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.*
Many of the shrubs in the preceding catalogue are also well adapted to the southeastern states. The following brief list includes some of the most recommendable kinds for the region south of Washington, although some of them are hardy farther North. The asterisk * denotes that the plant is native to this country.
The crape myrtle (Lagerstrœmia Indica) is to the South what the lilac is to the North, a standard dooryard shrub; produces handsome red (or blush or white) flowers all summer; 8-12 feet.