BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREEN SHRUBS FOR THE SOUTH 



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species known as alba being hardy as far north as Boston, 

 but many of the varieties will not stand the conditions far 

 from the South Atlantic 

 and Gulf coasts. Some of 

 the varieties, with age, un- 

 der favorable conditions, at- 

 tain a height of twenty feet 

 or more, while others nor- 

 mally attain a height of 

 only six or eight feet. 

 There seems to be little in- 

 formation available as to 

 the different varieties and 

 practically no firms at- 

 tempt to handle named va- 

 rieties of the types common 

 through the south. The 

 named varieties on the 

 market are largely of re- 

 cent European origin or at 

 least of recent importation. 

 It would seem well worth 

 while for a study of the ex- 

 isting varieties to be made 

 and the best of them to be 

 propagated and put on the market in a systematic way. 

 A favorite evergreen in the warmer parts of the south 



THE LARGE EVERGREEN AZALEA 



The beauty of the azalea in bloom, which is luxuriant and per- 

 sistent. The foliage turns a rich bronze in winter. 



from Wilmington, North Carolina, southward along the 

 Atlantic and westward along the Gulf of Mexico is the 



Camellia (Camellia japon- 

 ica) known widely as Jap- 

 onica. Camellias are hand- 

 some, sweet-scented flow- 

 ers in white and various 

 shades of pink and red, 

 with various mottlings and 

 pencilings in single, semi- 

 double and double forms. 

 They are waxy in appear- 

 ance and the leaves are a 

 bright shiny green. 



The American holly {Il- 

 ex opaca) is an evergreen 

 tree that is well known 

 throughout the south, where 

 it is native, and in the 

 north, where it appears on 

 the market in large quan- 

 tities at Christmas time for 

 decorations. Although this 

 makes a large tree it can 

 be used where a hedge is 

 desired, as it will withstand severe pruning well. How- 

 ever, where a shrub or smaller growing plant is desired 



EVERGREEN PRIVET AMONG DECIDUOUS SHRUBBERY 



Keeping the garden places green all winter, this shrub is familiarly known by its thick, dark, shining leaves and its beautiful 



berries, which attract the birds all winter. 



