|gKEL5EY'5 HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 
fj '•'■'•''^0ro}vn in the Carolina jyfountains at 3800 feet elel^ation 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS, continued 
VACCINIUM corjrmbosum. Hkih Bish Bu kbekky. 5 to 10 ft. Swamp variety of liiRh srowtli. 
erythrocarpon. :f to 4 ft. From tin- highest mountains. A rare sort with deep pinii Howers ami fruit, 
hirsutum. Haiky Hickleukhky. 2 lo 4 ft. V'ery rare species introduced by us. The stem, leaves and 
bei i ii s covered with hairs. Foliage deep shades of reil in autumn, 
pallidum. MoiXT.vix Hli ehekuv. 2 to 8 ft. Mountain variety of the well-known Bluel)erry. Fine fruit. • 
pennsylvanicum. Dw.^hp Bm ebeuky. 1 to 2 ft. Fine fall colorings of dark red shades, 
stamineum. Deekueuhy. 2 to 4 ft. Of most elegant thick growth and liglit green leaves. Very large, 
showy clusters of greenish white flowers and green fruit turning purplish. A most elegant shrub. 
VIBURNUM aoerifolium. Mai>i,e-Leaved Arhowwoop. 3 to r> ft. 
Sleniler-growtlied shrub of neal, compact habit. j)rtiducing freely 
small, long-stemmed clusters of white (lowers. Its greatest beauty 
is in the rich claret color the handsome threc-lohed leaves assume 
in late autumn. 
alnlfollum (?(iH^«no(<?«.<i). Hobble BrsH. 3 to 10 ft. Large, showy 
lowers and dusters of black fruit. The leaves are large and con- 
spicuous and color gorgeously in early tall, thrpugh shades of yel- 
low to deep bronzes and reds, 
cassinoides. Shawnee Haw. 4 to 1,'i ft. White flowers in June 
and conspicuous clusters of blue -black fruit in fall. A most 
pleasing shrub. 
dentatum. Arkowwood. 6 to 15 ft. Bushier sort than preceding. 
May and June. 
nudum. Withe Rod. (i to 1.5 ft. Flat heads of white Howers in 
June. 
prunifolium. Bt.ack Haw. 10 to 2.5 ft. Tall species 
witli shining foliage and large fruit. May. 
XANTHORRHIZA APIIPOLIA. 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 extreme moisture prevail. Finely cut foliage 
remains a good green till auturtin, 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, appearing early with the leaves. Recom- 
mended as a border plant and for mass planting. 
XANTHOXTLUM amerioanum. 1'rioklv Ash. 8 to .-io ft. Large pinnate 
le.'ives with tropical elTecl. I*'li>wers before the leaves appear, yellow-greenish. 
April or JIay. 
XOLISMA (J>i<7rome(?«) ligustrina. Privet Andromeda. 3 to 12 ft. Racemes 
of white flowers crowded in naked panicles. April. 
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PINES, FIRS, HEMLOCKS AND OTHER HARDY 
NATIVE EVERGREEN TREES 
S A CIj,\SS our Native American Rvergreens are, without question, far beyond comparison with those of 
/% foreign countries, possessing, as they do, tmrivaled charai'.teristics of gracefulness, color and often gran- 
I % deur. Our Alleghany region is rich in beautiful forms, while the western and Pacific states swell the list 
with a large number of rare and elegant species. We would call especial attention to the rare ('arolina 
Hemlock [Tnucftt cifrolinitina) offered below, which we introduced to cultivation. In our Salem Branch wo 
have sotne large conifers 4 to 12 ft. in height, specimen trees for immediate etfect. 
ABIES balsamea. Balsam Fik. iiO to 90 ft. Tsually a slender tree or in high elevation a low or nrostrate 
shrub. Of great beauty, particularly when young, 
concolor. White Fik. 80 to 150 ft. St.ately tree from the Rocky Mountains with silvery green foliage. 
Pjlegant 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. 
40 to 90 ft. A finer species than preceding, with dark, thick- 
CHAMAECYPARIS thy- 
oides. White Cedar. 50 
to 90 ft. Fine evergreen 
foliage much resembling arbor- 
vitaj. One of our most satisfactory 
natives. 
Cones of Fraser's Southern Fir {.lOies fraseri) 
