ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS AND HEDGE PLANTS, continued 
PRUNUS CAROLINIANA. Carolina  Laurelcherry; 
Cherry Laurel. A fine shrub or small tree with 
rich, shiny evergreen leaves and small white flow- 
ers. Because of its dense growth, it makes a good 
hedge or screen. Needs good drainage. 
PUNICA. Flowering Pomegranate. 
GRANATUM, DOUBLE SCARLET. Upright, de- 
ciduous shrub of medium height, bearing double, 
bright scarlet flowers throughout midsummer. 
GRANATUM NANA PLENA. A new introduction 
with low, spreading, compact habit of growth. 
Small leaves and small, double, orange-scarlet 
flowers in profusion. 
PYRACANTHA. Firethorn. Grown chiefly for their 
extremely attractive, showy orange or scarlet 
berries, which persist through the winter. The 
evergreen foliage is attractive too. Plants must 
be severely pruned for successful transplanting. 
COCCINEA LALANDI. Upright type with orange 
berries. 
FORMOSANA. The most popular variety. Berries 
are deep glossy red, borne in immense clust- 
ers. The growing habit is spreading and ir- 
regular. The small white flowers transform 
these shrubs to a mass of white in the spring. 
Excellent as a tall border or screen shrub or 
trained against a wall or fence. 
RAPHIOLEPIS. India Hawthorn. Valuable, finely 
formed shrubs with attractive evergreen foliage 
and clusters of flowers in early spring and fall, 
followed by large, bluish black berries. It is 
slow growing and stands sea winds. 
INDICA. Dwarf India Hawthorn. One of the 
few truly dwarf, spreading shrubs for low fore- 
ground plantings. Flowers are showy, white 
with a light pink tinge. 
INDICA ROSEA. Pink India Hawthorn. A new 
introduction of low, spreading habit similar to 
R. indica but less compact. Flowers are bright 
pink. 
JAPONICA. Japanese Hawthorn. An_ upright, 
taller, faster-growing variety bearing white 
flowers. 
SERISSA FOETIDA. Dwarf, spreading, low-growing 
shrub with delicate green foliage and numerous 
small, white, star-shaped flowers. Grows to a 
maximum height of 2 feet. Needs shearing to 
stay compact. Space 18 inches apart. 
SEVERINIA BUXIFOLIA. Chinese Boxorange. A 
low, compact, spiny evergreen shrub of the orange 
family, with dark green, box-like leaves. It is 
spreading or almost reclining in habit and may 
be used as a hedge or low border plant. The 
small white flowers are fragrant and are fol- 
lowed by shiny black berries. Valuable for sea- 
side plantings. 
SPIRAEA CANTONIENSIS. Reeves Spirea. Valu- 
able deciduous shrub, which produces its dense 
umbels of pure white flowers in early spring. 
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TAMARIX. Tamarisk. Feathery, arge, deciduous 
shrub or small tree of rapid growth. Slender 
branches are covered with tiny leaves. Dainty 
clusters of rose-colored flowers in the spring. In- 
troduced from Portugal, the Tamarisk has es- 
caped and is found near the coast here. A good 
plant for salty, windswept locations. 
TEA PLANT (CAMELLIA THEA). Evergreen shrub 
of medium height, bearing delicate white, fra- 
grant flowers. Requires acid soil. 
VIBURNUM. 
ODORATISSIMUM. Sweet Viburnum. Vigorous, 
evergreen, tall shrub with light green leaves 
and white flowers in early spring. 
SUSPENSUM. Sandankwa Viburnum.  Bushy- 
growing evergreen shrub with small white 
flowers. 
TINUS. Laurestinus Viburnum. Erect and dense, 
with small, dark evergreen leaves. Light pink 
flowers in February and March. 
YUCCA. Spanish Bayonet. Salient bristling plants 
of typical subtropical effect, used in groups for 
their silhouette value or as a contrast in shrubbery 
masses. Spear-like leaves on a central stem 
terminating in magnificent floral heads of creamy 
white bells followed by large fruits. 
ALOIFOLIA. Tall-growing variety reaching 12 to 
15 feet. 
GLORIOSA. Moundlily Yucca. Dwarf, with 
broad, stiff, gray-green leaves. Blooms later 
than Y. aloifolia. 
Podocarpus macrophyllus Maki 
(Shrubby Yew Podocarpus) 
SEA ISLAND NURSERY 
