FLEROMA 
The Lovely Princess Plower 
Pleroma grandiflora (Tihouchina semi-decandra). (S). A lovely 
flowering shrub with velvety bronze-green foliage; flowers dark 
royal purple and two to three inches across. Blooms during sum¬ 
mer and fall. Will freeze back if exposed to hard frost but sprouts 
up again and blooms the following summer. Gal. cans, 1 to 114 ft., 
60c. 
PITTOSPOEUM 
Pittosporum crassifolium. (Karo Pittosporum) (S). Quite a large shrub; 
foliage pubescent and soft grey-green, flowers wine-color. Valuable be¬ 
cause resistant to wind, doing well even along the seashore. Gal. cans, 
1 V 2 to 2 ft., 50c. 
P. eugenioides. (Tarata Pittosporum) (S or T). Of erect habit; foliage 
long, narrow, yellowish-green with wavy margins; does better in the 
coastal regions than in the hot interior valleys. A beautiful plant for 
tall clipped or informal hedge. Balled, 5 to 6 ft., $3.00; 4 to 5 ft., $2.25; 
3 to 4 ft., $1.50; gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c; 10 for $4.50. 
P. phillyraeoides. (Narrow Leaf Pittosporum) (T or S). A small tree 
with slender, drooping branches which give it the habit of a Weeping 
Willow. Leaves long and narrow, flowers small, yellow and fragrant. 
Gal. cans, 1 to 1% ft., 50c. 
P. rhombifolium. (Queensland Pittosporum) (S). Tall shrub with broad, 
toothed leaves of dark green. Flowers are white, followed by showy 
orange berries. Gal. cans, 1 to 1% ft., 50c. 
P. tenuifolium (P. nigricans) (Tawhiwhi Pittosporum) (S or T). Large 
shrub or small tree, valuable for hedges or planted in groups; foliage 
small and dark green; flowers and stems black, which give it a decidedly 
striking appearance. Balled, 4 to 5 ft., $2.25; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50; 2 to 3 ft., 
$1.25; gal. cans, 50c, 10 for $4.50. 
P. tobira. (Japanese Pittosporum) (S). A handsome variety of low- 
spreading growth; foliage dark green and glossy; flowers yellowish- 
w r hite, very fragrant and numerous. Excellent for foundation plantings. 
Balled, 2 to 3 ft., $1.75; 1% to 2 ft., $1.50; gal. cans, 50c. 
P. tobira variegatuni. (Variegated Japanese Pittosporum) (S). Foliage 
conspicuously variegated with white giving it a silvery appearance. 
Balled, 2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 1% to 2 ft., $1.25; gal. cans, 1 to 1% ft., 50c. 
P. undulatum. (Victorian Box) (T). Makes a handsome, round-headed 
tree, or can be trained as a hedge. Leaves rich green, longer than any of 
the above, wavy-margined and tapering. Flowers are yellowish-white 
and extremely fragrant, particularly at night. Gal. cans, 114 to 2 ft., 50c. 
POLYGALA 
Polygala dalmaisiana. (S). An ever-blooming shrub of round habit and 
quite hardy; flowers purple and pea-shaped. Gal. cans, 1 to IV 2 ft., 50c. 
PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA 
Cream-white flowers; fragrant as Daphne 
A SECTION OF OUR EXTENSIVE GROWING GROUNDS 
P. coccinea lalandi. (Laland Firethorn) (S). Very 
similar to P. coccinea but taller and more upright 
growth with bronzy tints on leaves. Balled, 3 to 4 
ft., $1.75; 2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3-gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 
$1.00; gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c. 
P. crenulata. (Chinese Evergreen Hawthorn) (S). 
Foliage long, narrow, glossy and dense; berries 
small, dark crimson and showy; August to De¬ 
cember. Balled, 3 to 4 ft., $1.75; 2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 
3-gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c. 
PEUNUS 
Prunus ilicifolia. (California Evergreen 
Cherry) (T). Shrub or tree; foliage PYRACANTHA COCCINEA—Equally beautiful in flower or berry 
prickly margined like English Holly. 
Fine for hedges. Gal. cans, iy 2 to 2 ft., 
50c each, 10 for $4.50. 
P. ilicifolia integrifolia. (Catalina 
Cherry) (T). A variety of the preceding 
with considerably larger and more 
pointed leaves, usually without prickly 
edges. Grows more ranid'y. Gal. cans, 
1 % to 2 ft., 50c each, 10 for $4.50. 
PSIDIUM 
Psidium cattleianum. (Strawberry 
Guava) (S). Compact shrub with dark 
green, leathery leaves. Fruit deep claret 
and with very fine flavor. Gal. cans, 1 to 
1% ft., 60c. 
FSORALEA 
Psoralea aphylla. (Blue Broom) (S). 
Foliage similar to a pine tree; branches 
slender. Flowers pea-shaped, blue and 
white in racemes. An attractive but un¬ 
common shrub. Gal. cans, 60c. 
PYRACANTHA 
Pyracantha coccinea. (Burning Bush) 
(S). Thorny shrub; foliage small and 
ovate; flowers white; berries orange; 
from August to December. Balled, 3 to 
4 ft., $1.75; 2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3-gal. cans, 2 
to 3 ft., $1.00; gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c. 
