Deciduous Flowering Shrubs 
In this large group there are plants suitable for every purpose. The Shrubs offer abundant flowers, 
beautiful foliage and fruits, an interesting branches and stems in Winter. Most of them are relatively inexpensive 
and the easiest of all ornamental plants to grow. Our list is most complete and by careful selection of varieties 
one can have an interesting shrub planting throughout the year. By adding a few of our Broadleaf Evergreens, 
shrub plantings can be made more beautiful especially in Winter. 
Berberis Thunbergi Atropurpurea 
Redleaved Barberry 
ARONIA arbutifolia (Red Chokeberry). An 
ornamental shrub with bright red fruit in 
Autumn, which remains through Winter. White 
flowers. 
BERBERIS thunbergi (Japanese Barberry). This 
wellknown shrub plant, if grown naturally, 
makes fine specimen shrubs bearing small, 
inconspicuous flowers in Spring followed by a 
showy crop of vivid scarlet berries in the Fall. 
B. thunbergi atropurpurea (Redleaved Bar- 
berry). Similar to the above, but when planted 
in full sun the foliage is bright red-purple. 
BUDDLEIA - Butterflybush 
These beautiful shrubs, beloved by the butter- 
flies, are sometimes called Summer Lilacs. They 
grow to a medium height and bear long spikes of 
flowers from Midsummer to frost. They should 
be cut back severely each Spring before growth 
starts. We offer these fine varieties: 
Alba. Pure white. 
Charming. Clear pink. Rubra. Red. 
Ile de France. Purple. Violet. Violet-red. 
Purple. Deep purple. 
CALLICARPA americana (Beautyberry). <A 
shrub to 6 ft. 6 in. foliage and pink flowers from 
May to July, followed by violet fruit. 
C. purpurea (French Beautyberry), Similar to 
above but having smaller leaves and blue berries. 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
CALYCANTHUS floridus (Sweet Shrub). Also known 
as Carolina Alspice and Strawberry Shrub. A graceful 
shrub 7 to 8 ft. high with velvety maroon-colored 
flowers having an unforgettable fragrance. 
CARYOPTERIS, Blue Mist (Blue Spirea). Beautiful 
deep blue clusters of flowers in Autumn. A very 
hardy, dwarf shrub. 
CLETHRA alnifolia (Sweet Pepperbush). Shapely 
shrub up to 8 ft. with erect spikes of white flowers 
filling the air with a peppery fragrance. 
COMPTONIA asplenifolia (Sweet Fern). A dwarf 
shrub with fernlike, fragrant leaves. Inconcpicuous 
flowers borne in catkins. Valuable as a ground cover 
or in the wild garden. 
CORNUS sanguinea (Bloodtwig Dogwood). An inter- 
esting large shrub having greenish-white flowers and 
blue-black berries. The branches are deep red adding 
much color during Winter. 
CYDONIA JAPONICA 
Flowering Quince 
C. japonica nivalis. A form of pure white flowers. 
C. japonica pygmaea. A dwarf spreading form with 
orange-red flowers. 
C. japonica rubra. A medium growing thorny shrub 
with beautiful watermelon red flowers in Spring fol- 
lowed by very fragrant, lemon like fruit. 
CYTISUS scoparius (Scotch Broom). A large, dense 
shrub with green stems giving the appearance of an 
evergreen in Winter. Yellow flowers in profusion in 
late Spring. 
Buddleia Butortivisuce 
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