PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Hardy Ornamental Shrubs 71 
Viburnum Carlesi 
Snowball 
Viburnum Tomentosum 
STEPHANANDRA 
Flexuosa. An attractive 3-ft. shrub specially suitable for 
borders of other shrubs, and rocky banks. Branches angular, 
even zig-zagged, with handsome deep lobed foliage which 
colors to purplish red; panicled racemes of white flowers in 
June. Not hardy far north, must have winter protection. 
i Each | 3 
1% to 2 feet 
2 to 3 feet 
$0.35 
.45 
$ 1.00 
1.25 
TAMARIX 
Tall growing shrubs, 8 to 12 feet high, with fine feathery 
foliage like that of the Juniper; small, usually pink flowers 
from April on. Splendid for seaside planting, or equally good 
in dry sand. The slender varieties should be grouped close. 
Africa.na. Reddish brown bark, and slender spreading 
branches, flowers pink in long terminal panicles in May. 
2 to 3 feet, 40c each; 3 for $1.10. 
Hispida (Spanish Tamarix). Densely bushy, a foaming mass 
of glaucous foliage. Flowers in extra large upright panicles, 
bright coral-pink; midsummer and to some extent thereafter. 
This variety is much used for cutting, not only for its bloom 
but for the “mixing” character of its foliage. 
2 to 3 feet, 50c each; 3 for $1.35. 
Odessana (Caspian Tamarix). 4 to 6 feet. Exquisitely 
feathered foliage of silvery green, blooming July and 
August with large, loose panicles and lavender-pink flowers. 
Dwarfer grower, more bushy and spreading than the others. 
2 to 3 feet, 50c each; 3 for $1.35. 3 to 4 feet, 65c. 
VIBURNUM 
Amexicanum (American Cranberry). Similar to Opulus, but 
more open and spreading, with longer, more numerous, 
more visible and longer lasting fruits. Broad flower 
corymbs with usually only the outer fringe fully opened. 
Fruits bright scarlet, persisting from July until spring, 
mainly because the birds won’t eat them. 
2 to 3 feet, 50c each; 3 for $1.35. 3 to 4 feet, 65c; 3, $1.80*. 
The Feathery Grace of Tamarix 
Carlesi A valuable recent introduction from Korea, pro- 
■ 1 ■" 1 ducing its delicate, spice-scented flowers in May 
and June. The buds before expanding are an attractive 
mauve-pink, developing into Bouvardia-like umbels of pure 
white. Flowers preserve their perfect form and purity of 
color an unusually long time. |Each| 3 
15 to 18 inches..|$1.00[$2.85 
18 to 24 inches ..j 1.251 3.45 
Cassinoides. Broad, flat-topped panicles of creamy white in 
early summer, followed by pink berries which change to 
blue. (See Color page F). [Each] 3 
1% to 2 feet..'. |$0.50|$1.35 
2 to 3 feet.1 .751 2.10 
Dentatum (Arrow-wood). Strong. Bright green, heart- 
shaped leaves turning to purple and red. May and June 
flowers of creamy white in umbel-like cymes; black 
fruits. I Each I 3 
2 to 3 feet 
3 to 4 feet 
$0.50|$1.35 
.651 1.80 
Iiantana (Wayfaring Tree). Beautiful lantana-like leaves; 
white flowers in May and June. Fruits color unequally from 
crimson to black. I Each | 3 
2 to 3 feet 
3 to 4 feet 
$0.50|$1.35 
.651 1.80 
Opulus (European Cranberry). Broad, brilliant green foliage; 
a rich setting for large bunches of crimson berries which 
persist on bare branches into the winter. The flowers are in 
dense cymes about 4 inches across, pure white. [Each| 3 
2 to 3 feet ....... ... |$0.50)$1.35 
3 to 4 feet...1 .65| 1.80 
Plicatum (Japan Snowball). Erect, compact. Purple tinged 
foliage of beautiful pattern, spangled with perfect ovoid 
corymbs of purest white, in June. Can be kept down to 
4 or 5 feet. 
iy> to 2 feet 
2 “ to 3 feet 
Each 
$0.60 
.80 
3 
$1.65 
2.25 
Pubescens. A good six-foot kind with large downy leaves 
and black fruits. |Each| 3 
iy 2 to 2 feet 
2 to 3 feet 
$0.55|$1.50 
.75| 2.10 
Sieboldi. Tall, stoutly branching. Long oval leaves dark 
and glossy, pubescent beneath. E’arly summer creamy 
white flowers in 3-inch panicles; pink fruits ripening 
black. [Each | 3 
lVo to 2 feet.'....|$0.50|$1.35 
2 to 3 feet.....| .651 1.80 
Sterile. The common “Snowball” with its lovely white 
balls of bloom for Decoration Day. |Each[ 3 
2 to 3 feet...$0.50|$1.35 
3 to 4 feet... •..... .651 1.80 
Tomentosum. Large flat umbel-like cymes with marginal 
white flowers in May. Bush broad and symmetrical, with 
corrugated bronze-green foliage, purple hued beneath. 
Fruits red, changing to blue-black. I Each | 3 
1V 2 to 2 feet.|$0.50|$1.35 
2 to 3 feet.I .651 1.80 
