HORTICULTURAL SPECIALIST 
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vulgaris compacta (Calluna.) Grows 4-8 
inches high, moss like growth, flowers 
pale lavender, foliage deep green, 
vulgaris humilis (Low Scotch Heather.) 
Flowers white, height 4-7 inches, rich green 
foliage. 
vulgaris rubra (Red Scotch Heather.) 
Spreading growth 6-12 inches high, rosy 
carmine flowers, foliage reddish purple in 
fall. 
vulgaris (Purple Scotch Heather.) Grows 12- 
15 inches tall, purple flowers in mid-season. 
Prices of the hardy Heaths, 50 cents each, 
$5.00 doz. 
HEDERA. 
helix conglomerata. Fine shrubby variety of 
English ivy, very unique. Excellent for 
the rock garden.$.50-$1.00 each 
helix stricta. More upright growing than the 
preceding, another fine form for the rock 
garden.$.50-$1.00 each 
ILEX. 
crenata convexa. (Japanese Box Holly.) A 
splendid hardy evergreen, which should 
become immensely popular, 15-18 inch 
plants.$1.50-$2.50 each 
glabra. (Ink Berry.) Another very useful 
evergreen, extra strong plants. 
$1.50-$3.00 each 
helleri. (New.) A very compact and neat grow¬ 
ing variety with small foliage, it is more 
prostrate in habit than other varieties and 
is one of the finest evergreen novelties in 
recent years. Fine specimens in three sizes. 
$2.00-$4.00 each 
opaca. The evergreen fruiting American 
holly. Strong plants.$4.00-$5.00 each 
KALMIA. 
latifolia. (Mountain Laurel.) Fine nursery 
grown established plants.$1.50-$4.00 each 
LEIOPHYLLUM. 
buxifolium. The well known sand myrtle, 
a lovely low growing plant for shady loca¬ 
tions, smothered with white flowers in 
late spring. Beautiful heavy nursery grown 
specimens.$1.50-$2.50 each 
LEUCOTHOE. 
Catesboei. (Drooping leucothoe.) 
$1.50-$2.00 each 
LONICERA. 
nitida. A splendid novelty from Western 
China, makes a splendid hedge plant, and 
is virtually evergreen. Much more rapid 
growing than box. Shapely and handsome 
and makes an admirable pot plant. 
$.25-$.50-$1.00 each 
MAHONIA. 
aquifolium. Rich shiny foliage, fragrant 
yellow flowers in late spring. 
Strong clumps.$1.50-$2.50 each 
PACHYSANDRA. (Japanese spurge.) 
terminalis. Splendid low growing evergreen, 
makes a complete mat, succeeds finely in 
heavy shade where grass will not grow. 
Plants either in pots or from field. 
15 cents each, $1.50 doz., $10.00 per 100 
PIERIS. (Andromeda.) 
floribunda. 15-18 inch spread 
$2.00-$3.00 each 
