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All Trees and Plaiits supplied from our fields are Strictly First Quality 
Bloodleaf Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 
atropurpureum). See page 4 
AZALEAS, continued 
Indian Azaleas. Perhaps these are the best-known variety 
of Azalea in this country. The “Magnolia Gardens” 
at Charleston, S. C. f and other famous gardens of the 
South are planted with varieties belonging to this 
group. Our Indian Azaleas are carefully picked for 
hardiness for this section. They are as follows: 
Fujimayo. Double lavender flowers. 
Indica alba. Completely submerged in a blanket of 
single, pure white flowers in spring. It begins to bloom 
just after Amoena and the Hinodegiri and so is useful 
in prolonging the Azalea season. 
Kaempferi. Orange flowers of a very unusual shade. 
Ledifolia alba. White flowers with faint lavender shad¬ 
ings. Fine lot of specimen plants will be priced on 
application. 
Native Azaleas. There are sixteen species of these, growing 
from Labrador and Newfoundland to southern Florida. 
Nine of the sixteen species grow in Tennessee—more 
than in any other state. We have selected six of the 
best varieties: 
Arborescens. Sweet Azalea. White flowers. 
Calendulacea. Flame Azalea. Flowers vary from 
orange to scarlet. 
Canescens. Piedmont Azalea. Pink flowers. 
Nudiflora. Pinxter-BIoom; Wild Honeysuckle. Variable 
pink flowers. 
Vaseyi. Pinkshell Azalea. Pure pink flowers. 
Viscosa. Swamp Azalea. White flowers tinged pink. 
BACCHARIS halimifolia. Groundsel-Bush. 3 to 12 ft. An 
unusual plant with angular branches and coarsely 
toothed leaves. When in fruit, the shrub appears to 
have abundant snow-white flowers. 
BAMBUSA aurea. Bamboo. 10 to 12 ft. The small ever¬ 
green leaves, borne on a yellowish stem, are about an 
inch wide and are a light green variegated with yellow. 
B. palmata. 2 to 4 ft. The long leaves, dark green above 
and pale green below, are 2 or 3 inches wide. This plant, 
also, is evergreen. 
B., Unnamed Varieties. These are dwarf Bamboos that 
are very pretty for ground-covers. We are not sure of 
the varieties. 
BARBERRY. See Berberis. 
BEAUTY-BERRY. See Callicarpa. 
BEAUTY-BUSH. See Kolkwitzia. 
BEECH. See Fagus. 
BENZOIN aestivale (Lindcra Benzoin). Spice-Bush. 10 
to 12 ft. The name of this shrub is derived from the 
Arabic or Semitic and means a gum or perfume. Both 
the leaves and the stems are aromatic, thus making the 
name appropriate. Yellow flowers are borne close along 
the stem, and scarlet berries appear later. The leaves 
turn a bright yellow in autumn. 
BERBERIS ilicifolia. Holly or Broadleaf Barberry. 3 to 
6 ft. An attractive, semi-evergreen Barberry with dull 
green, holly-like leaves and yellow flowers; hardy. 
B. Julianae. Wintergreen Barberry. 4 to 6 ft. A true 
evergreen with glossy leaves. It makes a beautiful, com¬ 
pact, rather large shrub that is destined to be one of the 
very best of our broadleaf evergreens. 
B. levis. An evergreen Barberry, similar to Julianae, with 
broad spined leaves. 
B. Mentorensis. New Evergreen Barberry. Plant Patent 
No. 99. An absolutely new form of evergreen Barberry 
which will stand a temperature of 30° below zero with¬ 
out injury. 
B. Sargentiana. 3 to 6 ft. Quite similar to Julianae. It has, 
however, leaves of a darker green with fewer spines. 
B. Thunbergi. Japanese Barberry. 4 to 5 ft. This is the 
well-known Barberry that is planted extensively all over 
the United States. Its good green foliage, along with 
its low, dense, horizontal growth, make it a fine low 
hedge or border. In autumn, it colors to a brilliant 
orange-red and its scarlet berries remain on all winter. 
B. Thunbergi atropurpurea. Red Japanese Barberry. 4 to 
5 ft. This red-leaf form of the Thunbergi is a most 
beautiful shrub and a showy one. It colors best when 
planted where it receives the full benefit of the sun’s rays. 
B. Thunbergi pluriflora erecta. Truehedge Columnberry. 
Plant Patent No. 110. This new form of Thunbergi is 
called the “ Ready-Made Hedge.” It is an upright grower 
and makes a low, formal hedge without much pruning. 
B. triacanthophora. 3 to 6 ft. Although a rapid grower, 
this evergreen Barberry remains small and dense. The 
leaves are lightly spined. 
B. Wilsonae. 2 to 3 ft. A dwarf or spreading evergreen 
with small yellow flowers. The foliage is bright green in 
summer but turns to an attractive red in autumn. 
B. Wilsonae subcaulialata. A new plant with many pink 
berries. The ultimate size is undetermined. 
BETULA alba. White European Birch. 40 to 50 ft. A 
picturesque tree with its white bark separating into thin, 
paper-like plates and peeling off with ease. Its slender, 
shining green foliage turns orange and yellow in autumn. 
B. alba pendula laciniata. Cutleaf Weeping Birch. 30 to 
40 ft. This very graceful and desirable form of the White 
Birch has pendulous branches and Iaciniate leaves. It 
is an excellent tree for lawn plantings. 
B. lenta. Sweet or Black Birch. 50 to 60 ft. A round- 
headed tree with reddish brown twigs that have a sweet 
wintergreen taste, and conspicuous catkins in the early 
spring. Its black, cherry-like bark does not peel off. 
The branches ascend on young trees but often become 
pendulous when they grow older. 
Bambusa aurea (Golden-stemmed Bamboo) 
