Mahonia Aquifolium Mabonia ) 
An excellent shrub for planting either with deciduous or 
evergreen material. It is of bushy growth, and quite attrac¬ 
tive with its Holly-like foliage. The flowers are showy and the 
fruit abundant. It has the advantage of giving rich, bronzy 
purple autumn coloring, quite distinct from other evergreens. 
Mountain Laurel ( Kalmia latifolia ) 
The Laurel should be used with rhododendrons, or other 
evergreen shrubs, and shows to equally good advantage in 
cultivated plantations, the wild garden or the woodland. The 
dainty rose-pink buds and cream-white flowers, dashed with 
pink when in full bloom during June, contrast distinctly with 
the dark, glossy green of its evergreen foliage. (Same soil as 
rhododendrons.) 
Deciduous Azaleas 
The most popular of the Deciduous Azaleas have been the 
European types, Mollis and Pontica; but to these America 
adds her native sorts in wonderful variety. Both can be used in 
general planting, giving the same soil treatment as to rho¬ 
dodendrons. Planted either in groups or borders, the effect 
is charming. They are most largely used with deciduous shrub¬ 
bery, and our native sorts are highly desirable for wild gardens 
and the woodland. 
Azalea mollis. This race of Azaleas, of excellent habit and good foliage, 
produces large trusses of flowers in shades of red, white, yellow and orange. 
The flowers are larger than those of the Pontica varieties. 
Ghent Azalea ( Azalea Pontica). The fragrant blossoms appear in great 
profusion in the spring, literally covering twig and branch. Their varied 
and gorgeous hues range from white to deepest crimson. 
Our Native Azaleas 
The Fragrant White Azalea ( Azalea arborescens). Bears large quantities 
of white (lowers, slightly tinged with rose. The habit of the bush is com¬ 
pact, and its bright green foliage is richly colored in the autumn. 
The Flame Azalea (. Azalea calendulacea) . Flowers in late May and early 
June, when the plant is a blaze of color, with blossoms varying from 
orange-yellow to orange-red. 
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