FLOWERING TREES 
MAGNOLIA SOULANGEANA 
The fragrant blooms are like Giant Tulips 
In the long succession of color¬ 
ful pictures that are presented in 
California gardens, the most im¬ 
pressive are those provided in 
February, March and April by 
Flowering Trees. Blooming before 
the appearance of foliage, as most 
of them do, their clear tones of 
color afford boundless opportuni¬ 
ties for the creation of lovely 
garden scenes. Their graceful 
branches are exquisitely beautiful 
either spread against backgrounds 
of sober evergreens or matching 
their brilliant colors with beds of 
gay tulips, daffodils and other 
early flowers. 
MAGNOLIA STELLATA 
Flowers w ith late Hyacinths and early Tulips 
CALODENDBUM 
Calodendrum capensis. (Cape Chestnut) The most beautiful 
tree we get from South Africa. Grows very rapidly; requires 
little moisture; forms a large, round-headed tree. Large 
panicles of rosy-lavender, two-inch flowers cover the trees 
in early summer. Gal. cans, 3 to 4 ft., $1.00. 
CERCIS . . . Redbud 
Cercis canadensis. (American Redbud) Small tree, every 
twig of which is covered with little pink, pea-shaped blos¬ 
soms in early spring. Bare root, 4 to 6 ft., 75c; 3 to 4 ft., 60c. 
C. occidentalis. (Western Redbud) A large shrub or small 
tree with light green, nearly round leaves. Pea-shaped, red¬ 
dish-purple flowers produced abundantly. Gal. cans, 1 M> 
to 2 ft., 60c. 
LILY MAGNOLIA 
A lovely variety of Deciduous Magnolia. Flowers are 
4 to 5 inches long, purple outside and lavender within. 
Blooms remain cupped and do not open flat. Main 
blooming season in March and April before leaves ap¬ 
pear but a few flowers appear in summer. Foliage 
light green, 6 to 8 inches long. Growth rather rapid; 
becomes large shrub or small tree. Balled, 3 to 4 ft., 
$3.50; 2 to 3 ft., $3.00. 
CRATAEGUS . . . Hawthorn 
Crataegus carrieri. (Carrier's Thorn) Small, pyramidal tree 
with single white flowers. Its greatest beauty lies in the 
large, waxy berries of brilliant scarlet. Individual berries 
are the size of cherries. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $1.75. 
C. cordata. (Washington Thorn) A handsome small tree. 
Leaves triangular, lobed, deep, glossy green; flowers white, 
followed by intensely red berries. Bare root, 5 to 6 ft., $1.25. 
C. double pink. Small tree covered in early spring with 
small, double flowers that open pale pink and become rosy- 
pink with maturity. Bare root, 5 to 6 ft., $1.25. 
C. oxycantha splendens. (Paul’s Double Scarlet Thorn) 
Small tree of erect habit and quick growth. Flowers double 
and carmine in color; berries dull red. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., 
$1.25; 5 to 6 ft., $1.00; 5-gal. cans, 6 to 8 ft., $1.75. 
ERYTHRINA 
Erythrina crista-galli. (Coral Tree) A shrub or small tree 
with large, leathery, pinnate leaves. Flowers are pea-shaped 
in immense spikes of brilliant crimson; very showy. 
Branches freeze back each winter but flowers are borne in 
summer on new growth. Gal. cans, 75c. 
JACARANDA 
Jacaranda ovalifolium. Beautiful shade tree with feathery 
foliage resembling a tree fern. Covered in summer with 
lovely blue flowers. Very tender. 5-gal. cans, 4 to 5 ft., $1.25; 
6-in. pots, 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
LABURNUM 
Laburnum vulgare. (Golden Chain) Handsome, fast-grow¬ 
ing, small tree, foliage clover-shaped and light green. Flow¬ 
ers bright yellow and borne in long, wisteria-like racemes. 
Bare root, 5 to 6 ft., $1.25. 
L. vossi. A beautiful variety of Golden Chain. Bears a pro¬ 
fusion of flower clusters like Japanese wisteria but golden 
yellow and about 16 inches in length. Quite rare. Bare root, 
5 to 6 ft., $1.75. 
DOUBLE WHITE FLOWERING PEACH 
Arranged with Leucocoryne (Glory of the Sun) 
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