BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREENS 
ABELIA GRANDIFLORA. Glossy foliage. 
White flowers flushed pink, May to Oct. 
A., EDWARD GROUCHER. Large, clear 
lilac-pink flowers. 
AUCUBA JAPONICA. To 15 feet. Long 
leaves and scarlet fruit. Hardy as far north 
as Washington. 
A. JAPONICA VARIEGATA. Gold-dust 
Tree. Yellow-spotted leaves. 
AZALEA. See pages 52 to 54. 
Berberis 
These evergreen Barberries grow best in 
damp but well-drained light loam. 
BERBERIS JULIAN. Wintergreen Bar- 
Haan Spiny leaves. Bluish black fruit. 
4 ft 
B. MENTORENSIS. Plant Patent No. 99. 
Dark green, almost evergreen foliage. 
B. PRUINOSA. Leaves dark green above, 
white beneath. Bluish black berries. 10 ft. 
B. TRIACANTHOPHORA. _ Threespine 
Barberry. Narrow leaves, bright green on 
the upper side and gray-green beneath. 
Blue-black berries and low-spreading, dense 
growth. Hardy. 
B. VERRUCULOSA. Warty Barberry. 
Small, spiny foliage, dark green above, 
white beneath. Black fruit. 2 to 3 ft. 
Cotoneaster 
Plant these berried shrubs in the sun in 
well-drained soil. 
COTONEASTER BUXIFOLIA. A _ low- 
growing plant with oval, boxwood-like 
foliage. White flowers in May; red fruit. 
C. BUXIFOLIA BELLA. A rather dwarf 
plant of spreading habit; evergreen foliage 
and red berries. A good rock-garden plant. 
C. DECORA CONSPICUA. Dwarf. Small 
foliage. Small pink flowers; scarlet berries. 
C. DIELSIANA. Pinkish flowers. Bright 
red fruit. 8 ft. 
C. DIVARICATA. Leaves dark, shining 
above, paler beneath. Pinkish flowers. 
Bright red fruit. 6 ft. 
C. FRANCHETI. Pinkish flowers and 
orange-red fruit. 10 ft. 
C. GLAUCOPHYLLA. An evergreen sort 
with many berries. 
C. HORIZONTALIS. Semi-evergreen sort. 
Flowers pinkish. Fruit red: 3 ft. 
C. MICROPHYLLA. Rock Spray Coton- 
easter. Evergreen. White flowers. Bright 
red berries. 3 ft. 
C. SALICIFOLIA. Willow-leaf Cotoneaster. 
Evergreen. White flowers. Bright red 
fruit. 15 ft. 
C. SALICIFOLIA FLOCCOSA. A form of 
the above with shining foliage. 
ELZAGNUS PUNGENS. Shrub to 15 feet. 
Fragrant flowers; attractive red fruit. 
E. PUNGENS FRUITLANDI. Large leaves, 
silvery beneath. 10 to 15 feet tall. 
E. PUNGENS VARIEGATA. Leaves mar- 
gined yellowish white. 
ESCALLONIA FLORIBUNDA. Large bush 
with foliage glossy green above and dotted 
underneath. White flowers in panicles. 
E. GLUTINOSA. White flowers in August 
and September. Hardy here, evergreen in 
the far South. 
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 
Euonymus 
Ordinary garden conditions suit these popu- 
lar fruiting shrubs. 
EKUONYMUS JAPONICUS. A shrub to 15 
feet with shining foliage and pink berries. 
E. JAPONICUS AUREO-VARIEGATUS. 
Leaves blotched with yellow. 
EK. JAPONICUS MICROPHYLLUS. A 
variety with smaller foliage. 
E. PATENS. A partially evergreen shrub to 
9 feet; pink fruit. 
E. RADICANS. Wintercreeper. Evergreen 
trailing or climbing shrub. Greenish white 
or pinkish flowers. 
EK. RADICANS VEGETUS. A bushy form 
of the above growing to 5 feet. 
GARDENIA JASMINOIDES (florida). Cape 
Jasmine. Evergreen shrub to 6 feet with 
very fragrant, waxy white flowers. 
G. JASMINOIDES FORTUNIANA. A 
variety with larger flowers. 
G. JASMINOIDES RADICANS. Dwarf. 
Useful in rock gardens or as a ground-cover. 
HYPERICUM CALYCINUM. = Aaron’s- 
beard. Shrub to 1 foot with yellow flowers. 
H. MOSERIANUM. Gold-flower. A 2-foot 
plant with yellow flowers 21% inches across. 
ILLICIUM ANISATUM. Anise-tree. To 
15 feet. Light green leaves which when 
bruised have the scent of anise. 
JASMINUM FLORIDUM. Half-evergreen 
shrub with yellow flowers. 
J. HUMILE. Evergreen shrub to 20 feet 
with fragrant yellow flowers in clusters. 
J. PRIMULINUM. Yellow flowers with 
darker centers, often double. 10 ft. 
J. STEPHANENSE. Low shrub with very 
fragrant pink flowers. 
KALMIA LATIFOLIA. Mountain-laurel. 
Large clusters of deep pink flowers in June. 
LIGUSTRUM. The Privets make fine 
specimens and bear attractive fruit. 
L. IONANDRUM. A handsome low shrub 
with small evergreen leaves. 
L. JAPONICUM. An evergreen shrub to 15 
feet with white flowers and black berries. 
L. JAPONICUM ROYAL. A form of the 
above with leaves splotched yellow. 
L. LUCIDUM. Glossy Privet. A shrub to 
25 feet with purple berries. 
L. LUCIDUM MACROPHYLLUM. A 
large-leaved variety of upright habit with 
dark green glossy foliage. Shears well. 
L. LUCIDUM NOBILIS. An upright type 
with dark green leaves in four ranks on new 
growth. Best for shearing into columns. 
L. MASSALONGIANUM $£(myrtifolium). 
Evergreen shrub to 3 feet. 
LONICERA NITIDA. An evergreen to 6 
feet. Creamy flowers; purplish blue fruit. 
L. PILEATA. A semi-prostrate evergreen 
with small foliage, fragrant white flowers, 
and purple fruit. 
MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM. Oregon Helly- 
grape. An evergreen to 3 feet or more, with 
clusters of yellow flowers in early spring. 
The foliage turns bronzy in winter. 
M. BEALEI. Leather-leaf Holly-grape. A 
shrub to 12 feet. Small yellow flowers with 
lily-of-the-valley fragrance. Large clusters 
of grape-like fruit. 
MICHELIA COMPRESSA. See Magnolia 
compressa, page 18. 
MYRICA CERIFERA. Southern Wax- 
myrtle. Foliage turns purplish bronze in 
autumn. Bluish white, aromatic berries. 
M. PENNSYLVANICA. Northern Bay- 
berry. Similar to the above, but more 
hardy, with larger leaves and berries. 
NANDINA DOMESTICA. Foliage varies 
from green to red; panicles of white flowers 
followed by bright red berries. 
OSMANTHUS. Holly-like evergreen shrubs 
with fragrant flowers. 
O.FORTUNEI. A shrub to 6 feet with spiny- 
toothed leaves. 
O. FRAGRANS. Very large shrub with fra- 
grant white flowers. 
O. FRAGRANS, YELLOW-FLOWERED. 
Form of the preceding with yellow blooms. 
O. ILICIFOLIUS (aquifolium). A shrub 
to 20 feet with white flowers. 
PERSEA BORBONITA. Red Bay. Tree to 
30 feet with large blue or blue-black fruit. 
PHOTINIA GLABRA. An evergreen shrub 
to 10 feet with white flowers and fruit. 
P. SERRULATA. Large evergreen shrub 
with shiny foliage. 
PIERIS FLORIBUNDA. Mountain An- 
dromeda. A shrub to 6 feet with lily-of-the- 
valley-like flowers in April and May. 
PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA. A shrub to 10 
feet. Fragrant white or greenish flowers. 
PRUNUS CAROLINIANA (Laurocerasus 
earoliniana). Carolina’ Cherry-laurel. 
Small cream-white flowers; shiny black 
fruit. 
P. LAUROCERASUS. English Cherry- 
laurel. Fragrant white flowers. Dark fruit. 
P. LAUROCERASUS SCHIPKAENSIS. 
Foliage dark green above, light beneath. 
PYRACANTHA COCCINEA. A 20-foot 
shrub with red fruit. 
P. COCCINEA LALANDI. 
orange-red fruit. 
P. CRENATO-SERRATA. A shrub to 10 
feet with large, bright red berries. 
P. CRENULATA ROGERSIANA. Reddish 
orange berries. 
P. CRENULATA ROGERSIANA FLAVA. 
A variety with yellow fruit. 
P. GIBBSI (atalantoides). A shrub to 8 feet 
with coral-red fruit. 
P. GIBBSITE YUNNANENSIS. A _ variety 
with somewhat different foliage. 
P. KOIDZUMI (formosana) SPLENDENS. 
Large red berries. 
RAPHIOLEPIS INDICA. India Hawthorn. 
A shrub to 5 feet with pinkish flowers. 
R. UMBELLATA. Yeddo Hawthorn. Shrub 
to 12 feet with panicles of white flowers. 
RHODODENDRONS. See page 55. 
STRANVAESIA DAVIDIANA. A shrub to 
20 feet. White flowers and red fruit. 
S. DAVIDIANA SALICIFOLIA. A variety 
with willow-like leaves. 
S. DAVIDIANA UNDULATA. Wavy-edged 
foliage. 
THEA SINENSIS BOHEA. Tea Plant. 
Ornamental variety of the Tea Plant of 
commerce. Fragrant white flowers. 
VIBURNUM RHYTIDOPHYLLUM. 
Leather-leaf Viburnum. A shrub to 10 feet 
with large wrinkled foliage. White flowers 
and red fruit which turns black. 
V. TINUS. Laurestinus. A shrub to 10 feet 
with white or pinkish flowers. Black fruit. 
A form with 
57 
