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EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



ANDROMEDA floribunda. {Lily of the Valley Shrub. ) Handsome 

 evergreen plant with rich dark green foHage and upright panicles 

 of waxy-white flowers in Spring. Requires same treatment as 

 the Rhododendron. $4.00 each; $45.00 per doz. 

 Catesbsei. See Leucothoe. 



BAY TREES. (Laurus nohilis.) Bay Trees cannot now be im- 

 ported; but we have on hand some fine plants in the larger sizes. 

 Prices on application. 



COTONEASTER horizontalis. Though by no means a new plant, 

 this rare and perfectly hardy Cotoneaster deserves to be most 

 widely planted. It is decumbent or semi-prostrate in habit, 

 grows 3 to 4 ft. tall, forming a dense bush many yards through. 

 The fruits are bright scarlet changing to crimson and the 

 small leaves, which are dark green and almost round, are re- 

 tained late into the Fall, and even up to Christmas. It is 

 suitable for planting in rocky positions, and anywhere that 

 dwarf-growing shrubs are required. $1.00 each; $10.00 per 

 doz. 



COTONEASTER horizontalis, var. perpusilla. A prostrate 

 shrub, invaluable for rockeries and for clothing banks; has 

 lustrous green leaves, turning crimson in the Fall and bright 

 scarlet fruits which remain on the plants until the Spring. 

 $2.00 each; $20.00 per doz. 



DAPHNE cneorum. A pretty dwarf spreading shrub, producing 

 bright pink, sweet scented flowers from May to October. Excel- 

 lent for rockeries or dwarf edgings. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



ILEX crenata. {Japanese Holly.) Dark green glossy leaves; 

 will thrive in partial shade. 

 15 to 18 inches, $2.50 each. 

 18 to 24 inches, $3.50 each. 

 crenata var. microphylla. {Small leaved Japanese Holly.) 

 Slow growing variety ; very dense. 

 15 to 18 inches, $2.50 each. 

 ^18 to 24 inches, $3.50 each. 



LEUCOTHOE catesbaei. {Andromeda.) A showy dwarf ever- 

 green shrub with gracefully arching branches; flowers white. 

 Excellent plant for shady places. $2.50 each; $27.00 per doz. 



KALMIA latlfolia. {Mountain Laurel.) Bushy shrubs useful for 

 massing with Rhododendrons or as an undergrowth in wood- 

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

 Strong nursery-grown plants; vastly superior to collected stock. 



Each Doz. 100 



12tol5in $1.25 $12.00 $90.00 



15 to 18 in 1.75 18.00 125.00 



18 to 24 in 2.50 27.00 200.00 



Andromeda floribunda 



HEATHER. 



strong Plants of the following: 60 cts. each; 

 $45.00 per 100. 



5.00 per doz.; 



Kalmia latifolia. (Mountain Laurel) 



CALLUNA vulgaris {Erica.) and its varieties are perfectly hardy 

 in New England. They require sun, and will flourish on a bank 

 or a border where they have full exposure to the sunshine. Among 

 dwarf, hardy, woody plants, there are few that continue so long 

 in bloom as these. For Rock Gardens, for edging shrubbery 

 borders and for ground covering purposes in sunny situations, 

 they are unrivalled. 



Alba. {White Scotch Heather.) Early variety with light green 



foliage and white flowers. 1 to 1§ ft. 

 Alba elata. Tall erect growing plant with soft, deep green 



foliage and white flowers. IJ to 2 ft. 



Alba Hammondii. Free-flowermg white. August and Sept. 



U ft. 

 Alba minor. Dwarf variety, white flowers. July to Sept. 1 ft. 



Alba pilosa. Very dwarf variety of prostrate growth. Flowers 



white. August and Sept. 9 in. 

 Alportii. Long spikes of crimson flowers. Aug. and Sept. 



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



the ordinary varieties. July to Sept. 

 Tenella Alba. Dwarf white. July to Aug. 9 in. 

 Variegata. Purple with handsome variegated foliage. 

 Vulgaris. {Scotch Heather.) Beautiful rose-pink flowers. 



