LOW EVERGREEN SHRUBS 
Under this heading we include the best Evergreen Shrubs of slow, neat, compact growth 
that attain a height of from 2 to 5 or 6 feet. Will give enduring foliage and year-round beauty 
in your garden. The height, spread, and form can be regulated by judicious pruning from 
time to time, so the plants will “fit in” with the desired effect. 
HOLLY .- [lex 
Small-leaved Holly ([/ex crenaia). Grows to 
6 ft. A dense, compact bush with oval, 
dark green, glossy leaves like boxwood; 
produces many shiny black berries. It 
stands shearing and is good for low ever- 
green hedges or as mdividual specimens. 
15 to 18 in., *B&B, $1.75 each. 1% to 2 
Mig A BKCaBy, S275). 
Boxleaf Holly (J. crenata convexa (bullata) ). 
Grows 2 to 3 ft. An excellent hardy sub- 
stitute for boxwood as an edging plant. 
Can be sheared to dwarf proportions. 9 to 
12 in., *B&B, $1.35 each. 12 to 15 m., 
*B&B., $1.75. 
Round-leaf Holly (J. crenata latifolia). 
Grows to 6 ft. Its fast-and-Ioose growth 
gives it a definite character. Leaves round, 
shiny dark green, retaining a good color all 
year; berries black. For foundation plant- 
ings, hedges or specimens. 1 to 11% ft., 
*B&B, $2 each. 
Little-leaf Holly (J. crenata microphylla). 
Grows 5 to 6 ft. Like J. crenata, with 
See Ieaves. 10 to 15-in., *B&B, $1.50 
each. 
Inkberry (J. glabra). Grows 4 to 5 ft. Its 
rich black-green foliage and black berries 
blend with rhododendrons, Jaurel, ete., in 
naturalistic plantings. Grows nicely at the 
seashore. 1 ft., *B&B, $1.50 each. 
*B&B means dug with a ball of soil securely 
wrapped in burlap. 
American Holly (J. opaca). 
Christmas Holly. Large, shiny, thorny 
leaves. One of our loveliest native small 
trees. 12 to 15-in. pot-grown plants, $2 each. 
This is the 
ABELIA 
Glossy Abelia (Abelia grandiflora). A lovely 
shrub bearing quantities of white and pink 
arbutus-like flowers all summer. Strong, 
pot-grown plants, $1 each. 
Redvein Enkianthus (Enkianthus cam- 
panulatus). Grows to about 5 ft. Hand- 
some shrub with graceful, pendulous 
flowers of unusual color—small yellow or 
pale orange bells with darker veins on 
short drooping racemes. Rich green foliage 
turns brilliant red in autumn. 11% to 2 ft., 
$2.25 each. (Deciduous.) 
BOX WOOD 
Myrtleleaf Box (Buxus sempervirens myrti- 
folia). One of the hardiest Boxwoods. 
Grows quite rapidly. Blue-green foliage 
retains a good color all year. Use in loca- 
tions where other varieties are not hardy. 
Can be sheared to any desired height. 
6 to 8 in., 10 for $1.50; 100 for $12. 
Common Box (B. sempervirens). Nearly 
everyone knows Boxwood. It was a part 
of our earliest gardens. Especially good 
for edging and specimen use in formal 
gardens. Can be sheared to any desired 
height. 6 to 8 in., 10 for $1.80; 100 for $16. 
8 to 10 in., 10 for $2; 100 for $20. 
True Dwarf Box (B. sempervirens suffruti- 
cosa). 4 to 6 in. (for edging), 10 for $3; 
100 for $25. 

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WINTERGREEN BARBERRY (Berberis Juliane). 
Yellow flowers and purple fruit. The finest ever- 
green Barberry. Strong upright growth, hardy 
and at home with rhododendrons, laurel or other 
broad-leaved evergreen shrubs. 12 to 15 in., 
$1 each. 15 to 18 in., $1.50. 
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turn bronze and claret in the fall. 
pink. Truly a choice kind. 
MOUNTAIN LAUREL 
Broadleaf and Flowering Evergreen Border (30 feet x 6 feet) 
Here is a collection of the choicest nursery stock. We have chosen those varieties that might truly 
As a border 30 feet long and 6 feet wide, it will give 
immediate pleasurable returns that will steadily increase with the growth in size and beauty. This 
collection also may be tastefully arranged to make a most pleasing foundation planting for the home. 
K 
~ 9 CONVEX-LEAF HOLLY (lex crenata convexa). 
A 
pleasing low, rounded form. Decorative the year round. 
B 2 REDVEIN ENKIANTHUS (Enkianthus campanulatus). 11% to 2 ft. A tall, spire-like plant 
with pleasing dull foliage, reddish stems and clusters of pink bell-like flowers in late spring. 
C 3 HYBRID RHODODENDRONS. 12 to 15 in. The choicest broad-leaved evergreen. 
D 2 ORIENTAL HOLLY (lex crenata). 15 to 18in. An upright-growing small glossy-leaved plant. 
E 2 ANDROMEDA (Pieris japonica). 12 to 15m. This choice broad-leaved evergreen with long 
glossy foliage bears clusters of white flowers in early spring. The new foliage is rich red. 
F 2DROOPING LEUCOTHOE (Leucothoe Catesbxi). 1 ft. Long sprays of glossy green leaves 
G 2 ROYAL AZALEA (Azalea Schlippenbachi). 12 to 15 m. A soft and subtle large flower of light 
H 2 AZALEA PONTICA HYBRIDS. 12 to 15 in. Ranging in color from deep pink to brilliant 
orange. A welcome addition to any garden though losing their foliage mm winter. FREE. 
I 2 FIRETHORN (Pyracantha coccinea Lalandi). 15 to 18 m. An indispensable berried shrub 
producing enormous clusters of brilliant orange fruit. Graceful and informal in growth. 
J 3 EVERGREEN AZALEA. 8 to 10 in. Shades of pink, rose and 
red. Compact in growth and free-flowering in habit, 
these distinctive Azaleas will bring you much pleasure. 
Included free in this group are 2 of the glorious, rare and ex- 
pensive Azalea Pontica Hybrids which deserve more popularity. 
22 Plants for $21.50 
(Regular value $33.70 not including the 2 free Azaleas) 
In a sincere effort to acquaint the public with plants that 
are not yet so well known, we have made a great reduction 
in their price, knowing that it is going to make us alot of friends 
and customers who will thank us for the advice here given. 

LALAND FIRETHORN (Pyracantha ceccinea 
Lalandi). Grows informally to about 6 ft. Spec- 
tacular in autumn garbed with orange-colored 
berries, mingled with the small glossy green 
leaves. 15-in., pot-grown plants, $1.50 each. 
(Kalmia latifolia). 
Grows to 6 ft. One of those broad-leaved ever- 
greens that does well in partial shade. Grow 
It with pieris, rhododendron, the various 
hollies and azaleas—all acid-soil plants. 11% to 
2 ft., B&B, $3 each. 2 to 2% ft., B&B, $3.75. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY SHRUB (Pieris ja- 
ponica). A 5 to 6-foot lovely all-year shrub 
with pendulous waxy white flowers in early 
spring. The varied beautiful colors of the new 
foliage rival the flowers of many plants. 1 ft. 
$1.50 each. 
DROOPING LEUCOTHOE (Leucothoe Cates- 
bei). Long sprays of glossy green leaves turn 
bronze and claret in the fall. The fragrant 
white flowers in Iong clusters hang from the 
base of each leaf like a miniature wisteria. 
Likes acid soil, shade or sun. 1 ft., $1 each. 

9 to 12 in. Glossy, box-like foliage and a 
Bobbink & Atkins 
