HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 
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HARDY NATIVE DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS, continued 
PRICE IN QUANTITIES 
CARPINUS CAROLINIANA. American Hornbeam. 25 to 250 or 
Leaves oval with sharp teeth on the edge; turn ^** 10 to 24 240 ovkr 
to golden in autumn. 8 to 10 feet_$2.50 $2.30 
CASTANEA PUMILA. Chinquapin. 8 to 25 feet. A 
large shrub or small round-topped tree, distri¬ 
buted from Pennsylvania southward. Leaves ob¬ 
long-oval, coarsely serrate, bright green, turning 
dull yellow in autumn. Flowers showy, appear¬ 
ing in May and June. Fruit usually solitary. 
6 to 12 inches_ 
CERCIS CANADENSIS. American Redbud. A small 
tree with spreading branches, fast growing and 
wonderfully floriferous. Decidedly one of our 
best flowering trees and worthy of consideration. 
1 to 2 feet_ 
2 to 3 feet_ 
3 to 4 feet_ 
4 to 6 feet_ 
CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICA. White Fringe-Tree. 
Small tree. Free bloomer in early spring. Large 
white flowers in drooping panicles. 1 to 2 feet 
2 to 3 feet_ 
3 to 4 feet_ 
4 to 6 feet_ 
6 to 8 feet_ 
CLETHRA ALNIEOLIA. Summersweet. Sturdy, 
compact shrub, 3 to 5 feet tall. Leaves dark 
green and lustrous. Flowers creamy white, frag¬ 
rant, in erect, panicled racemes. 6 to 12 inches 
1 to 2 feet_ 
2 to 3 feet__ 
COMPTONIA ASPLENIFOLIA. Sweetfern. Much- 
branched, with dark brown bark. Very effective 
and recommended for dry upland, in sun or 
partial shade. 1 to 2 feet. Strong_ 
CORNUS FLORIDA. Flowering Dogwood. Most 
beautiful small flowering trees In early spring. 
6 to 12 inches_ 
1 to 2 feet_ 
2 to 3 feet_ 
3 to 4 feet_ 
4 to 6 feet_ 
6 to 8 feet X BUB_ 
CORNUS FLORIDA RUBRA. Red-flowering Dog¬ 
wood. 6 to 7 feet_ 
7 to 8 feet_ 
CORYLUS AMERICANA. American Hazelnut. 
1 to 2 feet_ 
CRATAEGUS COCCINEA. Thicket Hawthorn. 
Thorny shrub 10 feet high, with pretty leaves 
and clusters of fragrant white flowers followed 
by scarlet berries. 2 to 3 feet_ 
CYDONIA JAPONICA. Flowering Quince. Flowers 
red. 1 to 2 feet- 
2 to 3 feet_ 
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