This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
As contrasted with the plants listed under Chapter XXVIII (Plants For Undergrowth Planting In Wooded Areas), most of the types in this list are adapted for use on the refined lawn areas where fruit and flowers, together with a heavy texture of foliage in the mature plant, are of great value. In fact, some of these plants such as the ground yew and the kalmia, will thrive better under partially shaded conditions than under conditions of open exposure to the sun.
Acer pennsylvanicum Striped Maple
Atnelanchier oblongifolia
Shad-bush Azalea (in variety)
Native Azalea
Benzoin aestivale
Spice Bush Calycanthus floridus
Strawberry Shrub
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea
Clethra alnifolia
Sweet Pepper Bush Cornus alternifolia
Alternate-leaved Dogwood
Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry
Diervilla hybrida lutea-marginata
Variegated Weigela Diervilla trifida
Bush Honeysuckle Hamamelis virginiana
Witch Hazel Hydrangea arborescens
Wild Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia
Oak-leaved Hydrangea Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Laurel
Ligustrum (in variety) Privet
Lonicera tatarica Tartarian Honeysuckle
Philadelphus coronarius
Mock Orange Picea alba
White Spruce
Rhamnus caroliniana Carolina Buckthorn
Rhododendron (in variety) Rhododendron
Rhodotypos kerrioides White Kerria
Symphoricarpos racemosus Snowberry
Symphoricarpos vulgaris Indian Currant
Taxus canadensis Ground Yew
Tsuga canadensis
Canadian Hemlock Viburnum acerifolium
Maple-leaved Viburnum Viburnum alnifolium
Hobble-bush Viburnum dentatum
Arrow-wood Viburnum lentago
Sheep Berry
Viburnum opulus High-bush Cranberry
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw
Viburnum pubescens Downy-leaved Arrow-wood
Zanthoxylum americanum Prickly-ash
 
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