HARDY AMERIC:AN PLANTS 
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0ro}vn in the Carolina jyfountains atsSooJeetelel^ation 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS, continued 
VACCINIUM corymbosum. IIiiiH BrsH Bi-rKisEKKV. 5 to 10 ft. Swamp variety of liisli gi'owtli. 
erythrocarpon. .'i to 4 ft. From tlie liigliest mountains. A rare sort witli deep pinli llowers and fruit, 
hirsutum. Haiky Ht rKi.EBF.HKY. 2 to + ft. V'ery rare species introdueed by us. Tlic stem, leaves and 
h»-r-r-ii-s oovere<l witb liair.^. F(>Iiage deep sliades of rp<i in atitunin. 
pallidum. iMol'NTain Hu ehekuv. 2 to 8 ft. Mountain variety of tlie well known Blueberry. Fine fruit, 
pennsylvanicum. Dwahk Bli ebekhv. 1 to 2 ft. Fine fall eolorings of dark reil sliailes. 
stamineum. Deei{BERHV. 2 to i ft. Of most elegant tliiek growth and light green leaves. Very large, 
sliowy clusters of greenish white flower.s and green fruit turning purplish. A most elegant shrub. 
VIBURNUM acerifolium. Mai'I-e-Leaved Arkowwood. 3 to G ft. 
Sleiidi-r-growtlied sliruli of neat, compact habit, producing freely 
small, long-stemmed clusters of white flowers. Its greatest beauty 
is in the rich claret color the handsome three-lobetl leaves assume 
in late autumn. 
alnifolium (Mw/onofdcs). Hobble Bush. to 10 ft. Large, showy 
(lowers an<l clusters of black fruit. The leaves are large and con- 
spicuous and color gorgeously in early fall, thrpugh shades of yel- 
low to deep bronzes and reds, 
cassinoides. Shawnee Haw. 4 to 15 ft. White flowers in June 
and conspicuous clusters of blue - black fruit in fall. A most 
pleasing shrub. 
dentatum. Abrowwood. Ctoloft. Bushier sort than preceding. 
May and .lune. 
nndum. Withe Rod. 6 to l.i ft. Flat heads of white flowers in 
June, 
prunifolium. Bt.A<'K Haw. 10 to 2,5 ft. Tall species 
with shining foliage and large fruit. May. 
XANTHORRHIZA APIIFOLIA. YELLOW- ROOT. 
1 to 4 ft. Undoubtedly the finest American 
undershrub for planting under trees, along road- 
ways, walks and borders, or where conditions 
of e.\treme moisture prevail. Finely cut foliage 
remains a good green till autumn, when it 
turns shades of orange and yellow. Now used 
by thousands in parks and private grounds. 
Peculiar brown-purple flowers in pendulous ra- 
cemes, appearingearly with theleaves. Recom- 
mended as a border plant and for mass planting. 
XANTHOXYLUM americanum. Prickly Ash. 8 to 35 ft. Large pinnate 
leaves with tropical effect. Fiowers before the leaves appear, yellow-greenish. 
April or May. 
XOLISM A (.4 n<from«(ia) ligustrlna. Privet Andromeda. 3 to 12 ft. Racemes 
i\ of white flowers crowded in naked panicles. April. 
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PINES, FIRS, HEMLOCKS AND OTHER HARDY 
NATIVE EVERGREEN TREES 
ASA CLASS our Native American Evergreens are, without question, far beyond comparison with those of 
f\ foreign countries, possessing, as they do, unrivaled characteristics of griicefulness, color and often gran- 
I \ deur. Our Alleghany region is rich in beautiful forms, while the western and Pacilic states swell the list 
with a large number of rare and elegant species. We would call especial attention to the rare Carolina 
Hemlock ( TsiKja eiirnliniii lui) offered below, which we introduced to cultivation. In our Salem Branch we 
have some large conifers 4 to 12 ft. in height, specimen trees for immediate cfifect. 
ABIES balsamea. Balsam Fir. oO to 90 ft. Usually a slender tree or in high elevation a low or orostrate 
sliiuh. Of great beauty, particularly when young, 
concolor. White Fir. 80 to 1.50 ft. Stately tree from the Rocky Mountains with silvery green foliage. 
Llegant lawn tree. 
ABIES FRASERI. FRASER'S FiR. 
set foliage, often quite blue, and 
compact habit. Native of the 
highest peaks of the southern 
Alleghanies. Highly 
recommended. 
CHAMAECYPARIS thy- 
oides. WiuteCedar. .")0 
to yO ft. Fine evergreen 
f(diage much resembling arbor- 
vittB. One of our most satisfactory 
natives. Coues o£ Fraser's Southern Fir (Abies fraseri) 
40 to 90 ft. A finer species than preceding, with dark, thick- 
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