Evergreens 
T O MANY the term “Evergreens” and the question of just what 
plants are included in it is a matter of some uncertainty. In a 
way, of course, the word is self-explanatory, meaning a plant which, 
unlike deciduous plants, does not lose its leaves in winter, but is in fact 
ever-green, and so includes the Pines, Cedars, Yews, and most other cone¬ 
bearing plants (Conifers). It also includes what are commonly called 
“Broad-leaved” Evergreens, like the Rhododendrons, Hollies, Boxwood, 
and Indian Azaleas. In a general way, it may be said that the Conifers 
are most valuable for their form and variety of coloring, while the Broad¬ 
leaved Evergreens possess the added merit, in most cases, of a profusion of 
gorgeous flowers in spring. 
Until within a comparatively few years, the value of all Evergreens 
for their warmth of color and interest in the winter landscape was largely 
unappreciated; today the dictates of good taste encourage the use of 
Evergreens of all sorts as being the most desirable plants in the immediate 
environment of the house, for they are pleasant to live with the year 
round, especially when used in combination with bright-flowered Decid¬ 
uous Shrubs, as for instance, the Ghent Azaleas, or bright-berried shrubs 
like the Japanese Winter Berry. In informal work, in mixed border 
plantations, and especially about the base of the house, pleasing effects 
can always be obtained with appropriate combinations of any of the va¬ 
rious species and varieties, one sort acting as a pleasing foil to others. 
The cheapest Evergreens one can buy are those which have been freshly 
imported from Holland where, owing to the mild, even climate, and on 
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