LARGE SHRUBS AND SMALL FLOWERING TREES 
LANTS just too large to be considered shrubs and too small to be included among the shade 
trees are listed on this page. On the home grounds they have an important mission, for they 
are the background material necessary to any planting. This does not mean, however, that 
they are subordinate to other decorative plants, for here are some of our best ornamentals. The dainty 
Albizzia, for example, and the Redbuds and Hawthorns, as well as the important Prunus family. 
ACANTHOPANAX SITEBOLDIANUM 
(Aralia pentaphylla). Deciduous shrub to 
10 feet with glossy, dark green leaves and 
large umbels of greenish white flowers. 
ASSCULUS PARVIFLORA. Dwarf Horse- 
chestnut. Splendid shrub 8 to 10 feet tall 
with 1-foot spikes of white flowers like great 
candles. Spreads by underground roots. 
ALBIZZIA JULIBRISSIN (Mimosa 
Nemu). Silk-tree. A deciduous tree growing 
30 to 40 feet high, with pale green, fern-like 
foliage and broad heads of light pink flowers 
in summer. 
A. JULIBRISSIN RUBRA. A darker-flow- 
ered type of the above. [lustrated in color 
on page 37. 
AMELANCHIER CANADENSIS. — Shad- 
bush. A native tree rarely 25 feet tall, bear- 
ing attractive white flowers before the 
leaves in spring. Reddish purple berries in 
summer. 
ARALIA PENTAPHYLLA. See Acantho- 
panaz Sieboldianum. 
A. SPINOSA. Devil’s Walking-stick; Her- 
cules’ Club. Very large leaves and whitish 
flowers on a thorny-stemmed tree. Very 
distinctive, almost tropical appearance. 
Bamboo 
BAMBUSA ARGENTEA VITTATA. The 
Blue Bamboo of gardens; Taihu-chika of 
the Japanese, who have grown this plant 
from time immemorial in pots. The leaves 
are striped and edged white, and blue under- 
neath. Grows 25 feet tall. 
SASA DISTICHA (Bambusa disticha). 
With an ultimate height of 12 feet, this has 
finely toothed leaves and is highly orna- 
mental. 
S. JAPONICA (Arundinaria japonica; 
Bambusa japonica). Canes to 15 feet 
high, with narrow, finely toothed foliage. 
BENZOIN AESTIVALE. Spice-bush. Fine 
shrub 8 to 10 feet tall with clusters of yel- 
low blossoms on the bare twigs in spring. 
Bright green aromatic foliage turning yel- 
low in autumn. Scarlet berries. 
CARAGANA ARBORESCENS. — Siberian 
Pea-shrub. Vigorous shrub to 20 feet with 
yellow pea-like flowers in May and June. 
Does best in full sun. 
CERCIS CANADENSIS. American Redbud. 
A small native tree covered with clusters of 
rosy pink flowers in spring before the foliage. 
Hardy. 
Cc. CANADENSIS ALBA. White American 
Redbud. A form of the native Redbud with 
beautiful milk-white flowers. Rare and very 
choice. 
C. CHINENSIS. Chinese Redbud; Judas- 
tree. A larger tree than the American Red- 
bud, with flowers just a shade darker and a 
trifle larger. Preferred by many to the 
American type. 
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CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICA. White 
Fringe-tree. Well-formed, deciduous tree 
20 feet tall or more, with panicles of fringed 
white flowers in May and June. Hardy as 
far north as New York. 
CORNUS. See page 21. 
CORYLUS AVELLANA. European Hazel- 
nut. Small reddish flowers on a strong- 
growing shrub. Edible nuts. Good for low, 
wet situations. 
Cc. AVELLANA FUSCO-RUBRA  (pur- 
purea). Purple Filbert. An Italian shrub 
10 to 15 feet high, with pleasing purple foli- 
age. Small red flowers and edible fruits. 
CRATHGUS CRUS-GALLI. — Cockspur 
Thorn. A small tree with white flowers in 
May and June, followed by bright red fruit. 
Orange and scarlet foliage in the fall. 
C. INTRICATA (coccinea). Thicket Haw- 
thorn. Large white flowers in May and 
June followed by reddish brown fruit. Dense 
and shrubby growth. 
C. MOLLIS. Downy Hawthorn. Bright 
green foliage and showy white flowers, fol- 
lowed by scarlet fruit. Short thorns. 
C. OXYACANTHA. English Hawthorn. A 
tree to 15 feet with white flowers in May 
and brilliant red fruit which lasts almost 
all winter. 
C. OX YACANTHA PAULI. Paul’s Scarlet 
Hawthorn. Striking double bright scarlet 
flowers. It blooms freely and is the most 
popular of the Hawthorn family. Makes a 
splendid hedge. 
C. PHANOPYRUM (cordata). Washing- 
ton Hawthorn. A slender tree about 25 feet 
tall, with white flowers followed by bright 
red fruit in clusters. Foliage turns scarlet in 
autumn. Very hardy. 
C. PUNCTATA. Large flowers and quanti- 
ties of dull red or orange fruit. Spreading 
growth, with short thick spines. 
DAVIDIA INVOLUCRATA. Dove-tree. A 
tree to 30 feet or more, bearing small heads 
of unimportant flowers surrounded by two 
creamy white bracts, the largest one some- 
times 6 inches long. These, fluttering in the 
wind, give the plant its common name of 
Dove-tree. 
LABURNUM ANAGYROIDES. — Golden- 
chain. A small tree of upright character 
with long pendulous clusters of yellow flow- 
ers. Very attractive in the garden. 
MORUS ALBA PENDULA. Teas Weeping 
Mulberry. A popular weeping tree with 
shiny light green foliage. The drooping 
branches brush the ground. 
PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATA. Trifoliate Or- 
ange. A shrub or small tree with white flow- 
ers in spring before the foliage. The fruit is 
a small aromatic orange. A splendid Ori- 
ental ornamental. 
GREENBRIER FARMS, 
PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Flowering Apri- 
cot. Small tree with pinkish or white flow- 
ers before the leaves, followed by yellowish 
fruit marked with a red cheek. 
P. CERASIFERA PISSARDI. Purple-leaf 
Cherry Plum. A small tree with deep rich 
purple foliage which retains its color during 
the entire season. The small, pale pink 
flowers are followed by dark red fruit. 
P. CISTENA. Purple-leaf Sand Cherry. An 
attractive little tree with purple foliage, 
white flowers, and blackish purple fruit. 
P. GLANDULOSA ALBA PLENA. Double 
White-flowering Almond. A small shrub 
bearing many double white flowers in early 
spring, followed by small red fruit. 
P. GLANDULOSA SINENSIS. Double Pink- 
flowering Almond. Variety of the above 
with pink flowers. The white and pink 
make a very pretty display when planted 
close together. Illustrated in color on 
page 35. 
P. PERSICA ALBA FL.-PL. Double White- 
flowering Peach. Small tree with beautiful 
little rosettes of white flowers. Illustrated 
in color on page 27. 
P. PERSICA ROSEA FL.-PL. Double Pink- 
flowering Peach. A variety with pink flow- 
ers even prettier than the preceding. Illus- 
trated in color on page 27. 
P. PERSICA RUBRA FL.-PL. Double Red- 
flowering Peach. Selected type with darker 
flowers than Rosea. Illustrated in color on 
page 27. 
RHUS CANADENSIS (aromatica). Fra- 
grant Sumac. A dwarf shrub with aromatic 
leaves and yellowish flowers in clustered 
spikes. The fruit is red and very hairy. 
R. COPALLINA. Shining Sumac. Glossy 
dark green foliage turning scarlet in the fall. 
Red fruit in large clusters. 
R. COTINUS. Smoke-tree. A very bushy 
tree with shining foliage. A drift of purplish 
flowers covers it in June and July like a 
cloud of smoke. 
R. GLABRA. Smooth Sumac. Attractive in 
autumn because of its narrow scarlet foliage 
and spikes of hairy crimson seeds. 
R. TYPHINA. Staghorn Sumac. The com- 
mon Sumac native to the eastern United 
States. Scarlet and orange foliage in the fall 
and crimson berries make it very showy. 
SOPHORA JAPONICA. Japanese Pagoda- 
tree. A very pleasing tree for the lawn or 
park, with creamy yellow flowers in July 
and August. The leaves remain dark green 
late into the fall. 
STEWARTIA. See page 27. 
ZIZYPHUS JUJUBA. The Chinese Jujube 
Tree. A deciduous tree to 40 feet that pro- 
duces fruit popular with the Chinese and 
used in this country for confections. Has a 
raisin flavor. 
LIN Gs 
