Common barberry | 3-8 | Yellow |Common |Often an escape from cultivation. The well-known (Berberis vulgaris) | | |garden soil| scarlet berries showy in autumn. | | | | 42. Virginian willow | 2-4 | White |Moist |When massed either alone or with _Clethra alnifolia_ (Itea virginica) | | | places| it makes attractive patches of white. | | | | 43. Syringa (Philadelphus| 4-10 |Cream- |Indifferent|Many horticultural forms of this are in the coronarius) | | white| | trade. All are useful. Fruits brownish. | | | | 44. Fetid currant | 3-6 |Greenish- |Cool moist |Not easily grown as it grows naturally on the (Ribes prostratum) | | yellow| places| cool mountain slopes. Fruits red. -------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+------------------------------------------------ Common and Latin |Height| Color of | Preferred | Remarks and Notes Names |(feet)| Flowers | Habitat | ------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+------------------------------------------------ 45. Opulaster (Spiræa | 3-9 | White |Indifferent|Splendid masses of flowers, as it is a profuse opulifolia) | | | | bloomer. Often from 3-6 feet wide and very | | | | bushy. | | | | 46. Cockspur thorn | 6-14 | White |Dry soil |One of the most commonly cultivated of our (Cratægus Crusgalli)| | | | native shrubs. Very thorny and a good hedge | | | | plant. | | | | 47. Pear haw (Cratægus | 4-12 | White |Indifferent|The dull red fruits cling on most of the winter. tomentosa) | | | | A profusely flowering shrub. | | | | 48. Bastard indigo | 4-10 |Violet- |Rich soil |A gorgeous flowering shrub, which in masses (Amorpha fruticosa) | | purple| | is unrivaled. Repays good cultivation and | | | | care. | | | | 49. Staghorn sumac | 6-15 | Green |Dry places |Autumnal coloring magnificent. On a low hill (Rhus typhina) | | | | very effective in large masses. | | | | 50.