HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 
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HARDY NATIVE DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS, continued 
SPIRAEA reevesiana. Reeves Spiraea. 4-8 ft. Extra 
strong growing white showy flowers. 
5-6, ft: Acheavy ‘ClIMpS)\ 272) ye a: ee. 
SPIRAEA vanhouttei. Vanhouttei Spiraea. 4-6 ft. Splen- 
did shrub with spreading branches. Leaves bright 
green, ovate fading with glowing colors. Flowers 
white, large and showy, sometimes purplish. Sum- 
mer; Sun‘or' shade; 22-3. ftiyise es a 
ULMUS americana. American Elm. 60-120 ft. Tall grace- 
ful, wide spreading, vase shaped. Leaves alternate, 
obovate toothed. Flowers in March before leaves, 
greenish red, umbel-like clusters. Street and gen- 
eral planting. 8-10 ft. X strong trees... 
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VACCINIUM pallidum. Blue Ridge Blueberry. 2-7 ft. 
Best of all Blueberries, and very desirable orna- 
mental shrub. General conditions. 
114-2 ft. Strong clumpy plants........... a. 
2-3. ft. X heavy clumps, BAB 2.2.0.2. 5.4 
3-4 ftw heavy clumps, .BO&B cc -e ci 
VIBURNUM cassinoides. Withe-rod. 6-18 ft. Very hardy 
flowering shrub. Widely distributed. Leaves oval 
green, beautifully colored in autumn. Flowers 
creamy white early autumn. Fruit pink berries, 
changing to dark blue. Sun or shade. Strong 
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VIBURNUM dentatum. Arrowood. 8-12 ft. Bushy with 
upright branches. Leaves heart shaped, bright 
green, with coarsely toothed borders. Flowers 
creamy white, flat topped clusters, early summer. 
Berries blue-black. Sun or shade. 
4-6 ft. X quality stocky plants..........0..2200.2220-...-.... 
6-8 ft. XX quality stocky plants..........20200. 
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ZANTHORHIAZA apiifolia. Yellowroot. 1-3 ft. Attractive 
shrub, with bright yellow wood and roots. Leaves 
compound, consisting of about five deeply lobed, 
bright lustrous green leaflets. Flowers brownish 
purple in drooping compound racemes, early spring. 
Recommended for border massing and along streams. 
Sun or shade. Light plants for growing on_............... 
6-12 in. Strong clumpy plants.........02222 a. 
1-114 ft. X strong clumpy plants.._........22 
116-2 ft X strong clumps yee 12... soe ate 
100 Light well rooted plants, for growing on............ 
PRICE EACH 
1-9 
$1.85 
135 
OVER 
10-24 25-250 250 
$1.75 
10 
1.15 
1.45 
$1.70 §$ 
2.10 
3.50 
.65 
1.10 
1.35 
.46 
3.15 
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Write for prices on carload lots of Azalea calendulacea, Flame Azalea; Azalea nudi- 
flora, Pinxter Bloom; Kalmia latifolia, Mountain Laurel; Leucothoe catesbaei, 
Leucothoe, Rhododendron catawbeinse, Catawba Rhododendron; Rhododend 
mum, Rosebay Rhododendron. 
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