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COMAL SPRINGS NURSERY 
Spiraea Prunifolia (Bridal Wreathl, flowers white and double like little 
roses, borne in great profusion the whole length of the branches. 26 cents 
each. 
New Japanese Blue Spiroea (Coryopteris Mastacanthus), this is a new 
hardy blue-flowering shrub, and very handsome and desirable in every way, 
makes a neat compact bush two feet high, begins to bloom in July or August 
and continues loaded \rith lovely sky-blue flowers till it freezes. Very sweet 
and the best blue-flowering garden shrub we know. Plants, two years old, 
extra strong, 35 cents each. 
J6roa&=leave& Evergreens 
These are easily transplanted and grow very rapidly; therefore, they 
should never be overlooked when ordering. You will always have a vacant 
place for a few. All the leaves should, however, be cut off before planting) 
otherwise they often fail to grow. 
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Buxus Arborea, or English Tree Box, succeeds almost everywhere. It 
is of rather slow growth compared with other evergreens, but remakable for 
its longevity, and finally gets to be 10 to 12 feet high. Strong bushes, 26 
cents each; small plants for hedges, .^10 per 100. The Buxus makes the finest 
evergreen hedge. 
Japan Medlar, tree of medium height, mth long, glossy leaves, which 
are evergreen, flowers white in spikes and produced in winter, fruit of the 
size of a wild goose plum, round or oblong, bright yellow, and produced in 
clusters, subacid and refreshing, maturity from end of February to April. 
California Privet, splendid for specimens, screens or hedges. 2 to 3 
feet, 10 cents; for hedging, 82.50 per 100. Have large stock. 
Ligustrum Japonicum. This is the best of all privets, having dark green, 
pointed leaves, 2 to ‘i'/z inches, fast growth, fine for hedges or single speci- 
men. It produces large bunches of creamy white flowers. It is strictly 
evergreen, 25 cents each. 
Ligustrum Japonicum Correaceum, a very thick-leaved, dark green 
variety. Grafted, 50 cents each. 
Ligustrum Japonicum Lucidum, a fine bright green variety. Grafted, 
50 cents each. 
Ligustrum Japonicum Macrophyllum, a large bright-leaved variety. 
Grafted, 50 cents each. 
English Holly, one of the most valuable broad-leaved evergreens, leaves 
richest glossy green, tree covered with bright red berries in fall. 26 cents 
each. 
Magnolia Qrandiflora, its large, shining, green foliage, accompanied in 
summer with large, fragrant, milky-white flowers, places it pre-eminently 
above all ornamental trees. This as well as all other evergreens should be 
handled and planted very carefully, as they are extremely sensitive to injury 
from drying. Their roots should never be allowed to get dry when out of the 
ground. In planting, the soil should be pressed firmly about the roots with 
the foot. Neither should they be planted \rith roots curled in shallow holes. 
3 to 4 feet, 50 cents; 12 to 14 inches, 25 cents each. 
