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EVERGREEN, DECIDUOUS AND FLOWERING SHRUBS— continued. 
BERBERIS (Barberry) 
233 AQUIFOLIA (Mahonia), a fine evergreen, foliage and berries ornamental, excellent 
for covering banks, growing under the drip of trees, &c. 1/- and 1/6 each. 
236 rotundifolia Hervei, a variety of erect growth, leaves large, round, very smooth, 
and without any spines ; very hardy. 2/6 each. 
239 DARWINII, a densely-branched evergreen, racemes of bright orange flowers ; the 
showiest of all. 2/- and 2/6 each. 
242 DULCIS (Buxifolia), graceful, slender, almost evergreen, shoots profusely hung with 
tiny golden flowers. 2/- and 2/6 each. 
243 NANA, a compact-growing variety. 2/- and 2/6 each. 
248 fascicularis, a pretty evergreen variety, with very prickly foliage. 2/- and 2/6 each. 
251 Fremonti, a distinct species ; glaucous grey leaves. 5/- and 7/6 each. 
Hookeri, see Wallichiana. 
257 japonica, long slender racemes of bloom, and large compound leathery leaves a foot 
long ; extremely ornamental and well deserving attention. 3/6 each. 
268 Knightii, foliage bright green, flowers large, golden-yellow. 3/6 each. 
263 STENOPHYLLA, the most graceful of all, with long pendulous branches clad in small 
evergreen leaves, and densely hung with bright yellow flowers ; makes a lovely 
specimen. See illustration, page 21. 2/6 and 3/6 each. 
266 THUNBERGI, pretty early-blooming species, white flowers ; leaves in autumn bright 
crimson. 2/- and 2/6 each. 
269 VULGARIS, the common fruit-bearing Barberry. 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
275 PURPUREA, purple-leaved form of preceding. 2/6 each. 
277 Wallichiana (Hookeri), beautiful evergreen, pale yellow flowers. 2/6 to 3/6 each. 
280 WILSON/E, a dwarf-growing deciduous species with branched stems, covered with 
innumerable leaves about 4-inch long, assuming a superb crimson colour in autumn ; 
flowers of a rich golden hue ; a very fine shrub. 3/6 and 5/- each. 
BETULA 
298 nana, small growing, compact, suitable for rockeries, etc. 3/0 each. 
BOX, see Buxus, below. BOX EDGING, see Buxus suffruticosa. 
BROOM, see Cytisus, page 24. SPANISH BROOM, see Spartium, page 36. 
BUDDLEIA 
300 albiflora, pale mauve flowers, with an orange-yellow throat, produced in terminal 
spikes on the current season's growths. 3/6 to 5/- each. 
*301 Colvillei (F.C.C., R.H.S.), rose, with a white ring round the mouth of the corolla, 
of bell-shaped form, in long pendulous panicles ; not quite hardy ; succeeds best 
in a south or south-west aspect. 3/6 to 5/- each. 
302 globosa (The Orange Ball Tree), globular heads of bright orange-yellow fragrant 
flowers. 3/6 to 5/- each. 
303 Lindleyana, purplish-red flowers in terminal spikes, September. 2/6 to 5/- each. 
304b variabilis magnifica (F.C.C., R.H.S.), equal to Veitchiana in size and profusion of 
bloom, whilst the flowers appear a fortnight later and are a much deeper shade 
of rose-purple. 2/6 to 5/- each. 
305 superba, a magnificent variety, producing larger spikes of flower of richer 
colour than any other form ; very fine. 2/6 to 5/- each. 
*304a VEITCHIANA (F.C.C., R.H.S.), resembles variabilis, but it is more robust, 
the flower spikes are larger, more densely flowered, and more brilliantly coloured, 
frequently 15 inches or more in length, and 3 inches broad, forming dense pyramids 
of bright violet-mauve flowers, each with an orange-yellow centre, perfectly hardy. 
2/6 to 5/- each. 
BUXUS (Box) 
311 japonicus aureus, beautiful golden variety ; useful for winter bedding. 1/6 to 
3/6 each. 
314 sempervirens (Tree Box), beautiful evergreen, foliage bright and distinct. 1 to 14 
feet, 9/- per doz., 65/- per 100 ; 1£ to 2 feet, 15/- per doz., 110/- per 100 ; 2 to 
2£ feet, 24/- per doz. ; 2J to 3 feet, 3/6 each ; larger, 5/- each upwards. 
317 argentea, silvery leaved. 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
326 Handsworthensis, broad-leaved, compact habit. 1 to 1£ feet, 9/- per doz., 
65/- per 100 ; 1 J to 2 feet, 15/- per doz., 110/- per 100 ; 2 to 2J feet, 24/— per doz. ; 
24 to 3 feet, 3/6 each ; larger, 5/- each upwards. 
328 latifolius, broader leaved than the type. 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
329 marginata aureus, gold margined. 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
338 suffruticosa (Dwarf Box), for edging. 1/6 per yard. 
