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EVANS GARDENS 
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA 
SALVIA Involucrata 
(Mexico). Better grown as a herbaceous plant. 
Large heads of deep rosy pink flowers, one of 
the handsomest of the whole family and very 
seldom seen. Does better in half-shade. $.50. 
SCHIZOCENTRON Elegans. (Syn. 
Heeria elegans) 
(Mexico). Plant belonging to the Melastoma 
family, making a dense mat on the ground. 
Very small bright green foliage, covered in 
summer with masses of single rosy purple flow¬ 
ers. One of the finest things we know of for 
a ground covering, in half-shady situations. 
Must have a moist loose soil with some peat 
or leaf mold, where it will acclimatize itself 
and increase very fast, covering a considerable 
space. We know of no more beautiful thing 
of its kind than this, and we cannot suffici¬ 
ently praise it. Per dozen, $3.50. 
ZAUSCHNERIA Californica. (California 
Fuchsia) 
(California). Dwarf shrub occuring along coast 
ranges inland and up in the high mountains in 
various forms. Minute silvery gray foliage. In 
summer and autumn this shrub is an especially 
beautiful sight. Every branch bears quantities of 
graceful tubular scarlet flowers, visited by hum¬ 
ming birds. This plant grows to about three or 
four feet and will make a clump many feet 
across. Does better in a hot sunny situation and 
will grow and flower profusely with little or no 
water. It is the better for being cut down to 
the ground in wintertime. It will stand a great 
many degrees of frost and is very highly recom¬ 
mended. $.50. 
FLOWERING VINES 
Climbing and Twining Plants 
ANTIGONON Leptopus. (Rosa de 
Montana) 
(Mexico). Deciduous climbing vine, will cover a 
large area, blooms in summer and autumn, ra¬ 
cemes of deep rose-colored flowers of a papery 
texture. An unusually beautiful thing in a sunny 
situation either on a roof or fence or climbing 
up a tree, where it is a sheet of pink. $.50. 
BAUHINIA Corymbosa 
(China). A very strong growing evergreen 
climber, beautiful foliage, young growth reddish, 
large panicles of white flowers with red stamens, 
very fragrant. Our plant on the roof of a large 
lath house is a sight worth seeing, blooming most 
of the year. Quite new and very scarce. Highly 
recommended. $1.50 to $5.00. 
BAUHINIA Galpinii 
(South Africa). Can be grown either as a climb¬ 
er or a shrub. Orange nasturtium colored flow¬ 
ers. Very beautiful and rare and a lovely thing 
in a sunny situation. Highly recommended. $1.50; 
large specimens, $2.50 up. 
BEAUMONTIA Grandiflora. (Easter 
Lily Vine) 
(Nepal, India). Very vigorous growing ever¬ 
green climber, particularly beautiful, large 
lustrous leaves, big clusters of white trumpet¬ 
shaped flowers, the individual flowers resem¬ 
bling an Easter lily, fragrant. Will do well in 
any situation where Bougainvilleas will grow. 
There is no more beautiful or noble climber 
than this. Should be far more freely planted 
than it is in situations not subject to too 
heavy frosts. Blooms most of the year. Very 
highly recommended. $2.50; large specimens, 
$5.00 up. 
BIGNONIA Cherere 
(South America). Strong growing evergreen Big- 
nonia, clusters of large scarlet flowers with yel¬ 
lowish throat, very showy and free flowering. 
Likes a hot situation. $.50. 
BIGNONIA Speciosa 
(South America). Evergreen vine, summer bloom¬ 
er with large clusters of violet-colored flowers. 
In our opinion a better thing than B. violacea, 
as it is a more constant bloomer and the flowers 
are of a very distinct and unusual shade. Very 
uncommon. $.75. 
BIGNONIA Tweediana 
(South America). Clinging vine, large, trumpet¬ 
shaped deep yellow flowers in spring and early 
summer. One of the hardiest of the family. Will 
stand a good deal of cold. $.50. 
BIGNONIA Venusta 
(South America). Too well known to need de¬ 
scription. Wonderful winter bloomer, intensely 
brilliant orange clusters of flowers, quite tender 
to cold. $.50. 
BOMAREA Oligantha 
(Peru). Evergreen twining plant allied to Al- 
stromeria. Tuberous roots, large umbels of ve r y 
showy spotted orange-colored flowers in summer. 
Fine thing and rare. $1.50. 
BOUGAINVILLEAS 
In Southern California regions free from heavy 
frosts, no plant from semi-tropic countries is more 
at home, more healthy, free from disease and pests, 
more striking and showy than is the Bougainvillea. 
When these plants have attained a good size, 
they will really bloom better if they do not get too 
much water. In fact, a well developed plant with 
a good root system will go through the entire year 
with practically no water at all and bloom pro¬ 
fusely. 
Nothing in our gardens gives more vivid and 
glowing color than does this plant in its various 
varieties, with their different glorious and glowing 
colors. We are constantly striving to introduce 
new ones and expect to offer them from time to 
time. 
