Trees and Shrub 



One species (Sorbus sambuci folia) is a native of California 

 but is only found wild in the Sierras at an elevation of from 

 five thousand to eight thousand feet. 



There are several other species, including the Service tree 

 (Sorbus domestica) and the Eastern (Sorbus Americana) all 

 worthy of cultivation. 



Propagate by seeds sown, in early Spring, one-eighth of an 

 inch deep in the open ground. 



SPARTIUM JUNCEUM (Spanish Broom). 



The Spanish Broom is one of the shrubs 

 best suited for planting in the background in 

 portions of the garden removed from the reach 

 of the hose as it requires no artificial irrigation 

 after the first year. It grows in the poorest of 

 soil and on the dryest hillside. 



It is a native of the Canary Islands and the 

 shores of the Mediterranean. 



It gives its best effect, especially if viewed 

 from a little distance, when growing in masses 

 on a rocky hillside (facing the sun) and sur- 

 rounded by Pines or other dark-green foliage, 

 its bright yellow, pea-shaped flowers, which 

 completely hide the leaves, making the color 

 effect very striking. This is especially noticeable as it blooms 

 in the late Autumn when few of our flowering shrubs are in 

 bloom. 



Excepting a semi-double variety, no variation in this species 

 has yet been found. 



This shrub is propagated by sowing the seeds during Winter 

 or early Spring in the open ground or in a cold frame, the seeds 

 being covered to the depth of half an inch. When the seedlings 

 are four inches high they should be transplanted into pots, and,, 

 during the following Spring, set out in their permanent situations. 



Spartium junceunt. 



