HORTICULTURAL SPECIALIST 29 
ERICA. 
earnea (Spring Heath.) Bright rose, often 
flowering in late February and March. 
tetralix (Cross leaved heath.) Gray green 
leaves, pink bell shaped flowers. 
vagans (Cornish Heath.) Light green foliage, 
pale lilac flowers. — . 
vulgaris compacta (Calluna.) Grows 4-6 
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, $5.00 doz. 
HEDERA. 
helix conglomerata. Fine shrubby variety of 
English ivy, very unique. Excellent for 
SGIPOCK PATCEN 6.55 oes cies os wees ees 50 cents-$1.00 
helix stricta. More upright growing than the 
preceding, another fine form for the rock 
a ee eae ae a 50 cents-$1.00 
Hahns self branching. Excellent variety for 
indoor culture, brakes at every joint. 
25 cents-$1.00 each 
Merion Beauty. The smallest leaved variety, 
also brakes at each leaf joint. Makes ad- 
mirable house plant ........... 25 cents to $1.00 
Maple Queen. (New, 1941.) 
Makes a splendid house plant. ....$.50-75 cents 
Sylvanian Beauty. (New, 1941.) 
Makes a grand companion plant for Maple 
EE... OTs Gea aie) s le sie! ihie $.50-75 cents 
ILEX. 
crenata convexa. (Japanese Box Holly.) A 
splendid hardy evergreen, which should be- 
come immensely popular, 15-18 inch plants. 
$1.50-$3.06 
glabra. (Ink Berry.) Another very useful 
evergreen, extra strong plants ...... $1.50-$3.606 
helleri (New.) A very compact and neat 
growing 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 several 
lk RS TRA aS a Ara ape $2.00-$5.00 
opaca. The evergreen fruiting American holly. 
BEPC TESMDIELILS F054. 2a )eicitk ciscdle iets shale ,a% $2.50-$5.00 
KALMIA. 
latifolia. (Mountain Laurel.) Fine nursery 
grown established plants ............ $2.00-$5.00 
LEUCOTHOE. 
Catesboei. (Drooping leucothoe.) ...... $1.50-$2.50 
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. 
$.50-$1.00 
MAHONIA. 
aquifolium. Rich shiny foliage, fragrant yel- 
low flowers in late spring. 
Be OTITIS EE 6b aah sa aun 9G %.4 lie $1.50-$3.00 
PACHYSANDRA. (Japanese spurge.) 
terminalis. Splendid low growing evergreen, 
