FLOWERING SHRUBS 
LAGERSTREMIA INDICA. Crape-myrtie. 
With good care these natives of China will 
develop into trees 15 to 20 feet tall; a plant 
of this size in full bloom is a picture one 
never forgets. The flowers, which appear in 
summer and last for several weeks, are 
fringed and wavy in outline. The Crape- 
myrtles are reliably hardy as far north as 
Baltimore, but specimens are sometimes 
seen in protected situations much farther 
north. ‘They can be treated somewhat like a 
perennial; protect the roots and the new 
shoots, like phlox, will produce fine bloom. 
The Greenbrier col‘ection includes Pink, 
Shell-Pink, White, Watermelon-Red, Lav- 
ender, and Purple. [lustrated in color on 
page 30. 
LONICERA BELLA ALBIDA. White Bell 
Honeysuckle. A shrub to 10 feet with white 
flowers in May and June followed by red 
fruit in July and August. 
L. FRAGRANTISSIMA. Winter Honey- 
suckle. An evergreen shrub with deliciously 
fragrant white flowers in March, followed 
by red berries during late summer. 
L. MORROWI. Morrow Honeysuckle. A 
shrub to 12 feet with greenish leaves and 
cream-white flowers in May and June, 
followed by orange fruit. 
L. TATARICA ROSEA. Tatarian Honey- 
suckle. An 8-foot shrub with pink flowers in 
early June, followed by scarlet fruit. 
L. TATARICA RUBRA. A deep pink va- 
riety of the above. 
MERATIA PRAECOX. Wintersweet. A 
10-foot shrub bearing quantities of bright 
yellow, fragrant flowers in January. 
OSMAREA BURKWOODI. An evergreen 
shrub with dark shiny foliage and fragrant 
ivory-white flowers in April. 
OX YDENDRUM ARBOREUM. Sour-wood. 
A tree 30 feet tal, with shiny leaves which 
turn vivid scarlet in early fall. White 
flowers in summer; gray fruit. 
PHILADELPHUS, AVALANCHE. Lemoine 
Mock-orange. A small upright shrub 
covered with fragrant white flowers in late 
May and early June. 
P., BOUQUET BLANC. One of the best 
hybrid Mock-oranges, with a profusion of 
semi-double flowers in late spring. 
P. GRANDIFLORUS. Mock-orange. A tall 
shrub with very large white blossoms in June. 
P. LEMOINEI. Lemoine Mock-orange. A 
small upright shrub with leaves 2 inches 
long and a profusion of small, very fragrant, 
white flowers in late spring. 
P. VIRGINALIS. A tall variety 7 to 8 feet 
high. Large clusters of double flowers al- 
most 2 inches across that are pure glistening 
white and have a delicious fragrance. 
PHOTINIA VILLOSA. Red berries and 
crimson fall foliage. 
PHYSOCARPUS MONOGYNUS. This 3- 
foot Ninebark has umbels of white flowers, 
sometimes tinted pale pink, in June. 
P. OPULIFOLIUS (Spirzea opulifolia). A 
shrub 10 to 15 feet high with pinkish white 
flowers in June and July. 
P. OPULIFOLIUS LUTEUS (aureus). Form 
of the above with bright yellow leaves 
which turn bronzy. 
PUNICA GRANATUM LEGRELLEI. 
Pomegranate. A deciduous shrub to 15 feet 
high with double flowers striped red and 
yellowish white. 
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 
PUNICA GRANATUM MULTIPLEX. 
Similar to the preceding but with white 
flowers and sweet fruit. 
P. GRANATUM NANA. A dwarf Pome- 
granate often used as a pot-plant. 
P. GRANATUM PLENIFLORA. Double 
flowers of brilliant scarlet. 
ROBINIA HISPIDA. Rose Acacia. A shrub 
to 9 feet with rose or pale purple flowers in 
May or June, followed by hairy pods. 
Spiraea 
Important shrubs 3 to 8 feet high with long- 
lasting, attractive flowers. A few varieties 
are widely planted while some of the following 
are quite rare. They are all hardy, and grow 
well in full sun. 
SPIRZA BILLIARDI. Grows 6 feet tall 
and produces feathery flower spikes, bright 
pink in color, in July and August. Illus- 
trated in color on page 31. 
S. BUMALDA, ANTHONY WATERER. 
Plant 3 feet high, with heads of rose-pink 
flowers produced all summer. 
S. CANTONIENSIS (Reevesiana). Shrub 
to 5 feet with white flowers in dense umbels 
in May and June. 
S. PRUNIFOLIA. Bridal Wreath. A 6-foot 
shrub with white flowers in April and May. 
S. THUNBERGI. Grows 4 to 5 feet high and 
is covered with spikes of snow-white flowers 
in April. 
S. TRICHOCARPA. Korean Bridal Wreath. 
A newer variety 6 feet high. Umbels of 
white flowers in June. 
S. VANHOUTTEI. Large umbels of white 
flowers in May and June. Height, 6 feet. 
Very popular. 
STEWARTIA. See page 27. 
STYRAX GRANDIFLORA. A shrub to 12 
feet with leaves up to 7 inches long and fra- 
grant flowers in many racemes. 
SYMPHORICARPOS ALBUS (racemo- 
sus). Snowberry. A willowy shrub to 3 feet 
with pinkish flowers followed by snow-white, 
waxy fruit. 
S. CHENAULTI. A hybrid variety. Red 
berries spotted whitish. Good for planting 
in front of “leggy” shrubs. 
S. MOLLIS. Procumbent shrub with flowers 
pinkish or white in June and July, followed 
by large white fruit. Very decorative all 
winter long, when the branches are weighed 
down with berries. 
S. ORBICULATUS (vulgaris). Coral-berry; 
Indian Currant. A 4-foot shrub with coral- 
red berries. 
TAMARIX AFRICANA. Upright shrub 
with fine feathery green foliage and spikes 
of pink flowers in April. 
T. PENTANDRA (amurensis). To 15 feet, 
with pink flowers in large panicles. Blooms 
in late summer. 
VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM. Highbush 
Blueberry. A tall shrub with white or pink- 
ish flowers in May, followed by edible blue- 
black fruit. 
VIBURNUM ACERIFOLIUM. Dockmackie. 
Bush to 6 feet with maple-like foliage and 
white flowers in cymes in May and June. 
Purple-black fruit. Does well in dry soil, 
even under large trees. 
VIBURNUM BURKWOODI. A new hybrid 
Viburnum growing to 6 feet. Fragrant with 
flowers in early spring. It likes a sunny, 
well-drained situation and plenty of mois- 
ture. Brilliant fall foliage. This is a very 
choice plant that should find a place in many 
gardens. Illustrated in color on page 35. 
V. CARLESE. Shrub 5 to 6 feet high with 
waxy white, deliciously fragrant flowers in 
clusters. A very hardy variety doing well in 
either full sun or part shade. 
V. DENTATUM. Arrow-wood. A fine shrub 
with creamy white flowers in May, foilowed 
by black berries. 
V. DILATATUM. Linden Viburnum. Dense 
upright shrub with very showy flowers, fol- 
lowed by scarlet fruit which hangs on long 
after the leaves fall. 
V. LANTANA. Wayfaring-tree. Tree-like 
shrub with large fuzzy leaves and attractive 
blue-black fruit. Leaves turn red in falli. 
V. LENTAGO. Nanny-berry. Tall upright 
shrub with blue-black fruit. 
V. MOLLE. Kentucky Viburnum. Medium 
upright shrub with blue-black fruits similar 
to those of Arrow-wood but blooms about 
two weeks later. 
V. OPULUS. European Cranberry-bush. 
Shrub 10 to 12 feet high with large white 
flowers in great profusion at the end of May, 
followed by showy scarlet berries. 
V. OPULUS ROSEUM (sterile). Snowball 
Guelder Rose. 10 feet high. Large, open 
flower-heads of pure white in May. 
V. PRUNIFOLIUM. Black-haw. Shrub to 
15 feet with white flowers in 4-inch cymes 
and blue-black fruit. 
V. SETIGERUM. Tea Viburnum. Medium 
upright shrub with decorative red fruit in fall. 
V. SIEBOLDI. Siebold Viburnum. Large 
tree-like shrub with 6-inch leaves and very 
attractive fruits turning from pink to blue- 
black in early fall. 
V. TOMENTOSUM. Double-file Viburnum. 
Flat-topped clusters of pure white flowers 
lie along the top of the horizontal branches. 
Bluish black fruit. Grows to 10 feet. 
V. TOMENTOSUM STERILE (plicatum). 
Japanese Snowball. A 7 to 8-foot shrub 
with 3-inch white “snowballs” in June. 
Illustrated in color on page 36. 
VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS. Chaste-tree. A 
shrub to 10 feet with grayish green foliage 
and lilac flowers in July and August. Illus- 
trated in color on page 35. 
Weigela 
Also known as Diervillas. These shrubs 
bear lovely flowers during spring and early 
summer. If they are planted in a moist place 
where large trees do not interfere, they are 
easily grown. Prune after flowering, as they 
bloom on last year’s wood. 
WEIGELA, BRIS DE MAT. A small shrub 
with very red flowers. Blooms all summer. 
W. CANDIDA. A shrub to 8 feet. White 
flowers. 
W., EVA RATHKE. Rich reddish purple 
flowers. Height, 5 feet. 
W. FLORIBUNDA. Dark crimson flowers. 
Height, 8feet. Illustrated in color on page 36. 
W. ROSEA. Pink flowers. Height, 8 feet. 
ZANTHOXYLUM SCHINIFOLIUM. A 
shrub or small tree with greenish flowers in 
cymes 4 inches across. 
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