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vicinity. Its associations make it very appropriate in winter 
outdoor decoration 
Azalea amoena. Usually 2-4 feet tall and of equal spread. 
Its foliage bronzes beautifully in the winter. It of course adds 
the charm of flowers during the spring. 
Rhododendron. Any of these may be used, their dark green 
foliage being very effective. Early summer also brings an added 
attraction in the flowers. 
Odostemon nutkanus, and often known as Mahonia Aquifolium 
or Berberis Aquifolium, the Oregon grape. Of erect or ascending 
habit, 2-3 feet tall and aie as broad. The spiny leaves bronze 
beautifully during the w 
Cotoneaster buxifolia, a ae and C. microphylla, known 
as wand-boxes. These are much alike in general appearance, of 
low stature, 1-2 feet tall, but with widely spreading branches, 
the width greater than the height. They are decorative in the 
numerous small green leaves. Do not do well in exposed situa- 
tions 
Kalmia latifolia, the mountain laurel or calico-bush. 2-5 feet 
tall, and of about equal width. Its delightful flowers of early 
summer make it especially attractive in a surrounding of ever- 
greens. 
Leucothoé Catesbaet. The foliage takes on a charming bronze 
color during winter. Grows to 2-4 feet tall, sometimes taller, 
and of about equal spread. It is also attractive in flower 
It is among the shrubs with persistent fruit that we get some 
of our most attractive winter features. They are in the main 
deciduous, so the brightness of the fruit is well displayed. 
Some of these are: 
Ligustrum Ibota, L. ovalifolium (the California privet) and L. 
Regelianum. These privets have black fruit and are similar in 
so far as winter decoration is concerned. Of these the two first 
are of rather tall growth, 10-15 feet. Ligustrum Regelianum is 
of much dwarfer habit, 3-5 feet, and with widely spreading hori- 
zontal branches. 
Symphoricarpos occidentalis, the western snowberry or wolf- 
berry. 3-5 feet tall and of equal spread. Its branches are droop- 
