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Fragrant. April, May, and again in the summer; i foot. The 



most fragrant low evergreen. Prefers deep, rich peaty soil. 



(D. Blagayana). With ascending branches. Flowers white or 

 yellowish, April, May. Grafts die without apparent cause. 



HEMLOCK (Tsuga Ganadensis). Most ornamental Eastern evergreen. 

 Has general character of the Norway spruce, but more graceful and 

 lighter, brighter colour. Endures shade and valuable for bordering 

 woodlands, but will not stand salt spray. Also the best evergreen 

 hedge plant, standing trimming well. See also, HEDGES, p. 188. 



HOLLY, AMERICAN (Ilex opacd). Dull green, spiny leaves, with bright red 

 berries in winter if staminate tree is planted among pistillate ones. 



Up to 50 ft. , ENGLISH (/. Aquifolium). More lustrous than 



the American, but not so hardy. Grows near New York in moist, 

 drained soil with shelter. Numerous varieties cultivated in Europe. 

 , JAPANESE (/. crenata). Resembles boxwood in foliage, but 

 plant is more irregular in outline. Comparatively new. Thrives 

 perfectly in Bronx Park, New York, but is winter-killed nearby. 



INKBERRY (Ilex glabra). Upright. Much branched. Profusion of 

 black berries all winter; 2 to 4 feet. Best broad-leaved evergreen 

 for full sun in the North. Mature plants resemble old boxwood. 



JUNIPER, COMMON (Juniperus communis). The English and Irish 

 junipers are forms of this one, the latter being columnar. Not desir 

 able in eastern North America, being extremely short lived. 



LAUREL, MOUNTAIN (Kalmia latifolia). 10 feet. Valuable native 

 for mass planting and for hedges (see p. 189). Flowers in large 

 clusters. Pink, rose, and white. May, June. With the rhododendron 



is the most valuable flowering evergreen. , NARROW-LEAVED 



(K. angustifolia.) Smaller leaves and rosy purple flowers. June, 

 July; 3 feet. , GREAT. (See Rhododendron maximum.) 



LEUCOTHOE (Leucothoe Catesbai). Trailing plant. Flowers lily-of-the- 

 valley like; creamy white, fragrant. May. Should be used as ground 

 cover in groups. Long arching sprays of dark glossy foliage becoming 

 claret-coloured when exposed to sun. Thrives with rhododendron. 



MAHONIA (Herberts Aquifolium). Yellow flowers and bluish-gray fruit. 

 (See ASHBERRY, in HEDGE PLANTS, p. 187). , CREEPING (Ber- 

 beris repens). I foot. Leaflets pale glaucous green and dull. Flow 

 ers yellow. May. Fruit an oblong blue berry. Useful for 

 carpeting. Hardy in the North. , JAPAN (B. Japonica). 



