OX WOOD plays a leading part in the history of American and English gardening. This plant 
aristocrat can boast of an enviable reputation, for its vigor, health, appearance, and adapt- 
ability have combined to make it an all-American choice for foundation and border plantings. 
Boxwood carries such an air of dignity, and yet simplicity, with it that it is distinctive in both large 
and small gardens. 
Because Boxwood is so slow growing, fine old specimens are worth a small fortune, for they have 
been centuries in the making. Fortunately, smaller plants are also available, so that today’s gardeners 
can enjoy their Box as it grows. Some of the most interesting members of the family are relatively 
unknown. Visit our nursery, and we shall gladly introduce them to you. 
BUXUS MICROPHYLLA JAPONICA. Japanese Boxwood. A 
variety with shiny foliage, which will grow to 6 feet tall. 
B. MICROPHYLLA KOREANA. Korean Boxwood. Slow-growing 
variety with light green foliage. Rarely grows over 2 feet tall. 
B. SEMPERVIRENS. Common Boxwood. Strong-growing type 
which is especially valuable for hedges. 
B. SEMPERVIRENS ARBORESCENS. The tree form of the com- 
mon Boxwood which will grow to 20 feet high. 
B. SEMPERVIRENS FASTIGIATA. Very close-growing variety. 
B. SEMPERVIRENS GLAUCA. A form with foliage bearing a 
bluish gray tinge. 
B. SEMPERVIRENS HANDSWORTHI. Bushy type with large, 
broad leaves. 
B. SEMPERVIRENS HOLLANDIA. Dutch Boxwood. Slow-grow- 
ing type with dark foliage. Thrives in a moist and shady place. 
B. SEMPERVIRENS, LYNNHAVEN TYPE. This selected variety 
has the finest color of all, and if regularly and properly pruned will 
make a dense plant in a comparatively short time. 
B. SEMPERVIRENS MARGINATA. A type having the leaves 
edged with yellow. 
B. SEMPERVIRENS SUFFRUTICOSA. Old English or Dwarf 
Boxwood. A slow-growing bush which by careful shearing can be 
kept at any size, increasing in beauty and value year by year. 

Boxwood growing at the Pitt-Dixon House in Williamsburg 
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