24 Little Known Fruits. 



rambling nature. The cut, kindly loaned for our use by Mr. E. D. 

 Sturtevant, who is well known for his love of rare water lilies, 

 shows a fine plant confined in a tub. Tubers, $1.50 to $3 each. 

 'Rare Water Lilies', a beautifully illustrated 32-page book, 

 will be sent free to patrons on request. 



NATIVE CALIFORNIA SHRUBBERY. 



The Toyon, or California Christmas berry (Heteromeles arbu- 

 tifolia) is one of the handsomest evergreen shrubs on the Pacific 

 Coast. The dark evergreen foliage, its clear cut habit and its 

 sprays of white blossoms in its season render it attractive. But 

 above all its other charms are the brilliant clusters of fruit at 

 Christmas time, which were early recognized as a convenient 

 substitute for Christmas holly. The shrub is well worthy of ex- 

 tensive cultivation aside from its fruit, which is edible, and when 

 its qualities, useful and ornamental, are better appreciated it will 

 be extensively planted. 50c to $1 



The Giant California White Poppy (Romneya Coulteri) is one 

 of the most stately plants belonging to our state, and lacked but 

 few votes of being elected for our state flower, instead of the more 

 brilliant Eschscholtzia. A portrait of this waxy white flower is 

 given herewith. It is grown from seeds or cuttings, or roots 

 may be transplanted. It is a half woody shrub, and the flowers, 

 in cultivation, have actually been measured that were nine inches 

 across. The shrub grows from two feet to fifteen feet in height 

 in most favored localities. 75c to $5. Seeds, 25c 



LITTLE KNOWN FRUITS. 



The tree tomato (Solanum betaceum) is a highly ornamental 

 shrub, a native of South American countries. 



In Ceylon and India, where it is also cultivated, it is known 

 as the 'poor man's fruit,' and is extensively grown for food. Its 

 delicious fruit ripens out of doors in Southern California from 

 Christmas time to the middle of February. As a greenhouse 

 plant it is well worth attention in the east. 



The mature fruit is of a saturn red, with a carmine blush and 

 veining, egg-shaped, near the size of a hen's egg, with solid flesh. 



