36 The Greening Nursery Company 
FLOWERING SHRUBS 
Continued 
VIBURNUM dentatum (Arrow- 
wood). Showy white flowers 
in May and June with blue- 
black berries in the Fall. 
Highly colored foliage in 
Autumn. 10 to 12 ft. 
V. lantana (Wayfaring - Tree). 
Does well in dry soil. Clusters 
of white flowers in May. Red 
fruits turning to purple. 15 ft. 
XV. lentago (Nannyberry or 
Sheepberry). Very hardy. Fra- 
grant, greenish-white flowers 
in May. Blue-black fruits 
hang on until Spring. 20 to 
30 ft. - 
V. opulus (European Cranberry 
Bush). Handsome shrub in 
early Winter with its large 
glossy red berries. 8 to 10 ft. 
V. opulus sterile (Common 
Snowball). Round _ball-like 
clusters of flowers the last of 
May. Prefers a sunny spot. 
LO tow 2 sft 
WEIGELA 
Very popular shrubs bloom- 
ing in May and June. They are 
not particular as to soil or lo- 
cation. 
WEIGELA, Abel Carriere. Showy 
flowers of carmine-rose with 
yellow tints. Flowers over a os 
long period. 6 ft. Viburnum carlesi 
W. Eva Rathke. Very popular for its brilliant red flowers with 
white stamens. Blooms from June to August. 3 to 5 ft. 
W. floribunda (Crimson Weigela). Flowers of deep-red in June. 
Fine as a specimen plant or in massed plantings. 8 ft. 
W. rosea (Pink Weigela). Used for naturalizing and landscape 
work. Rose-colored flowers in profusion in June. 8 to 10 ft. 
W. rosea variegata. Cream and green variegated leaves. Pink 
flowers. Medium spreading growth. 5 ft. 
Broadleaved Evergreen 
SHRUBS 
DAPHNE cneorum (Rose Daphne). A dainty little bush 
with clusters of rose-pink flowers in April and May 
and in the Fall. Very fragrant. Needs full sun. 1-2 ft. 
ILEX bullata (Boxwood Holly). Resembles dwarf Box- 
wood in habit and foliage. Usually grows broader than 
high, with very glossy foliage. We recommend its 
wide use as it has a live, healthy look through the 
coldest weather. 
MAHONIA aquifolium (Oregon Hollygrape). Leathery, 
holly-like dark green leaves turning bronze in the Fall. 
Yellow flowers in the Spring followed by steel-blue 
berries. 4 to 6 ft. 
EUVONYMUS patens (Dwarf Euonymus). White flowers in 
Spring followed by red berries. Fine foundation plant. 
Low, compact habit. 3 to 4 ft. 
E. radicans (Wintercreeper). Shrubby, sprawling plant 
useful as a vine or ground cover. Retains glossy green 
foliage over a long season. 
E. radicans vegetus (Bigleaf Wintercreeper). Excellent as 
a vine. Large shiny evergreen leaves. Red and orange 
fruits in the Fall. 
Viburnum opulus sterile 
