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Mountain Laurel Kalmia 



Kalmia latifolia. There are thousands of acres 

 of this on Long Island under the shade of Oak 

 forests. It will grow in the open sun, as evidenced 

 by the thousands of plants on the top of Wheatley 

 Hill on the estate of Mr. E. D. Morgan. Here 

 they are massed in beds and sheared off to a 

 height of about 2 feet and are exposed to all 

 the winds and deep freezing that is possible. 

 It blooms just after the Rhododendrons in the 

 latter part of June and rivals them in brilliant 

 effect. The colors range from white to deep pink. 

 It should be used extensively for cover planting. 

 . It is appropriate for the flower-garden. The 

 foliage maintains a good clear color all winter. 



Leucothoe 



Leucothoe Catesbaei. Andromeda Catesbcei. We 

 have a fine stock of this plant, but it would soon 

 be gone if it were not new and unknown. It is 

 related to the Laurel and Rhododendron and has 

 foliage like them, turning a ruddy bronze on the 

 outer leaves in winter. The long, graceful sprays 

 arch to the ground unlike any other broad- 

 leaved evergreen and make it particularly useful 

 for edging Rhododendron beds or carpeting the 

 woods along roads and paths. The flowers are 

 like little clusters of Lily-of-the- Valley, and 

 appear in May. 



In small gardens and city back yards the broad- 

 leaved evergreens will prove the best solution, as they 

 are showy in winter and are good smoke resisters. 



Mahonia 



This closely resembles the Holly in foliage, each 

 leaflet being tipped with spiky teeth. It will thrive 

 if given some mulching in the winter, and is par- 

 ticularly appropriate in a shady position. 

 Mahonia aquifolia. Berberis aquifolium. Oregon 

 Grape. This has glossy green foliage in summer 

 which is deep red during winter. It can be planted 

 along the north side of the house or out among 

 the shrubbery and will be particularly at home 

 in a moist, shady situation, as along the edge of 

 a swamp. In May it has showy yellow flowers. 

 M. Japonica. Unlike the last, this has light green 

 foliage in the winter. It is a sturdy, upright 

 plant about 4 feet high. 



Berberis ilicifolia. A semi-evergreen shrub about 

 3 feet high. It should be included in plantations 

 of shrubs for its beauty in early winter. 



Myrtle Periwinkle 



( Vinca minor] 



The problem of what to grow in the shade is a 

 frequent one, and depends for its solution on the 

 moisture in the soil rather than upon the degree 

 of shade. Nearly all trees permit a successful growth 

 of Myrtle under them. The exceptions are the 

 Silver Maple, Red Maple, Norway Maple, Linden 

 and Willows, when they are growing on dry upland. 

 The reason is they are accustomed to abundant 

 moisture in swampy land, and if they cannot get it 



Bank of Laurel at Arnold Arboretum, Boston. Such effects have been made on Long Island without planting, 

 by merely reducing the density of the forest cover, letting in the sunshine and greatly multiplying the flowers of the native 

 growth, as near the stone bridge at Roslyn and at St. James, L. I. 



