24 Distinctly Different 

EVERGREEN SHRUBS 
ITH their year ’round green foliage and colorful array of blossoms, they have many 
pleasing uses. Many are slow growing and low in habit, making them suitable for 
foundation groups and as a background for garden flowers. 


Glossy Abelia (Abelia grandiflora) 3/—A mass of 
light pink flowers from June or July until frost. 
Bright, shiny green foliage. Upright and spreading. 
AZALEAS 
Amoena Azalea (Azalea amoena) 4’/—Purple-red 
blossoms produced in a solid mass in April and May. 
Rich bronze foliage in the fall. Low and spreading. 
Hinodegiri Azalea (Azalea hinodegiri) 3/—Bright 
crimson red flowers in April and May. Similar to 
Amoena Azalea in habit of growth, but slightly 
larger leaves. 
Pink Japanese Azalea (Azalea hinomayo) 4’— 
Flowers are a beautiful shade of soft pink, produced 
in May. 
Snow Azalea (Azalea ledifolia alba) 6/—Large, pure 
white flowers in May. Combines particularly well 
with Hinodegiri Azalea, or with any of the others. 
Kurume Azaleas 3’—Low and Spreading 
Coral Belle—Double shell pink. 
Hatsugiri—Purple. 
Pink Pearl—Salmon rose. 
Yodogawa Azalea (Azalea yodogawa) 4’/—Laven- 
der-pink blossoms in May. Semi-evergreen foliage. 

Wintergreen Barberry (Berberis julianae) 8’—A 
hardy, erect plant of compact growth, with rich 
green foliage throughout the winter. 
Dwarf Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens suffruticosa) 
4'—An ideal slow growing plant for formal edging 
in the flower garden or along walks. Lovely as a 
large individual specimen or in simple, informal 
foundation plantings. 
Rose Daphne (Daphne cneorum) 4’—A_ sweet- 
scented, pink-flowered dwarf shrub with blue-gray 
foliage. 
HOLLIES 
Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata) 10’—A rapid-grow- 
ing, upright bush with compact, dark green foliage 
and black berries in fall and winter. Can be kept 
sheared to any desirable shape. Grown also in large 
and small-leaved varieties. 
Boxleaf Holly (Ilex crenata convexa) 4’—A low 
spreading shrub with dense, glossy green foliage re- 
sembling boxwood. Black berries in fall and winter. 
Inkberry (Ilex glabra) &’—Dense, medium green 
foliage. Upright, globe-shaped habit. Shiny, black 
berries in fall. Excellent for mixed groups in low 
plantings. 
American Holly (Ilex opaca) 40’—The familiar 
Christmas Holly. A narrow, pyramidal tree with 
dark, glossy green, spiny leaves and glittering, scar- 
let fruit in the fall and winter. 
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) 6’—A showy 
shrub bearing billows of pink and white clusters of 
crinkly, waxy flowers in June. Glossy green leaves. 


Drooping Leucothoe (Leucothoe catesbaei) 4’— 
White blossoms borne in long, drooping racemes. 
Purplish-red leaves in fall. Open, spreading habit of 
growth. 
Japanese Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis) 
1’—One of the best low evergreen ground covers for 
spots where it is difficult to make grass grow. Also 
makes an excellent edging to face down plantings to 
lawn level. Grows rapidly into a solid, rich green 
carpet. Thrives in shade. 
Japanese Andromeda (Pieris japonica) 10’—Re- 
ferred to as the Lily-of-the-Valley shrub. Large, 
drooping clusters of striking white flowers that open 
in April and bloom for several weeks in mid-spring. 
Slow, upright growth. 
RHODODENDRONS 
Carolina Rhododendron (Rhododendron caro- 
linianum) 6’—Densely-clustered flowers, pale to 
deep pink, blossoming in May. Handsome dark 
green leaves. 
Catawba Rhododendron (Rhododendron cataw- 
biense) 8’—The parent of most of the best hybrids. 
Flowers are of various shades of dark rosy-lilac in 
June. 
Hybrid Rhododendron (Rhododendron Hybrids) 
10'—The_ showiest flowering evergreen shrubs. 
Many named varieties, each a different color. Blos- 
som in June. Permanent, glossy green leaves. 
Rosebay Rhododendron (Rhododendron maxi- 
mum) 75’—Often called Great Laurel. White to 
blush pink flowers, borne profusely in large, round 
trusses in June. Very effective when massed in 
background groups. 

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MOUNTAIN LAUREL 
