SPECIAL ITEMS 
ABELIA GRANDIFLORA (Glossy Abelia) — 
White bell-like blooms from April thru October, 
evergreen, easily grown in any soil. Graceful growth 
habit. 15-18” field grown plants $1.50; 30-36” speci- 
mens $5.00. 
ARDISIA CRISPA — Compact evergreen shrub 
with thick, dark green foliage and bright red berries 
in winter and spring. Makes a wonderful decoration 
indoors in pots. Hardy in eastern North Carolina. Pre- 
fers shady location. 3” pots—35c. 
BANKSIA ROSE—(Yellow)—This is the lovely 
Lady Bank’s Rose which is well known for its 
beauty throughout the South. These rapid growing 
plants are covered in their season with vast num- 
bers of double yellow flowers of rich fragrance. 6” 
pots—$1.00, No. 1 grade canned—$2.00. 
BLUE PFITZER JUNIPER—Forms a low, flat, 
wide-spreading head of bluish-green foliage. Very 
beautiful, highly resistant to drought. 1 gal. cans, 
15-18”—$1.75. 
CHEROKEE ROSE—This is the old favorite White 
Cherokee Rose which makes such a splash every 
spring with the Indica Azaleas. Excellent for cov- 
ering old fences as it is a rapid grower and is ever- 
green. 6” pots 75c. 
CONFEDERATE JASMINE—Dark shiny leaves, 
fragrant white star-shaped flowers. A lovely ever- 
green vine, hardy in eastern North Carolina. 2 year 
pot grown, heavy—60c. 
CLEYERA JAPONICA — Handsome, very dark 
green foliage, creamy white fragrant flowers, up- 
right growth to 12 or 15 feet. Excellent for screen- 
ing or specimen growth. Hardy in eastern North 
Carolina. 24 ft. field grown specimens $3.00. 
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA (Loquat, Jap. Plum) 
—Small tree to 20 feet with heavily serrated leaves 
10 to 12 inches long. Flowers in the Fall white in 
wooly panicles, very fragrant. Frequently bears fruit 
in eastern North Carolina in late Spring. Hardy. 1 
gal. cans 30”’—$2.00. 
FELJOA SELLOWIANA (Mexican Guava)—Com- 
pact evergreen shrub with foliage dark green above 
and gray underneath. Purplish red flowers. Good for 
foundations and borders. Should be hardy in eastern 
North Carolina. 24-30” field grown $2.50. 
GARDENIA FLORIDA (Cape Jasmine)—This is 
the well-known Gardenia of the South. Waxy white, 
sweet scented flowers and leathery shiny dark foli- 
age, 24-30” field grown specimens—$2.50, $2.00. 
GARDENIA RADICANS (Trailing Gardenia)— 
This is a delightful plant, a miniature gardenia in 
every respect, with a slightly prostrate growth habit 
and glossy green foliage. Blooming in May and June, 
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