EVERGREEN SHRUBS 



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June we have album elegans, a large white; Mrs. G. S. Sargent, a pink; 

 caractacus, a red; purpureum, a purple; and Lady Grey Egerton, a 

 silvery gray lavender. 



There are a number of Azaleas which are most brilliant, the best 

 being Azalea pontica and A mollis, in the various colors, and Azalea 

 amoena which is a superb claret pink. 



A shrub which has proven perfectly hardy is the Japanese Holly 

 (Ilex crenata, var. microphylla) ; it grows about four feet tall and is 



A garden scene in Summer. In this bosky dingle are shrubs of many 

 kinds and tall umbrageous trees. The Yuccas are grouped for the season 

 only, likewise the Bananas. Filamentosa is the hardiest of the Yuccas 



excellent. The American Holly is hard to transplant, but seems hardy 

 as far north as Gape God. The leaves should be removed and plants 

 transplanted in the Spring. The Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), 

 which has been proposed as the national flower of the United States, is, 

 perhaps, the best evergreen shrub grown; it succeeds a little easier than 

 Rhododendrons and without protection of the tops retains a good ap- 

 pearance all through the Winter. The Mahonia, or Oregon Grape 

 (Mahonia aquifolium), is an excellent shrub; it succeeds perfectly if 

 planted so that leaves are shaded from Winter sun. It surely looks 

 fresh, green and glossy in Midwinter. 



GROUND COVER AND Low GROWING SHRUBS. Oftentimes one 

 wishes a ground cover of very low shrubbery in the shade, and few 

 plants are as valuable as Pachysandra terminalis for this purpose. 



