Evergreen Shrubs 



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ISAAC HICKS & SON 



RHODODENDRON, con. 



which hardens in our 

 drier climate. They surfer 

 drought, especially if not 

 mulched, and do not ripen 

 the wood for the next 

 winter, and thus may 

 gradually fail. 



R. maximum. This species 

 is native of valleys and 

 swamps from Georgia 

 to Nova Scotia. It has 

 long, glossy leaves and 

 beautiful pink and white 

 flowers in June and J uly, 

 continuing the season 

 much later than the 

 others. We have 

 planted many hundreds 

 with entire success, for 

 bordering drives in 

 woodland, for planting 

 in shady corners of the 

 house, or making rich 

 banks of green in the 



A planting of Yucca upon the estate of the late Hon. W. C. Whitney. 



open. Growing in the partial shade of our orchard 

 are many large established clumps 5 to 9 feet high. 

 We can furnish it in car-load lots at low rates. 



"R. punctatum. A pretty dwarf species, with small 

 leaves and pink flowers, blooming before the 

 others. 



R. Catawbiense. Flowers in June. Bright red- 

 purple. This species is native of the higher 

 peaks of the Alleghany Mountains, Virginia to 

 Georgia, where zero weather, high winds, bright 

 sun and dryness are often its lot, but with leaf- 

 mold soil it survives. 



Named Varieties of Catawbiense Hybrids of 

 Tested Hardiness 



Gloriosa. Very large bunch of blush white flowers. 

 Everestianum. This has long been the standard 



of hardiness. The plant is low and broad, as 



if it grew up near the snow line. Flowers rosy 



lilac, spotted and fringed. 

 President Lincoln. Rose color. 

 Caractacus. Crimson. 



Lady Claremont. Rosy scarlet ; blotched petals. 

 Album elegans. White. A tall, upright form 



which should be in the center of groups. 



THORN (Evergreen Hawthorn) 

 Pyracantha coccinea; syn., Crataegus Pyracantha 



An evergreen thorny shrub, growing 6 feet high, 

 and bearing clusters of orange fruit. The small 

 leaves are bronze in winter. 



YUCCA 



Y. filamentosa. Bear Grass ; Spanish Bayonet ; 

 Adam's Needle. This stately garden flower has 

 found a new use. It will cover dry, sterile gravel 

 and sand banks, or grow near the beach. We 

 sell it by the thousand at low rates for these pur- 

 poses. It is native to dry hills from Virginia 

 south, but is perfectly hardy here. The tropical 

 foliage is 2 to 3 feet long, and maintains its green 

 color all winter. It resembles and is related to 

 the century plant. The lily-like flowers appear 

 in July on stems 4 to 7 feet high. 



Vines 



Euonymus radicans growing on stone pillar at Wheatley Hills. 



AKOIA 



A. quinata. A vigorous Japanese climber that is 

 adapted for quickly covering piazzas, arbors, 

 wind-mill towers and rough ground. It is a 

 clean attractive vine with nearly evergreen leaves, 

 and inconspicuous fragrant brown flowers in May. 



BITTI/R SWIXT. Celastrus scandens 



The bright orange and red berries make this 

 native climber attractive in autumn and winter. 



