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BEAUTYBUSH (Kolkwitzia amabilis) 
Compact growing shrub with soft pink flowers in May and June. 
Semi-hardy here. Does better south of here. Grows about 6 to 8 feet 
high and slightly wider here, and much lower in Celorado. Space 5 to 
7 feet apart. Singly or in groups. Occasionally one bush is used for 
variety. 
CHOKEBERRY, BRILLIANT (Aronia arbutifolia brilliantissima) 
A loosely eréct shrub with deep green foliage that turns rich 
crimson in the fall. Slender branching stems, open and round-topped. 
White inconspicious flowers in May -- June. Brilliant red berries in 
the fall. Sun or partial shade. If let to grow naturally 5 to 8 feet 
high, spread 3 to 5 feet, space 4 to 5 feet apart. If maintained by 
trimming 3 to 5 feet high, space 3 to 4 feet apart. Keep down the 
suckers. Use singly or in groups. Try some. 
CORALBERRY, COMMON (Symphoricarpos vulgaris) 
Good grayish-green foliage. Pretty magenta-colored berries in 
the fall. Inconspicuous flowers. Good foliage and fruit. Very simi- 
lar to the native buckbrush. -Ultimate height and width 3 to 5 feet. 
Usually maintained by annual trimming 2 to 3 feet high and spaced 2 to 
3 feet apart. Seldom used singly, generally in groups of 3 to 5 or 
more. Used mainly for small shrub groups in unusually shady loca- 
tions or among tree roots. 
CORALBERRY, CHENAULT (Symphoricarpos vulgaris chenauiti) 
A sport variety of Symph. vulgaris. More refined foliage than 
its parent. Planted mainly because of its pretty green foliage and 
because it is low growing. Berries interesting but not a talking 
point as they are not as fully red as the parent. Tips of branches 
freeze most winters and occasionally to the ground in Colorado and 
Wyoming. Usually maintained 2 to 3 feet high and spaced 3 feet apart. 
Generally 3 or more shrubs in a group. Sun or shade. Slight tip 
freezing not a liability as we generally wish to trim anyway to keep 
low and bushy. 
COTONEASTER, PEKING (Cotoneaster acutifolia) 
An upright compact shrub but not stiff looking. Excelient glossy 
green foliage that turns yellow suffused with red in the fall. Incon- 
Spicuous small pink flowers followed by interesting black berries. 
Very hardy. Will grow inany of our territory. Sun or semi-shade. 
Singly, preferably in groups or hedges. Grows 5 to 10 feet high, and 
6 to 8 feet spread, and when this height is contemplated, space about 
4 to 5 feet apart. In most cases it is maintained 4 to 6 feet high 
and space 4 feet apart. An excellent shrub. 
COTONEASTER, REDBERRY (General description. See varieties below. ) 
We have tried Cotoneaster integerrina (European Cotoneaster). It 
is hardy and has red berries but we do not like its habit of growth or 
its foliage. The Peking Cotoneaster, the popular black berry variety 
we have been handling, has an outstanding foliage. Do not expect the 
same effect in any red berry variety. The foliage can be good even 
though not as good. 
At present we are propogating the following three varieties of 
red berry Cotoneaster: Divaricata, Multiflora, and Soongarica. 
COTONEASTER, DIVARICATA (Common name Spreading Cotoneaster) 
Grows 4 to 6 feet high and wide. May be trained somewhat lower 
by trimming. Good green foliage with red berries. Habit of growth 
reese it useful. We do not know how hardy it is in all of our terri- 
ory. 
COTONEASTER, MULTIFLORA 
Grows somewhat like Cotoneaster Acutifolia in habit of growth 
only taller. -Red berries. Hardy in all our territory. 
COTONEASTER, SOONGARICA 
Common name Sungari Redbead Cotoneaster. Leaves oval. New with 
us and can’t give you much information now. 
