Coniferous EVERGREENS 
TLHOUGH evergreens are planted more extensively in the northern 
states, they may be used very effectively in Florida gardens, for they 
have an air of formality and dignity that no other plant can offer. 
Besides, the solid bank of green which their foliage provides serves as an excel- 
lent background and frame for the exuberant colors of the flowering trees, shrubs, 
and vines which flourish in the South. 
Used as a specimen, in hedges, informal plantings, or as foundation plantings, 
the evergreens with their cool green foliage make fine subjects. They range from 
tiny creeping plants to dense shrubs and magnificent stately trees. The gar- 
dener’s task—and pleasure—is to choose exactly the right evergreen for the lo- 
cation in mind. 
STRIKING ENTRANCE PLANTING, USING JUNIPER, BOXWOOD 
AND PYRACANTHA 
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JUNIPERUS JAPONICA SYLVESTRIS 
ARBORVITAE orientalis aurea nana. A 
very attractive little tree with green and 
gold foliage. The growth is neat, compact, 
and symmetrical. 
A., Baker’s Hybrids. A pyramidal form 
with green foliage. 
CEDRUS deodara. <An_ upright-growing 
Cedar of beautifully symmetrical form. 
The graceful, drooping branches are covered 
with silvery blue-green foliage. The tree 
is a rapid grower and is a favorite living 
Christmas tree. 
CUPRESSUS arizonica oblonga glauca. 
A hybrid evergreen with almost horizontal 
growth. Lovely gray-green foliage. This 
Cypress is quite hardy and is suited to hot 
dry locations. Planted extensively in the 
Southwest. 
JUNIPERUS japonica sylvestris. Grows 
well in the lower South. Dark green, 
needle-shaped leaves. Upright and com- 
pact in habit. 
J. japonica oblonga. Extremely dark 
green, compact foliage. 
J. japonica pfitzeriana. Low, flat, spread- 
ing; bluish green foliage. Very good for dry 
locations, for it resists drought. Valuable 
for foundation plantings. 
J. virginiana. Red cedar. Dense, dark green 
head and spreading branches. Grows well 
on a variety of soils, in either full sun or 
part shade. Very dependable. 
PODOCARPUS macrophylla maki. Broad 
leaves, light green when young, becoming 
dark as they mature. Of upright shrubby 
habit it is easily sheared into hedges and 
screens. 
P. macrophylla sinensis. Very similar to 
the preceding except that the leaves are 
somewhat larger and darker green. A more 
rapid grower. 
P. nagi. Entirely different from any of the 
other Podocarpus. This is a slender, grace- 
fully branched, symmetrical shrub or small 
tree with oval, dark green, shining leaves. 
