B. Japonica, var. argentea. Silver Japanese Box. Resembling B. Japonica 
in form, but foliage variegated with white. 
B. Japonica, var. aurea. Golden Japanese Box. A compact, globular 
plant; foliage very dense; leaves large and rather round; color of young 
growth bright yellow, which is held until late in the fall. 
B. Japonica, var. microphylla. Small-leaved Box. A prostrate form, 
with small foliage of darker green than ( B. Japonica. 
B. Japonica, var. rotundifolia. Round-Leaf Japanese Box. Of com¬ 
pact, globular growth ; foliage round, color light green, that of the new growth 
being several shades lighter than the mature leaves. 
B. sempervirens. Common Tree Box. Ornamental evergreen shrubs, 
of rather slow growth, with small shining foliage. They stand pruning and 
thrive in any well-drained soil. We keep these in different forms— BUSH, 
STANDARD and Pyramid, as shown in plate, page 29. The heavily rooted 
Standard shows how they lift from the open ground. The Bush and Pyramid 
forms are shown in Italian Terra-Cotta pots. 
B. sempervirens, var. arborescens. Tall Tree Box. Of more rapid 
growth than *Z?. sempervirens , and of loose, open form ; desirable where Box 
docs not need hard pruning, as its long branches assume a somewhat drooping 
habit. 
B. sempervirens, var. argentea marginata. A form of which the foliage 
is edged with white. 
B. sempervirens, var. decussata. A more open and upright form, and 
with larger foliage than C B. sempervirens. 
B. sempervirens, var. Handsworthi. A dense-growing form, with large, 
dark foliage. One of the best. 
B. sempervirens, var. myrtifolia. Myrtle-leaved Box. A close-growing 
form, with narrow, oblong and very dark green leaves. 
B. sempervirens, var. salicifolia. A form with narrow leaves of dark green. 
B. sempervirens, var. suffruticosa (var. nana). Dwarf Box. The 
well-known dwarf form used so extensively for Box borders. A very slow 
grower. 
COTONEASTER 
Beautiful, useful shrubs of low growth, with excellent foliage and showy red 
fruits which remain on the branches all winter. They grow well in a sunny posi¬ 
tion and in any ordinary well-drained soil, but do not succeed in wet or deeply 
shaded places. 
C. buxifolia. Box-leaved. {Dm) A low shrub similar to C. microphylla, 
but with broader foliage, somewhat pubescent above. Bright red fruit. 
C. horizontalis. (VD m) A low shrub with almost horizontal branches 
and oval, glaucous leaves. Bright red fruit. 
C. microphylla. Small-leaved. (Dm) A prostrate, densely branched 
shrub, with shining green leaves and bright red fruit. 
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