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MAHONIA aquifolium. Oregon HoIIygrape. This looks like a 
little holly a foot or two high, except that the foliage turns 
reddish brown in winter. It prefers a shady situation; in 
fact, in full sunshine it is apt to get open and ragged. Flowers 
yellow, in dense clusters, appearing in spring. Berries blue 
or nearly black. Each 10 
1 to 2 ft. high.$1 00 $9 00 
2 to 3 ft. high. 2 00 17 50 
PACHISTIMA canbyi. Canby Pachistima. A green cover- 
plant 8 inches high. Little green and bronze leaves. It is 
native on cliffs in the Alleghanies. Use it in quantity as a 
green, velvety rug. It is related to wintercreeper and some¬ 
times called “ Mountain Lover.” Each 10 100 
4 to 6 in. high.$0 50 $4 50 $35 00 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis. Japanese Pachysandra. An 
evergreen cover-plant growing about 8 inches high. It has 
leaves nearly as large as laurel and is particularly at home 
under it and similar plants. In groups of evergreens about 
the foundation of a house, the sight of bare ground is particu¬ 
larly disagreeable. Pachysandra will make a close carpet, 
covering all the area because it spreads from underground 
roots. It is perfectly hardy and keeps a cheerful green foliage 
all winter. In early spring it bears small spikes of incon¬ 
spicuous flowers which, while not adding to the beauty of 
the plant, are very attractive to bees. 10 100 1000 
2H-in. pots.$1 50 $12 00 $90 00 
PYRACANTHA coccinea lalandi. Laland Firethorn. A 
vigorous and hardy evergreen shrub. White flowers in flat- 
topped clusters in spring, followed by brilliant orange-colored 
berries. The foliage is rich and glossy. Especially adapted 
for training against walls. It thrives on any porous soil, 
either in full sun or partial shade, but fruit is more highly 
colored in a sunny situation. Each 10 
IK to 2 ft. .high.$1 50 $12 50 
2 to 3 ft. high. 3 00 27 50 
VINCA minor. Common Periwinkle. This frequently has 
escaped from old farmyards and spread along the roadsides. 
As it is entirely hardy, it will make a thick green carpet under 
a growth of pine, spruce, or oak, but not where grass has 
died under maples. It trails along the ground, taking root 
as it spreads, and makes a mat of deep green foliage about 
4 inches high. With the coming of the first violet, it has 
numerous blue flowers. It is sometimes used for garden 
borders. Every joint takes root, and a mat 1 foot wide can 
be shaken apart and will make two dozen plants. 
Each 10 100 
2-yr. field-grown.$0 20 $1 75 $15 00 
Buxus sempervirens suffruticosa. See page 28 
