3road-Leal>ed 'Ebergreen Shrubs 
HOLLY, RHODODENDRON, LAURILL, BOXWOOD, YUCCA, ETC. 
This class contains the gems of outdoor plants. Many lawns need the richness which they alone 
can give. They are erroneously considered the most difficult to grow because of the many expensive 
failures. Success will follow the application of the principles explained in this catalogue on pages 57 
and 58, Rhododendrons. 
ANDKOMI^DA. Fieris 
A. Japonica. P. Japonica. Bell-shaped flowers of 
chaste and delicate beauty hang in gracefully 
drooping racemes, 6 to 10 inches long, resem- 
bling lily-of-the-valley in March or early April. 
The flower-clusters are prepared in the fall, and 
it needs wrapping with straw during the winter. 
AZALE.A 
A. amcena. Lovely Azalea. In early May this is 
a mass of rosy purple flowers. The habit of the 
plant slightly resembles the Boxwood, the leaves 
being similar in size. It is best to give it a shel- 
tered position from severe winds, and p'-otect in 
winter. 
On the left Andromeda Japonica. On the right Leucotho 'e Catesbcei, an evergreen worthy ot 
extensive naturalizing ni shaay places ; its foliage is very hardy. (See page 53.) 
BOXWOOD, continued 
settlers from New England to Virginia. We offer 
to send a crew of expert men and appHances to 
move old Boxwood or pack it for safe shipment. 
Tree Box. B. sempervirens. We offer this in large 
- quantities, 6 to 12 inches high, for borders and 
grouping with other evergreens next to house 
foundations. For formal planting we have speci- 
mens trained to broad domes, 2 feet wide, by a 
device of our invention that enables us to train 
them as accurately as with a lathe. They have 
deep, wide toot systems adapted to local condi- 
tions. Pyramids 2 to 3 feet. 
Narrow-leaved Box. B. sempervirens, var. angus- 
H folia. A variety with compact dark foliage. 
There are other varie- 
ties with golden and 
silver variegations. 
Dwarf Box. B. semper- 
virens, var. suffruticosa. 
This is the form found 
in old gardens. Its slow 
growth accounts for its 
compact and even vel- 
vety texture. Protec- 
tion is advisable in open 
places for the first few 
winters, as the bark is 
liable to split. For edg- 
ing, we offer plants 
grown from layers with 
a deep root-system, and 
therefore less liable to 
winter-kill. 
To repair old borders 
we offer compact sec- 
tions 6 to 15 inches high. 
As a substitute for Box 
edging, California or 
Dwarf Chinese Privet, 
Myrtle and English Ivy, 
may be used. 
BOXWOOD. 'Buxus 
We have a large and varied collection of Box- 
wood, ranging from dwarf box edging to the old 
and well-developed specimens 75 years old. • In 
moving several hundred of these large plants we 
have had success with all sizes. Some specimens 
have been 125 years 'old and 14 feet broad. 
Boxwood is wild under the forests of England. 
A study of the chart of climate will explain why 
the best old Boxwoods are to be found about the 
old farm and village homes that are not far above 
the water level, as along the shores of Long Island 
and near the ponds. It is the Dwarf Boxwood 
that was planted by the early Dutch and English 
DAPHNE. 
D. Cneorum. A narrow-leaved alpine resembhng 
the traihng arbutus in habit, and exceeding it in 
perfume. The heads of bright pink flowers are 
scattered from May till October. 
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LUONYMUS 
, Japonicus. An upright shrub with very glossy 
evergreen leaves. In a shaded protected place 
it will grow 6 feet high. There are several varie- 
gated varieties. It is a native of southern Japan. ? 
. radicans. This clinging, vine is destined to 
become widely used as a low shrub and ground 
cover. Left to itself it trails over the ground, or 
the stems cling to each other, making a pyramid 
2 feet high. The bright green leaves are about 
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