Plant Ilex Opaca for Christmas Berries 
Broad-leaved Evergreens 
Abella 
Gardenia 
Ilex (Holly) 
Cornuta (Chinese Holly). A low shrub with spread¬ 
ing branches. Leaves are slightly oval in form, from 
1)4 to 3 inches long, dark glossy green on the upper 
side. 1)4 to 2 ft., $2.00 each; 3 ft., $2.50. 
Opaca (American Holly). The Holly that furnishes 
our brilliant Christmas berries. Nicely formed small 
trees with shining spiny foliage and great quantities of 
brilliant red berries in winter. 2 ft., $1.50 each; 3 ft., 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Jasminum (Jasmine) 
Humile. Hardy in the open ground south of Wash¬ 
ington. A large shrub often reaching a height of 20 
feet. Flowers are bright yellow, borne in summer and 
early autumn. 12 to 15 in., 50c each. 
Nudifflorum. An erect shrub with stiff branches and 
small foliage. Yellow flowers in early spring. 12 to 15 
in., 40c each. 
Mahonia 
Aquifolium (Holly-leaved Mahonia). A bushy 
shrub with ascending branches. When the leaves first 
open they are bright green with a purplish tinge; in 
autumn they turn to tints of red and bronze. Small 
yellow flowers are borne in May. 12 to 15 in., $1.00 
each; 1)4 to 2 ft., $1.50. 
Nandina 
Domestica. A most graceful shrub with sprays of 
delicate foliage, rich red when young, dark green in 
midsummer, and brilliant red in midwinter. In autumn 
it produces enormous sprays of small red berries which 
hang on until spring. A very fine shrub for southern 
gardens. 12 in., 50c each; 15 in., 75c; 134 ft., $1.00. 
Grandiflora. Beautiful, satisfactory evergreen shrub 
for the South, with dark, glossy leaves. From May 
until frost, the plant produces an unbroken succession 
of small pinkish white flowers of delightful form. 2 to 
3 ft., 50c each; 12 for $5.00. 
Azalea 
Hinodegiri. A most profusely flowering plant, bear¬ 
ing an astonishing number of glowing scarlet flowers. 
Foliage almost evergreen. Splendid for edging groups 
of larger shrubs or massed planting. 10 to 12 in., $1.50 
each. 
Boxwood (Buxus) 
The finest ornamental shrub for the Southland. 
Much used for edging paths and drives and individual 
specimens in the lawn. The glossy, aromatic foliage 
stays fresh and green throughout the year, and the 
plants may be clipped to any desired form. 15 to 18 in., 
$1.00 each; 1 to 2 ft., $1.50. 
Chinese Firethorn (Pyracantha) 
Pyracantha yunnanensis. A vigorous, tree-like, 
thorny shrub, covered with snow-white flowers in 
spring and brilliant coral-red berries in autumn which 
remain most of the winter. 4-in. pot-plants, 50c each. 
P. coccinea Lalandi. Most satisfactory of all the 
Firethorns. A vigorous, tree-like shrub, covered in 
autumn and early winter with huge clusters of blazing 
orange-scarlet berries which last until spring. 18 to 
24-in. plants, balled and burlapped, $1.00 each. 
Gardenia 
A beautiful shrub for southern gardens, with glossy, 
evergreen foliage and deliciously fragrant, white, waxen 
flowers from May until autumn. 8 to 10 in., 30c each; 
12 to 15 in., 50c; 2 to 2)4 ft., $1.50. 
Cherry Laurel (Prunus Laurocerasus) 
Very lovely shrubs with long green foliage like that 
of the wild cherry. It may be clipped and pruned in 
any form and is particularly beautiful in spring when 
covered with its small plum-like blossoms. 1)4 to 2 ft., 
$1.00 each; 3 ft., $2.00. 
Abelia grandiflora. The best Broad-leaved Evergreen 
for the South 
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