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Meritorious Plants 
K?Bay State Nurseries 
1 M COR.POH.ATED 
Aster, Star of Eisenach 
TAXUS hatfieldi. Hatfield Yew. The popu- 
larity of this evergreen is increasing every 
year, and as it becomes better known will 
be used in greater numbers. The reasons 
are evident: A rich green foliage that is 
almost a black-green without any traces of 
washed-out or faded green whatever; a very 
compact habit, making it ideal for hedges; 
and a rate of growth slower even than that 
of T. cuspidata capitata, the Upright Japa¬ 
nese Yew. There is nothing better for 
hedges between 2 and 6 feet in height, and 
equally valuable for use as specimen plants. 
Sixteen MetitosUo+U Planti 
The small garden requires material of moderate growth and particular charm. There 
are many scores of material described in this catalog suitable for just such situations. In order 
to focus the attention that several of these deserve, we are repeating the listing of the following, 
some of which are evergreens, some flowering shrubs, and others perennials. 
February Daphne is almost the first shrub to flower in the spring, in fact it is frequently 
in flower while the snow is still on the ground. Just a few warm days in late winter will 
cause this shrub to burst forth with hundreds of small, lilac-purple blooms, and they are 
fragrant. It is a compact, low growing shrub that can be tucked in many places but par¬ 
ticularly happy when planted beneath other trees, particularly evergreens. Plant February 
Daphne for early spring color—when nothing else is in bloom. 
Each 10 
1? to 18 in.$1.00 $9.00 
PACHISTIMA canbyi. Canby Pachistima. If you have never seen it, then the name doesn’t 
mean a thing. If you have seen it you will remember that it is a dwarf, trailing evergreen 
shrub of fine texture. It is perfectly hardy, forming a low, attractive, matlike plant. It 
will grow in sun or shade, and remains a dark glossy green even in full sun. It is ideal for 
a multitude of uses. It is unquestionably the finest ground cover material, much better 
than Pachysandra in sunny locations. It is very effective for edging use along walks and 
particularly for planting in borders in front of evergreens, rhododendrons, and azaleas. 
Plant some this year and next winter when the ground is bare, its lustrous green will 
repay you many-fold with its beauty. 
Each 12 100 
3 to 4 in.$0.50 $4.50 $36.00 
AMORPHA canescens. Lead Plant. This shrub is entirely different from the scores of 
other varieties we are growing. It is really dwarf, its ultimate height being about 4 feet. 
Its woolly, white foliage is in contrast to the more familiar green shade and it is topped 
with showy spikes of small blue flowers in June. 
Each 10 Each 10 
2 to 3 ft.$0.75 $6.50 3 to 4 ft.$1.00 $9.00 
FOTHERGILLA major. Large Fothergilla. One of our native shrubs but little known 
and extremely scarce. Its charm lays in its bushy, compact habit of growth, which at a 
glance would perhaps remind one of an azalea. It bears a profusion of creamy white 
flowers in May borne like buttons on the ends of the stem which give it its chief claim 
to distinction. In the autumn the leaves turn to a pleasing orange-yellow. 
Each 10 Each 10 
2 to 3 ft.$2.50 $22.50 3 to 4 ft.$3.50 $32.50 
Each 
10 
100 
15 
to 
18 in., B&B . . 
Lb3 
b 
0 
$27.00 
$250.00 
18 
to 
24 in., B6?B . . 
,. 4.00 
36.00 
330.00 
2 
to 
2i/ 2 ft., B6?B 
. 5.00 
45.00 
PICEA remonti. Remont Dwarf Spruce. This is prac¬ 
tically the slowest growing exergreen we have in our 
nursery. It is dark rich green in color. It does not 
grow conical, but makes a dense hassock-shaped 
mound of compact growth. It is an ideal plant to 
use on either side of a terrace, in a cemetery planting, 
or any other place where you want a good looking 
evergreen, but one particularly that will not outgrow 
the situation in many years. The Remont Dwarf 
Spruce, like several other varieties of Dwarf Spruces 
we grow, is not one to be used in any old place but 
for a choice location; it will be greatly appreciated 
and enjoyed by discriminating buyers who can afford 
to buy something that is in a class of its own. If you 
need something slow growing, hardy, compact, of 
good color, then here 
is the answer—Remont Dwarf 
Spruce. 
Each 
10 
18 to 24 in. 
.$ 8.00 
$ 75.00 
2 to 21/2 ft. 
. 10.00 
90.00 
2J/2 to 3 ft. ......... 
. 14.00 
130.00 
3 to 3'/2 ft. 
. 17.50 
160.00 
DAPHNE mezereum. February Daphne. This is a flow¬ 
ering shrub and is not to be confused with the low- 
growing Daphne cneorum which has evergreen fo¬ 
liage and fragrant pink flowers in the late spring and 
summer. 
Daphne Mezereum 
