Evergreen Shrubs • Towson Nurseries, Inc. 



BUXUS * Boxwood 



BUXUS sempervirens (Bush Form Box- 

 bush). Slow-growing, with dark blue-green 

 foliage. Because of its close-branched habit, 

 it makes a fine specimen. 









Verio 



8 to 10 



inches 



% .60 



$5.00 



10 toll 



inches. 



.75 



6.00 



12 tol5 



inches, 



1.00 



7.50 



15 /ol8 



inches 



1.50 



12.50 



18 to 20 



inches 



2.50 



20.00 



20 to 24 



inches 



3.50 



30.00 



2 to iVz 



jeet 



7.50 



60.00H.spec 



iVzto 3 



jeet 



10.00 



85.00H.spec 



3 3 54 jeet 



15.00H. 



spec. 



B. sempervirens (Standards) (Boxbush). 



Very ornamental. In form it is a single stem 

 supporting a round ball of evergreen foliage. 

 Slow in growth and valuable in pots, or for 

 any formal treatment. 



20 /o 24 inch stems by 



16 /o 18 inch heads $5.00 



B. sempervirens handsworthi (Hands- 

 worth Boxbush). Upright in growth, hav- 

 ing large dark green leaves. Used for formal 

 effects, and may be trimmed readily. 







Per 10 



15 /o 1 8 inches 



. . $3.00 



$25.00 



18 to 20 inches 



. . 4.00 



35.00 



20 to2A inches 



. . 5.00 



40.00 



2 to 2y2jeet . . 



. . 7.50 



60.00 



2 ^ /o 3 jeet . . 



. . 10.00 





3 /o 3 1/4 jeet . . 



. . 12.50 





^Yzto 4 jeet . . 



. . 15.00 





B. sempervirens myrtifolia (Myrtle-leaved 

 Boxbush). Usually low and close-growing, 

 having very dark green elliptic leaves. Dwarf. 



2 tolYz jeet $15.00 spec. 



21/4/0 3 ieet 20.00 spec. 



3 toiYzjeet 25.00 spec. 



B. sempervirens oleaefolia (Olive Box- 

 wood). Of an upright habit, oblong leaves 

 resembling those of the olive. 



12 to 15 inches $2.50 



15 /ol8 inches 3.50 



1 Yz to 2 jeet 5.00 



2 to 2Y2jeet 7.50 



B. sempervirens rotundifolia (Round-leaf 

 Box). Dense, rich plant of rounded habit, 

 having deep green round foliage. Per 10 



15 ^0 18 inches . . . $2.50 $20.00 

 . 3.50 30.00 

 . 5.00 45.00 



18 to 20 inches 

 20 to 2 A inches 

 2 /o 2 1/2 jeet 



2 Yz to 3 jeet 



3 to J,Yz jeet 



. 12.50H.spec. 

 . 15.00H.spec. 

 . 20.00H.spec. 



B. sempervirens rotundifolia pendula 

 (Pendulous Box). Leaves broad and a deep, 

 rich green. The ends of branchlets droop in 

 an irregular manner. 



15 /o 1 8 inches 



18 to 20 inches 



20 to2A inches 



2 to 2 Yz jeet 



2/2/0 3 jeet 



B. sempervirens suffruticosa (True Dwarf 

 Box) (Old English Box). Dwarf Boxwood 

 is the ideal plant for edging walks and gar- 



$3.50 

 5.00 

 6.00 

 8.50 



12.50 



dens. 



Standard Grade 







Per 10 



Per 100 



A to 5 inches 





$7.50 



$20.00 



5 to 6 inches 





3.50 



30.00 



6 to 8 inches 





5.00 



40.00 



& to 10 inches 





10,00 



80.00 



10 to 12 inches 





15,00 



125.00 



12 to 14 inches 





75,00 







Extra Heavy 





14 to 16 inches 



. . B&B 



$7.50 



$60.00 



16 to 1% inches 



. . B&B 



10.00 



80.00 



18 to 20 inches 



. . B&B 



12.50 





20 to 24 inches 



. . B&B 



15.00 





24 to 26 inches 



. . B&B 



20.00 





CALLUNA ■ Heather 



''Up amang the purple Heather ' —Anon. 



I lEATHER thrives where there is moisture at all times, although it will not 

 thrive in a wet soil. It prefers partial shade and shelter from sweeping winds. 

 Heather will repay the trouble of covering with leaves during the winter, for 

 they bloom nearly all summer. 



CALLUNA (ERICA) tetralix (Cross-leaf C. vulgaris (Scotch Heather). An at- 

 Heath). Rosy flowers and grayish foliage; tractive shrub useful for borders. It has small, 

 dwarf growing. ^^^^ Pi"'^ flowers, blooming on long erect 



Sbread spikes in August and September. 



Spread 



6 to 8 inches $ .75 ^ fo % inches $ .75 



i to 10 inches 1.00 S to 10 inches 1.00 



10 to 12 inches 1.25 10 to 12 inches 1.25 



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