BETTER PLANTS FOR NEW ENGLAND 
DECORATIVE SHRUBS 13 
Berberis Thunbergi atropurpurea. 
Red-leaved Barberry 
Same as the preceding variety except 
that the foliage is bright reef in the 
spring, dull red in summer, and blazing 
scarlet in fall. Should be planted in full 
sunlight to develop the best color. 
B. Thunbergi minor. Box Barberry 
Very dwarf, compact, bushy grower. 
When sheared it makes a neat variety 
for edging walks or beds. 
B. Thunbergi pluriflora erecta. 
Truehedge Columnberry 
Plant Patent No. 110. The outstand¬ 
ing feature of this variety is the quick¬ 
ness with which one can obtain an erect, 
compact hedge with very little trim¬ 
ming. The plants are so perfectly up¬ 
right and pyramidal that an “immediate 
effect” hedge is obtained, thus saving 
the two to three years required to pro¬ 
duce a satisfactory hedge from common 
Barberry. It is decidedly more dense 
and heavier with foliage than the com¬ 
mon Barberry, and takes on a richer and 
deeper fall coloring. The berries are 
similar in color and size. 
BUDDLEIA alternifolia. 
Chinese Butterfly-Bush 
Erect, spreading shrub usually not 
over 6 to 8 feet high. The narrow 
panicles of lavender-purple flowers re¬ 
semble so much those of the lilac that it 
is sometimes called the Summer Lilac. 
This graceful shrub is the hardiest of all 
the Buddleias. 
B. Davidi magnifica. 
Ox-eye Butterfly-Bush 
This Summer Lilac has large, droop¬ 
ing panicles of purple flowers with or¬ 
ange eyes. Blooms about the middle of 
August. A tall, graceful shrub, very 
good for border or specimen planting. 
B. Hartwegi. 
Introduced for the first time in spring, 
1937. An improved variety with large, 
bright lavender panicles. Heavy, rich 
dark green foliage, and exceptionally 
hardy. 
Truehedge Columnberry 
Buddleia, lie de France. 
A splendid new form. Easily the 
finest of all Buddleias because of its 
massive spikes of purple flowers, each 
illuminated by a brilliant golden eye. 
Vigorous, free-flowering, hardy type. 
CALYCANTHUS floridus. Sweet Shrub 
Almost everyone knows this shrub for 
its deliciously fragrant, red-brown flow¬ 
ers produced in early spring. Usually 
not over 6 feet tall, with neat, glossy foli¬ 
age. Grows in almost any fair soil, in 
either sun or shade. 
CARAGANA arborescens. 
Siberian Pea-Tree 
A very hardy, tall shrub with green 
bark, pretty foliage, and small, yellow, 
pea-shaped flowers in June. A good sub¬ 
ject for the shrub border. 
CLETHRA alnifolia. Summer Sweet 
During the hottest part of summer it 
produces a profusion of fragrant white 
flowers, a feature that makes it valuable 
for shrub borders. Grows to medium 
height and thrives in shady, moist soil. 
CORNUS alba (sibirica). 
Tatarian Dogwood 
A tall, broad, upright shrub suitable 
for large borders. A wealth of white 
spring blooms, numerous white berries 
in fall that attract the birds, and bril¬ 
liant red bark that makes it very decora¬ 
tive in winter. Grows in any soil and 
endures semi-shade. 
C. mas. Cornelian Cherry 
Handsome tall-growing shrub of dense 
growth and glossy foliage. Very attrac¬ 
tive in early spring with its yellow flow¬ 
ers and again in fall with its shining 
scarlet fruits. 
C. paniculata. Gray Dogwood 
Free-flowering tall shrub, having 
clusters of white flowers in spring, fol¬ 
lowed in autumn by white berries on red 
stems. 
C. stolonifera flaviramea. 
Golden-twig Dogwood 
Shrub of medium height having bright 
yellow bark. Very decorative in winter 
and adapted to any shrub border. 
COTONEASTER Dielsiana. 
Diet’s Cotoneaster 
Graceful spreading shrub with arching 
branches and attractive foliage that 
turns deep red in fall. Small pink flow¬ 
ers followed by showy, bright red fruits. 
Grows to 6 feet in any good soil. 
C. divaricata. Spreading Cotoneaster 
Spreading shrub up to 6 feet. Tiny 
neat foliage and small pink flowers pro¬ 
duced in June, followed by bright red 
fruit in September. 
C. horizontalis. Rock Cotoneaster 
A low shrub with horizontal branches 
and small glossy green leaves. The flow¬ 
ers are pinkish white and the fruit bright 
red. Desirable for rock-gardens. Field- 
grown stock does not transplant safely, 
so we offer only excellent plants from pots. 
CYDONIA japonica. Flowering Quince 
Compact shrub with spreading, ir¬ 
regular, spiny branches. Refined glossy 
green leaves and conspicuous scarlet-red 
flowers in May. Thrives in any good 
soil but requires a sunny location. Maxi¬ 
mum height, 6 feet. Fine material for 
the shrub border and makes an impene¬ 
trable hedge. 
Buddleia Hartwegi 
DAPHNE Mezereum. February Daphne 
Medium dwarf growth up to 4 feet. 
The upright branches are closely set 
with fragrant, rosy purple flowers long 
before the leaves appear, sometimes as 
early as February. The flowers are fol¬ 
lowed by scarlet fruits, which make it 
a most attractive shrub. 
DEUTZIA gracilis. Slender Deutzia 
Popular, compact, dwarf shrub not 
over 3 feet tall. Graceful fountain-like 
bush covered in May with a profusion of 
white flowers. Useful in foundations 
and foregrounds of shrub borders. 
D. Lemoinei. Lemoine Deutzia 
A hybrid of Gracilis, growing more 
vigorous, a little taller, and with showier 
white flowers. Grows in almost any soil 
but prefers a sunny location. 
D. scabra, Pride of Rochester. 
Vigorous-growing shrub to 6 feet tall. 
Double white flowers, tinged with pink, 
on upright branches. 
