EVERGREEN TREES 



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A Planting of Rhododendron Everestianum. This Variety is the Hardiest We Know 



ILEX. Holly. See Evergreen Trees. 

 KALMIA. Laurel. 



— latifolia. Mountain Laurel. An Evergreen 

 of stronger growth and larger leaves than K. 

 angustifolia. A magnificent plant, rivaling the 

 Rhododendron in beauty. Flower buds of a 

 delicate pink, changing to white as they expand 

 and with advancing age. This variety is an 

 abundant bloomer in June. It is a great ever- 

 green plant for massing, and will grow best in 

 woodland or under a border of trees. Estimates 

 given per carload for very fine bushy plants, 

 each with ball. 



LEUCOTHOE. 



— Catesbaei. Long recurving branches, ovate 

 lanceolate leaves of a rich green in Sum- 

 mer, turning bronze in Winter j flowers white in 

 early Spring. Especially useful in damp and 

 shaded situations. 



MAHONIA. 



— aquifolia. A valuable evergreen shrub having 



glossy green leaves and bearing yellow flowers 

 in April. In Fall and Winter the foliage 

 changes to a scarlet-bronze color, 



— Japonica. A species from Japan, with very 



broad, spiny foliage, light green color. Re- 

 quires protection hi New England. 



Kalmia latifolia 



