MYRTUS: Myrtle 
Handsome shrubs with rather small, very aro¬ 
matic leaves. Flowers are small and white, with 
very numerous stamens and followed by berries. 
M. communis. COMMON MYRTLE. Europe. 
(S) 10 ft. A beautiful shrub with fine, clean, 
glossy foliage. Leaves about an inch long. Flow¬ 
ers spicy, fragrant, pure white. Handsome as a 
specimen or hedge plant. 
M. communis flore pleno. DOUBLE-FLOWER¬ 
ING MYRTLE. Flowers very double, with few or 
no stamens. 
M. communis microphylla. SMALL - LEAVED 
MYRTLE. (S) 3 ft. Leaves very small. Growth 
spreading but compact. 
M. communis thymifolia. THYME-LEAVED 
MYRTLE. (S) 5 ft. Leaves very similar to pre¬ 
ceding, but growth is more erect. 
M. communis variegata. VARIEGATED MYR¬ 
TLE. Foliage handsomely variegated. Very free 
flowering and fruiting. 
M. luma (Eugenia apiculata). LUMA. Chile. 
(S) 6 ft. Attractive shrub of compact growth. 
Leaves small, smooth, rounded or oval, tipped with 
a small point: very dark green. The contrast be¬ 
tween the dark foliage and numerous white flowers 
is very fine. One of the very best hedge plants, 
as it can be kept trimmed to any desired form. 
Almost as compact as Box and, of course, of far 
faster growth. 
M. ugni (Eugenia ugni). CHILEAN GUAVA. 
(S) 4 ft. Rather small shrub of slow growth. 
Leaves small, light green. Bears edible fruit re¬ 
sembling Guavas, but much smaller, with a very 
agreeable taste and aroma. 
NANDINA 
N. domestica. Japan. (S) 6 ft. A very hand¬ 
some shrub of moderate size and rather slow 
growth. The leaves are much divided, with rather 
large leaflets, light green in summer, turning to a 
vivid red during the fail and winter. The white 
flowers are small, in good-sized, erect panicles., 
followed by bright crimson berries. This is one of 
our handsomest shrubs, the winter appearance 
with tiie bright red berries and darker red foliage 
being particularly striking. 
NER1UM : Oleander 
N. oleander. Orient. (S) !•> ft. The genei.u 
characteristics of this species are too well known 
to need description, but most people seem to over¬ 
look the tact that there are many named varieties, 
ranging in color through various shades of red, 
pink, white and yellow, which are very fine. 1 hey 
do best when planted in the full sun. It should not 
be forgotten that all parts of the Oleander are 
poisonous if eaten. We grow the following vari¬ 
eties: 
Double Pink. The common variety with bright, 
double, pink flowers. Intensely fragrant. 
Single White. Buds creamy yellow, flowers sin¬ 
gle. white. Faintly fragrant. Excellent bloomer. 
Variegated. Leaves strongly marked with 
white, changing to creamy yellow. Flowers sin¬ 
gle, reddish purple. 
Claude Blanc. Flowers single, with Innei 
long, fringed and uneven; large, vivid scarlet. 
Profuse bloomer. Not fragrant. One of the 
showiest for hedges. 
De Brun. Single, buff, shaded salmon. Not 
fragrant. Good bloomer. 
Dr. Golfin. Single, bright cerise, faintly fra¬ 
grant. 
Pimelea fcrruginea See page 35 
Background —Ampelopsis tricuspidata. Boston Ivy 
See page 61 
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