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CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO., INC., OLDEST AND LARGEST 
DASYLIRION. Very ornamental desert plants 
with either very short trunks or none at all. 
Leaves very long, straight and slender, usually 
spiny and toothed on edges. Flowers in very 
tall, dense spikes. Their whole appearance is 
novel, attractive and interesting. Each 
2 to 3 ft $1.50 
D. acrotrSchum (D. sracSle.) Mexico. Habit and 
general appeai'ance similar to following, but 
leaves are clear green. 
D. glaucophyllum. Mexico. Trunk short if any. 
Leaves very glaucous; numerous, standing 
almost rigid in all directions, about two or 
three feet long and an inch broad. Margins 
armed with numerous small, spiny teeth. 
Flower spike about eight feet tall. 
NOLINA. General appearance much the same as 
Dasylirion; in fact, are only distinguished 
botanically. Each 
2 to 3 ft $1.50 
N. lonsrifolia. Mexico. In time forms a trunk five 
or six feet tall. Leaves much like preceding, 
not glaucous, about an inch or more wide; older 
ones very drooping. Center leaves loose and 
slightly spiral, usually forming a tube. De- 
cidedly handsome. 
MISCANTHUS sinensis (Eulalia japonica.) Asia. 
Hardy perennial grass, growing four to five 
feet and resembling Pampas Grass on a smaller 
scale. The blooms have clusters of silky hairs, 
giving them a beautiful feathery appearance. 
Leaves green. We propagate only the varie- 
gated forms listed below. 
M. sinensis gracillimus. Variety of preceding. 
Leaves only a third as broad as the type and 
marked with a single white line along the 
midrib. 
M. sinensis variegatus. Another variegated variety. 
Leaves same breadth as in type, but with sev- 
eral white stripes running their full length. 
M. sinensis zebrinus. Leaves slightly narrower 
than type. Variegation is very odd, consisting 
of broad, white bands across the leaves. 
Each 
Clumps $1.00 
MUSA ensete. (Abyssinian Banana.) Probably 
the most tropical-looking plant that can be 
grown in this part of the State. Leaves ex- 
tremely large, bright green, with ruddy mid- 
ribs. Needs to be sheltered from severe winds 
and does not like much frost. Each 10 
Potted, 2 to 3 ft $1.50 $12.50 
Potted, IV2 to 2 ft 1.00 7.50 
Ferns 
Whitman, Boston, Roosevelt. Each 
7-inch pot $2.00 
6-inch pot 1.50 
5-inch pot 1.25 
Prinulas. Each 
Potted „ $1.25 
Azaleas. Each 
Potted $2,00 
PHORMIUM. Foliage plants of great economic, 
as well as decorative value. The leaves are 
sword-shaped and have wonderful tensile 
strength, due to a fine white fiber. Flowers 
are red or yellow, borne on stalks usually about 
twice as tall as leaves. Each 
2 to 3 ft $1.50 
1 to 2 ft 1.00 
P. tenax. (New Zealand Flax.) Leaves clear 
green, often six feet or longer. Flower stalks 
in proportion. The fiber is so plentiful that a 
small strip of the leaf makes excellent tying 
material. It is imported in great quantities 
from New Zealand. Makes large clumps of 
striking appearance. 
P. tanax variegatum. (Variegated New Zealand 
Flax.) Variety of preceding, identical in all 
respects except that leaves are conspicuously 
striped lengthwise with creamy white. 
CORTADERIA (Gynerium.) (Pampas Grass.) 
Well-known plants succeeding everywhere in 
the State. There are sevei'al good forms in 
addition to the common sort. Each 10 
Field clumps $1.50 $12.50 
C. argentea (Gynerium argenteum.) South 
America. The most widely cultivated but not 
the handsomest sort. Plumes white. 
C. quila jubatum. Very handsome species. 
Growth like the rest, but has broader leaves 
and more feathery, glossy, lavender-colored 
plumes. Often called Purple Pampas Grass, 
Blooms freely and is remarkably handsome. 
C. roi des roses. Leaves narrow. Plumes rosy 
purple. Winter bloomer. 
C. variegated. Growth lower than the rest. 
Leaves narrower, with white stripes. 
ZOYSIA tanuifolia. (Velvet Grass.) Very dense 
grass, forming a beautiful turf. Leaves thread- 
like. Requires very little water. Will grow 
well in the sun or under the dense foliage of 
evergreen trees. It resembles very much a piece 
of green velvet, hence the name. Very valuable 
for rockery work. 
Velvet Grass. Each 
In flats $2.00 
Boston Sword Fem 
