HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 


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“HARDY NATIVE DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS (Continued) 
ROSA SETIGERA. Prairie Rose. Deciduous. 5 to 12 
feet. A profusion of beautiful rose-pink flowers in 
June, sometimes covering the ground or walls. Sun 
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RUBUS ODORATUS. Flowering Raspberry. Deciduous. 
2 to 6 feet. Vigorous upright shrub with large leaves 
resembling those of the maple. Flowers rose-purple, 
berries light red, edible. Sun or semi. 1 to 2 feet........ 
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SALIX BABYLONICA. Weeping Willow. Deciduous. 
. 30 to 50 feet. Considered the best weeping willow. 
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SALIX SALAMONIA. Salamon Weeping Willow. De- 
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SAMBUCUS PUBENS. Scarlet Elder. Deciduous. 5 to 
7 feet. Shrub with warty branches and brown pith. 
Leaves dark green, 5-7 leaflets. Flowers white in 
large pyramidal cymes. Late spring. Fruit red showy 
berries, early summer. Sun or semi. 1 to 2 feet........ 
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SORBUS AMERICANA. American Mountain-Ash. De- 
ciduous. 15 to 45 feet. Small tree with spreading 
branches. Leaves compound, dark green, turning yel- 
low in autumn. Flowers white, in flat cymes, May 
and June, followed by bright scarlet cclusters of ber- 
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SPIRAEA REEVESIANA. Reeves Spiraea. Deciduous. 
4 to 6 feet. Strong growing with white showy 
flowers; 4to-5> feet X heavy. clumps 2.....222-0 ou. 
SPIRAEA VANHOUTTEI. Vanhoutti Spiraea. De- 
ciduous. 4 to 6 feet. One of our best early blooming 
Spiraeas. Leaves dark green above, pale bluish green 
beneath. Flowers white, free bloomer, May and June. 
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STEWARTIA PENTAGYNA. Mountain Stewartia. De- 
ciduous. 5 to 10 feet. Splendid shrub with spreading 
branches. Leaves bright green, ovate, fading with 
glowing colors. Flowers white, large and showy, 
sometimes purplish. Summer. Sun or semi. 
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TILIA AMERICANA. American Linden. Deciduous. 70 
to 125 feet. Stately with spreading round top. 
Leaves alternate, heart-shaped, toothed. Flowers 
small perfect yellowish white, very fragrant, June 
and July. Fruit clustered in woody pea-like balls. For 
avenues, or specimen plantings. General conditions. 
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ULMUS AMERICANA. American Elm. Deciduous. 60 
to 120 feet. Tall graceful, wide spreading, vase 
shaped. Leaves alternate, obovate, toothed. Flowers 
in March before leaves, greenish red, umbel-like 
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VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM. Highbush Blueberry. 
Deciduous. 6 to 10 feet. This is the commercial 
Blueberry of the North. Also very hardy and orna- 
mental. Flowers white or pinkish in May. Succeeds 
in varied conditions, acid soil. 6 to 12 inches............ 
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