FLOWERING 
In the long succession of colorful pic¬ 
tures that are presented in California 
gardens, the most impressive are those 
provided in February, March and April 
by Flowering Trees. Blooming before 
the appearance of foliage, as most of 
them do, their clear tones of color af¬ 
ford boundless opportunities for the 
creation of lovely garden scenes. Their 
graceful branches are exquisitely beau¬ 
tiful either spread against backgrounds 
of sober evergreens or matching their 
brilliant colors with beds of gay tulips, 
daffodils and other early flowers. 
CERCIS . . . Redbud 
Cercis canadensis. (American Red¬ 
bud) Small tree, every twig of which 
is covered with little pink, pea-shaped 
blossoms in early spring. Bare root, 5 
to 6 ft., $1.25. 
CRATAEGUS . . . Hawthorn 
Crataegus carrieri. (Carrier’s Thorn) 
Small, pyramidal tree with single white 
flowers. Its greatest beauty lies in the 
large, waxy berries of brilliant scarlet. 
Individual berries are the size of cher¬ 
ries. Bare root, 5 to 6 ft., $1.50. 
C. cordata. (Washington Thorn) A 
handsome small tree. Leaves triangular, 
lobed, deep, glossy green; flowers 
white, followed by intensely red berries. 
Bare root, 3 to 4 ft., $1.00. 
C. double pink. Small tree covered in 
early spring with small, double flowers 
that open pale pink and become rosy- 
pink with maturity. Bare root, 5 to 6 
ft., $1.25. 
C. double white. Creamy-white, fully 
double flowers that sometimes become 
tinged with pink at maturity. Bare 
root, 5 to 6 ft., $1.25. 
C. oxycantha splendens. (Paul’s 
Double Scarlet Thorn) Small tree of 
erect habit and quick growth. Flowers 
double and carmine in color; berries 
dull red. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $1.50; 5 
to 6 ft., $1.25; 5-gal. cans, 6 to 8 ft., 
$1.75. 
JACARANDA 
Jacaranda ovalifolium. Beautiful shade 
tree with feathery foliage resembling a 
tree fern. Covered in summer with 
lovely blue flowers. Very tender. 5-gal. 
cans, 4 to 5 ft., $1.25; 6-in. pots, 3 to 4 
ft., 50c. 
THE LONG CLUSTERED GOLDEN CHAIN 
Laburnum vossi is a great improvement over the old Laburnum vulgare. 
It is a small tree with green bark and foliage like exaggerated clover leaves. 
Flowers are pure golden yellow and formed exactly like those of the Wis¬ 
teria. The hanging clusters attain as much as 18 to 20 inches length and are 
borne very profusely in late April after most flowering trees are through 
blooming. Very beautiful and still very rare. The trees we offer will bloom 
the first year if given ordinarily good care. Bare root, 5 to 6 ft., $1.75. 
MAGNOLIA 
Magnolia lennei. (Lenne Magnolia) 
Magnificent saucer-shaped blooms eight 
inches across; petals broad and 
rounded, outside bright purple-rose, in¬ 
side nearly white; very fragrant. 
Blooms about 10 days later than M. 
soulangeana. Leaves large, often 12 
inches long and 8 inches wide. Eventu¬ 
ally becomes a tree 20 feet or more. 
Blooms most freely in full sun but will 
grow in partial shade. Balled, 2 to 3 
ft., $5.00. 
M. liliflora (M. obovata) (Lily Mag¬ 
nolia) A lovely variety of Deciduous 
Magnolia. Flowers are 4 to 5 inches 
long, purple outside and lavender with¬ 
in. Blooms remain cupped and do not 
open flat. Main blooming season in 
March and April before leaves appear 
but a few flowers appear in summer. 
Foliage light green, 6 to 8 inches long. 
Growth rather rapid; becomes large 
shrub or small tree. Balled, 3 to 4 ft., 
$3.50; 2 to 3 ft., $3.00. 
M. soulangeana. (Saucer Magnolia) 
Large flowers 5 to 7 inches long with 
pointed petals ; purplish-pink and laven¬ 
der outside, pale lavender or white in¬ 
side. Blooms in March before leaves 
appear; very fragrant. Grows into 
handsome tree, pyramidal in form. 
Balled, 3 to 4 ft., $5.00; 2 to 3 ft., $4.00. 
Magnolia Stellata 
Flowers with late Hyacinths and early Tulips 
TREES 
Park Weeping Cherry 
Magnolia Soulangeana 
The fragrant blooms are like Giant Tulips 
