| | | | 66. Winterberry | 6-18 |Greenish- |Swamps |Splendid scarlet fruits cling on in large clusters (Ilex verticillata) | | white| | most of the winter. Often easily grown in | | | | the garden. | | | | 67. Strawberry bush | 3-7 |Greenish- |Low woods |Flowers small and inconspicuous but followed (Euonymus americanus)| | pink| | by red fruits that last until December. A | | | | slender plant. -------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------+------+-------------+------------+--------------------------------------------------- Common and Latin |Height| Color of | Preferred | Remarks and Notes Names |(feet)| Flowers | Habitat | -----------------------------+------+-------------+------------+--------------------------------------------------- 68. Burning bush | 8-15 | Purple | Indifferent| European shrub much cultivated and now widely (Euonymus atropurpureus) | | | | established as a wild plant. Fruits red | | | | and showy. | | | | 69. New Jersey tea | 2-6 | White | Shade | Effective as massed plantings. The leaves the (Ceanothus americanus) | | | | source of tea in Revolutionary times. A | | | | profuse bloomer. | | | | 70. Kinnikinik (Cornus | 3-10 | White | Indifferent| Purple twigs effective in winter. The reddish-twigged Amomum) | | | | C. asperifolia effective but not on | | | | sale. | | | | 71. Red osier dogwood | 3-12 | White | Indifferent| Twigs reddish-purple; and fine in masses for (miscalled kinnikinik) | | | | its winter color harmonies. Easily grown (Cornus | | | | from cuttings. stolonifera) | | | | | | | | 72. Cornel (Cornus | 3-10 | White | Indifferent| The bright green twigs which keep their color alternifolia) | | | | all winter make it attractive grouped with