THE GROWING OF THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
THE CLASSES OF PLANTS, AND
LISTS - Continued
Hardy roses are not always desirable for the lawn. For general lawn
purposes the older sorts, single or semi-double, and which do not
require high culture, are to be preferred. It is not intended to include
here the common garden roses; see Chapter VIII for these. It is much to
be desired that the wild roses receive more attention from planters.
Attention has been too exclusively taken by the highly improved
garden roses.
Japanese rose, Rosa rugosa.‡
Most excellent for lawn planting, as the foliage is thick and not
attacked by insects (Fig. 263); white and pink flowered forms; 4-6 ft.
Wild swamp rose, R. Carolina.* 5-8 ft.
Wild dwarf rose, R. humilis* (R. lucida of Michigan). This and
other wild dwarf roses, 3-6 ft., may be useful in landscape work.
Say's Rose, R. acicularis var. Sayi.* Excellent for lawns; 4-5 ft.
Red-leaved rose, R. ferruginea (R. rubrifolia).‡ Excellent foliage;
flowers single, pink; 5-6 ft.
Japanese bramble, Rubus cratægifolius. Valuable for holding banks;
spreads rapidly; very red in winter; 3-4 ft.
Flowering raspberry, mulberry (erroneously), R. odoratus* Attractive
when well grown and divided frequently to keep it fresh; there is a
whitish form; 3-4 ft.
Japanese wineberry, R. phaenicolasius. Attractive foliage and red
hairy canes; fruit edible; 3-5 ft.
Kilmarnock willow, Salix Capraea, var. pendula. A small weeping
plant grafted on a tall trunk; usually more curious than ornamental.
Rosemary willow, S. rosmarinifolia‡ of nurserymen (R. incana
properly). 6-10 ft.
Shining willow, S. lucida.* Very desirable for the edges of water;
6-12 ft.
Long-leaved willow, S. interior.* Our narrowest-leaved native
willow; useful for banks; liable to spread too rapidly; 8-12ft.
Fountain willow, S. purpurea. Attractive foliage and appearance,
particularly if cut back now and then to secure new wood; excellent for
holding springy banks; 10-20 ft.
Pussy willow, S. discolor* Attractive when massed at some distance
from the residence; 10-15 ft.
Laurel-leaved willow, S. pentandra (S. laurifolia of cultivators)‡
See under Trees, p. 329. Many of the native willows might well be
cultivated.
Elders, Sambucus pubens* and S. Canadensis.* The former, the
common "red elder," is ornamental both in flower and fruit. S.
Canadensis is desirable for its profusion of fragrant flowers appearing
in July; the former is 6--7 ft. high and the latter 8-10 ft.
Golden-leaved elder, S. nigra var. foliis aureis,‡ and also the
cut-leaved elder, are desirable forms of the European species; 5-15 ft.
Buffalo-berry, Shepherdia argentea* Silvery foliage; attractive and
edible berries; 10-15 ft., often tree-like.
Shepherdia, S. Canadensis.* Spreading bush, 3--8 ft., with
attractive foliage and fruit.
Early spirea, Spiræa arguta.‡ One of the earliest bloomers among
the spireas; 2-4 ft.
Three-lobed spirea, bridal wreath, S. Van Houttei.‡ One of the most
showy early-flowering shrubs; excellent for massing; blooms a little
later than the above; 3-6 ft.
Sorbus-leaved spirea, S. sorbifolia (Sorbaria sorbifolid).‡
Desirable for its late blooming,--late June and early July; 4-5 ft.
Plum-leaved spirea, S. prunifolia.
Fortune's spirea, S. Japonica (S. callosa),‡ 2 to 4 ft.
Thunberg's spirea, S. Thunbergii. Neat and attractive in habit; useful
for border-hedges; 3-5 ft.
St. Peter's Wreath, S. hypericifolia; 4-5 ft.
Round-leaved spirea, S. bracteata.‡ Follows Van Houttei; 3-6 ft.
Douglas' spirea, S. Douglasii.* Blossoms late,--in July; 4-8 ft.
Hard-hack, S. tomentosa.* Much like the last, but less showy; 3-4
ft.
Willow-leaved spirea, S. salicifolia.*‡ Blooms late; 4-5 ft.
Bladder-nut, Staphylea trifolia* Well-known rather coarse native
shrub; 6-12 ft.
Colchican bladder-nut, S. Colchica. Good early flowering shrub; 6-12
ft.
[Illustration: Fig. 264. A spirea, one of he most servicable flowering
shrubs.]
Styrax, Styrax Japonica. One of the most graceful of flowering shrubs,
producing fragrant flowers in early summer; 8-10 ft. or more.
Snow-berry, Symphoricarpos racemosus.*‡ Cultivated for its
snow-white berries, that hang in autumn and early winter; 3-5 ft.
Indian currant, S. vulgaris.‡ Foliage delicate; berries red;
valuable for shady places and against walls; 4-5 ft.
Common lilac, Syringa vulgaris.‡ (The name syringa is commonly
misapplied to the species of Philadelphus.) The standard
spring-blooming shrub in the North; 8-15 ft.; many forms.
Josika lilac, S. Josikaeca.‡ Blooming about a week later than S.
vulgaris; 8-10 ft.
Persian lilac, S. Persica. More spreading and open bush than S.
vulgaris; 6-10 ft.
Japanese lilac, S. Japonica.‡ Blooms about one month later than
common lilac; 15-20 ft.
Rouen lilac, S. Chinensis (or Rothomagensis)‡ Blooms with the
common lilac; flowers more highly colored than those of S.
Persica; 5-12 ft.
Chinese lilacs, S. oblata‡ and villosa.‡ The former 10-15 ft.
and blooming with common lilac; the latter 4-6 ft., and blooming few
days later.
Tamarisk, Tamarix of several species, particularly (for the North) T.
Chinensis, T. Africana (probably the garden forms under this name are
all T. parviflora), and T. hispida (T. Kashgarica).
All odd shrubs or small trees with very fine foliage, and minute pink
flowers in profusion.
Common snowball, Viburnum Opulus.*‡ The cultivated snowball ‡
is a native of the Old World; but the species grows wild in this country
(known as High-bush Cranberry),‡ and is worthy of cultivation;
6-10 ft.
Japanese snowball, V. tomentosum (catalogued as V. plicatum). 6-10
ft.
Wayfaring tree, V. Lantana.‡ Fruit ornamental; 8-12 ft., or more.
Plum-leaved haw, V. prunifolium.*‡ Leaves smooth and glossy;
8-15 ft.
Sweet viburnum or sheep-berry, Viburnum Lentago.* Tall coarse bush,
or becoming a small tree.
Arrow-wood, V. dentatum.* Usually 5-8 ft., but becoming taller.
Dockmackie, V. acerifolium.* Maple-like foliage; 4-5 ft.
Withe-rod, lilac viburnum, V. cassinoides.* 2-5 ft. Other native and
exotic viburnums are desirable.
Xanthoceras, Xanthoceras sorbifolia. Allied to the buckeyes; hardy in
parts of New England; 8--10ft.; handsome.
Prickly ash, Zanthoxylum Americanum.*