SPECIAL ITEMS, Continued 
it is very popular. It is an excellent bedding plant and 
very useful as a border. Highly recommended all over 
North Carolina and into Virginia. 5” pot grown—75c. 
10-12” field grown—$1.50. 
GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS (Carolina Yellow 
Jessamine)—This is the beautiful evergreen vine 
which each Spring turns the roadsides of eastern 
Carolina into a bright splash of yellow. It thrives in 
a wide range of soils and is hardy into eastern Vir- 
ginia, It is easy to train and is easy to grow. Every 
fence should have one. Heavy clumps in 5” pots 
$1.00. 
ILEX CRENATA BULLATA—Small round cup- 
ped leaves, dwarf spreading grower. Perfect for 
foundation plantings. 18-24” field grown—$2.75. 
ILEX CRENATA ROTUNDIFOLIA—ASimilar to 
Bullata, but with slightly larger leaves, 18-24” field 
grown—$2.75. 
ILEX CORNUTA BUFORDI—Foliage beautiful 
dark green, very glossy, oblong with 1 spine at tip. 
Large bright red berries. It is suggested that spray- 
ing with Fruitone when the flowers are open will as- 
sure heavy berrying. Very fast growing Holly. 24” 
field grown—$2.50. 
ILEX VOMITORIA (Yaupon) — A native ever- 
green Holly with small foliage and bright, shiney, 
red berries produced along the stems and branches. 
This is a most desirable plant for foundations, bor- 
der and hedge plantings. 18-24” field grown—$3.00. 
LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA (Crape-Myrtle) — 
This deciduous shrub or small tree grows rapidly 
when young and bears heavy bouquets of red, pink, 
white or lavender flowers in summer. Its bark is in- 
teresting in Winter, and foliage is bright red in the 
Fall. 1 gal. cans—mixed—$1.00. 
LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM (Wax-Leaf Ligustrum) 
—This is the favorite evergreen plant for localities 
where other plants are difficult to grow or where 
the garden receives little attention. Makes fast dark 
green growth. Excellent for background shrub or 
base planting for large buildings. Field grown. 
15-18”—$1.00, 18-24”—$1.25, 24-30”— $1.50. 
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA—tThis is the great 
Magnolia of the South. Leaves are large—to 10 
inches—glossy green with brown fuzz underneath. 
The white flowers produced in early summer are im- 
mense—reaching 12 to 14 inches in diameter, and 
are followed by large seed pods with brilliant red 
seeds. Hardy to southern Virginia. 1 gal. cans 30” 
$2.50. 
MAGNOLIA SOULANGEANA — This deciduous 
tree has lovely pink and white flowers borne in early 
Spring before the leaves appear. They prefer full 
sunlight and are very hardy. 1 gal. cans 30”—$2.50. 
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