Evergreens for Formal Effects * Boxwood 
T HE note of greatest charm and dignity in old American gardens 
and about venerable houses and estates, softened by time and 
planting, is oftenest that of Boxwood, in the play of light and shade 
on long dark green hedges or in grand old specimen plants, but always 
expressive of refinement and permanence. With remarkable foresight the 
management of the Nurseries set aside a large number of Boxwood nearly 
twenty years ago to be allowed to grow to large sizes. During that time 
they have been frequently transplanted so that today we can offer Box¬ 
wood bushes, up to 6 feet in height and almost as broad, that have taken 
on the beautiful modeling of billowy contour and the rich appearance of 
pompous guardians of some old Colonial house or garden. These plants 
move with a tremendous ball of fine fibrous roots and loam, and so obviate 
the risk of loss ordinarily attendant on moving plants from old places, 
where they have grown long wandering roots bare of fiber, making them 
difficult to transplant. 
Some confusion arises at times in regard to the varieties of Boxwood, 
and to obviate it, we deem it of interest to explain that the plants ordi¬ 
narily called Box Bush are Buxus sempervirens, which may in the course 
of years grow to a height of 10 feet, but always maintains a close habit of 
growth. Buxus sempervirens, var. arborescens is the true Box Tree, and 
while resembling the Box Bush in its habit of growth in early years, 
attains at a greater age a height sometimes of 15 feet or more, and is the 
Stately old Box Bush start ding sentinel 
at the door add a touch oj quiet richness as 
no other plant does. 
