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THE BAYf STATE NURSERIES, NORTH ABINGTON, MASS. 
A Spray of Drooping Andromeda (Leucothoe Catesbaei) 
ILEX. Holly 
Ilex crenata (Japanese Holly). A small hardy shrub 
with box-like foliage; dark green leaves, with inky 
black berries borne in clusters. In its early years 
it needs a little protection in New England, but 
when once established it has been found perfectly 
hardy. 1 H to 2 ft., .$1.50; 2 to 2 J* ft., $2.00. 
I. — aureo variegata. A dwarf variety of the above, 
with yellow variegation; more compact in habit 
of growth than the crenata; very desirable for 
planting in beds of evergreens. 15 to 18 in., $1.50; 
1 %. to 2 ft., $2.00. 
I. glabra (Inkberry). A bushy upright shrub with 
dark green oval foliage; small flowers and black 
£ berries; one of the best and hardiest evergreens. 
Clumps 12 to 15 in., 75c; 15 to 18 in., $1.00. 
Pieris japonica 
KALMIA. Laurel 
Kalmia angustifolia (Sheep Laurel). Leaves usually 
in pairs; light green at top and pale beneath; a 
charming little evergreen plant, covered in the 
spring with purple and crimson flowers; desirable 
for border planting or for rockeries. 12 to 15 in., 
75c. each; $6.00 per 10. 
K. latifolia (Mountain Laurel). An evergreen shrub, 
covered with large, glossy green leaves above and 
yellowish green on the under side, and produces the 
flowers in abundance the latter part of June. It is 
perfectly hardy, and thrives best on rocky knolls. 
The flowers, beautiful pink and white, are borne 
in large terminal compound corymbs in great 
abundance. It is one of our native shrubs of great 
value. It thrives on dry knolls quite as well as 
on the low-lands. 18 to 24 in. plants, $1.25; 
2 to 2 V 2 ft., $1.75. 
LEUCOTHOE 
Leucothoe Catesbaei (Andromeda CatesbsBi; Droop- 
ing Andromeda). A choice native evergreen shrub 
of great beauty and value; desirable for its foliage, 
quite as much as for its blossoms, which are 
creamy white; foliage heavy, shining green in 
summer; leaves and flower buds assume a beauti- 
ful purplish red late in the fall, which is retained 
through the winter; branches arching; superb 
for table decoration in winter; very desirable for 
edging plantings of evergreens and rhododendrons; 
perfectly hardy: should be more generally planted. 
15 to 18 in., 75c; 18 to 24 in., $1.00. 
MAHONIA. See Berberis Aquifolium 
PIERIS. Andromeda 
Pieris floribunda (Lily of the Valley Shrub) . Flowers 
in large white panicles resembling the lily of the 
valley; the buds of which are produced in the fall, 
opening in early spring, over dense dark masses of 
evergreen foliage; plant round, compact and dwarf; 
very valuable; hardy; should be planted in dry, 
sheltered positions. 12 to 15 in., $1.50; 15 to 18 
in., $1.75; 18 to 24 in., $2.25. 
P. japonica. One of the most beautiful of the dwarf, 
broad -leaved evergreens; bright green leaves, and 
drooping racemes of waxy white flowers; the 
white flowers make a beautiful contrast with the 
green foliage; should be planted in dry, sheltered 
positions. 15 to 18 in.. $1.75; 18 to 24 in., $2.25. 
