Rhododendron Catawbiense Hybrids naturalized in the woods. This is the best way to arrange them In the woods, giving 

 them plenty of room to display their undulations of light and shadow, and not crowding them in a close mass next the drive. 

 As the plants grow near each other, they can be easily moved and made to decorate a wider area. 



Broad-Leaved Evergreens 



] IKE the Evergreens, the Broad-leaved Evergreens have not been used so much 

 as they deserve. They have been imagined difficult to grow. They are not diffi- 

 cult; they merely want company. They want their share of the leaf-mulch. 

 With the exception of the Yucca, they grow naturally in the forest, and prefer 

 a little shade. Shade is not essential to their growth, but this will explain why 

 you sometimes see the most luxuriant growth of Rhododendrons, Azaleas and 

 other Broad- leaved Evergreens on the north side of a building. 



They do not like the shade of trees which severely rob them, as do 

 the Maples. Shade is more beneficial in winter than in summer, as it checks 

 the evaporation by our brilliant sunshine in late winter, and, therefore, they are 

 helped by any kind of shade from December till the middle of March. 



We are testing all the types of Broad-leaved Evergreens likely to be hardy 

 on Long Island, and should be glad to advise prospective planters how to ob- 

 tain the best results with this important type of landscape material. 



A little plant sympathy, which you can easily acquire, will give you mastery 

 over a class of plants which all admire but which few grow. 



ANDROMEDA • Pieris 



Floribunda. A little gem of the Rhododendron and 

 Laurel family, growing about 20 inches high, with light 

 green foliage that is perfectly hardy. It appears as if in 

 bloom all winter^ for above the foliage are clusters of buds 

 which open early in March with Lily-of-the- Valley-like 

 flowers. It is particularly appropriate at the outer edge 

 of mass-plantings of choice evergreens about the founda- 

 tion of a house. It can also be used in the rock garden. 

 It grows slowly, and the branches are so easily broken that 

 it should not be planted where it is likely to be damaged. 



Japonica. This has long racemes of Lily-of-the- Valley- 

 like flowers which bloom so early that they are sometimes 

 covered with ice and snow. It is liable to have the blos- 

 som-buds winter- killed unless it is in a sheltered place or 

 wrapped with straw for the winter. 



Catesbaei. See Leucothoe, page 55. For other An- 

 dromedas, see page 3 



AZALEA 



Amoena. Foliage-habit of this is like the Boxwood, 

 except that it turns a purplish red in winter. Early in May 

 it is covered with magenta-pink flowers. It is a splendid 

 low-growing shrub which can be used with good effect in 

 the flower-garden or for planting in front of tall-growing 

 Rhododendrons or Mountain Laurel. 



Amcena Hinodegiri. Most brilliant color of its 

 season, early May. Color is bright carmine-pink. A 

 new flowering shrub destined to become popular, as the 

 flowers are brighter in color than those of Amoena. 



Indica alba. An evergreen shrub with white flow- 

 ers about 2)4 inches across. It has been planted for 

 many years in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. It 

 suffers somewhat from severe winters, but is worthy of 

 a sheltered place or artificial protection. It blooms 

 about the middle of May. 



For other Azaleas, see page 38. 



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