Trees and Shrubs 



PHOTINIA (California Redberry or Holly). 



A genus of highly ornamental trees or shrubs mostly natives 

 of India, China and Japan, one being indigenous to California. 

 All are handsomely leaved. Our native species is the glory of 

 our hillsides in Fall and Winter, and indispensable for decorating 

 our rooms and banquet halls at Christmastide, its great bunches 

 of crimson-red berries contrasting well with its glossy green 

 foliage. The Redberry delights in a sunny situation and a loose 

 rocky soil. 



Propagate by seeds sown one-eighth of an inch deep in open 

 ground in the Fall; transplant them when they are three inches 

 high and replant them each year until they are large enough 

 to be planted where required, as it is rather difficult to move 

 them safely when they are left too long in one place. 



PICEA. 



The Pitch Firs are classed among the most ornamental of the 

 Conifer family, all of the species being highly prized for their 

 beautiful form and tall pyramidal stately outline, making, when 

 in health, splendid specimens for decorating the lawn either 

 singly or in group form. 



In addition to our native species, the Eastern and Japanese 

 species and even the Himalayan and Norwegian thrive in 

 California, growing well in any garden soil which is properly 

 drained. 



Propagate by seeds sown in Spring, one-quarter of an inch 

 deep, in a shady spot; transplant the following year. 



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