Berberis, continued 



bright shining green. Flowers yellow, in long racemes, 

 opening in early spring. Fruit bluish black, with a 

 bloom. Native of China and Japan. 



B. nepilensis. NEPAULESE MAHONIA. An effectjve 

 evergreen shrub with large, compound leaves. Native 

 of Asia. Leaflets 5 to 25, bright glossy green, with few 

 spiny teeth on each border. Hardy as far north as 

 Washington in sheltered positions. 



B. newberli. NKWBERT'S MAHONIA. A hardy shrub 

 with spineless branches. Of garden origin. 

 Leaves simple, dark grayish green, often tinged 

 with purple, with spiny teeth. Quite evergreen 

 in the South, but only partially so in the North. 



B. repens (Mahonia rcfiens). CREEP- 

 ING MAHONIA. Resembling the Oregon 

 grape, but of smaller size. A low shrub, 

 seldom more than a foot tall, with creep- 

 ing rootstalks. In the mountains from 

 British Columbia to Colorado. Leaves 

 compound, consisting of 

 from 3 to 7 glaucous green, 

 spiny toothed leaflets. 

 Flowers yellow, in short- 

 clustered racemes. Berries 

 blue or nearly black. 



B. stenophylla. SMALL- 

 LEXVED BARBERRY. A 

 handsome shrub of garden 

 origin. The slender arch- 

 ing branches vary from i to 

 3 feet in length, and bear 

 numerous, narrow, spiny- 

 pointed, dark green leaves. 

 Flowers yellow, in small 

 drooping clusters. Hardy 

 as far north as Washington 

 and Memphis. 



Buxus 



The Box-woods 



These beautiful shrubs 

 have been extensively 

 used for hedges in formal 

 gardens, and as specimen 

 plants for lawn and land- 

 scape. They are justly 

 popular, hardy evergreens 

 that thrive in all save the 

 extreme northern por- 

 tions of the country. A 

 well-drained loamy soil is 

 best adapted to their re- 

 quirements, and for speci- 

 men plants it is advisable 

 to select a situation in 

 partial shade. 



Buxus sempervirens. Box- 

 WOOD. Large shrubs of 

 dense habit and symmetrical outline. Native of Europe. 

 This species is used for single specimen plants, and is 

 often trimmed into architectural or fantastic shapes. 

 Our stock embraces both clipped and undipped plants, 

 the former trained as pyramids, standards or low- 

 headed bushes. 



B. sempervirens handsworthi. HANDSWORTH'S Box. 

 A distinct form of the Boxwood, of stiff upright habit, 

 bearing large, dark green, oval leaves; very hardy. 



B. suffruticosa. DWARF Box. A dwarf compact shrub 

 with evergreen foliage, extensively used for low hedges. 

 Our strain is exceptionally hardy, of a pleasing bright 

 lustrous green color, and is carefully selected from 

 noteworthy old gardens. The low Box borders of many 

 gardens, especially the old-time gardens, lend a sense 

 of dignity and beauty that is difficult to surpass. The 

 remarkably fine effect of Box hedges in Washington's 

 garden at Mount Vernon is known to thousands. 



Calluna The Scotch Heather 



This, the famous Heather of literature, is a dwarf 

 evergreen shrub much resembling a small cedar. 

 It thrives in almost any well-drained soil and is 

 relatively hardy, thriving even in New England. 

 Effective results are obtained by grouping or mass- 

 ing and especially in front of coniferous or other 

 evergreens. 



Calluna vulgaris. SCOTCH HEATHER. A low, compact 

 shrub densely covered with minute 

 green leaves. Native of Northern 

 Europe. Flowers in great profusion, 

 pink or rosy pink. Very handsome 

 and invariably admired. 

 C. vulgaris alba. WHITE -FLOW- 

 ER KD SCOTCH HEATHER. A 

 form with white flowers. Planted 

 along with the typical variety the 

 color contrast is very pleas- 

 ing. 



Camellia 



The Camellia and Tea 

 Plant 



Evergreen shrubs with 

 handsome foliage and 

 showy flowers. 'Cultivated 

 in the open air in the 

 Southern States and Cali- 

 fornia, and as pot-plants 

 in the North. They thrive 

 in fertile porous soils, 

 either in sun or partial 

 shade. 



Camellia japonica. CAMEL- 

 LIA. A shrub with shining 

 dark green leaves and beau- 

 tiful waxy flowers of great 

 substance and durability. 

 Native of China and Japan. 

 We offer a choice assort- 

 ment of varieties embracing 

 double -'flowered forms, 

 white, pink and variegated. 



C. thea ( Thea bohea and 

 T. viridis}. TEA PLANT. 

 A shrub with dark green 

 elliptic leaves and white 

 fragrant flowers. Native of 

 China. This is the true tea 

 plant from which the tea of 

 commerce is obtained. It is 

 hardy in the South and is 

 successfully grown in South 

 Carolina, where many 

 thousands of pounds of tea 



Calluna vulgam are annually harvested and 



sent to market. 



Chamaedaphne The 

 Leather-leaf 



A hardy dwarf shrub, chiefly valuable for the 

 extreme earliness of its pretty white flowers. A 

 sandy moist loam is best for garden conditions, 

 although the plant thrives in wet boggy land and is 

 a good subject for waterside planting. 



Chamaedaphne calyculata (Cassandra calyculata}. 

 LKATHER-LEAF. A small evergreen shrub widely dis- 

 tributed over the Northern Hemisphere. Leaves dull 

 greenabove, with minute rustyscales beneath. Flowers 

 white, nodding, in leafy racemes, opening at the first 

 approach of spring. 



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