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TWO RARE HEDGE PLANTS IX GOLDEN GATE PARK, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. MYRTUS LUMA (EUGENIA 

 APICULATA) IN BACKGROUND AND LONICERA NITIDA IN FOREGROUND. 



The Myrtus luma is a handsome evergreen from Chile, and although it grows to 20 feet in 

 its native habitat it lends itself admirably to trimming, and its small, glossy green leaves and 

 dainty small white flowers combined with its compact growth make it an admirable hedge plant 

 in the cool climate of San Francisco. It has been grown in England, but kills back at Kew. It 

 deserves a wider trial in the Pacific coastal region. 



Lonica-a nitida is a dainty evergreen bush honeysuckle growing to 6 feet in height, remind- 

 ing one of a privet, but having much more style than most of the privets. Its polished dark-green 

 leaves, small fragrant creamy white flowers, and ornamental blue purple fruits, and the fact that 

 it is hardy in Chicago and in the Arnold Arboretum, from which institution it has been distributed 

 to some extent, make it a very promising shrub for general use. It grows easily from cuttings. 



Photographed by G. Moulin, San Francisco, Cal. 



