70 Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, N. %— "Broad -leabed Ebergreens 
Mountain Laurel • Kalmia 
Kalmia latifolia. There are thousands of acres 
of this on Long Island under the shade of Oak 
forests. It will grow in the open sun, as evidenced 
by the thousands of plants on the top of Wheatley 
Hill on the estate of Mr. E. D. Morgan. Here 
they are massed in beds and sheared off to a 
height of about 2 feet and are exposed to all 
the winds and deep freezing that is possible. 
It blooms just after the Rhododendrons in the 
latter part of June and rivals them in brilliant 
effect. The colors range from white to deep pink. 
It should be used extensively for cover planting. 
It is appropriate for the flower-garden. The 
foliage maintains a good clear color all winter. 
Leucothoe 
Leucothoe Catesbaei. Andromeda CatesbcEi. We 
have a fine stock of this plant, but it would soon 
be gone if it were not new and unknown. It is 
related to the Laurel and Rhododendron and has 
foliage like them, turning a ruddy bronze on the 
outer leaves in winter. The long, graceful sprays 
arch to the ground unlike any other broad- 
leaved evergreen and make it particularly useful 
for edging Rhododendron beds or carpeting the 
woods along roads and paths. The flowers are 
like little clusters of Lily-of-the- Valley, and 
appear in May. 
In small gardens and city back yards the broad- 
leaved evergreens will prove the best solution, as they 
are showy in winter and are good smoke resisters. 
Mahonia 
This closely resembles the Holly in foliage, each 
leaflet being tipped with spiky teeth. It will thrive 
if given some mulching in the winter, and is par- 
ticularly appropriate in a shady position. 
Mahonia aquifolia. Berber is aquifolium. Oregon 
Grape. This has glossy green foliage in summer 
which is deep red during winter. It can be planted 
along the north side of the house or out among 
the shrubbery and will be particularly at home 
in a moist, shady situation, as along the edge of 
a swamp. In May it has showy yellow flowers. 
M. Japonica. Unlike the last, this has light green 
foliage in the winter. It is a sturdy, upright 
plant about 4 feet high. 
Berberis ilicifolia. A semi-evergreen shrub about 
3 feet high. It should be included in plantations 
of shrubs for its beauty in early winter. 
Myrtle • Periwinkle 
( Vinca minor) 
The problem of what to grow in the shade is a 
frequent one, and depends for its solution on the 
moisture in the soil rather than upon the degree 
of shade. Nearly all trees permit a successful growth 
of Myrtle under them. The exceptions are the 
Silver Maple, Red Maple, Norway Maple, Linden 
and Willows, when they are growing on dry upland. 
The reason is they are accustomed to abundant 
moisture in swampy land, and if they cannot get it 
Bank of Laurel at Arnold Arboretum, Boston. Such effects have been made on Long Island without planting, 
by merely reducing the density of the forest cover, letting in the sunshine and greatly multiplying the flowers of the native 
growth, as near the stone bridge at Roslyn and at St. James, L. I. 
