CALIFORNIA TREE AND SHRUB SEEDS. 
Abies Douglasii. DouglaR Spruce, A very large tim- 
ber tree, 200 to 300 feet high, of pyramidal shape. Found 
throughout the Rocky Mountains, from Oregon to Mex 
ico. Very hardy. Oz., 50c.: lb., $5.00. 
Abies Mertensiana. Tsuga M., Hemlock Spruce. A 
very large tree, 150 to 200 feet high, with rather thick, 
red-brown bark. Very hardy, ranging from California 
far into Alaska. Oz., 60c.; ib., $6.00. 
Abies Menzeisii. Picea Sitchensis. Peculiar to the 
Northern Coast, found mostly in wet, sandy soil near the 
mouth of streams; the tallest spruce known; an exellent 
timber tree; pyramidal form. Very hardy. Oz. 60c.; lb. $6. 
Cupressus Groveniana. Goven’s Cypress. Thirty 
to forty feet high; very ornamental; found in the coast 
ranges of Monterey. Oz., 60c.; lb. $6 00. 
Cupressus Macrocarpa. Monterey Cypress. A 
tree forty to sixty feet high, with rough bark, spreading, 
horizontal branches, with rich, green foliage; very orna- 
mental for lawns or parks; also used extensively for 
hedges. Uz., 25c.; lb., $2 50. 
Cupressus McNabiana. McNab’s Cypress. A small 
tree, six to ten feet high, found about Mt. Shasta, at 5,000 
feet altitude. The leaves are small, and of a deep green. 
Oz..40c.; lb. $4 00. 
Cupressus Lawsoniana. Lawson’s Cypress. A 
handsome tree, found in moist grounds in the Shasta 
mountains, and in the coast range of Oregon. The wood 
is white, fragant, fine and close grained, free from knots, 
easily worked, and very durable; also known as Oregon 
Cedar, White Cedar and Ginger Pine. Oz., 40c ; lb. $4.00, 
Cupressus Italian. A very erect, close-growing 
tree; fine for entrances and arches, Oz., 25c.; lb., $3 00. 
Cupressus Guadalupensis. Blue Cypress. A new 
fast-growing variety with beautiful bluish foliage; very 
ornamental lor lawns, parks or cemeteries. Oz, 25c 
Libocedrus decurrens. Thuya Craigiana. Found 
in the coast ranges, from Oregon to San Diego; grows 
from 100 to 150 feet high; fine, hardy timber tree; known 
as the White Cedar of California. Oz , 80c.; lb. $3 00. 
Madrone. A beautiful native tree of California; the 
foliage is of a deep green, and feathery; it attains a con- 
siderable size, flowers white. Oz., 25c. 
Picea amabilis- Silver Fir. Tall, symmetrical, val- 
uable timber tree. Oz., 50c.; lb., $5 tO, 
Picea grandis- Balsam Fir. Grows 200 to 300 feet 
high, four to six feet in diameter; grows in rich, moist 
soils; valuable timber tree. Oz , 50c.; lb. $5 00. 
Picea nobilis* California Red Fir. A magnificent 
tree, with thick, brown bark, making fine timber; forms 
large forests about the base of Mt. Shasta; timber said to 
bo better than that of other firs. Oz., 50c.; lb. $5 00. 
Picea magnifica- 200 to 250 feet high. The Red Fir 
of the Sierras, found at an altitude of 7,000 feet Very 
hardy, Oz., 60c.; lb., $6 00. 
Picea Concolor. Abies lasiocarpa. A very orna- 
mental tree; 100 to 200 feet high; very common through- 
out the Sierras, ranging into Oregon; also found in Ari- 
zona, Utah and Colorado. Oz., 50c.; lb., $5 00. 
Pinus Benthamiana, A magnificent tree; grows 
from 20U to 300 feet nigh: fine timber. Very hardy. Oz., 
5«c ; lb., $5 00. 
Pinus Coulteri- Great Coned Pine. Found in the 
coast ranges from Mt. Diablo to the Southern part of this 
State Oz., 35c.; lb., $8 50. 
Pinus contorta. A low tree, five to fifteen feet high, 
found on the wet, sandy coast of the Pacific, from Men- 
docino to Alaska. Very hardy. Oz., 70c.; lb., $5 00. 
Pinus Fremontiana. Pinus monophylla. A small 
tree, twenty to tweney-tive feet high; frequent in the 
coast ranges in Nevada, Arizona and Utah; well known 
as the Nut Pine Oz., 30c.; lb., $3 00. 
Pinus insignis. Monterey Pine. A very ornamen- 
tal tree for parks or lawns; grows from sixty to seventy 
feet high, of rapid growth, and has beautiful, green 
foliage. Oz., 25c.; lb. $2 50. 
Pinus Jeffreyi. A magnificent tree, from 100 to 200 
feet high; usually found on our mountains at an eleva- 
tion of 5,000 feet, ranging from California to Oregon. 
Very hardy. Oz., 85c.; lb., $3 50. 
Finns Lambertiana. Sugar Pine. A hardy tree 
of gigantic dimensions, from 250 to 300 feet high, and 
from fifteen to twenty feet thick, with light brown, 
smoothish bark; found on both slopes of the Sierras. 
The wood is like that of the White Pine. Oz., 30c.; lb., 
$3 00 . 
Pinus monticola. From sixty to eighty feet high, 
and about three feet in diameter at the base. Found at 
an altitude from 7,000 to 10,000 feet, known as the white 
pine of California, and of the North. Oz., 60c.; lb,, $6 00. 
Pinus Parry ana. A small tree, twenty to thirty 
feet high, found in the vicinity of San Diego, at an atii- 
tude of 2,000 feet. Oz., 50c.; lb., $5 00. 
Pinus ponderosa. Yellow Pine. One of the largest 
pines known; 200 to 300 feet high, and twelve to fiifteen 
feet in diameter, with very thick red-brown bark. Found 
in the Coast Range. Very hardy. Oz , 40c., lb. $4 00. 
Pinus tuberculata, California Scrub Pine. A small 
crooked tree, often found hill of cones when only two or 
three feet high. Oz., 50c., lb., $5 00. 
Sequoia gigantea. Wellingtonia gigantea. The 
mammoth tree of California. This is the largest tree 
known to exist on the American continent, grows over 
300 feet high. Tlie bark is from one to two feet thick. 
Many of these California trees are over 90 feet in circum- 
ference. Oz., 60c.; lb., $6 00. 
Sequoia sempervirens. Known as the Redwood ot 
California. The most valuable timber of the California 
forests. From 200 to 250 feet high, and from eight to 
twelve feet in diameter. The wood is of a rich, brownish 
red; light, but strong and durable, making excellent tim- 
ber. Hardy. Oz., 50c.; lb., $3 00. 
Thuya gigantea. Giant Arbor Vitte. A tall, grace- 
ful tree, 200 to 250 feet high, three to twelve feet thick; 
pyramidal form, with spreading and somewhat drooping 
branches; frequent in the coast ranges of Oregon. The 
wood is soft, fine-grained, and of light color. Oz., 60c.; 
lb., $0 00. 
Torreya Californica. California Nutmeg. Found 
in the mountain districts Grows to the height of 60 
feet’ the wood is light-colored, close-grained, and small 
branches being reddish. Oz., 25c.; lb., $2 00 
Arctostaphylos glauca. Great berried Manzanita. 
Oz., 50c.; lb., $2 00. 
Mountain Laurel. Spice Tree A handsome shrub 
or tree, twenty toj seventy feet high, the limber very 
handsome and valuable, for ornamental wainscoting and 
finishing. Oz., 25c.; lb. $2 00 
Negundo Californicum. Box Elder. Usually a 
small tree, sometimes reaching a height of seventy feet. 
0;^,25c; lb., $1 50. 
Acer Macropyllum Maple. A tree of 50 to 90 ft. 
high, from coast ranges in California. The wood is white, 
hard, and takes a fine polish. Oz., 25c.; lb , $2 50. 
Cornus Nuttalli. Dogwood. A small showy tree, 
flowering in May, followed by large clusters of double 
berries, resembling the eastern Cornus. Wood close- 
grained and very hard. Oz., 50c.; lb., $5 00. 
Azalea occidentalis. Charming California Azalea, 
the ornament of the wooded districts. Flowers two to 
three inches long, white, pink variegated. Fkt., 25c 
Yellow or Black Locust- Robinia psuedo-accaefa. 
This variety is noted for its rapid growth of hard and durable 
timber. It is bardy and succeeds well in most soils and cli- 
mates. Oz., 10c.; lb., COc. 
Honey Locust. Gleditschia Triachanthos. This is a 
large and handsome tree. The trunk and branches generally 
beset with long and formidable spines, on which account it 
has been employed as a hedge. The wood is heavy and affords 
excellent fuel. Oz., 10c.; lb 60c. 
Osa&re Orange. Madura Aurantiaca. One of the most 
valuable of hedge plants. The plant.s will also grow into fine 
trees, and the waod endures for centuries. Lb., 50c. 
Hawthorn- Crat«‘gu8 oxyacantha- A very handsome 
thorny hedge plant, which has been grown in various parts of 
the Northern and Middle States. Oz., 15c.; lb., 81 60- 
Buckthorn. Rhamnus catharticus. This makes a strong 
thorny hedge, adapted to the North and Middle States. Oz., 
20c.;lb.,82 00 
