ABELIA SCHUMMANI ABELIA FLORIBUNDA ABELIA GRANDIFLORA 
ROEDING'S QUALITY 
EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS 
In this group there are plants for every conceivable garden need. 
There are broaclleaf evergreens for sun or shade, heat or cold, dry or 
wet locations; with flower or berry they provide brilliant color for 
every month in the year. In size they range from little sprawling things 
suitable for rock gardens to tall, spreading shade trees. Their wide 
use marks the great difference between California gardens and those 
of other sections. With their evergreen foliage they form the permanent 
background of the garden and by their continuing cheeriness year 
round beauty is assured. 
ABELIA 
Abelia grandiflora. (Glossy Abelia) (S). Foliage glossy green with bronze shad¬ 
ings; flowers tubular, almost an inch long, white, flushed pink, and continuing 
throughout the summer. Fine for foundation plantings or in the shrubbery border. 
Balled, 4 to 5 ft., $1.75; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50; 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; gallon cans, 1% to 2 ft., 50c. 
ABUTILON . . . Flowering Maple 
Abutilon. (S). Half-hardy shrubs with maple-like leaves. Flowers are pendulous 
and bell-shaped; almost constantly in bloom. We can supply these beautiful plants 
with red, yellow or orange flowers. Gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c. 
ACACIA 
Acacia armata. (Kangaroo Thorn) (S). Spread¬ 
ing shrub with long slender branches, thorny; 
foliage deep green, small; flowers light yellow, 
borne along the branches. Gal. cans, 4 to 5 ft., 
60c; 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
A. baileyana. (Cootamundra Wattle) (T). A 
really handsome tree with silvery blue foliage 
and brilliantly colored golden yellow flowers; 
blooms in January and February. 5-gal. cans, 
8 to 10 ft., $1.75; 6 to 8 ft., $1.25; gal. cans, 5 
to 6 ft., 75c; 4 to 5 ft., 60c; 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
A. cultriformis. (Knife Leaf Acacia) (S). A 
handsome shrub with triangular, glaucous 
green leaves; flowers yellow in axillary ra¬ 
cemes appearing in March and April. Gal. 
cans, 5 to 6 ft., 75c; 4 to 5 ft., 60c; 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
A. dealbata. (Silver Wattle) (T). A fast¬ 
growing tree; foliage glaucous and finely cut; 
flowers golden yellow appearing in February 
and March. Fine for street planting. 5-gal. 
cans, 8 to 10 ft., $1.75; 6 to 8 ft., $1.25; gal. 
cans, 5 to 6 ft., 75c; 4 to 5 ft., 60c; 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
A. floribunda. (Gossamer Wattle) (T). 
A quick-growing tree of pendulous 
habit; leaves long and narrow; flowers 
light yellow; blooms constantly during 
the summer. Gal. cans, 6 to 8 ft., 75c. 
A. longifolia. (Sidney Golden Wattle) 
(S or T). Leaves long, glossy green; 
flowers yellow and borne in small spikes 
at the axil of every leaf; blooms Febru¬ 
ary and March. Resistant to wind and 
ocean spray. 5-gal. cans, 8 to 10 ft., 
$1.50; gal. cans, 6 to 8 ft., 70c; 5 to 6 ft., 
60c; 4 to 5 ft., 50c. 
A. melanoxylon. (Black Acacia) (T). Of 
compact, pyramidal growth; popular as 
a street tree throughout California. 
Leaves oblong, flowers light yellow, 
borne in small heads at the axils of 
every leaf; blooms in February and 
March. 5-gal. cans, 8 to 10 ft., $1.50; 
gal. cans, 6 to 8 ft., 70c; 5 to 6 ft., 60c. 
TWO SHOWY NEW ABELIAS 
A. floribunda. The most showy of 
the Abelias. The long tubular flow¬ 
ers of rosy scarlet are borne in 
greatest profusion though the 
flowering season is not so long as 
that of other varieties. The plant 
is rather sprawling in habit. Likes 
an acid soil and fairly cool situa¬ 
tion. Gal. cans, 75c. 
A. schummani. (Schumann's Abe¬ 
lia) With us this semi-deoiduous 
shrub blooms from May to Novem¬ 
ber. Flowers are lavender-pink, 
much larger and more showy than 
Abelia grandiflora. Grows 6 to 8 
feet tall. We consider it one of the 
finest flowering shrubs in our list. 
Gal. cans, 75c. 
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