Beach Plum (growing at the edge of Allen’s 
Harbor, Harwich, Mass.,) provides drifts of 
white flowers. 
BEACH PLUM — Prunus maritima 
“Cape Cod Jelly Bush” would perhaps be an appro- 
priate name for this salty native that grows along our 
coast, right down to the high water mark, bothered 
not a bit by gales and storms. 
Visitors to the Cape always remember the jars of 
bright colored jelly displayed for sale on tables in the 
front yards of the native Cape Codders. And if you’ve 
ever tasted the tart jelly, with a flavor all its own, you'll 
surely never forget the Beach Plum. 
It has a place in a home planting too, — a spreading, 
not too tall shrub that is a mass of white in May. 
18 to 24 inch plants $1.50 each 10 for $13.50 
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A natural planting of Bayberry at Brewster 
covers this banking at the edge of the beach. 
The gray, waxy, fragrant fruit of the Bayberry. 
BAYBERRY — Myrica pensylvanica 
This native of the Atlantic Coast thrives in the poor 
sandy soils often found near the ocean. It will, how- 
ever, appreciate a couple of shovelsful of loam around 
the roots when you plant it. 
The popularity of the bayberry proves once again 
that a plant can be of great value in landscaping and 
gain many friends even though it does not make a dis- 
play of gay flowers. Its evergreen-like foliage, attrac- 
tive gray fruits, and dense, low habit account for its 
widespread use in plantings — particularly near the 
sea 
Crush the deep green leaves and inhale the fra- 
grance! Roll the waxy berries between your palms 
and discover anew the pleasing odor of oldtime bay- 
berry candles or the steaming fragrance that rose 
from the flat cloth bag of berriés that was always on 
grandmother’s ironing board to slick her flatiron on. 
Bayberries are low broad shrubs and should be 
planted in groups of at least three. 
Your seaside planting will not be complete with- 
out them. 
15 to 18 in. $3.00 each 10 for $27.00 
18 to 24 in. 4.00 each 10 for 36.00 
