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Evergreen SkruL • TOWSON NURSERIES, INC. 



BUXUS • Boxwood 



^/eW people know that the wood of the Box has been used, since 1423, for blocks 

 for wood engravings, combs, tables, handles of tools, etc. The principal source of produc- 

 tion is in the neighborhood of the Black Sea, and the supply, becoming short, is not likely 

 to be increased for generations, as the growth of the Boxwood is very slow. 



In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when topiary work was so much in vogue, the 

 compact growing variety, Buxus suffruticosa, was clipped into fantastic shapes, and today, 

 in Italian and some formal gardens, one still sees plants of this type. 



Boxwood was originally planted in America by the early colonists, and, since that time, it 

 has occupied an important position. No other evergreen plant can compare with its 

 usefulness, and no lengthy description is necessary as it is very well known. 



Rose beds are much improved with a border of Dwarf Boxwood (suffruticosa), or your 

 garden made more interesting by a portion being divided by a hedge of these plants. Large 

 specimens of this variety are available for accent plants in gardens or for entrances. 



Weeping Box (pendula), loose-growing varieties (Handsworthi, Sempervirens, and 

 Myrtifolia), as well as the Suffruticosa, are handsome specimens on the lawn. 



BUXUS sempervirens (Common Box). Slow- 

 growing, with dark blue-green foliage. A fine speci- 

 men because of its close-branched habit. 



B. sempervirens handsworthi (Handsworth Box). 



Upright in growth. Large dark green leaves. Used 

 for formal effects, readily trimmed. 



B. sempervirens oleaefolia (Oliveleaf Box). Of 



upright habit. Oblong leaves resemble the olive. 



B. sempervirens rotundifolia (Roundleaf Box). 



Dense, rich, of rounded habit. Deep green, round 

 foliage. 



B. sempervirens suffruticosa (Truedwarf Box). 

 (Old English Box). Dwarf boxwood is the ideal 

 plant for edging walks and gardens. 



Such a skill fid arrangement of Narcissus, Boxwood, and old stone wall and budding fruit trees, conveys a 



message of daintiness, dignity, strength and the promise of reward for work well done. 

 Ruth Dean, L.A. Richard Averill Smith 



