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AZALEA 
A. indica. China. (S) 5 ft. Well-known, small, 
compact shrubs, covered in early spring with large, 
funnel-shaped, single or double flowers. They are 
perfectly hardy here. Thrive best in a cool, moist 
situation and fail in full sun. Colors range through 
purple, white and all shades and tints of red. 
Many named varieties are imported from Europe 
and Japan. Among the latter is A. hinodegiri. 
noted for its very early and profuse blooming; 
flowers red. 
AZARA 
A. microphylla. Chile. (T or S) 15 ft. Small 
tree of erect growth. Bark gray. Leaves very 
small, green and glossy. Flowers minute, yellow, 
with fragrance decidedly like chocolate. Handsome 
and graceful tree. 
BERBERIS: Barberry 
Shrubs of moderate size and free blooming 
habit. blowers yellow. The evergreen species 
usually have prickly leaves. For the species with 
pinnate leaves see Mahonia. 
B. darwini. Chile. <S) I ft. Shrub with many 
slender branches drooping toward tips. Heaves 
small, rich green, prickly like I lolly. Many of the 
leaves turn bright red in fall, holding this tint 
through winter. Flowers golden yellow, produced 
in utmost profusion early in spring. Berries blue. 
One of the very finest small evergreen shrubs. 
B. ilicifolia. South America. (S) 5 ft. Shrub 
of stronger growth than preceding and with larger 
leaves, about the size and shape of Molly. Some 
of the leaves fall during winter, but the majority 
become tinted and hold on until new growth ap¬ 
pears. Flowers orange yellow, in clusters. 
B. stenophylla. GARDEN HYBRID. (S) 4 ft. 
Shrub with long, slender, arching branches. Leaves 
small, long and narrow; dark green above, silvery 
beneath; spiny pointed with revolute margins. 
Flowers deep golden yellow. 
BUDDLEIA 
Shrubs native of semi-tropical regions. The 
two species described below have similar foliage, 
but are so unlike in flowering habit as to appear 
of different genera. 
B. globosa. Chile. (S) 10 ft. Medium-sized 
shrub with long, narrow, rough leaves. Flowers 
yellow, fragrant, in globular heads on long stalks. 
Bcrberis darzvini 
Buxus sempervirens. Boxwood Standards 
B. variabilis. BUTTERFLY PLANT. China. 
(S) 15 ft. Barge shrub of extremely rapid, spread¬ 
ing growth. Heaves similar to preceding, but 
larger and very silvery beneath. Flowers lilac, 
marked with yellow, borne profusely in # dense 
spikes nearly a foot long; extremely fragrant. A 
very good flowering shrub. 
BUXUS: Box 
Well-known, long-lived shrubs with small leaves 
and, mainly, of dense, compact growth. Flowers 
inconspicuous. Can be sheared or trimmed into 
almost any form. Splendid for formal hedges. 
B. balearica. Spain. (S) 15 ft. Has larger 
leaves and stouter branches than common Box. 
Growth decidedly upright and faster than the oth¬ 
ers. Foliage light green. 
B. fortunei rotundifolia. Quite distinct from all 
our other kinds. Of strong growth and makes a 
large shrub. Heaves large, nearly circular, re- 
tlexed. slightly glaucous above, whitish beneath. 
Branches downy. 
B. japonica. JAPANESE BOX. (S) 6 ft. A 
handsome species characterized by its very glossy 
foliage, which has a pleasing, light green shade. 
Heaves usually notched at the tip. Makes an ex¬ 
cellent hedge, as it is of very even and compara¬ 
tively rapid growth, hence easily kept in shape. 
B. japonica angustifolia. NARROW-HEAVED 
JAPANESE BOX. (S) 3 ft. Variety of preceding 
with remarkably long, narrow leaves. Growth 
slow and very compact. Makes an interesting 
specimen plant. Excellent for a very low hedge. 
B. sempervirens. BOXWOOD. Europe, Africa 
and Asia. (S) 5-10 ft. Handsome shrub of dense, 
compact growth. Heaves quite small, deep green. 
Used for low, formal hedges. Also trained into 
various artificial forms such as round-headed 
standards, pyramids, globes, etc. Can be kept at 
any size and trimmed into any shape. 
B. sempervirens arborescens. TREE BOX. (S or 
T) 25 ft. A variety with slightly larger leaves, of 
somewhat faster growth and ultimately making a 
small tree. 
B. sempervirens aureo-marginata. GOLDEN- 
MARGINED BOX. A variety with brilliant golden 
variegation. Growth and habit similar to type. 
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