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BROADLEAF EVERGREENS 
Broadleaf Evergreens are valuable for their use in landscape work. Some are valuable 
for their beautiful glossy fol'age, others for their fruit such as Ilex Opaca and others for 
their blooms whch are quite attractive amongst its deep green foliage, Most will do well 
in shade as well as sun, 
ILEX CONVEXA 
A slow growing evergreen with small, 
glossy, cup-shaped foliage. Useful where 
small shrubs are necessary. Can be sheared 
into dense globe or will do well without 
shearing. Very hardy. 
TRANSPLANTS—5-7 in., 3 for $1.25, 10 for 
$3.50. 
ILEX CRENATA (Oriental Holly) 
A low-growing shrub with small, smooth, 
dark green leaves, resembling boxwood. 
Grows very dense with many small branch- 
lets and black berries, Very useful or orna- 
mental planting; makes an artistic hedge. 
Can be trimmed in any shape desired. 
TRANSPLANTS—5-7 in., 40c ea., 10 for $3.50. 
MAHONIA AQUIFOLIA 
(Oregon Holly Grape) 
The leaves are holly-like and bright green. 
Has long clusters of bright golden yellow 
flowers in the spring, followed by bunches 
of bright blue grape-like berries. Most 
attractive in foliage, flower and fruit. The 
sprays are fine for interior decoration. 
In the north the leaves lose their color in 
late winter but do not fall off. In the 
spring new life comes back into these 
leaves. Never winter kills. At its best in 
group plantings. We grow it in full sun, 
but it is at its best in half shade. Prefers 
a rather heavy soil. 
TRANSPLANTS—Field grown 6-10 in., 50c 
each, 3)fors$1.30: 
ILEX ROTUNDIFOLIA 
A dense, low growing shrub. Waxy deep 
green foliage. Fine for landscaping. Grows 
well in sun or shade. Shears easy. 
PLANTS—6-10 in., 55c each; 10 for $5.00. 
ILEX OPACA (American Holly) 
These plants listed are from fine berried 
variet’es, as—Merry Christmas, Old Heavy 
Berry and American Bittersweet, Plants are 
sold in groups of three. Two female and 
one male. 
Heavy 3-yr. plants, B. B., 3 for $5.50. 
ILEX PYRAMIDALIS (Dutch _ Holly) 
Van Tol 
The foliage a good glossy green, similar 
to English Holly. Berries orange red. Growth 
upright. Plants—12-15” B. B. $2.70 each; 
3} aleve 5p Mo}, 
DAPHNE CNEORUM (Garland Flower) 
One of the very choicest of all rock garden 
evergreens. Produces delicate rose-pink 
clusters of flowers completely covering the 
plant in early spring and more sparsley at 
intervals all summer until freezing weath- 
er. Flowers rival the carnation for fra- 
grance. Growth not exceeding 8-10 inches 
in height but spreading out making a mat 
of grey green. Requires sunny location. 
Young rooted, field grown plants often in 
bloom. 
TRANSPLANTS—4-6_in., 
$1.50. 
40c each, 4 for 
