“Michigan’s Greatest Nursery” 
CORNUS—DOGWOOD 
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Hardy and vigorous shrubs, thriving best in moist, fertile soils. In addition to The showy 
flowers and fruits, which characterize most of the species, they are very attractive in winter 
on account of the brilliant colors of the bark of the young shoots and twigs. 
ALBA, I at aria n Dogwood. Flower, white. Fruit, blue. Branches, red and spreading. 
ALBA ELEGANTISSIMA VAR., Variegated Leaved. 4 to 5 feet. This variety of the well 
known Red Dogwood has silver margined leaves, which render it a very showy shrub. 
ALBA SIBERICA, Siberian Dogwood. Red-branched. 5 to 6 feet. A strong grower with erect 
and stout, bright red branches. Used for shrubbery and for winter effects. 
ALBA SPAETHI, Spaeth Dogwood. One of the finest recently introduced shrubs. Variegated 
with deep yellow and most distinctive and valuable. 
ALTERNIFOLIA, Pagoda Dogwood. Oval leaves are a bright golden green, turning to 
yellow and scarlet in autumn. Cream colored flowers expand in late spring. Fruit, bluish 
black. 
AMOMUM, Silky Dogwood. A spreading shrub with reddish purple twigs. Leaves, dark green 
above, pale or whitened beneath. Flowers, creamy white, in flat-topped clusters open in 
early summer. Fruit, blue or bluish white. Reaches a height of 6 to 10 feet. 
BAILEYI, Bailey Dogwood. A narrow' form of Cornus Alba. Grow’S to a height of 10 feet. 
MASCULA, Cornelian-Cherry. A native of Furope. A small tree producing clusters of bright 
yellow’ flowers in early spring before the leaves appear. 6 feet high at maturity. 
PANICULATA, Cray Dogwood. Compact growing, G to 15 feet in height, and very useful 
for screening purposes. White flowers in profusion in June; white berries on red stems later. 
Bark and under side of the leaves gray, giving rise to the name. 
SANGUINEA, Bloodtwig Dogwood. A valuable shrub for grouping or massing. Very orna¬ 
mental in winter when the bark is blood red. Foliage variegated in summer. Height about 
6 feet. 
STOLONIFFRA, Red-osier Dogwood. White flowers produced in early June. In winter the 
young shoots are a blood red color. Multiples freely. 6 feet. 
Calycanthus 
STOLONIFRRA FLAVIRAMEA, Goldentwig Dogwood. 8 ft. Bright yellow'-twigged variety 
of Stolonifera. 
COTONEASTER 
ACUTIFOLIA. 4 to 5 feet. A dense growing shrub with dark green, glossy, oval leaves. The 
best hedge plant for the Northwest. Perfectly hardy and resembles privet. It is the coming 
hedge plant where privet is not hardy. 
DIVARICATA, Spreading Cotoneaster. Flowers bright red. Foliage dark crimson in autumn 
Height 6 feet. Very striking red berries until early winter. 
HORIZONTALIS, Rock Cotoneaster. Low shrub with almost horizontal branches. Leaves 
dark green, turning to dark crimson in fall. Pinkish white flowers in June. Bright red fruits 
in September-October. Attractive in rockeries. 
DEUTZIA 
The showy flowers and ease of culture make the Deutzia extremely popular for the shrub 
border. It will grow in almost any well drained soil but should not be planted north in exposed 
positions. 
GRACILIS. A neat, dense little bush, rarely over 2 feet high, that blooms in May, wreathing 
its drooping branches with pure white flowers. 
GRACILIS CARMINE. Same as Gracilis except that it has light pink flowers tinted carmine 
outside. 
LEMOINEI. 2 to 3 feet. The branches are entirely covered with erect panicles of large, snow- 
white flowers, quite distinct from all other Deutzias, and one of the best varieties. Hardy. 
SCABRA CANDIDISSIMA, Snowflake. A very valuable shrub, with strong, upright 
branches, producing pure white, double flowers in abundance. Very beautiful. 
Deutzia candidissima 
SCABRA CRENATA. One of the best of hardy shrubs bearing a profusion of single white 
flowers in early June on long, slender branches. Preferred by some to the double-flowering 
kinds. 6 feet. 
SCABRA PRIDE OF ROCHESTER. 6 to 8 feet. Blooms in May, earlier than the other 
varieties. Very free blooming, flowers double, white, tinged with rose on the outside. In some 
localities should be given winter protection. 
ELAEAGNUS 
ANGUSTIFOLIA, Russian Olive. A very hardy and handsome species that in some sections 
forms a small tree, 12 to 15 feet high. The leaves are particularly handsome, willow-like, and 
a rich, silvery white. The flowers are small, golden yellow and very fragrant, followed by 
yellow fruits, which are covered with silvery scales. Blooms in June. 
LONGIPES, Cherry Eleagnus. Grows G feet high, with small yellow' flowers. Fruits are 
bright red and may be eaten raw or preserved. 
EUONYMUS—STRAWBERRY OR SPINDLE TREE 
ALATUS, Winged Euonymus. 6 to 8 feet. Of dwarf, compact habit; branches four-winged; 
leaves small; fruit red. A most beautiful shrub in the fall when foliage turns bright scarlet 
AMERICANUS, Brook Euonymus. Erect growing, with slender, green branches. Leaves, 
bright green. Its peculiar, rough, pink fruits are covered with a scarlet pod. Very attractive 
when fruiting. 
ATROPt'RPl'REUS, Burning Bush, Wahoo. G to 10 feet. Tall growing native shrub with 
leaves larger than the European, that turn scarlet in autumn. Its most attractive feature is 
the abundance of bright red berries that are carried well into the winter. 
El'ROPAEUS, European Burningbush. A tall, erect shrub with bright scarlet fruit. For 
border or evergreen planting. 
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