UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS 



IN 



BOTANY 



Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 1-74, Pis. 1-11, 15 text-figures March 19, 1910 



STUDIES IN ORNAMENTAL TREES AND 



SHRUBS. 



BY 



HAEVEY MONROE HALL. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Introduction and acknowledgments 2 



Pittosporums cultivated in California : 4 



Hakeas cultivated in California 14 



The Bottle-brush group of Ornamentals 21 



Introductory 21 



Botanical Description of the Myrtaceae 21 



Key to the Genera 22 



Callistemon 22 



Melaleuca 27 



Leptospermum 35 



Agonis, Metrosideros, and Calothamnus 36, 37 



Miscellaneous Ornamentals 37 



Lyonothamnus floribundus (Island Ironwood) 37 



Eugenia myrtifolia (Australian Brush Cherry) 40 



Macadamia ternifolia (Australian Nut) . 41 



Maytenus Boaria (Mayten) 43 



Eoupala Pohlii (Eoupala) 44 



Choisya ternata (Choisya) 44 



Streptosolen Jamesonii (Streptosolen) 46 



Solatium Eantonnetii (Blue-flowered Solanum) 47 



Buddleia madagascdriensis (Madagascar Buddleia) 47 



Acolcantliera spectabilis (Wintersweet) 49 



Feijoa Sellowiana (Feijoa) 50 



Explanation of Plates 52 



