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Leucothoe Catesbsei 



HEATHER, continued 



Calluna alba Hammondi. Free-flowering white. August, Sep- 

 tember. IJ^ft. 

 alba minor. Dwarf variety; white flowers. July to September. 



1ft. 

 alba pilosa. Very dwarf variety of prostrate growth. Flowers 



white. August, September. 9 ia. 

 Alporti. Long spikes of crimson flowers freely produced in 



August and September. 

 Searlei. One of the finest white varieties. Quite distinct from 



the ordinary varieties. July to September. 

 tenella alba. Of dwarf habit with numerous white flowers borne 



in July and August. 9 in. 

 variegata. Purple, with handsome variegated fohage. Very 



showy and much admired. 

 vulgaris. Scotch Heather. Fine feathery dark green foUage and 



beautiful rose-pink flowers. 



Each of the above, 75 cts. each; $6.00 for 10 



KALMIA latifolia. Mountain Laurel. Bushy shrubs useful for 

 massing with rhododendrons or as an undergrowth ia wood- 

 lands. Large, showy clusters of pink and white flowers in 

 June. Strong nursery-grown plants; vastly superior to 

 collected stock. 15 to 18 in., $3.00 each, $27.00 for 10, $250.00 

 per 100; 18 to 24 in., $3.50 each, $30.00 for 10, $270.00 

 per 100. 



LEUCOTHOE Catesbsei. Drooping Leucothoe. A showy, 

 dwarf, evergreen shrub, with gracefully arching branches. 

 Flowers white. Excellent plant for shady places. $2.50 

 each; $22.50 for 10. 



Kalmia latifolia 



PIERIS floribunda (Andromeda flori- 

 bunda). Lily -of -the -Valley Shrub; 

 Mountain Andromeda. Handsome 

 evergreen plant with rich, dark green 

 foliage and upright panicles of waxy 

 white flowers in spring. Requires 

 same treatment as the rhododendron. 

 $4.50 each; .$40.00 for 10. 



japonica. Japanese Andromeda. A 

 compact, low evergreen shrub with 

 ornamental dark green foliage and 

 handsome panicles of white flowers in 

 spring. $5.00 each; $45.00 for 10. 



Catesbaei. See Leucothoe. 



PACHYSANDRA terminalis. A beau- 

 tiful trailing plant thriving in partial 

 shade and forming a mat of glossy 

 green foliage. White flowers in May 

 and June. A splendid ground cover 

 plant and much used for that purpose 

 in shady locations. 8 in., 30c. each; 

 50 for 10; $20.00 per 100. 



VINCA minor. Periwinkle; Trailing 

 Myrtle. Dwarf evergreen used to cover 

 shady ground. Flowers bright blue, 

 from May to July. 6 in., 25c. each; 

 $2.20 for 10; $15.00 per 100. 



