NECKLACE COTONEASTER (Cotoneaster decora). Growth is low and spreading but 
not prostrate. Leaves are very small, about like those of Lonicera nitida and evergreen. 
Berries are red, of good size and borne all along the long slender branches. While as 
yet unknown in gardens we think it will become well liked. 
EARN AY COTONEASTER (Cotoneaster parnayi). It is quite likely that this striking 
Cotoneaster is a garden hybrid although it comes true from seed. It is of vigorous 
erect growth with long arching branches. Berries are deep shining red in clusters of 
about 20 or 25 which are strung all along the branches. Leaves rather large, giving 
good body to the bush. Certainly one of the very best of the strong growing varieties. 
DUTCH HOLLY (Hex aquifolium hollandica). The common English Holly is a splendid 
tree and widely esteemed, but unfortunately for the gardens, nature made it what 
botanists call dioecious which is to say that some trees have only male (staminate) 
flowers and others only female (pistillate) flowers. Only the latter can ever have ber¬ 
ries and even they will not bear unless there is a male tree close by so that the bees 
can carry pollen from one tree to the other. Fortunately plants have a tendency to vary 
and so out of thousands a few are found in which the flowers are “perfect” containing 
both the pistils for the berries and the pollen to make them “set.” The Dutch Holly 
is one of these and so every tree will bear even if miles from any other Holly. Berries 
are deep red, of medium size and borne very profusely in dense clusters around the 
twigs. Leaves are like those of seedlings except not so prickly. All our plants are 
grafted which makes them start bearing even in the pots and of course steadily there¬ 
after. 
VAN TOL HOLLY (Ilex aquifolium vantoli). While not so well known as the Dutch 
Holly this is a magnificent form. Leaves are very dark green, almost always prickly. 
Its chief glory is the berries which are light red and about twice as large as those of 
Dutch. We do not know for sure whether it is self-fertile, but with us it never fails 
to bear an astonishingly profuse crop of its splendid lustrous berries. Being grafted it 
starts bearing at once. 
GOLDEN VARIEGATED ENGLISH HOLLY. 
SILVER VARIEGATED ENGLISH HOLLY. 
“Some like it hot, some like it cold” and the same with variegated foliage, but these 
variegated Hollies seem to be pretty generally admired. The two are much the same 
except in the added color, gold in one, silver in 
the other. Fortunately both are female so bear 
berries. Our stock is all grafted. 
CHINESE HOLLY (Ilex cornuta). While Eng¬ 
lish Holly does not do so well in the hotter in¬ 
terior valleys, Chinese Holly thrives beautifully 
there. It is rather variable but generally the 
leaves have longer prickles than English. Berries 
red. It is strictly dioecious and the females vary 
considerably in their productiveness. By grafting 
from a selected female tree which bears profuse¬ 
ly we are able to offer plants which will have the 
same habit. We also have grafted males and 
seedlings. 
YELLOW SWEET OLIVE (Osmanthus fragmns). 
Fragrance is one of the most charming attributes 
of garden plants and this has it to a superlative 
degree. It seems impossible that such small flow¬ 
ers could exhale so much odor, but when in bloom 
this shrub will perfume the whole garden. Being 
very difficult to propagate it is and probably al¬ 
ways will be one of those rare things whose pos¬ 
session gives pride to the owner and distinction 
to the garden. 
MME. FRANCISQUE MOREL Lilac 
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