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CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO.. INC., OLDEST AND LARGEST 
P. laurocerasus. (English Laurel; Cherry Laurel.) 
E. Europe. (S.) Large shrub or even small 
tree, with broad, heavy, glossy leaves, slightly 
serrated. Flowers are white, in erect racemes, 
followed by black, cherry-like fruits. There are 
several varieties, which differ in the shape and 
color of leaves. 
P. laurocerasus camel liaefolia. (Camellia-Leaved 
Laurel.) Leaves long and narrow, recurved 
both edgewise and lengthwise. 
P. lauroceratus latif olia. ( Large- Leaved Laurel. ) 
Identical with type, except has noticeably 
broader, larger and darker green leaves. 
P. laurocerasus rotundifolia. Leaves light green, 
oblong and blunt. Growth compact and sym- 
metrical. 
P. lusitanica. (Portugal Laurel.) Spain and 
Portugal. (S.) Easily distinguished by its 
somber, very dark green, sharply serrated 
leaves, which usually show a tendency to fold 
upward from the midrib. Growth compact. 
Flowers white, in very long, slender racemes. 
Easily one of the handsomest evergreen shrubs 
and excellent for tub culture. Each 
Balled, 3 to 4 ft $2.50 
Balled, 2 to 3 ft... 2.00 
PSIDIUM cattleianum. (Strawberry Guava.) Brazil. 
(S.) Handsome, compact shrub. Leaves dark 
green, leathery and glossy. Flowers cream 
colored. Fruit deep claret with very fine flavor. 
Often grown as a loose, tall, hedge- Each 
Potted, 1% to 2 ft $1.00 
pyracantha (Crataegus) 
PYRACANTHA (Crataegus.) (Evergreen Haw- 
thorn.) Large shrubs identical in flower and 
fruit with Hawthorns, but are evergreen. AH 
bear a profusion of showy berries. Each 
Balled, 2 to 3 ft $1.50 
Balled, 1 to 2 ft 1,00 
P. angustifolia. China. (S.) Growth spreading 
somewhat spiny. Leaves long and narrow. 
Berries very abundant, orange yellow; develop 
their color late and hold it throughout the 
winter. 
P. coccinea. (Burning Bush.) Europe. (S.) 
Large, thorny shrub with small, ovate leaves. 
Bears a great profusion of small white flowers 
in flat corymbs, followed by a mass of orange 
red berries in e;»-rly fall. 
P. coccinea Lalandi. (S.) Variety of stronger 
growth, making long shoots that can be trained 
against a wall if desired. Leaves a little 
longer. Berries orange yellow. There is not 
a very marked diflference between this variety 
and the type. 
P. crenulata. (Chinese Evergreen Hawthorn.) (S.) 
Very distinct from the preceding sorts. Growth 
is more compact, branches slender, leaves 
longer, narrow and glossy. New growth very 
ruddy. P^lowers about the same, but berries 
clear, bright red. It is about the earliest red- 
berry-bearing shrub, as color is fully developed 
by August. Will endure considerable shade. 
P. crenulata yunnanensis. More vigorous than the 
type. Prostrate in form with larger berries. 
An excellent subject for banks and low 
plantings. 
QUERCUS chrysolepis. (California Live Oak.) 
(T.) The well-known grand old California 
evergreen, which adds so much beauty to our 
lowland scenery, where it abounds and grows 
to perfection. Many refuse to plant this on 
account of its supposed slow growth. This 
impression is entirely erroneous, as with care 
and water it grows very rapidly, and quickly 
forms a fine tree. 
Q. suber. (Cork Oak.) S. Europe; N. Africa, 
(T.) Growth upright but with drooping 
branches. Leaves like live oak, distinguished 
by the downy lower surface. From the bark 
of this tree is derived the cork of commerce. 
Each 
Boxed, 4 to 5 ft. $2.00 
Boxed, 3 to 4 ft 1.50 
RAPHIOLEPIS japonica. (R. ovata.) Japan. (S.) 
Handsome, compact shrub of low and rather 
slow growth. Branches stout. Leaves of me- 
dium size, oval or rounded, leathery, very dark 
but lustrous green. Flowers white and fra- 
• grant, in early spring, followed by dark blue 
berries in clusters during winter. Each 
Balled, 1 to 2 ft $1.00 
Potted, 1 to 2 ft 75 
RHAMNUS alaternus. (S. or T.) Evergreen 
shrub or small tree. Leaves glossy, dark greei? 
above, pale or yellowish green beneath. Com- 
paratively little known. A very fine shrub. 
Each 
Balled, 1% to 2 ft $1.00 
R. californica (Cascara; California Wild Coffee.) 
Pacific Coast. ( S. ) Handsome and hardy 
native shrub. Leaves green, oblong, glossy, 
aromatic when crushed. Flowers greenish! 
Berries shaped like those of coffee, red turning 
black. Thrives well in shade. Each 
Potted, 2 to 3 ft „ $ .75 
Potted. 1% to 2 ft 60 
ROMNEYA coulteri. (Matilija Poppy.) Southern 
California. Our finest native flowering plant. 
Half-shrubby, forming a large bush of silvery 
hue. Th'j flowers are magnificent, sometimes 
six inches broad; petals purest white, center 
rich yellow from the numerous stamens. The 
fragrance is much like that of the pulp of a 
ripe orange. gach 
Strong plants, potted -... $1.00 
ROSMARINUS officinalis. (Rosemary.) Mediter- 
ranean region. (S.) Small shrub of irregular 
growth. Leaves linear and highly aromatic, 
as are the numerous lavender-colored flowers 
borne in early spring. Thrives in dry ground. 
Each 
Potted, 1 to 2 ft $ .75 
