yellows; Barberry, Blueberries, dwarf Maples, native Huckle- 
berry, Woodbine vines, Cotoneasters, Red-vein Enkianthus, 
and Beachplum have the brighter reds; Forsythia, Doublefile 
Viburnum, Leucothoe, and Andorra Junipers give purplish 
tones. 
Chrysanthemums are the great fall flower color group, with 
Hardy Asters supplying attractive complementing blues and 
purples. 
Brilliance of fruit color gives many plants an even greater 
beauty than their flowers, a beauty which often lasts all fall and 
well into winter. Holly is an outstanding example. 
PLANTS GOOD IN SHADY PLACES 
It isn’t the shade alone, but fully as much the lack of moisture, 
or competition with roots of trees that cast the shade, which 
limits the choice of plants for such locations. These plants are 
tolerant of conditions on the shady sides of buildings and in 
areas shaded by higher plant growth. It should be remembered 
that almost none of these require shade, nor will the flowering 
kinds produce as colorful displays in shady spots as in sunny 
places. It is just that they do tolerate lack of light much better 
than others do. 
Evergreens: Boxwood, most Evergreen Azaleas, Euonymus, 
Yews, Leucothoe, Japanese Holly, Pieris, Rosebay and Caro- 
lina Rhododendron, Inkberry, Abelia. 
Small Trees and Shrubs: Dogwoods, Clethra, Snowberry, 
Mock-Orange, Barberry, most Viburnums, Bush Honeysuckle, 
Corkbark Euonymus, Sweetshrub, Forsythia, and Privets. 
Vines and Ground Covers: English Ivy, Euonymus, Virginia 
Creeper, Porcelain Berry, Honeysuckle, Myrtle, Pachysandra, 
Pachistima, Ferns. 
Hardy Perennials; Monkshood, Columbine, Astilbe, Snake- 
root, Lily of the Valley, Bleeding Heart, Foxglove, Lemon Lily, 
Plantain Lily, German Iris, and Violas. 
THE USE OF NATIVE PLANTS 
Cape Cod is unusually rich in the variety and character of 
its native plant materials. We believe in these natives and use 
them constantly. 
Cedars, birches, red maples, oaks, beeches and tupelo are 
leaders among the trees. The native pitch pine is not often 
safely transplanted. American holly is a Cape Cod native and 
is increasingly popular and valuable. 
Best known native shrubs are beachplum, the fragrant bay- 
berry, wild roses, sweetfern, blueberry, dwarf gray willow, 
sweetpepper, swamp azalea, chokeberry, shadblow, the glossy 
evergreen inkberry, and several varieties of viburnum. 
Many provide especially brilliant early fall colors, as do the 
native woodbine and the several sumacs. 
Most of these native plants we grow in our Cape Cod 
Nurseries. Many we collect from the wild and plant them 
successfully throughout this section. Like true Cape Codders, 
they are often rugged individualists, with a character and a 
reliability that make them good friends well worth knowing. 
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