NuRSEF^Y Department. 
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FBICGS FOB Alili PLANTS are at our Nurseries, Menlo Park. 
ARTICLES MENTIONED in our price-list will be furnished at prices named only when, 
the number specified be taken, except that 5 will be furnished at 10 rates and 50 at lOO 
rates. 
WE WILL CHARGE FOR PACKING sufficient to cover actual cost of same. 
IN ORO£RING, please state whether substitution will be permitted, as, when no in- 
structions accompany the order, we feel at liberty to substitute similar sorts. 
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A TYPICAL CALIFORNIA HOME. 
Evergreer) Trees and Shrubs. 
THE FOLLOWING flRE Hf»RDY, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED: 
ABELIA rupestrls. Dense evergreen shrub, growing to perfection on poor, sandy soil ; flower buds 
and outside of blossoms show a pale rose color, while inside of tube-like flowers is white ; deli- 
ciously fragrant. Pot-grown, 3 feet, 50 cts. each. 
ACACIA. These are all of fairly rapid growth, and either for shade or avenue purposes are unsurpassed ; 
most of the varieties produce yellow flowers in the utmost profusion, some varieties blooming very 
early in spring and others till June and July. All are pot-s;roiun . 
Acacla albicans. Flowers white ; oblong-linear leaves. K most distinct and good sort. 10 to 12 
inches, 25 cts. each. 
Acacia armata. (Prickly Acacia.) Flowers yellow, appearing in single round heads; leaves oval; 
branches armed with thorns. Much used in Australia for hedging. 2 to 3 feet, 35 cts. each. 
Acacia cyanophylla. (Blue-leaved.) Flowers yellow; leaves large, often one foot long, sea-green, 
almost blue in color ; branches drooping. 4 to 5 feet, 40 cts. each. 
Acacia dealbata. (,Silver Wattle.) Flowers lemon-yellow ; very free bloomer ; foliage feathery, deep 
green on top, whitish underneath. This is one of the very best varieties ; very rich in tannin. 
3 to 4 feet, 50 cts. each, |4 per 10. 
Acacia longlfOlia. Flowers yellow ; blooms for a long period ; leaves long, dark green, narrowed at 
either end ; of upright, symmetrical growth. A most satisfactory sort in every way. 2 to 3 
feet, 25 cts. each, $2 per 10 ; 5 to 6 feet, 40 cts. each. 
Acacia longlssima florlbunda. Flowers bright yellow, produced in great quantities ; leaves long and 
slender. Considered the most elegant of the genus. 3 to 4 feet, 35 cts. each, I3 per 10, $20 per 100. 
Acacia lophantha. (Cape or Crested Wattle. ) Flowers white ; foliage feathery ; beautiful. Thrives m 
the most desolate places. 3 to 4 feet, 40 cts. each. 
