EVERGREEN SHRUBS 
plants—having both evergreen qualities and bearing the most beautiful flowers— 
offers the wise buyer more satisfaction during all seasons of the year than any other single group of plants. 
Increasing numbers of these Evergreen Shrubs are used each year to provide colorful as well as evergreen effects 
in the well- planned landscape planting. This applies not only to the flowers borne but also to brilliant color changes 
in the foliage as occurs with Leucothoe and many others in the Fall. 
This group of * ‘double-duty”’ 
We have 
make the following suggestions as to their usage. 
an unusually fine selection of these native American plants and to assist you in a general way we 
However, 
we cannot stress too strongly that these are merely 
suggestions and not their sole uses—nor are all materials usable in these ways included in this short list. 
FOR FULL SHADE 
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FOR PARTIAL SHADE: 
EX ZALCA'S Peet er er cere aera ens erat nits eh ioccns tears 
Abelia grandiflora Glossy Abelia Rhododendron 
FOR FULL SUN: 
ian Ore es ON Ee Varieties 
catawbiense 
Cotoneaster— Varieties Ilex opaca-—The “Christmas” Holly 
Ilex crenata convexa Daphne cneorum 
SPREADING VARIETIES (Low growing and growing as much or more 
horizontally as vertically): 
Abelia grandiflora 
Azalea hinodegiri 
Azalea kurume, Snow 
Cotoneaster apiculata 
HEDGES: 
Berberis julianae 
Ilex crenata 
Cotoneaster horizontalis 
Daphne cneorum 
Ilex crenata convexa 
Pieris floribunda 
Ilex crenata convexa Ilex crenata rotundifolia 
Pieris japonica 
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As a general guide to planting these balled and burlapped plants we sug- 
gest that you: 
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Dig hole wide and deep enough to easily admit the earth ball. 
bo 
Set top of ball 2 inches below the surface of surrounding soil, 
firmly without removing burlap. 
Tamp in 
3. Cut burlap open at top. Complete filling in soil. 
thoroughly. 
Water twice weekly very 
4. Use Peat Moss liberally in the hole and as a top mulch. 
Our analysis of sales records shows that the greatest gain in popu- 
larity of plant materials has been in the use of Broadleaved Evergreens. 
These Evergreen Shrubs are in ingreasing demand for beautifying the 
small as well as the large home grounds 
don’t overlook the 
If you want a modern plant- 
ing, possibilities of these Tlowering Evergreens. 
