Paul J. Howard's 
EXOTIC CIRCLE 
The Exotic Circle at “Flowerland” is a fascinating 
collection of rare and unusual plants, including flow¬ 
ering shrubs and trees, new fruits and nuts, and plants 
valuable for character of growth and foliage, some of 
them unknown in California gardens. 
A new pleasure awaits garden owners in South¬ 
ern California, and the Southwest where plant-life 
from all climates can be grown in abundant variety, in 
collecting, experimenting with, and watching the de¬ 
velopment of new kinds of fruit and flower-bearing 
shrubs or trees. 
The real garden enthusiast derives more thrills 
from watching the development and growth of some 
new, rare, or unusual plant, or in learning the require¬ 
ments of plants previously considered difficult to 
grow or capricious in behavior; and more real satis¬ 
faction in the successful fruition of his efforts in 
growing even one plant, different from all the rest, 
than in anything else in gardening. That is true gar¬ 
dening, seldom the aspiration of the average commer¬ 
cial gardener, but often achieved by the enthusiastic 
amateur and the real professional. Were it not so 
California gardens would be a monotony of the easi¬ 
est to grow, an outlook of scarlet Geraniums and 
Golden Privet. 
We include in this section only a partially com¬ 
plete list of our Exotic Plants. We have many merit- 
torious new introductions that cannot be listed on ac¬ 
count of their scarcity. We are constantly seeking, 
and receiving from all parts of the world the newest 
and rarest that they have to offer. Some of the plants 
have shown such desirable qualities we are offering 
them in the sense of pioneering, and we try to indi¬ 
cate their requirements as to temperature, soil and 
water, that they may be given every chance of suc¬ 
cessful cultivation in their new locations. 
We are certain that a great many of these new 
species will soon be familiar in California Cardens, 
winning their way with new beauties and fine attrib¬ 
utes. 
We invite you to visit the Exotic Circle, the 
greenhouses and growing grounds at Paul J. Howard’s 
where you may see these plants, and receive available 
information about their habits and culture, and to 
find “what’s new in Horticulture”. If you cannot 
come to “Flowerland”, any information which we 
may have about any plants in which you are interest¬ 
ed will be sent to you by mail. 
SHRUBS AND TREES 
Prices given are for well grown, strong 
plants in large pots or containers, ready to 
transplant. 
BAECKIA 
For graceful beauty, and flowers for cut¬ 
ting. 
BAECKIA VIRGATA. Australia. A beautiful 
shrub of graceful pendulous habit. In summer it 
is a continuous mass of fragrant white flowers 
resembling those of the Leptospermum. It would 
be an excellent subject for hedge use, and should 
be quite hardy in California. Strong plants, $1.00. 
BAROSMA 
BAROSMA PULCHELLA. Buchu. Somewhat 
similar in appearance to Myrtus microphylla but 
more attractive when grown without trimming; 
covered in spring with small bell-shaped flowers 
of white or lavender color. Strong p!ants / 75c. 
BRUNFELSIA 
BRUNFELSIA AMERICANA. West Indies. This 
species has glossy leathery foliage, and bears 
quantities of tubular white flowers, like a giant 
Jasmine bloom and just as fragrant, which turn 
yellow with age. A little more tender than the 
blue flowered variety, adapted to planting in pro¬ 
tected localities. $1.50 and $3.50. 
BRUNFELSIA FLORIBUNDA. See Evergreen 
Shrub Section. 
BOWKERIA 
“Calceolaria Tree” 
BOWKERIA GERARDI ANA. South Africa. A 
very attractive new shrub growing to a height of 
6-10 ft. Its clusters of white flowers, glistening 
like new wax, are shaped like calceolarias and are 
well set off by a background of deep green fol¬ 
iage. $1.00. 
CASSIA 
CASSIA SPLENDIDA. South America. One of 
the most showy of this genus. The shapely bush 
makes a fine lawn specimen, with clear brilliant 
golden yellow flowers like the Golden Shower of 
Hawaii, produced in such great profusion that the 
bush is a mass of gold from summer until the 
beginning of winter. These flowers make exquis¬ 
ite cut-flower decorations. Well adapted to 
Southern California coastal belt from Santa Bar¬ 
bara to San Diego. $1.00; Large flowering speci¬ 
mens $2.50. 
EURYOPS 
A South African Tree Daisy 
EURYOPS ATHANACIAE. This is entirely dif¬ 
ferent from any plant we know. The shrub has 
a lacy appearance, although leafless, the finely 
divided stems look like feathery foliage. It bears 
large numbers of beautiful clear butter-yellow, 
slender petalled daisy-like flowers of great size, 
often 41 / 2-5 inches across. In form and color the 
flowers greatly resemble a fine Doronicum. They 
are most useful for cutting as the stems are 
sturdy and strong. The plant may be grown as 
a large branched-bush, or even trained into a 
round-topped standard. This new introduction is 
a wonderful thing for our gardens, being a mass 
of flowers in winter, when other flowers are 
scarce, as well as other times of the year. 75c. 
GARDENIA 
GARDENIA THUNBERGIA. A form of gardenia 
entirely distinct from the usual variety, forming 
a large bush. While it will grow in partial shade 
it seems to thrive best in a warm sunny loca¬ 
tion, where the foliage becomes luxuriant, glossy 
deep green. The blooms are very striking, being 
of long, narrow trumpet form, widely flaring to 
a three-inch disc at the end. Pure white and 
deliciously fragrant. Specimens in 5-gal. contain¬ 
ers, bushy, 2-3 ft., $3.50. 
COSSYPIUM 
Desert Rose 
GOSSYPIUM STURTII. A rare new importation 
from West Australia, hence well suited to a dry, 
sunny location. Forms a medium sized shrub 
which is covered, during the warm season, with 
beautiful lavender Hibiscus-like flowers, about 3 
inches in diameter. 75c. 
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