Aucuba The Japanese Laurel 



Shrubs with glossy evergreen leaves, thriving in 

 ordinary garden soil. They are well adapted to 

 Southern and Pacific regions, and are especially 

 luxuriant when afforded partial shade and ample 

 moisture. Aucubas are always seen at their best 

 when planted in groups or colonies, where the pis- 

 tillate and staminate forms are in close proximity, 

 thereby insuring a wealth of bright scarlet berries. 

 They are beautiful subjects for growing in tubs or 

 jardinieres. 



Aucuba japonic!. JAPANESE LAUREL. A medium- 

 sized shrub with dark glossy leaves, unaffected by 

 smoke and dust. Excellent for city planting. Berries 

 scarlet, in showy contrast with the foliage. 



A. japonica aureo-maculata. GOLD-DUST LAUREL. A 

 form with yellow-spotted leaves. A strikingly attrac- 

 tive plant "and one that is much used for jardinieres 

 and window-boxes. 



Azalea The Indian Azaleas 



Free-flowering evergreen shrubs, thriving in 

 woods earth or oilier fibrous rich soils. They re- 

 quire for their best development partial shade and 

 ample moisture. The varieties of Azalea indica 

 are hardy in the Southern and Pacific States. 

 Azalea antcena is hardy as far north as Missouri 

 and New York. 



Azalea amoena. HARDY EVERGREEN AZALEA. A low 

 bushy shrub with small green leaves which change in 

 winter to a rich bronze or coppery brown. Native of 

 China and Japan. In spring the whole plant is covered 

 by a wealth of claret-purple flowers which continue to 

 open for a period of two or three weeks. Very attrac- 

 tive low hedges may be made by planting in single line, 

 or bolder results may be obtained by massing or group- 

 ing in front of Rhododendrons and Kalmias. 



A. indica. INDIAN AZALEA. Without doubt one of the 

 most handsome and showy of flowering shrubs, thriv- 



Berberis japonica 



ing without protection in the Southern and Pacific 

 States. The colors of the flowers range from pure 

 white and shades of purple, crimson and salmon, to 

 mottled, blotched and striped forms, both in single and 

 double-flowered varieties. The following are amone: 

 the best : 



Apollo. Semi-double, vermilion. Early. 



Bernard Andre. Double, dark violet-purple. Large. 



Charles Pynaert. Double, salmon bordered with white. 



Comtesse de Beaufort. Single, rich rose, blotched with 

 crimson. 



Deutsche Perle. Double, pure white. Early. 



Dr. Moore. Double, deep rose, shaded white and 

 violet. Very fine. 



Le Flambeau. Single, glowing crimson. Very rich. 



Mme. Van der Cruyssen. Double pink. Of exquisite 

 form and substance. 



Theo. Reimers. Double lilac. Very fine. 



Vervaeneana. Double, rose bordered with white and 

 often striped with salmon. 



Berberis The Mahonias and 

 Evergreen Barberries 



Attractive shrubs with yellow inner-bark and 

 wood, and evergreen, usually spiny toothed leaves. 

 They thrive in almost any soil, but a sandy fibrous 

 loam is best. Partial shade and ample moisture re- 

 sult in brighter and glossier foliage. 



Berberis aquifolium (Mahonia aquifolium). OREGON- 

 GRAPE, or MAHONIA. A handsome ornamental shrub 

 with compound leaves, the 5 to 9 leaflets dark lustrous 

 green, spiny toothed. In winter the foliage assumes a 

 bronze or coppery hue. Flowers yellow, in dense clus- 

 ters, appearing in spring. Berries blue or nearly black. 

 Distributed naturally from British Columbia to Oregon. 

 Hardy throughout most of the country, but requires 

 some protection in the colder sections. 



B. buxifolia (B. dulcis). BOX-LEAVED BARBERRY. 

 A small shrub with spiny branches. Native of Chili and 

 Patagonia. Leaves simple, about an inch long, dark 

 green. Flowers orange-yellow, solitary, on long stalks. 

 Fruit nearly round, dark purple, or nearly black.. A 

 graceful and free-flowering shrub, and one of the hardi- 

 est of the evergreen species. 



B. congestiflora. CHILIAN BARBERRY. A handsome 

 shrub with erect or curving branches. Native of Chili. 

 Leaves simple, oval or nearly round, spiny toothed, 

 glaucous green. Flowers yellow, in dense round clus- 

 ters, appearing in early spring. Apparently quite 

 hardy. 



B. darwini. DARWIN'S BARBERRY. A small shrub with 

 silky brown branches. Native of Chili and Patagonia. 

 Leaves usually with three spiny points at the tip, dark 

 glossy green. Flowers orange-yellow, often tinged with 

 red, borne in many-flowered pendulous racemes. 

 Berries dark purple. 



B. fascicularis. FASCICLED BARBERRY. An erect 

 shrub with compound leaves and 5 to 15 spiny toothed, 

 dark green leaflets. Grows in California and New 

 Mexico. Flowers greenish yellow, in short racemes, 

 appearing in early spring. Berries blue or nearly 

 black. Valuable in the Southern and Pacific States. 



B. fortune!. FORTUNE'S MAHONIA. A low shrub with 

 compound leaves. Native of China. Leaflets 5 to 9, 

 small and relatively narrow, with numerous spiny 

 teeth. Flowers yellow, in erect clustered racemes. A 

 very pretty variety. 



B. ilicifolia. HOLLY-LEAVED BARBERRY. A charming 

 shrub with holly-like, dark lustrous-green leaves, which 

 persist until midwinter or spring. Native of Terra del 

 Fuego. Flowers orange-yellow, in short-stalked clus- 

 ters. Of value in the milder sections of the country. 



B. japonica (Mahonia japonica}. JAPANESE MAHONIA. 

 Perhaps the most effective of the Mahonias. Leaves 

 large, compound, with 9 to 13 spiny toothed leaflets, 



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