Abelia schumarmi Abelia Floribunda Abelia Grandiflora 
"ROEDING'S QUALITY” 
EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS 
In this group there are plants for every conceivable 
garden need. There are broadleaf evergreens for sun 
or shade, heat or cold, dry or wet locations; with 
flower or berry they provide brilliant color for every 
month in the year. In size they range from little 
sprawling things suitable for rock gardens to tall, 
spreading shade trees. Their wide use marks the 
great difference between California gardens and those 
of other sections. With their evergreen foliage they 
form the permanent background of the garden and 
by their continuing cheeriness year round beauty is 
assured. 
ABELIA 
Abelia grandiflora. (Glossy Abelia) (S). 
Foliage glossy green with bronze shad¬ 
ings ; flowers tubular, almost an inch 
long, white, flushed pink, and continuing 
throughout the summer. Fine for foun¬ 
dation plantings or in the shrubbery 
border. Balled, 4 to 5 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 
ft., $1.75 ; gal. cans, 50c. 
A triflora. (S). Foliage long and narrow. 
Flowers small, white faintly flushed 
with pink; very fragrant. Rare. 4 in. 
pots, 75c. 
ABUTILON . . . Flowering Maple 
Abutilon. (S). Half-hardy shrubs with 
maple-like leaves. Flowers are pendu¬ 
TWO SHOWY NEW ABELIAS 
A. floribunda. The most showy of 
the Abekas. The long tubular flow¬ 
ers of rosy scarlet are borne in 
greatest profusion though the 
flowering season is not as long as 
that of other varieties. The plant 
is rather sprawling in habit. Likes 
an acid soil and fairly cool situa¬ 
tion. Gal. cans, 75c. 
A. schumanni. (Schumann’s Abe¬ 
lia) With us this semi-deciduous 
shrub blooms from May to No¬ 
vember. Flowers are lavender- 
pink, much larger and more showy 
than Abelia grandiflora. Grows 6 
to 8 feet tall. We consider it one 
of the finest flowering shrubs in 
our list. Gal. cans, 75c. 
lous and bell-shaped; almost constantly 
in bloom. We can supply these beautiful 
plants with pink, yellow or orange flow¬ 
ers. Gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c. 
A. Dwarf Red. (S). Small tree or shrub 
with large leaves; flowers orange-red, 
opening flatter and held more erect than 
other abutilons; blooms from April to 
December. Will grow in fairly heavy 
shade. New. Gal. cans, 85c. 
A. megapotamicum. (S). Slender 
branched, almost trailing shrub that can 
be trained as a vine. Yellow flowers with 
showy red calyx giving a Chinese lan¬ 
tern effect. Blooms constantly. Gal. cans, 
85c. 
ACACIA 
Acacia armata. (Kangaroo Thorn) (S). 
Spreading shrub with long slender 
branches, thorny; foliage deep green, 
small; flowers light yellow, borne along 
the branches. Gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c. 
A. baileyana. (Cootamundra Wattle) 
(T). A really handsome tree with silvery 
blue foliage and brilliantly colored gold¬ 
en yellow flowers; blooms in January 
and February. 5-gal. cans, 8 to 10 ft., 
$2.00; gal. cans, 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
A. baileyana purpurea. (T). Identical 
with common A. baileyana except in 
color of foliage which is attractively 
tinged with violet and purple. Gal. cans, 
3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
A. cultriformis. (Knife Leaf Acacia) (S). 
A handsome shrub with triangular, glau¬ 
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cous green leaves; flowers yellow in 
axillary racemes appearing in March 
and April. Gal. cans, 5 to 6 ft., 75c; 4 to 
5 ft., 60c; 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
A. dealbata. (Silver Wattle) (T). A 
fast-growing tree ; foliage glaucous and 
finely cut; flowers golden yellow appear¬ 
ing in February and March. Fine for 
street planting. 5-gal. cans, 8 to 10 ft., 
$2.00; gal. cans, 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
A. floribunda. (Gossamer Wattle) (T). 
A quick-growing tree of pendulous 
habit; leaves long and narrow; flowers 
light yellow; blooms constantly during 
the summer. Gal. cans, 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
A. longifolia. (Sidney Golden Wattle) 
(S or T). Leaves long, glossy green; 
flowers yellow and borne in small spikes 
at the axil of every leaf; blooms Febru¬ 
ary and March. Resistant to wind and 
ocean spray. 5-gal. cans, 8 to 10 ft., 
$2.00; gal. cans, 4 to 5 ft., 50c. 
A. melanoxylon. (Black Acacia) (T). Of 
compact, pyramidal growth; popular as 
a street tree throughout California. 
Leaves oblong, flowers light yellow, 
borne in small heads at the axils of 
every leaf; blooms in February and 
March. 5-gal. cans, 8 to 10 ft., $2.00; 
gal. cans, 5 to 6 ft., 60c; 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
A. podalyriaefolia. (Pearl Acacia) (T). 
The earliest acacia, blooming in Decem¬ 
ber and January. Large, fluffy sprays 
of fragrant golden flowers. Beautiful, 
nearly round, pearl-gray foliage. Gal. 
cans, 2 to 3 ft., 60c. 
