This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
The shrubs and trees given in the group for refined lawn masses are confined largely to those sorts which are not generally available throughout the east for border planting by reason of their soil and moisture requirements. The native collected plants are very similar to the same sort of material found throughout the northern central states.
a. Refined lawn masses:
Abelia grandiflora Hybrid Abelia
Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple Azalea hinodigiri
Crimson Evergreen Azalea Azalea indica
Indian Azalea
Berberis buxifolia Box-leaved Barberry
Berberis darwini Darwin's Barberry
Berberis ilicifolia
Holly-leaved Barberry
Calluna vulgaris
Scotch Heather Cornus mas
Cornelian Cherry
Cornus paniculata
Grey Dogwood Cotoneaster francheti
Franchet's Rose Box
Cotoneaster simonsi Himalayan Rose Box
Deutzia gracilis
Slender Deutzia Diervilla hybrida
Hybrid Weigela
Enkianthus perulatus Enkianthus
Erica mediterranea Pink Heather
Forsythia suspensa fortunei Fortune's Golden Bell
Lonicera maacki Late-blooming Honeysuckle
Philadelphus lemoinei Lemoine's Mock Orange
Pieris floribunda
Mountain Fetterbush
Prunus triloba Flowering Plum
Spiraea vanhouttei Van Houtte's Bridal Wreath
Syringa vulgaris hybrida Hybrid Lilac
Viburnum carlesi Korean Viburnum b. Native and collected plants:
Acer circinatum Vine Maple
Calycanthus floridus Strawberry Shrub
Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepper Bush
Cornus nuttalli Oregon Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera
Red Osier Cornel Elaeagnus angustifolia
Russian Olive Holodiscus discolor ariaefolius
Ocean Spray
Philadelphus lewisi
Native Mock Orange Rhus glabra
Smooth Sumac Rosa blanda
Meadow Rose
Rosa lucida Glossy Rose
Symphoricarpos racemosus Snowberry
Symphoricarpos vulgaris Indian Currant
Viburnum americanum American High-bush Cranberry
 
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