Botanical Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Cornus sanguinea

Red Osier

1

6

White

June

S. A pretty shrub with blood-red bark in winter. Good for wet places. Branches upright and spreading. Fruits black. A. D. F.

Cornus sanguinea var. variegata

Variegated Osier

1

5

White

June

S. A form of the above with green and white foliage. A. E. F.

Cornus amomum or C. sericea

Silky Cornel

1

6-8

White

June

S. Bark grayish purple; fruits in clusters of pale blue berries. Good for planting in wet places. A. D. F.

Cornus Baileyi

Bailey's Cornel

1

6-8

White

June & July

S. Erect in growth, with dark red branches, and small cymes of flowers. A. D. F.

Cornus florida

White Flowering Dogwood

1

20

White

May

T. A beautiful tree with small greenish yellow flowers surrounded by showy bracts about 3 inches across. Berries brilliant scarlet. Foliage turns a rich crimson in autumn. Branches spreading. B. C. H.

Cornus florida var. rubra

Pink Flowering Dogwood

1

15

Rose

May

T. A variety of the preceding which freely produces flowers surrounded by large bracts of a deep rose color. A very ornamental low tree, good for lawn planting. B. C. E. H.

Cornus florida var. pen-dula

Weeping Dogwood

1

8

White

May

A variety with pendulous branches. A. E. H.

Cornus stolonifera

Red Osier or Dogwood

1

6

White

June

S. Prostrate stems with blood-red bark. Very effective in winter and particularly good near water. A.D.F.

Corylus maxima var. purpurea

Purple Hazel

1

6

S. Spreading in growth. Leaves remain deep purple all summer. Good among other shrubs. B. C. E. H.

Corylus avellana var. laciniata

Cut-leaved Hazel

1

5

S. A variety of the English Filbert with deeply-cut foliage. B. E. H.

Corylus avellana var. aurea

Golden-leaved Hazel

1

5

S. Brilliant yellow foliage. Good for color contrast. B. C. H.

Cotoneaster Simonsi

1

4

White

June

S. Dense and upright in habit of growth. Leaves dark green; showy bright red fruits borne along the stems. B. E. H.

Cotoneaster microphylla

Small-leaved Cotoneaster

2

3

White

July

S. A beautiful, low evergreen shrub with round glossy-green leaves. Dense in growth. Brilliant red fruit. Good for massing with low evergreens and good for rockeries. C. E.G.

Crataegus Lavallei

Lavalle's Thorn

1

15

White

May

T. Upright in growth. Bark shiny and reddish. Thorns about 11/2 inches long. Leaves glossy and remain on tree until late. Showy scarlet fruit. A. D.G.