
An Azalea garden in full bloom is a wondrous sight. In our Gulf and coastal Southland a succession of varieties blooms four months. 
Broad-Lleaved EVERGREENS 
The Lower South ts indeed fortunate in its wealth of 
broad-leaved evergreens. Many of them have beautiful 
blooms and berries—a distinct advantage over conifers. 
With the use of broad-leaved material one is able to get 
definite contrasts tn color and size of foliage, blossoms over 
a long period, low-growing and tall-growing, columnar or 
spreading plants, as the location demands. 
It is in flowering shrub borders and foundation plantings 
that broad-leaved evergreens are most effective, but many are 
used to screen outbuildings, as individual specimens and in 
ABELIA grandiflora. Well-known evergreen 
with dark green leaves and small white flowers 
FEIJOA Sellowiana. One of the most beautiful 
and satisfactory of all evergreens. Bluish green : 
foliage. Compact growth. Brilliant crimson mens, Insuring handsome plants. 
hedges. Apart from their wide adaptability and ease of 
growth, they stand pruning exceptionally well. 
Far above the average are the thrifty, compact, well- 
growing broad-leaved evergreens we have grown in our nurs- 
ery fields. Those who wish top quality are invited to see 
them. 
Extra-Select Quality. All of our broad-leaved evergreens 
are field-grown plants of finest quality. These plants have 
had all the pruning, fertilizing, and cultivating it takes to 
make the best. You will be pleased with them. 
ILEX (HOLLY). Our Hollies are grown from 
cuttings or grafted from heavy bearing speci- 
Dug with 
good ball of earth. 
cornuta Burfordi (Burford’s Holly). This 
. 
Each 10 I 
from May till frost. Useful in flowering bor- 
ders, foundation plantings and hedges. and white flowers in summer. Use more Fetjoa 
Each 10 100 and less ligustrums and pittosporums. 
1 2Gtonl San ene eee $0 60 $5 50 $50 00 
CLEYERA japonica. One of the most beauti- 
ful of evergreens for this section. Thick, 
waxy, dark green leaves. Creamy white, fra- 

12 to 18 in., balled & burlapped. .$1 00 $9 00 
18 to 24 in., balled & burlapped.. 2 00 17 50 
2to 3 ft., balled & burlapped... 3 00 27 50 
variety has few or no spines and is of more 
rapid growth than J. cornuta. Very dark, 
shiny green foliage, which holds its lustrous 
color throughout coldest weather. Large, red 
grant flowers. ach 10 3to 4 ft., balled & burlapped... 4 00 30 00 berries all winter. 
Its y(Ks) Asahi, = oS cuganaccuyo cone $2 00 $17 50 GARDENIA florida. Cape Jasmine. Sweet- I. cornuta femina. Like J. Burfordi but has 
2to3 ft... 6... cece eee eee 3 50 30 00 scented white flowers. Well known and very leaves of five spines. 
3 t0* Ft Se eee 5 00 40 00 popular. Es eh 
USinon Anne $2 00 I. crenata (Japanese Holly). 4 ft. An ever- 
Join the newly organized AMERICAN CA- Deh 3 EE ent al ele ae ee 3 50 green shrub, 4 feet high, with oval, crenate 
MELLIA SOCIETY. For information write the 
secretary, R. J. Wilmot, University Station, 
Gainesville, Florida. 
20 
G., Mystery. Very fast grower with larger 
blooms than the preceding. 18 to 24 in., $2.50. 
leaves. Black berries. Good for low plantings, 
such as around foundations. Rather slow in 
growth and perfectly hardy. 
THOMASVILLE NURSERIES 
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA 

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