HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 
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HARDY NATIVE EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS, continued 
LEIOPHYLLUM buxifolium. Sand Myrtle. Neat, attractive 
shrub. Splendid border plants. White or pinkish 
flowers in early spring. 
4 to 6 inches. Clumps B&B. 
6 to 9 inches. Clumps B&B. 
1 to i ]/z feet. X heavy clumps B&B. 
4 to 8 inches. Strong collected . 
buxifolium prostratum. Allegheny Sand Myrtle. Small, 
desirable border plant, and also an unusual rock- 
garden subject. 
4 to 6 inches. Spreading clumps . 
6 to 9 inches. Spreading clumps B&B . 
2 to 4 inches. Strong collected for growing on . 
$3 °o 
4 50 
7 50 
4 50 
6 50 
I oo 
loo 
36 OO 
50 OO 
9 OO 
I ,000 
335 00 
75 00 
$22 50 
36 00 
60 00 
15 00 $135 00 
LEUCOTHOE catesbaei. Drooping Leucothoe. Hardy, 
graceful shrub of wide distribution. Very orna¬ 
mental and much used for florist’s trade. Flowers 
fragrant, showy creamy white. Too much cannot be 
said in favor of this wonderful shrub. 
6 to 12 inches. Strong . 
. 2 00 
16 00 
150 
00 
1 to 1 ]/2 feet. X heavy clumps B&B. 
. 5 50 
45 00 
400 
00 
to 2 feet. XX heavy clumps B&B. 
. 7 50 
55 00 
500 
00 
2 to 3 feet. XX heavy clumps B&B. 
. 9 00 
75 00 
675 
00 
Extra-quality cut-back clumps . 
. 1 75 
16 00 
150 
00 
MAGNOLIA glauca. Sweetbay. Slender tree or large ever¬ 
green shrub. Leaves oblong or oval, green on upper 
surface, pale or nearly white beneath. Flowers 
creamy white, very fragrant, cup-shaped, borne for 
several weeks in spring or early summer. 
\}4 to 3 feet. Strong . 4 50 35 00 300 00 
3 to 4 feet. XX heavy B&B. 17 50 
Planting of Kalmia latifolia. See page 12 
