Flowering Shrubs 
The Greenbrier collection of Flowering Shrubs is one 
of the most extensive in this country, and includes not 
only the familiar things, but novelties and rare plants, 
some of them offered here for the first time. There are 
shrubs to fit all localities and conditions including tender 
things for the Lower South and perfectly hardy ones for 
customers in the North, all of them desirable plants for 
the home-grounds as well as material for parks and street 
planting. With this fine collection of “different” material 
to select from, home-owners have an opportunity to 
increase the attractiveness of their grounds at very 
reasonable cost. A visit to our nursery usually proves to 
be a horticultural treat. Why not come and select the 
plants you want? 
AMELANCHIER OVALIS. A European 
Service-Berry or Shadbush with abundant 
white bloom in early spring. An attractive 
shrub at all times. 
ARONIA ARBUTIFOLIA. Red Choke- 
berry. An ornamental shrub to 10 feet 
with bright red fruit in autumn, which 
remains through winter. 
A. MELANOCARPA. Black Chokeberry. 
Rarely over 4 feet tall and has black berries. 
BACCHARIS HALIMIFOLIA. Groundsel- 
Bush; Salt Bush. A hardy coastal native 
shrub of splendid habit which becomes a 
cloudy mass of soft downy white from its 
seed-pods in late fall. Height, 10 feet. 
BERBERIS THUNBERGI. Japanese Bar¬ 
berry. This well-known shrub plant, if 
grown naturally, makes fine specimen 
shrubs bearing small inconspicuous flowers 
in spring followed by a showy crop of 
vivid scarlet berries in the fall. 
B. THUNBERGI ATROPURPUREA. Red¬ 
leaved Barberry. Similar to the above, but 
when planted in full sun the foliage is 
bright red. 
B., TRUEHEDGE COLUMNBERRY. Up¬ 
right Barberry. Compact-growing, upright 
plants with heavy foliage which takes on 
brilliant autumn tints. Makes beautiful 
specimens or splendid hedges. Pat. 110. 
Illustrated in color on page 16. 
B. WILSONAL. Wilson’s Barberry. A 
deciduous or half-evergreen variety which 
sometimes reaches 6 feet tall. Flowers 
golden yellow, followed by salmon-red fruit. 
BUDDLEIA. Butterfly Bush. These fine 
shrubs, beloved by butterflies, grow from 
5 to 10 feet tall and bear long spikes of 
deliciously fragrant flowers during the 
late summer and fall. They should be 
pruned back hard every year. 
B. DAVIDI, CHARMING. The flowers are 
an attractive shade of lavender-pink. Illus¬ 
trated in color on page 17. 
B. DAVIDI, DUBONNET. A new variety 
with fine spikes of red flowers. Illustrated 
in color on page 14. 
B. DAVIDI MAGNIFICA. The popular 
Butterfly Bush with deep rose-purple 
flowers. Illustrated in color on page 14. 
B., ILE DE FRANCE. Rosy violet and 
purple flowers in large spikes. Illustrated 
in color on page 17. 
CALLICARPA AMERICANA. Beauty 
Berry. A shrub to 6 feet with 6-inch foliage 
and bluish flowers from May to July, 
followed by violet fruit. Not hardy North. 
CALYCANTHUS FLORIDUS. Sweet Shrub; 
also known as Carolina Alspice and Straw¬ 
berry Shrub. A graceful shrub 7 to 8 feet 
high with velvety maroon-colored flowers 
having an unforgettable fragrance. Illus¬ 
trated in color on page 30. 
CARYOPTERIS INCANA. Blue Spirea. 
A shrub to 5 feet which often dies back in 
winter like a perennial. Lovely blue flowers 
in small clusters in autumn. 
CELASTRUS ARTICULATUS (orbicu- 
latus). Chinese Bittersweet. Long¬ 
leaved, shrubby plants with orange-yellow 
berries used for winter decorations. 
C. SCANDENS. False Bittersweet. Shrubby 
climber with yellow flowers in June and 
orange, yellow and crimson berries in 
autumn. 
CHASNOMELES LAGENARIA (Cydonia 
japonica). Japanese Quince. A shrub to 
10 feet with brilliant scarlet flowers in May. 
Rich, spicy fragrance. Illustrated in color on 
page 30. 
C. LAGENARIA PYGMASA. A very dwarf 
variety of the above. 
CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA. Sweet Pepper- 
bush. Shapely shrub up to 8 feet with erect 
spikes of white flowers filling the air with a 
peppery fragrance. Blooms all summer. 
C. ALNIFOLIA ROSEA. A Sweet Pepper- 
bush with pink flowers. 
CORNUS AMOMUM. Silky Dogwood. 
Late-blooming variety with red stems and 
corymbs of white flowers in June. Its blue 
berries are attractive in autumn. 
C. KOUSA. Japanese Dogwood. Floral 
heads, 5 to 6 inches across, very abundant 
in June and lasting at least a month, be¬ 
coming pink with age. Red berries. 
C. SANGUINEA. Bloodtwig Dogwood. 
Grows to 10 to 12 feet high and as broad. 
Its greenish flowers and black fruit are 
unattractive, but it has red branches and 
the autumn color of the foliage is about 
that of Spanish leather. 
C. STOLONIFERA FLAVIRAMEA. Yel¬ 
low-twig Dogwood. Important because of 
its attractive yellow branches in winter. 
CYDONIA. See Chsenomeles. 
CYTISUS SCOPARIUS. Scotch Broom. 
Shrubs to 6 feet with rich green foliage and 
masses of small yellow flowers in spring 
and summer. Birds are fond of the seeds. 
DEUTZIA GRACILIS. Dwarf Deutzia. A 
low shrub 3 to 4 feet high with lovely sprays 
of white flowers. 
D. GRACILIS ROSEA. A pink-flowered 
sort of the above. 
D., MAGICIAN. Shrub of medium height and 
vigor with large panicles of pink blossoms 
shaded purple. 
D., MONT ROSE. A shrub to 5 feet with 
blossoms bearing a rose glow. 
D. SCABRA, PRIDE OF ROCHESTER. 
Shrub to 8 feet with large white flowers 
tinted pink. Blooms in May. 
EL7EAGNUS MULTIFLORA. Gumi; Fall 
Olive. A 3-foot shrub with spreading 
branches, reddish brown bark, and yellow¬ 
ish white flowers with silvery and brown 
scales followed by red fruit of a pleasant 
flavor. Birds are very fond of the berries. 
E. MULTIFLORA CRISPA. Cherry Olive. 
A 6-foot shrub with an abundance of dark 
red fruit in June and July. Also liked by 
the birds. 
ELASAGNUS PUNGENS VARIEGATA. 
Shrub to 15 feet with foliage margined with 
yellowish white. Fruit red, silvery, brown. 
E. UMBELLATA. Fall Cherry Olive. To 
18 feet high with scarlet fruit in early fall 
which is relished by birds during the winter. 
EUONYMUS ALATUS. Winged Euonymus. 
A deciduous shrub to 8 feet with cork¬ 
winged branches. Small yellowish flowers. 
Foliage turns rosy scarlet and crimson in 
autumn. Dull purple fruit with scarlet 
seeds which protrude. 
E. AMERICANUS. Brook Euonymus; 
Strawberry Bush. Deciduous shrub to 8 
feet with pink fruit. 
EXOCHORDA RACEMOSA (grandiflora). 
Pearl Bush. Shrub 8 to 10 feet high covered 
in May with starry white blossoms. Should 
be pruned each year. 
FORSYTHIA INTERMEDIA SPECTA- 
BILIS. Border Forsythia. The most 
spectacular of the Golden-Bells with large 
deep yellow flowers in profusion. Very 
early. Illustrated in color on page 19. 
F. SUSPENSA FORTUNEI. Fortune’s 
Forsythia. An erect shrub to 10 feet with 
golden yellow flowers. Very early. 
HAMAMELIS MOLLIS. Chinese Witch- 
Hazel. Small tree with leaves to 6 inches 
long and yellow flowers from January to 
March. Calyx red inside. 
H. VERNALIS. Shrub to 6 feet with yellow 
flowers from January to March. Calyx 
lined with red. 
H. VIRGINIANA. Common Witch-Hazel. 
Shrub to 15 feet with 6-inch foliage. 
Blooms in September and October. Calyx 
brownish yellow inside. 
HIBISCUS SYRIACUS. Althea; Rose of 
Sharon. Strong, upright shrubs to 10 feet 
high, making fine specimen plants. They 
bloom in August and the flowers last well. 
AMPLISSIMUS. Double; red. 
ARDENS. Double; purple. 
BICOLOR. White, red splotch. 
BOULE DE FEU. Double; bright red. 
DUCHESSE DE BRABANT. Double; 
crimson. 
JEANNE D’ARC. Double; pure white. 
LADY STANLEY. Double; blush-pink. 
P7EONIFLORUS. Double; white, cherry 
eye. 
PULCHERRIMUS. Double; clear pink. 
RUBIS. Single; red. 
HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS GRAN¬ 
DIFLORA. Hills-of-Snow. A 4 to 5-foot 
shrub bearing, in July, large heads of white 
flowers. Prune severely in spring. 
H. MACROPHYLLA OTAKSA. French 
Hydrangea. Dwarf plants with immense 
heads of pink and sometimes blue flowers 
in midsummer. The blue color can be ob¬ 
tained by adding iron filings to the soil. 
Illustrated in color on page 18. 
Flowering Shrubs continued on page 12 
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 
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