Botanical

Name

English

Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Quercus pedunculata

English Oak

1

40-50

T. A vigorous, round-headed species, with dark green, glossy foliage.

Quercus pedunculata var. concordia

Golden English Oak

1

20-30

T. Leaves 3 to 4 inches long and quite narrow. Excellent for color contrasts. C. E. G.

Quercus pedunculata var. pendula

Weeping English Oak

1

15-20

T. A very graceful tree with spreading, drooping branches, and deep green, glossy foliage. A. E. G.

Quercus pedunculata var. fastigiata

Pyramidal Oak

1

20-30

T. In habit of growth much like the Lombardy Poplar. Branches upright, forming a narrow columnar head. Leaves glossy green. C. D.G.

Quercus rubra

Red Oak

1

50-75

T. A native tree with spreading branches, forming a symmetrical head. Leaves deeply lobed, dull green, from 5 to 8 inches long. It sheds its foliage in early winter, unlike most other varieties of Oaks. Valued for park and avenue planting. A, D.G.

Ranunculus aconitifoli-us var. flore-pleno

Double White Buttercup

4

1

White

June

Deep green, palmate foliage, and rosette-like flowers on slender stems. A good plant for the border. A. F. I.

Ranunculus acris var. flore-pleno

Bachelor's Button

4

1

Golden-yellow

June to Sept.

Foliage deep green and divided; flowers abundant, showy and double. Excellent for the rockery. A. F. I.

Ranunculus repens var. flore-pleno

Creeping Buttercup

4

8 in.

Golden-yellow

June & Aug.

Deep green, divided foliage, with showy, double flowers produced in abundance. Excellent for the rockery. A. F. I.

Rhamnus cathartica

Buckthorn

1

6-10

S. A good hedge-plant with dull green foliage; wood black and thorny, with clusters of shiny black berries

Rhamnus dahurica or R. crenata

Laurel-leaved Buckthorn

1

6-8

in autumn and early winter. A.D.G.

S. Spreading in growth. Leaves about 4 inches long, glossy. Berries black, in showy clusters. An ornamental, useful shrub. A. D.G.

Rhamnus caroliniana

Indian Cherry

1

8-10

S. Open in growth. Bark blue-green, spotted with white. Leaves about 4 inches long, narrow, light green. Fruit red-black. A. D.G.

Rheum officinale

Ornamental Rhubarb

4

4

White

July

Leaves heart-shaped, sometimes 3 feet broad. Flowers in spikes, showy. Good near shrubbery or in the hardy border. A. G.

Rhexia virginica

Meadow-Beauty

4.

8-10

Rose-purple

July to Sept.

A tuberous rooted, low-growing plant with showy spikes of bell-shaped flowers. Good for the bog-garden. A. F. I.