16 Better Shrubs 

ESBAY STATE, NURSERIES 

Shrubs foc Autumn \ Fut and Uoliage 
European Cranberry Bush 
As a rule those shrubs which are most colorful in the spring lack 
color in the fall. There are many shrubs whose autumn fruits or 
foliage are as brilliant in the fall as others are with flowers in the 
spring. Also autumn fruits as a rule remain on the shrub for a 
longer period than spring flowers. 
BLUEBERRY 
Highbush Blueberry. Vaccinium corymbosum. 8 ft. A handsome 
native shrub of real character, much valued for its large blue- 
black berries of excellent flavor but favored even more for its 
brilliant colored fall foliage which gives a distinct naturalistic 
effect and for the bright red color of the twigs during the 
winter months. Each 10 
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For cultivated Hybrid Blueberries, see page 43. 
COTONEASTER 
Known for Their Beautiful Red and Black Fruits 
This large Asiatic family has many members of high value for 
landscape planting. They vary tremendously in habit, yet all are 
attractive, and especially decorative when covered with their bril- 
liant or glossy fruits. 
+Diel’s Cotoneaster. Cotoneaster dielsiana. 8 ft. A handsome speci- 
men shrub with branches arching to the ground. The small, 
glossy foliage sparkles in the sunlight, and in the summer gives 
an almost evergreen effect. The pinkish flowers in June and 
bright scarlet fruits in September add to its beauty. 
Each 10 
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+Inky Cotoneaster. Cotoneaster lucida. 8 ft. (L.) Dense, big shrub 
with dark, intensely green foliage which retains its color until 
winter. Noteworthy for the profusion of its inkv black fruit. 
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Rock Cotoneaster. Cotoneaster horizontalis. (D.) This prostrate 
shrub, with its almost horizontal branches and small glossy green 
leaves, is being used more each year. The flowers are pinkish 
white and the fruit bright red. No shrub in the garden pro- 
duces more attractive bright red berries in the autumn than the 
Rock Cotoneaster. Each 10 
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+Spreading Cotoneaster. Cotoneaster divaricata. 6 ft. Best suited 
for planting in groups or as an individual specimen in the open. 
Long arching branches studded with tiny rose-pink flowers in 
June, followed by brilliant scarlet fruits, which persist into the 
winter. Each 10 
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BUSH DOGWOODS 
Flowering Dogwoods will be Found Under Flowering Trees 
Prominent among the hardiest and showiest of shrubs are the 
twiggy Dogwoods. In this group are several species with graceful 
and brilliantly colored branches and twigs which enliven the winter 
landscape and bring cheer into the garden and distant view. All are 
hardy and easy to grow. Birds eat their fruits. 
Gray Dogwood. Cornus paniculata. 10 ft. (M.) One of the most 
handsome, white-flowering native shrubs of excellent habit. Its 
white fruits and red stems are most showy in the fall. 
Each 10 
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£+Tartarian Dogwood. Cornus alba. 10 ft. (L.) An erect-stemmed 
shrub with good, clean foliage and bright blood-red branches 
and blue-white berries, making it very showy in shrubberies, 
especially in winter. Each 10 
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£+Red-Osier Dogwood. Cornus stolonifera. 8 ft. (M.) Dark blood- 
red branches and prostrate stem. White flowers in dense, flat 
heads, followed by white berries. Each 10 
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£+Goldentwig Dogwood. Cornus stolonifera flaviramea. 8 ft. (S.) 
Branches yellow, making a striking contrast with the red-barked 
sort just mentioned. Very attractive in winter. Each 10 
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EUONYMUS 
Gorgeous Fall Coloring and Fruits 
The evergreen varieties of Euonymus are listed under Evergreen 
Shrubs. Here are listed the upright, deciduous shrub types whose 
decorative value lies in their brilliantly colored foliage and attractive 
fruits of autumn. 
+European Burningbush. Euonymus europaeus. 8 ft. (L.) An 
erect shrub which sometimes makes a small compact tree. Its 
foliage is dark green, turning crimson in the fall, and its flowers 
yellowish, followed by decorative sprays of orange-scarlet fruit. 
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SNOWBERRY 
+Common Snowberry. Symphoricarpos racemosus. 5 ft. (M.) A 
fine, bushy shrub with decorative leaves and slender branches 
which bend gracefully under a load of white, waxy berries in 
autumn. It flourishes in partial shade. Each 10 
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+Coralberry. Symphoricarpos vulgaris. 5 ft. Very arching, droop- 
ing branches and small, dark red berries. A secondary set of 
viny branches, trailing and matting on surface of ground makes 
this the best shrub to keep banks from eroding. Will grow in 
sun or partial shade. Each 10 
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+Pink Snowberry. Symphoricarpos chenaulti. 5 ft. A bushier va- 
riety than the Common Snowberry, covered with light pink 
berries in summer and autumn. The foliage is extremely grace- 
ful, and the habit so neat that it will make a ‘charming hedge 
without shearing or pruning. It retains its foliage until late in 
the fall. Each 10 
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Det. Sights 
VIBURNUM 
Here is a group of interesting shrubs. Most of them are prolific 
bloomers, do well in semi-shade, and follow their flowers with a 
profusion of handsome fruits of varying colors. 
+Arrow-wood. Viburnum dentatum. 12 ft. (L.) A very handsome, 
native shrub with glossy green foliage and white flowers in June, 
followed by crimson berries which turn blue in autumn. Like 
the other Viburnums, it will flourish in partial shade. 
Each 10 
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