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Evergreens are always delivered Balled and Burlapped to protect the roots 
Japanese Privet (Ligustrum lucidum) 
KALMIA latifolia. Mountain-Laurel; Calico-Bush. 10 to 
12 ft. The Kalmia, along with the rhododendron, is 
native to the Smoky Mountains and is one of the most 
beautiful of the flowering, broad-leaf evergreens. It is a 
slow-growing shrub bearing pink and white, geometrically 
shaped buds that expand into white and flesh-colored 
flower cups. The blooms appear in the late spring. The 
Kalmia is of the greatest value for massing in partially 
shaded situations. It requires an acid soil as do the 
azalea and the rhododendron. 
KUDZU-VINE. See Pueraria. 
LABURNUM vulgare. Golden-Chain. 20 to 30 ft. An 
attractive small tree with yellow, pea-shaped flowers 
borne in long racemes. 
LACE-VINE, Silver. See Polygonum. 
LAGERSTRCEMIA. Crape Myrtle. See page 20. 
LAUREL. See Laurocerasus. 
LAUREL, Great. See Rhododendron maximum. 
LAUREL, Mountain. See Kalmia. 
LAUROCERASUS caroliniana. Cherry or Carolina Laurel. 
15 to 20 ft. A handsome, broad-leaf evergreen which is 
desirable as a specimen plant or for use in groups, due 
to its thick, showy green foliage. 
L. rotundifolia. English Laurel. 6 to 8 ft. Another hand¬ 
some, broad-leaf evergreen with rounded leaves that are 
short and blunt. This plant is exceedingly popular in 
Europe 
L. schipkaensis. Korean Laurel. 6 to 8 ft. This hardiest 
of all Laurels has small leaves, dark green on top and 
very light beneath. 
LEAD PLANT. See Amorpha. 
LEATHER-LEAF. See Chamsedaphne. 
LESPEDEZA bicolor. Bush Clover. 6 to 8 ft. Plant this 
rank-growing perennial for a quick summer screen. The 
flowers vary from white to purple. 
L. penduliflorum. Dwarf Lespedeza. 3 to 4 ft. This is an 
excellent accent plant or “face down” for tall shrub 
borders. Both the white- and the purple-flowered plants 
bloom profusely in August and September. 
LEUCOTHOE Catesbaei (Andromeda Catesbaei ). Drooping 
Leucothoe. 4 to 6 ft. Dainty white, drooping flowers 
and glossy evergreen leaves, which assume a beautiful 
purple hue in the fall, make this plant distinctive. It 
thrives in situations with azaleas and rhododendrons. 
LILAC. See Syringa. 
LILAC, Summer. See Buddleia variabilis. 
LILY, Plantain. See Funkia. 
LINDEN. See Tilia. 
LINDERA Benzoin. See Benzoin. 
LIGUSTRUM amurense. Amur River Privet South. 14 
to 15 ft. This well-known Privet makes our best moder¬ 
ately priced evergreen hedge. It holds its bright green 
leaves on upright branches throughout the year. Makes 
a fine hedge in one year and may be kept at any height. 
L. coriaceum (japonicum rotundifolium). 5 to 6 ft. Al¬ 
though it gets frozen down here occasionally, this plant 
is probably the most beautiful of the Ligustrum family. 
The growth is slow, but the rich, glossy green foliage is 
very striking, being beautifully scalloped and fluted. 
L. lucidum. Glossy Japanese Privet. 18 to 20 ft. Our 
stock of this broad-leaf evergreen is selected especially 
for hardiness. The large, thick leaves are shiny and dark 
green. Inconspicuous white flowers are followed by 
black berries which are retained all winter. 
L. nanum compactum. Lodense Privet. 4 to 5 ft. A dwarf 
Privet that requires little trimming to make a low hedge. 
It is deciduous. 
L. Sinense pendula. Weeping Privet. 13 to 15 ft. A most 
attractive and graceful plant with its long, sweeping 
branches and bright green, deciduous leaves. It is valu¬ 
able as an untrimmed hedge, drooping over walls, and 
on terraces, and soon forms a large dense mass of growth. 
L. Quihoui. Summer-flowering Privet. 5 to 6 ft. A shrub 
that should be used more than it is at present. It has 
gracefully spreading branches, and later, small clusters of 
flowers forming Iong-panicled spikes at the ends of the 
branches. This plant, too, is deciduous. 
LIQUIDAMBAR Styraciflua. Sweet Gum. 80 to 100 ft. 
The name of this tree was given it by the Spaniards in 
America because of the fragrant sap which comes from it. 
A tree of wonderful beauty and round, symmetrical shape, 
it is also a good grower. Its star-shaped, maple-like 
leaves assume attractive and unusual tones in autumn. 
LIRIODENDRON Tulipifera. Tulip Poplar. 100 to 102 
ft. This is another of our native trees, more of which 
should be used to add diversity to our home plantings. 
The Tulip Poplar grows rapidly, has greenish yellow, 
tulip-like flowers, and large leaves which turn a bright 
yellow in autumn. We recommend small sizes in this, 
as it is hard to transplant after it becomes large. 
LOCUST. See Robinia. 
Liquidambar Styraciflua (Sweet Gum) 
