PLANTS FOR SHADY PLACES 
THE following plants do well in a shady or semi-shady location. Most of them will 
also thrive in sunny locations. For woods plantings and for those shady spots where 
even grass does not seem happy you will find these items very useful. Good rich peaty 
soils are always desirable. 
Acer pennsylvanicum 
Ajuga genevensis 
Akebia quinata 
Amelanchier, in variety 
Aquilegia canadensis 
Artostaphylos uvaursi 
Asarum shuttleworthi 
Aronia, in variety 
Azalea, in variety 
Celastrus scandens 
Chelone glabra 
Cimicifuga americana 
Cimicifuga racemosa 
Clethra, in variety 
Clintonia borealis 
Convallaria majalis 
Cornus, in variety 
Corylus americana 
Cypripedium, in variety 
Daphne mezereum 
Diervilla trifida 
Epigaea repens 
Ferns, in variety 
Forsythia suspensa 
Galax apkylla 
Gaylussacia baccata 
Hamamelis, in variety 
Hydrangea, in variety 
Ilex glabra 
Ilex verticillata 
Kalmia, in variety 
Leucothoe catesbaei 
Leucothoe racemosa 
Ligustrum, in variety 
Lobelia cardinalis 
Mitchella repens 
Orchids, in variety 
Ostrya virginiana 
Pachysandra terminalis 
Rhododendron, in variety 
Rhus glabra 
Rubus odoratus 
Shortia galacifolia 
Symphoricarpos racemosus 
Symphoricarpos vulgaris 
Taxus, in variety 
Thuja occidentals 
Trillium, in variety 
Tsuga canadensis 
Tsuga carolinianum 
Vaccinium, in variety 
Viburnum, in variety 
Vinca minor 
Vinca minor alba 
Zanthorhiza apiifolia 
PLANTS FOR SEASHORE CONDITIONS 
IN PLANTING nursery stock near the shore it is advisable to select plants that will 
withstand the attacks of ocean winds and salt spray. Only comparatively resistant kinds 
are listed here. Many others will do well with slight protection. 
Abies concolor 
Acer rub rum 
Actinidia arguta 
Amelanchier, in variety 
Arctostaphylos uvaursi 
Berberis, in variety 
Betula, in variety 
Calluna, in variety 
Celastrus orbiculatus punctatus 
Clethra, in variety 
Cornus, shrub forms 
Cotoneaster, in variety 
Crataegus, in variety 
Cytisus supinus 
Erica carnea 
Forsythia, in variety 
Hydrangea, in variety 
Hydrangea petiolaris 
Ilex glabra 
Juniperus chinensis pfitzeriana 
Juniperus communis depressa 
Juniperus horizontalis plumosa 
Juniperus virginiana 
Larix, in variety 
Ligustrum, in variety 
Lonicera japonica halliana 
Lonicera morrowi 
Lonicera sempervirens 
Lonicera tatarica, in variety 
Malus, in variety 
Myrica carolinensis 
Picea asperata 
Picea canadensis 
Picea engelmanni 
Picea jezoensis 
Picea pungens 
Picea pungens glauca 
Picea pungens kosteri 
Pinus densiflora 
Pinus mugo 
Pinus mugo mughus 
Pinus nigra 
Pinus resinosa 
Populus, in variety 
Prunus, in variety 
Rhamnus, in variety 
Rhus, in variety 
Rhododendron laetivirens 
Rosa, in variety 
Salix, in variety 
Sorbus, in variety 
Spiraea, in variety 
Taxus cuspidata 
Taxus cuspidata nana 
Ulmus americana 
Ulmus pumila 
Vaccinium, in variety 
Viburnum, in variety 
Viburnum carlesi 
Wisteria sinensis 
Wisteria sinensis alba 
PLANTS FOR AUTUMN COLORING 
list are especially valuable for the great variety of colors of 
THE plants in this 
foliage in Autumn. 
Acer ginnala 
Acer palmatum 
Acer rubrum 
Acer saccharum 
Amelanchier laevis 
Arctostaphylos avaursi 
Aronia, in variety 
Azalea arborescens 
Azalea vaseyi 
Ampelopsis, in variety 
Berberis, in variety 
Betula papyrifera 
Calluna vulgaris cuprea 
Clethra alnifolia 
Cornus alternifolia 
Cornus florida 
Cornus paniculata 
Crataegus coccinioides 
Crataegus cordata 
Enkianthus campanulatus 
Euonymus alatus 
Euonymus radicans carrierei 
Euonymus radicans colorata 
Gaylussacia baccata 
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Leucothoe catesbaei 
Nemopanthus mucronatus 
Nyssa sylvatica 
Oxydendrum arboreum 
Potentilla tridentata 
Quercus palustris 
Rhododendron mucronulatum 
Rhus copallina 
Rhus glabra 
Vaccinium corymbosum 
Viburnum, in variety 
