Trees and Shrubs 



There are many handsome species, including Myrtus bullata, 

 (which grows from ten to twenty feet high) and Myrtus 

 apiculata. 



It is of easy culture and grows well in any soil not too heavy, 

 being readily propagated by cuttings placed in sandy leaf-mold 

 in a cold frame in early Fall, or by seeds sown, in Spring, one 

 eighth of an inch deep in a cold frame. 



NANDINA, 



This genus contains but a 

 single species, the elegant Nan- 

 dina domestica. It is of upright 

 habit with compound leaves 

 which in the young state are beau- 

 tifully tinted with pink; the 

 fruit is oval in shape and about 

 the size of a large pea. It is good 

 for small grouping. 



Propagate by division of the 

 roots in early Spring and by seeds 

 sown in Spring one-quarter of an 

 inch deep in a cold frame. 



Nandina domestica. 



NERIUM (Oleander). 



A small genus of very ornamental evergreen flowering shrubs 

 of erect habit, natives of the Mediterranean regions. In the 

 warmer districts of the State the Oleander is a general favorite 

 on account of its easy culture and its generous long-continued 

 supply of gaily-colored flowers. Close to the coast, although 

 the Oleander grows to wood well enough, it does not flower 

 freely, therefore it is not recommended as a coast shrub or for 

 planting in San Francisco except against a wall facing the South. 



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