Trees and Shrubs 



ELEAGNUS (Wild Olive). 



A small genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs of easy 

 growth and attractive appearance, their glaucous downy leaves 

 giving a soft effect when well placed in the landscape. The 

 flowers are inconspicuous, their chief attraction being their leaves 

 and fruit and also their graceful habit of growth. They do best 

 in light sandy soil. 



Propagate by seeds or cuttings placed, in October, in the 

 open ground in sandy soil. Cover the seeds to the depth of one- 

 eighth of an inch. 



ERICA (Heath Family). 



A most extensive genus comprising 

 over four hundred species, all hardy in 

 California, most of them being natives of 

 the Cape of Good Hope and the Austra- 

 lian group. They ought to be seen in 

 gardens more commonly than they are, as 

 many of them are very easily grown and 

 blossom in Winter and early Spring when 

 flowers are scarce. They are among the 

 most attractive of our flowering shrubs, 

 and, as they are generally slow-growing 

 and of neat habit, are well adapted for 

 small gardens. All the care necessary is 

 to give them a sandy soil, plenty of water, 



and a prune back immediately after flowering so as to encourage 

 the forming of young growth on which they will flower the 

 following season. 



In Europe and the East great care and considerable skill are 

 thought necessary to grow these plants successfully. There they 

 must be grown in pots, in specially prepared soil, in greenhouses 



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Erica persoluta alba. 



