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useful for massing with them or for 
wooded effects. 
Each io ioo 
1/2 to 2 ft.$1.25 $10.00 $ 75.00 
3 to 5 ft.. 2.00 18.00 125.00 
We control large mountain areas of these 
desirable shrubs and are prepared to furnish 
the native plants in car-loads; ordinary box¬ 
cars will hold from 300 to 500 plants, according 
to size. We select large, bushy clumps that 
are lifted with a big ball of leaf-loam, which 
we carefully preserve about the roots. These 
shipments arrive in good condition and stand 
transplanting very well. Write to us for fur¬ 
ther particulars and prices of these car-load 
shipments. 
Leucothoe 
Leucothoe Catesbaei; s y n., Andromeda 
Catesbaei (Drooping Andromeda). A valu¬ 
able shrub for shady places and wild 
effects. The oblong leathery leaves change 
to a beautiful bronze in autumn, and are 
so much admired that quantities of sprays 
are collected from the native wood and 
sold for Christmas decorations. In early 
spring drooping panicles of small, fragrant, 
white, wax-like flowers cover it. 
Each 10 100 
1 to i l / 2 ft.$0.75 $6.00 $50.00 
Mahonia 
Mahonia aquifolia (Holly-leaved Mahonia). 
A native plant with handsome prickly foli¬ 
age that is a deep glossy green in spring 
and turns to a bright bronze color in win¬ 
ter. Tn May little yellow flowers hang 
along the branches. Very desirable plant 
for rockeries and shrubbery groups. 
Each 10 100 
12 to 18 in.$0.35 $3.00 $25.00 
18 to 24 in.50 4.00 35.00 
M. Japonica (Japanese Mahonia). A strong 
grower with stout, stiff branches. The 
leaves are larger than the above and do 
not change their color during the winter. 
In May the yellow flowers are quite showy. 
Each to 100 
1 to 1 1 / 2 ft.$0.50 $4.00 $30.00 
Osmanthus 
Osmanthus aquifolium. An attractive ever¬ 
green shrub with stiff, spiny toothed shin¬ 
ing leaves. White fragrant flowers in 
autumn. $1.00 each, $7.50 per 10. 
Rhododendrons 
Experience has proved that many Rhododen¬ 
drons are hardy as far north as Boston. In 
early summer there are no flowers more gor¬ 
geous than these grand shrubs, that are then 
all aglow with their great masses of bloom. 
But not only at this season are they attractive, 
for the heavy shiny green leaves enliven the 
landscape even in winter. In front of ever¬ 
green shelter-belts their glossy foliage appears 
to delightful advantage against the more som¬ 
ber hues of the conifers that protect them from 
the prevailing winds. In groups or masses the 
varied colors of the flowers blend harmon¬ 
iously together, and make a brilliant ornament 
wherever seen. 
Rhododendrons do well in moist soils free 
from limestone, and to obtain success from 
them no such expensive methods of preparing 
the ground are required as are sometimes ad¬ 
vocated, though they willingly respond to such 
treatment. In summer a light mulch of cut 
grass retains the moisture, and in winter a 
heavier mulch of leaves protects the roots, and 
frequently a slight covering is required to shel¬ 
ter the flower-beds and foliage. After each 
flowering season the dead bloom should be 
picked to prevent seeding, and allow the ener¬ 
gies of the plant to develop flower-buds for 
the next year. 
The Rhododendrons stand without an equal 
among the flowering shrubs, and, to retain their 
supremacy, possess the crowning virtue of 
flowering in all their glory the same season as 
planted. They may be moved successfully in 
spring or early fall. 
All our Rhododendrons are shipped with 
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