Other Rare Evergreen Shrubs 
FOR THE RHODODENDRON BED 
Andromeda ( pieris ) floribunda 
Dcndrlum proslralum 
LEUCOTHOE catesbasi. Few if any 
shrub evergreen of the broad- 
leaved sorts has the grace and 
elegance of this one. The thick 
shining green leaves are evenly 
disposed on long, recurved 
branches along which the dense 
racemes of beautiful white bell¬ 
shaped flowers hang. As an under 
shrub for Rhododendrons or for 
banks and borders of streams it 
is without a rival. The sprays 
make beautiful winter decorations 
indoors and turn a rich bronze in 
the fall where exposed to the sun. 
ANDROMEDA (pieris) floribunda. 
Mountain Andromeda. 2 to 4 ft. 
Compact bush with shining ever¬ 
green leaves and abundant 
racemes of showy white flowers 
in May. The choicest Andromeda 
for massing or as single specimens. 
A. polifolia. Wild Rosemary. 1 to 
3 h. Forms a compact mass of 
beautiful evergreen foliage, 1 to 
2 Yz ft. across and a foot high. The 
profuse urn-shaped flowers are of 
a delicate flesh-color, covering the 
plant in May. Fine for borders. 
DENDRIUM (leiophyllum) pros¬ 
tratum. Mountain Heath. The 
Carolina mountain prostrate form 
of this beautiful genus. A fine 
rock work evergreen, closely cov¬ 
ering the surface with a bed of 
green. When in full bloom in 
May or June it produces a won¬ 
derfully showy effect. The deli¬ 
cate flowers are often tinged .with 
pink. Plant in edge of Rhodo¬ 
dendron bed. 
D. buxifolium. Grows 1 to 3 It. high and upright. Flowers same as in 
proslratum. 
LEDUM grcenlandicum. Labrador Tea. 1 to 3 ft. Another fine under 
shrub of rather compact growth, loving moisture. White terminal 
clusters of flowers. 
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