SPECIAL ITEMS 
AMARYLLIS—Giant assorted 8 to 5 bulbs in 1 
gallon cans. Guaranteed to bloom. $1.50 per can. 
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. Re- 
quires shady location. 6” pots—75c. 
BANANA SHRUB (Michelia fuscata)—One of the 
most delightful plants we know. Dark glossy foliage. 
evergreen, growth compact and rapid, bears profuse- 
ly small creamy yellow flowers which have the de- 
licious fragrance of ripe bananas. 1 gal. cans, 18”’— 
$1.00. 
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, 1 gal. can, $1.50. 
CHEROKEE ROSE—This is the old favorite White 
Cherokee Rose which makes such a splash every 
spring with the Indica Azalea. Excellent for cov- 
ering old fences as it is a rapid grower and is ever- 
green. 6”—$1.00. 
CHERRY LAUREL (Laurocerasus caroliniana)— 
Upright, rapid tree with shiny foliage. Choice as a 
shade tree, specimen plant, or hedge. Can be pruned 
easily. 24-30” pruned specimen—$3.50, 4-5’ pruned 
specimens—$5.00. 
COCOS AUSTRALIS PALM—Beautiful palm with 
graceful, gray-green fronds. One of the hardiest 
palms. 18-24” specimens—$2.50, 24-30” specimens— 
$3.50. 
CONFEDERATE JASMINE—Dark shiny leaves, 
fragrant white star-shaped flowers. A lovely ever- 
green vine, hardy in eastern North Carolina. 1 year 
pot grown, heavy—75c. 
CRAPE MYRTLE (Lagerstroemia indica)—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 interesting 
in Winter, and foliage is bright red in the Fall. 1 gal. 
cans—$1.00. 
DAPHNE ODORA—Low globular evergreen plant 
which produces in winter small bouquets of the sweet- 
est fragrance—penetrating every nook of the garden. 
Very unusual and choice. Variety MARGINATA has 
leaves edged creamy white. 4” pots—$1.00. 
FEIJOA SELLOWIANA (Mexican Guava)—Com- 
pact evergreen shrub with foliage dark green above 
and gray underneath. Purplish red flowers. Good 
for foundations and borders. Hardy in eastern North 
Carolina. 30-36”—$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. 1 gal. cans—75c. 
