TREES AND SHRUBS MAKE CALIFORNIA’S 
CAPITOL A BEAUTY SPOT 
ABELIA 
A. grandiflora. (S.) (R.) 6 ft. Small glossy leaves. 
Flowers an inch long, white flushed pink. Blooms 
profusely all summer. Fine foundation plant. 18 to 
24 in., 85c; 2 to 3 ft., $1.00 and $1.25. In pots, 35c. 
ACACIA 
A. decurrens. 50 ft. Green Wattle. Grows rapidly 
into large, erect tree suited to parks and avenues. 
Hardy. 2 to 3 ft., 40c. 
AZALEA 
These 4 and 5 year plants will glorify your garden. 
Many are loaded with flower buds. They are sensi¬ 
tive to l'me, requiring marked soil acidity. This con¬ 
dition may be induced by application of Sulphur or 
Aluminum Sulphate, 5 pounds per 100 square feet 
sprinkled evenly over surface and spaded in. Don’t 
allow them to become over-dry. Plant in shade or 
part shade. 
EVERGREEN 
Hinodegiri. Bright cherry-red. 6 to 8 inch, 75c; 
8 to 12 inch, 85c. All with flower buds. 
DECIDUOUS 
Altaclare. Brilliant yellow. Large flowers. Fol age 
red in autumn. 6 to 8 inch, 50c; 8 to 12 inch, 85c; 
12 to 18 inch, $1.25. 
Mollis. Orange, apricot, yellow shadings. Large 
flowers. 8 to 12 inch. 85c; 12 to 18 inch, $1.00 and $1.25. 
*Occidentalis. “Western Azalea.” Fragrant, white 
blooms. Makes large plant. 8 to 12 inch, 85c; 4 ft. 
bushy, $2.50. 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS (Manzanita) 
*A. glauca. “Great Berr'ed Manzanita.” A Spanish 
name meaning little apple. Evergreen shrub with 
crooked branches; bark dark red; flowers w T hite or 
pink in clusters; fruit berry like and brown in color 
leaves silvery. For sunny situations. A striking 
acquisition to any garden if soil is acid. Gal. con¬ 
tainer, 35c 50c, 75c. 
(R.) Means suitable for Rock Gardens. 
(T.) Means Tree. 
(S.) Means Shrub. 
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GILLET’S 
ARBUTUS 
A. unedo. “Strawberry Tree.” (S.) 10 ft. Mod¬ 
erate sized shrub, attractive foliage. White flowers 
in winter months and with them the large red straw¬ 
berry-like fruit of previous season. Showy and hand¬ 
some. 50c, 75c, $2.00. 
AUCUBA 
A. japonica. “Gold Dust Laurel.” (S.) (R.) 6 ft. 
Leaves almost covered with yellow dots. Excellent 
for tub culture or planting in part shade. Bushy 
plants. 50c to $3.50 each. 
AZARA 
A. microphylla. (S.) 8 ft. A graceful shrub with 
arching pendulous branches and small, round glossy- 
green leaves. Flowers yellow and chocolate scented. 
F'ine for reclining against walls or fences. 2-3 ft., 
$1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.25. 
BERBERIS. Barberry 
They add a great deal of charm to our gardens by 
their fall coloring and numerous berries of all shades 
and tints of blue and red, as well as their bright yel¬ 
low or orange flowers in spring. Will grow under all 
conditions except dense shade and wet situations. 
B. Darwinii. “Darwin’s Barberry.” 5 ft. Highly 
ornamental, small shrub. Leaves small, rich, glossy 
green; in winter bright red. Golden yellow flowers, 
followed by purple berries. 1 to V/i ft., 50c. 
B. elegans. 6 ft. Handsome spreading shrub; slen¬ 
der branches, grayish leaves. Violet colored berries. 
\ l / 2 to 2 ft., 75c; 2 to 2^2 ft., $1.00. 
B. gagnepaini. 6 ft. A bushy plant with arching 
branches and long toothed, glossy green leaves wavy 
at the margins, orange flowers, and blue berries. 
Ruddy fall color. \ l / 2 to 2 ft., 85c, $1.00. 
B. sargentiana. 6 ft. A very handsome Barberry 
with large oblong leaves, deep green in color and 
graceful in form. Very hardy. 2 to 3 ft., $1.25. 
B. subcauliata. (S.) Of compact, globular form; 
foliage bronzy-green turning to red in winter; flow¬ 
ers light yellow, berries red. 3 to 4 ft., $1.50, $1.75. 
See Deciduous Shrubs, also. 
B. Wilsonae. 4 ft. A hardy handsome shrub, with 
small gray-green foliage, turning to a brilliant red¬ 
dish bronze in the fall. Flowers golden yellow, in 
dense clusters; berries in fall, salmon-red. 2-3 ft., 
$1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50. 
BUXUS. Boxwood 
This plant always gives an air of distinction to 
ones grounds. Useful for formal planting and as 
accent plants. Besides those listed we can furnish 
large specimens for fine estates. Write for prices 
and photographs. 
Boxwood. Trimmed cones. 12 to 18 inch, $1.00; 18 
to 20 inch, $1.25; 20 to 24 inch, $1.75. 
Gold T'p. 18 to 24 inch, $1.00; 24 to 30 inch, $1.25. 
Dwarf Box. 8 to 12 inch, 40c; $3.50 per 10. Old speci¬ 
mens, from $5.00. 
BUDDLEIA 
B. superba. “Summer Lilac.” 8 ft. A fast-grow¬ 
ing, sprerding shrub; remarkable for the long pan¬ 
icles of fragrant rose-purple flowers borne in great 
profusion in the late summer around which quanti¬ 
ties of Butterflies hover. 3 to 4 ft., 50c; 2 to 3 ft., 40c. 
CAMELLIA 
Double Red, Double Pink, Variegated. 75c to $4.00. 
according to size and buds. 
CEANOTHUS 
*C. prostratus. (R.) “Indian Carpet.” Entirely 
prostrate and evergreen. Small glossy, leathery 
leaves completely cover the ground. Stands tramp¬ 
ing, drought and severe cold. Flowers violet blue. 
Will run over rocks and hangs gracefully from walls. 
8 to 12 inch spread, 50c. Rooted divisions, $7.50 per 
100. 
C. Cyaneus. 8 ft. One of the most beautiful of the 
mountain lilacs. Flowers dark blue, very profuse and 
fragrant. 2 to 3 ft.. 75c; 3 to 4 ft., balled, $1.50. 
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