Shrubs

The burning bush or winged spindle tree has been a popular garden favorite in America for nearly a century, but its dwarf, compact-growing variety is unique. Seedlings of Euonymus Alatus

The Siebold Viburnum is a tall, vigorous shrub that can easily be considered one of the best viburnums for ornamental use. A native of Japan, it was introduced into America

The gray-leaved yarrow, Achillea argentea, is a pleasing low plant not often seen in gardens. It is equally valuable for the low border or the rock garden as it does

The St. Johnsworts make up a large group of herbaceous and shrubby plants widely distributed over the northern hemisphere. A number of the herbaceous kinds and some of the moderately

The shadbushes or Juneberries are a perplexing lot to distinguish from each other, and they have been the source of much confusion and no little discomfiture among botanists. Of the

The elusive fothergilla, native of the southeastern United States, has escaped the attention of many a plantsman and commercial growers. Yet, it is one of the most ornamental shrubs of

When you see the Carolina silver bell ( Halesia carolina) this spring, look upward through the loose branches at the little white bell-shaped flowers peeping from among the pale green

Like franklinia and shortia, Carpenteria californica is one of the so-called “lost” plants—discovered, then unsuccessfully searched for, and at last rediscovered. In California it has been in cultivation for thirty-five