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Leucothoe Catesbaei 



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 in. 

 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 foliage. Very 



showy and much admired. 

 vulgaris. Scotch Heather. Fine feathery dark green foliage and 



beautiful rose-pink flowers. 



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

 ILEX glabra. Inkberry. A handsome, semi-dwarf, evergreen 

 shrub with shining dark green leaves which turn purplish in 

 winter. Black berries. Invaluable for semi-shade but will 

 also grow in sun. 12 to 15 in., $2.50 each. 



KALMIA latifolia. 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. 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 

 T)cr 100. 



Kalmia latifolia 



Pieris floribunda 



LEUCOTHOE Catesbaei. Drooping 

 Leucothoe. A showy, dwarf, evergreen 

 shrub, with gracefully arching 

 branches. Flowers white. Excellent 

 plant for shady places. 12 to 15 in., 

 $2.00 each; $18.00 for 10. 



PIERIS floribunda (Andromeda flori- 

 bunda). Lily-of-the-V alley Shrub; 

 Mountain Andromeda. Handsome 

 evergreen plant with rich, dark green 

 foliage and upright panicles of waxy 



-7 white flowers in spring. Requires 



! same treatment as the rhododendron. 

 15 to 18-in. spread, $4.00 each; $36.00 

 for 10. 

 -) PACHYSANDRA terminalis. A beau- 

 tiful traihng plant thriving in partial 

 shade and forming a mat of glossy 

 green fohage. White flowers in May 

 and June. A splendid ground-cover 

 plant and much used for that purpose 

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

 $2.50 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. 



