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ALBANY NURSERIES 
Berberis: BARBERRY, Continued. 
BERRY. This shrub is of more vigorous 
and rapid growth than B. Darwini ; its 
leaves are larger, and are about the same 
size of those of the holly which it resem- 
bles. Loses part of its foliage during the 
Winter. 
B. stenophylla. NARROW - LEAVED 
BARBERRY. This plant is rather upright, 
grows to a height of from four to five feet. 
Produces many slender and graceful stems 
or arching branches. The leaves are small 
and narrow, dark green above, silver be- 
neath, spiny pointed. Flowers are golden 
yellow. 
Buxus: BOX. 
These are well-known shrubs of very 
compact habit. The flowers are inconspic- 
uous. All plants belonging to this family 
are readily pruned into any shape. 
Buxus nana. DWARF BOX. This is the 
plant commonly used for low hedges. It is 
very dense and can be pruned so as to 
maintain a height of a few inches. It is 
very useful in formal gardens where it is 
frequently seen as a border to flower beds. 
B. sempervirens arborescens. TREE BOX 
This plant is usually developed on main 
stem. It is frequently seen pruned in va- 
rious forms. It also is frequently found in 
formal gardens. 
CAMELLIA. 
Camellia Japonica. JAPANESE CAM- 
ELLIA. These are well-known shrubs 
growing in height to ten and twelve feet. 
They are among the first plants to bloom, 
producing flowers during the month of 
March. The flowers are so perfect as to 
appear artificial. They are very waxy as 
are also the large, broad, green leaves. 
These plants produce flowers in great pro- 
fusion. Color of the bloom ranges from 
white to deep red. 
CHAMAECYPARIS. 
C. Retinospora obtusa breviamea. Ever- 
green. One of the most desirable retinos- 
pora; upright in growth; short horizontal 
limbs; rather pyramidal; branchlets crowd- 
ed; foliage glossy green on both sides. 
COTONEASTER. 
Shrubs ranging in upright growth to 
spreading and trailing. Leaves compara- 
tively small. Flowers small, very numer- 
ous, followed by attractive red berries. 
Very popular plant. 
C. horizontalis. HORIZONTAL COTON- 
EASTER. This is one of the best trailing 
shrubs in general use; the branches are 
low, almost upon the ground. Leaves are 
uite small, turning red during the Winter. 
lowers are pinkish white, berries bright 
red. Blooms in great profusion, semi- 
deciduous. 
Var. h. microphylla. Very densely branch- 
ed shrub, practically of prostrate growth. 
Leaves glossy, dark green. Flowers white; 
berries larger than the preceding. Entirely 
evergreen. 
C. Simonisii. SHINING LEAF COTON- 
EASTER. This shrub is erect in form, 
growing to a height of from four to six 
feet. Foliage is larger than that of the 
two preceding varieties, shiny green above, 
rather gray beneath. Produces attractive 
berries in the greatest of profusion. 
C. francheti. FRANCHET’S COTONE- 
ASTER. This is an upright growing shrub 
distinguished from the preceding princi- 
pally by its arching branches, which give 
it a most graceful habit. The flowers are 
pink and the berries are red. 
DAPHNE. 
D. odora. WHITE DAPHNE. Small 
shrub four feet in height, rather slow of 
growth; flowers are creamy white, intensely 
fragrant and produced in great clusters at 
the ends of the branches. It blooms during 
the Winter and the very early Spring. 
Var. o. marginata. PINK DAPHNE. In 
form and habit very similar to the above. 
It is distinguished from the other, how- 
ever, in that the margin of the leaves are 
edged with creamy white and the flowers 
are pink. 
Erica; HEATHER. 
These are low growing shrubs, very 
small leaves and numerous tubular flowers. 
Erica vulgaris. SCOTCH HEATHER. 
These are well-known shrubs, low growing 
and rather donse in habit. They produce 
tiny pink flowers in great abundance. They 
are excellent for massing and grow well in 
the shade. 
Var. v. alba. WHITE FLOWERED. Very 
similar in habit to the above but produces 
white flowers. 
ESCALLONIA. 
These shrubs come to us from South 
America and are gaining rapidly in popu- 
larity. Their foliage is bright glossy green. 
Flowers, are white, pink or red. Rather 
small, but produced in great clusters. 
E. rosea. Upright growing shrub. Leaves 
