Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Crataegus crus-galli

Cockspur Thorn

1

12

White

May

S. A native thorn of great value for hedges and screens. Dense in growth. Leaves dark and glossy; fruit brilliant scarlet. Transplants best in early spring. Many varieties. A.G.

Crataegus cordata

Washington Thorn

1

10

White

May

S. Good for hedges and screens; particularly attractive in fall, when its leaves assume a most brilliant color. Fruits scarlet. Transplants best in early spring. A. G.

Crataegus coccinea

Scarlet Thorn

1

15

White

May

T. Large leaves. Showy with large scarlet fruit. Good for screens. A very attractive small tree. A. D.G.

Crataegus oxyacantha

English Hawthorn or May

1

10

White

May

S. Bushy in growth, making good hedge plants. Completely covered in spring with pure white flowers and in autumn with bright red fruit. A. D.G.

Crataegus monogyna var. Paulii

Paul's Double Scarlet Thorn

1

15

Carmine

May

T. Flowers numerous. A showy and pretty tree while in bloom. Rather open habit of growth. A. E.G.

Crataegus monogyna var. alba pleno

Double White Thorn

1

15

White

May

T. Large, showy flowers. Open in growth. A. E.G.

Crocus vernus

Spring Crocus

4

5 in.

•

Various

April

Bulbous plants common in gardens. Easy of culture and useful among shrubs or perennials. Can be grown in the grass on lawns, and left undisturbed for several years. Do not mow lawns until foliage has ripened in spring. Plant in August or September. Colors in all shades of blue, white and yellow. A. H.

Cydonia japonica

Japan Quince

1

5-6

Scarlet

May

S. One of the most attractive spring flowering shrubs. Flowers large and produced in masses. Foliage dark glossy green. Good in hedges or for massing in the shrubbery border. Inclined to be attacked by the San Jose scale. A.G.

Cydonia japonica var. alba

1

5

White

May

S. A form of the preceding with showy white flowers. A. G.

Cydonia Maulei

1

4

Orange

May

S. A distinct and beautiful species of the Japan Quince, with large scarlet flowers about 1 1/2 inches across. A.G.

Cydonia Maulei var. al-pina

Cynanchum

Dwarf Fire Bush

See Vincetoxicum

1

3

Scarlet

May

S. A valuable low shrub densely covered with showy flowers in spring. Fruits very sweet scented. A. E.G.

Cypress

See Retinospora

Cypripedium acaule

Lady's Slipper

4

8 in.

Pink-purple to white

May

Good under trees, or in a shady rock-garden. Handsome solitary Orchid-like flowers with pink sac and brown sepals. C. F.