¬ 
ers, both for garden ornament and for cutting 
for the house; they are loved by everyone. 
In most cases they are delightfully fragrant. 
They are all desirable, whether the species are 
loosely formed panicles or the large, compact 
heads of many-colored flowers of the so-called 
French Hybrids. 
A Lilac border is a fine planting by itself, 
and they also are among the finest shrubs to 
mingle in a varied shrub border. They flourish 
in any good garden soil, but prefer plenty of 
lime and rather deep planting. Occasional 
feedings of bonemeal and cow-manure will 
keep them thriving. They should be pruned 
immediately after the flowering season so that 
next year’s flower-buds can form. 
Syringa persica. Persian Lilac. A branching 
shrub to 6 feet high with loose panicles of 
fragrant lilac or whitish flowers. 
S. villosa. A 10-foot shrub with large foliage 
and terminal panicles of lilac or pinkish 
white flowers up to 1 foot long. 
S. vulgaris. The Common Lilac is one of the 
best-loved shrubs in this country. Its great, 
branching plants, up to 15 feet high, bear 
enormous quantities of deliciously fragrant, 
lilac-colored flowers, in large panicles in 
May. One of the finest for cutting for the 
house. Will grow anywhere. 
French Hybrid Lilacs 
Alba grandiflora. White. 
Buffon. Rosy mauve; single. 
Charles X. Dark lilac-red; single. 
Congo. Wine-red. 
Jacques Callot. Violet-red; double. 
Ludwig Spaeth. Large panicles of single 
dark red flowers. 
Michel Buchner. Clear lavender; double. 
Othello. Purple-red; single. 
Philemon. Purple; single. 
President Viger. Bluish lilac; double. 
Rene Jarry-Desloges. Azure-mauve and 
rose; double. 
All Lilacs are: Each Each 
1 to 2 ft. $0 50 ! 4 to 5 ft. $2 00 
2 to 3 ft. 1 00 , 5 to 6 ft. 2 50 
3 to 4 ft. 1 50 | 
Spiraea Vanhouttei 
