Bougainvillea 
See Color Plate and Description of our New 
Golden-Bronze Bougainvillea on page 67. 
Of all the flowering vines, none makes 
such a lavish display of color, or creates a 
more vivid impression upon visitors to Cal¬ 
ifornia as this group of strong climbers. 
Color is a dominant feature of California 
gardens, and the glorious Bougainvillea, 
vigorously climbing over fences, buildings, 
walls, pergolas and trellises, covered most 
of the year with its brilliant colored blos¬ 
soms is a pleasing sight never to be forgot¬ 
ten. Each variety covers a long blooming 
season and by planting several, masses of 
bloom will be had the year around. 
We have a wonderful collection of rare- 
colored varieties. 
BOUGAINVILLEA BRAZILIENSIS. A fine vari¬ 
ety, flowering almost the entire year, especially 
heavily in winter and spring. The flowers are 
large, showy rosy-purple, a pleasing tone, not to 
be compared with the old dull magenta colored 
variety which has much smaller flowers. 4-inch 
pots 40c; 1-gal. containers, 75c; 5-gal. $1.50. 
BOUGAINVILLEA CRIMSON LAKE. This has 
become the most popular of all of the Bougain¬ 
villeas because of the richness and brilliancy of 
its coloring; on opening it is deep crimson-lake, 
retaining this color for three or four weeks, the 
older flowers then passing to lovely crimson-car¬ 
mine. A prolific bloomer, covered with flowers 
throughout the year, and a very strong-growing 
vine. 4-inch pots 40c; 1-gal. containers 75c; 5- 
gal., 4-5 ft., $1.50; 5-8 ft., heavy, $2.00. 
BOUGAINVILLEA LATERITIA. Brick Red Bou¬ 
gainvillea. This is a most unusual color in flowers, 
often described as Brick Red, a hue that immedi¬ 
ately attracts attention, even from a great dis¬ 
tance. A rampant climber making a beautiful 
display of its lively color, especially in winter, 
spring and summer. It is a little more suscepti¬ 
ble to frost injury than the others, and is best 
adapted to the coastal and warmer foothill re¬ 
gions from Santa Barbara to San Diego. 4-inch 
pots 75c; 1-gal. containers $1.00; 5-gal. contain¬ 
ers $2.50. 
BOUGAINVILLEA ROSEA. A rare and 
beautiful color entirely distinct from any 
other. Under glass, and in some weather 
conditions it is a lovely rosy pink. In full 
open sun the color is deep rosy carmine, 
rich and beautiful. The flowers are larger 
than other varieties, produced in profusion 
in early spring and summer. 4-in pots, 
$1.00; 1-gal. containers $1.50; 5-gal. 
containers $3.50 to $5.00. 
BOUGAINVILLEA THOMASII. The beautiful 
red flowers are a little deeper in color than B. 
lateritia, to which variety it is quite similar. A 
choice and unusual color, blooming most freely 
in late summer and fall when B. lateritia has few¬ 
est flowers. It is sometimes called a "Bronze" 
Bougainvillea but is entirely different from our 
Golden Bronze variety "Mrs. Praetorius", described 
on page 67. 1-gal. containers, $1.00; 4-inch pots, 
75c; 5-gal. containers, $2.50. 
Bougainvilleas are sun-loving subjects, and re¬ 
quire warm situations, although they are often 
grown in partial shade. After they become es¬ 
tablished for one season they are very vigorous 
and even if the tops are damaged by heavy frost 
will usually recover immediately. In planting re¬ 
move them carefully from the containers, being 
careful not to break the soil from the roots, as 
this will often cause them to die. Paul J. 
Hoivard’s plants are grown more slowly, there¬ 
fore, are hardier and will become much more 
quickly established in the garden than forced 
plants of like size, developed in shorter time by 
heavy feeding. 
We have large specimens of Bougainvilleas in 
flower at "Flowerland", making a Beautiful Dis¬ 
play, and desirable for immediate effect. 
Bougainvilleas are much prized greenhouse and 
conservatory plants in localities where they will 
not succeed out of doors. 
Gelsemium 
CAROLINA JESSAMINE 
GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS. A beautiful, 
graceful twining vine, not too large, with good 
foliage and myriads of clear yellow, bell-shaped 
fragrant flowers. A useful, hardy vine for all 
parts of California. 1-gal. containers, 50c; 5-gal. 
$1.50. 
Distictus 
DISTICTIS CINEREA. This strong growing ever¬ 
green from South America is one of the most 
lovely vines in our entire list; no one who has 
seen it in full flower would be without one. It 
has flaring trumpet-shaped flowers 3 to 4 inches 
long, 21/2 to 3 inches across, of a lovely lavender 
tint with a deeper purple shade at the throat. It 
is in bloom most of the year, at times the vine 
being completely covered with a sheet of color. 
The flowers have a delicate fragrance which per¬ 
meates the garden. It belongs to the Bignonia 
family. 1-gal. containers, $1.00; Specimens in 5- 
gal. containers, $3.50. 
Ficus 
CREEPING FIC 
FICUS REPENS. A beautiful evergreen climber, 
with small dark green heart-shaped leaves. Very 
useful for covering brick or stone buildings as it 
clings by means of small clinging tendrils. 4-inch 
pots 35c; 1-gal. containers 50c. 
Miniature Fig Vine 
FICUS MINIMA. A tiny climbing vine, with 
glossy deep bronzy green leaves of minute size, 
making a beautiful outline on patio walls, where 
it may be grown in pots; or on the ground or 
faces of rocks in the rockery. 4-inch pots 60c; 
1-gal. containers 75c. 
Ivy 
HEDERA 
HEDERA HELIX. English Ivy. A well known 
evergreen climber, valuable for covering walls, 
banks, trunks of old trees, etc. Leaves are dark 
glossy green. One of the most useful ground 
covers for shady places, under trees, and on north 
slopes. 4-inch pots 25c; 2>/ 4 -inch pots 15c; 1- 
gal. containers 50c; Flats of 100 plants for 
ground cover, $2.50. 
HEDERA HELIX GRACILIS. Miniature-leaved 
English Ivy. A very graceful vine with much 
smaller leaves than English Ivy. 4-inch pots 35c; 
2i/4-inch pots 15c. 
HEDERA CANARIENSIS. Algerian Ivy. The ex¬ 
tremely glossy leaves are much larger than those 
of English Ivy, spaced farther apart. Young stems 
reddish color. Rapid growing, and fine for large 
pots, trained on a trellis against a wall. 1-gal. 
containers 50c. 
VARIEGATED ALGERIAN IVY. A form with 
beautifully variegated green and cream colored 
leaves. 2',4-inch pots 15c; 4-inch pots 35c; 1- 
gal. containers 50c. 
Clematis 
CLEMATIS HYBRIDS. Choice large flowered 
varieties in colors of pink, blue, purple or white. 
They flower the first year, and in California 
should be cut back to the ground in winter to 
obtain flowering wood each season. Strong plants, 
75e. 
Hoya 
WAX PLANT 
HOYA CARNOSA. An interesting and easily 
managed house plant suitable for growing in pots, 
without support, or on trellis, or training around 
a window frame or picture-mold. The thick shin¬ 
ing leaves are attractive. During the summer 
months it bears umbels of fragrant white flowers, 
with a pink star in the center of each. Every¬ 
one not familiar with the flowers thinks them 
surely made of wax. In Southern California this 
vine grows out-of-doo's in shaded protected lo¬ 
cations. 4-inch pots, $1.00. 
Jasminum 
JASMINE 
JASMINUM GRANDIFLORUM. Spanish Jasmine. 
Very sweet scented pure white, star-shaped 
flowers, large, often double. A vigorous grower. 
Intensely fragrant at night. 1-gal. containers, 
50c; 5-gal. containers, $1.50. 
JASMINUM OFFICINALIS. Common White Jas¬ 
mine. Leaves more pointed than the Spanish Jas¬ 
mine; smaller single white flowers in profusion. 
The variety cultivated for perfumery. 1-gal. con¬ 
tainers 50c; 5-gal. $1.50. 
JASMINUM POETICUM. Poet's Jasmine. A 
graceful vine, with simple, glossy rounded leaves 
pointed at the end. Large, fragrant star-like 
flowers in clusters. 1-gal., 50c; 5-gal., $1.50 
JASMINUM PRIMULINUM. Japanese Jasmine. 
A fine winter-blooming vine, with large, very 
double yellow flowers, thickly clustered on the 
drooping branches. 1-gal., 50c; 5-gal., $1.50. 
JASMINUM REVOLUTUM. Italian Jasmine. A 
semi-climber with bright golden-yellow flowers, 
very fragrant. May also be used as a shrub 1- 
gal. 50c; 5-gal. $1.50. 
POTTED IVY 
For Indoor and Patio Decoration 
The growing of Decorative Pot-plants is one of 
our specialties; we take pride in producing the 
most beautiful, clean-foliaged plants for indoor 
and patio use that it is possible to grow. At 
"Flowerland" any day in the year you may ob¬ 
tain the finest Ivies of all kinds, with luxuriant 
leaves especially grown for decorative purposes, 
in pots, vases, plant stands, window boxes or on 
metal or wood frames. 
Prices of Ivies specially grown for pots and urns. 
2',4-inch pots 15c; 3'/ 2 -inch pots 25c and 35c; 
4-inch pots 35c and 50c; Larger pots 
75e to $1.50. 
Various types of Potted Ivy 
for Decorative use. 
1— Miniature-leaved Eng¬ 
lish Ivy. 
2— Variegated Algerian Ivy. 
3— Philodendron pertusum. 
4— Wandering Jew. 
5— English Ivy. 
6— Ivy in 2'/ 4 -inch pot. 
See description and prices 
in right-hand column above. 
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