GREEN RIDGE NURSERY, MADISON, OHIO 
BROADLEAF EVERGREENS 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY SHRUB 
(Pieris japonica) 
This little-known beauty attracts atten- 
tion the year around. The new foliage 
in spring is red, orange, bronze and shiny 
light green, deepening to lustrous dark 
green as the leaves mature. Drooping 
clusters of buds form in fall and add an 
artistic note throughout the winter, open- 
ing to waxy white fragrant bells in April 
or early May. Does well in average soil, 
appreciates good drainage. Sun or par- 
tial shade. Grows somewhat taller than 
wide as a rule, reaches 6 to 8 feet. 
2 ur. TT 5-8” 65c each; 5 for $3.00; 
10 for $5.50 
CONVEX LEAF JAPANESE HOLEY 
(Ilex crenata convexa) 
A good substitute for boxwood in colder 
areas. Rounded, compact, slow growing, 
3-4 feet in time, usually wider than high. 
Can be sheared to any shape and main- 
tained at 2-3 feet indefinitely. Small 
shiny cupped leaves, unique and attrac- 
tive. 
1 yr. T 4-6” 55c each; 5 for $2.50; 
10 for $4.25 
2 yr. TT 6-9” bushy 75c each; 3 for $2.10; 
10 for $6.50; 25 for $15.00 
ROSE DAPHNE (Daphne cneorum) 
A cushion of fragrant rosy pink flower 
clusters in April or May with another 
blooming period in the fall, especially if 
trimmed lightly about July first. Low, 
spreading, about one foot high and 3 or 
more feet across at maturity. Needs good 
drainage, alkaline soil of low fertility, 
an sunshine (some shade in hotter clim- 
ates). 
l yr. T 4-6” 65c each; 3 for $1.80 
10 for $5.75 
2 yr. T 6-8” $1.00 each; 3 for $2.85; 
10 for $9.00 
Left: Rose Daphne 2 yr. T 6-8” 
Center: Lily-of-the-Valley Shrub 2 yr. TT 5 8” 
Right: Convex Leaf Jap. Holly 2 yr. TT 6-9” 
BIGLEAF WINTERCREEPER 
(Euonymus fortunei vegetus) 
Also called Evergreen Bittersweet. Ver- 
Satile, easy to grow. Rounded leathery 
green leaves, abundant orange-and-red 
berries in autumn. It will climb on stone 
wall, chimney, fence, etc., as a bushy 
vine. Occasional trimming makes it a 
spreading bush 2 or 3 feet high, beautiful 
in combination with other evergreens. 
Can be trimmed as a low hedge. A little 
slow to become established, grows rap- 
idly thereafter. Sun or shade, any aver- 
age soil. 
1 yr. T 6-10” 55¢ each; 3 for $1.50; 
10 for $4.50; 25 for $10.50 
PURPLELEAF WINTERCREEPER 
(Euonymus fortunei coloratus) 
A strong healthy vine or groundcover 
with shiny green leaves that turn purple 
with the first fall frost and retain the 
hue all winter. Stands any amount of 
trimming. Grows just anywhere, sun or 
shade, wet or dry, good soil or poor. 
Covers considerable areas either AS @) 
vine or groundcover. 
1 yr. T 8-12” well-branched 45c each; 
5 for $2.00; 10 for $3.50 
SILVEREDGE WINTERCREEPER 
(Euonymus fortunei albo-variegatus) 
Dwarf vine or trailing shrub with dense 
green foliage variegated with white. 
White areas of the leaves often tint red 
and pink in winter to add further charm. 
As a shrubby form will reach 18 inch 
height and 2-3 feet width, or will climb 
a support to a height of 4 feet or more 
in old specimens. 
1 yr. T 4-6” 60c each; 3 for $1.65; 
10 for $5.00 
