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Plants for South Atlantic States: Carya

Trees Albizzia julibrissin Mimosa Aleurites fordi China Wood-oil Tree Aphananthe aspera Chinese Hackberry Aralia spinosa Hercules Club Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry Carya aquatica Water Pecan Carya myristicaeformis Nutmeg Hickory Carya pecan Pecan Catalpa bungei Cedrela sinensis Round-leaved Catalpa Chinese Cedrela Cephalotaxus fortunei Fortune's Yew Chilopsis saligna Flowering Willow Citrus trifoliata Hardy Orange Cladrastris lutea Yellow-wood Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Diosporos virginiana Persimmon Fagus americana American Beech Fraxinus americana acuminata Silver-leaved White Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Red Ash Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree Gleditsia japonica Japanese Honey Locust Gleditsia sinensis Chinese Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffee Tree Halesia carolina Silver Bell Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Tree Magnolia denudata Yulan Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia Magnolia macrophylla Great-leaved Magnolia Magnolia soulangeana Soulange's Magnolia Melia azedarach umbraculiformis Umbrella Tree Nyssa aquatica Cotton Gum Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo Oxydendrun arboreum Sourwood Parkinsonia aculeata Jerusalem Thorn Paulownia tomentosa Empress Tree Photinia arbutifolia Christmas Berry Photinia serrulata Evergreen Photinia Populus alba pyramidalis Bolle's Poplar Populus deltoides Southern Cottonwood Populus deltoides monilifera Northern Cottonwood Prunus cerasifera pissardi Purple Plum Pterocarya fraxinifolia False Walnut Wild Crab Pyrus coronaria Hovenia dulcis Quercus acuta Japanese Raisin Tree Korean Oak Juglans cinerea Quercus falcata Butternut Juglans sieboldiana Japanese Walnut Koelreuteria paniculata Varnish Tree Liquidambar stryaciflua Sweet Gum Magnolia (in variety) Magnolia Spanish Oak Quercus laurifolia Laurel Oak Quercus muhlenbergi Yellow Chestnut Oak Quercus nigra Water Oak Quercus pagodaefolia Swamp Spanish Oak Sapium pebiferum Chinese Tallow Tree Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree Ulmus montana pendula Sterculia platanifolia Japanese Varnish Tree Taxodiumy distichum Bald Copress b. Shrubs:

Camperdown Weeping Elm Aucuba japonica Japanese Laurel Aucuba japonica variegata Variegated Japanese Laurel Bambusa (in variety) Bamboo Buddleia (in variety) Summer Lilac Buxus (in variety) Boxwood Callicarpa purpurea Beauty Fruit Camellia japonica Japonica Caryopteris incana Blue Spirea Chilopsis linearis Flowering Willow Chionanthus virginica White Fringe Cornus capitata Himalayan Dogwood Corylus maxima purpurea Purple-leaved Hazel Exochorda grandiflora Pearl Bush Gardenia (in variety) Cape Jasmine Hydrangea quercifolia Oak-leaved Hydrangea Ilex opaca American Holly Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle Nerium oleander Oleander Osmanthus aquifolium Fragrant Olive Prunus caroliniana Carolina Laurel Cherry Prunus ilicifolia Evergreen Cherry Prunus laurocerasus English Laurel Prunus lyoni Islands Cherry Rhus cotinus Smoke Bush Staphylea pinnata European Bladder-nut Staphylea trifolia American Bladder-nut Stewartia pentagyna Alleghany Stewartia Styrax japonica Japanese Storax Viburnum tinus Laurestinus Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree I. PERENNIALS FOR GARDENS AND CUT FLOWERS. The following group of perennials includes several plants, such as the gladiolus, which are not hardy in the open ground in winter in the north. Most of the plants are the same sorts which are used elsewhere, but which have been selected after experience has shown their adaptability to the conditions of this territory.

Aconitum (in variety) Monkshood Adonis vernalis Pheasant's Eye Alstroemeria chilensis Chilean Lily Alyssum (in variety) Golden Tuft Anchusa (in variety) Alkanet Anemone coronaria Poppy-flowered Anemone Anthemis tinctoria kelwayi Hardy Marguerite Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Aquilegia (in variety) Columbine Argemone (in variety) Prickly Poppy Artemisia (in variety) Wormwood Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed Baptisia (in variety) False Indigo Dahlia (in variety) Garden Dahlia Delphinium (in variety) Larkspur Echinops (in variety) Globe Thistle Eryngium amethystinum Amethyst Sea Holly Eupatorium (in variety) White Snakeroot Filipendula hexapetala Herbaceous Meadow-sweet Funkia (in variety) Plantain Lily Gaillardia (in variety) Blanket Flower Gladiolus (in variety) Sword Flower Gypsophila (in variety) Chalk Plant Helenium (in variety) Sneezeweed Helianthemum (in variety) Rock Rose Helianthus (in variety) Hardy Perennial Sun-flower Hesperis matronalis Sweet Rocket Heuchera sanguinea Coral-bells Incarvillea delevayi Hardy Gloxinea Iris (in variety) Iris Kniphofia uvaria Red-hot Poker Plant Lithospermum canescens Indian Paint Lobelia (in variety) Lobelia Lychnis coronaria Mullein Pink Oenothera (in variety) Evening Primrose Paeonia officinalis Old-fashioned Peony Paeonia suffruticosa Tree Peony Paeonia tenuifolia Fennel-leaved Peony Phlox (in variety) Garden Phlox Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower Polemonium caeruleum American Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans Greek Valerian Primula (in variety) Primrose Pyrethrum coccineum Painted Daisy Salvia (in variety) Sage Thalictrum (in variety) Meadow-rue Veronica (in variety) Speedwell Viola (in variety) Violet J. PERENNIALS FOR NATURALIZING IN WILD GARDENS. The plants in this group are common sorts which after trial have proven adaptable and useful for naturalizing in this territory. This group could be considerably enlarged; but the species named will fill most of the requirements of ordinary planting schemes.

Actaea (in variety) Baneberry Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern Allium moly Lily Leek Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow Amorpha (in variety) False Indigo Arabis (in variety) Rock Cress Armeria (in variety) Sea Thrift Belamcanda chinensis Blackberry Lily Centranthus ruber Red Valerian Cimicifuga racemosa Snakeroot Dalibarda repens Barren Strawberry Dentaria diphylla Two-leaved Toothwort Erythronium americanum Adder's tongue Fragaria (in variety) Wild Strawberry Frittilaria meleagris Guinea-hen Flower Galanthus nivalis Common Snowdrop Galax aphylla Galax Habenaria ciliaris Yellow-fringed Orchis Liatris pycnostachya Blazing Star Lilium (in variety) Lily Mertensia virginica Bluebell Monarda (in variety) Bergamot Narcissus (in variety) Daffodil and Narcissus Saxifraga (in variety) Stone-breaker Sedum (in variety) Stonecrop Shortia galacifolia Shortia K. PLANTS WHICH ARE COMMONLY AND FREELY USED IN THE SOUTH BUT ARE NOT HARDY FARTHER NORTH. This group comprises trees and shrubs which are valuable and may be used in the south with safety, but which are not hardy in the north. a.

Trees:

Albizzia julibrissin Mimosa Aleurites fordi China Wood-oil Tree Cedrus atlantica Mt. Atlas Cedar Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon Libocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia Melia azedarach, umbraculiformis Umbrella Tree Quercus acuta Korean Oak Quercus laurifolia Laurel Oak Quercus nigra Water Oak Quercus phellos Willow Oak Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree Sterculia platanifolia Japanese Varnish Tree b. Shrubs:

Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree Ardisia crenulata Scallop-leaved Ardisia Aucuba japonica Japanese Laurel Berberis hakeoides Chilean Barberry Cassia corymbosa Argentine Senna Chilopsis linearis Flowering Willow Cleyera japonica Himalayan Cleyera Gardenia florida Cape Jasmine Jasminum primulinum Jasmine Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle Viburnum tinus Laurestinus Ligustrum lucidum Shining-leaved Privet Ligustrum nepalense Nepaul Privet Ligustrum quihoui Late-blooming Privet Ligustrum sinense Chinese Privet Michelia fuscata Banana Shrub Nandina domestica Japanese Nandina Pittosporum tobira Tobira Shrub Prunus caroliniana Carolina Laurel Cherry Prunus laurocerasus English Laurel Thea sinensis Tea Plant L. VINES FOR THE SOUTH. There is an extensive group of vines which can be used throughout the far south. Many of the vines so common to the north are extremely valuable because of their added growth during the longer growing season and their luxuriant foliage effects.

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