BAMBOOS and GRASSES 
Bambusa fastuosa. Strong and erect 
grower. Canes spring up straight as 
spears. Foliage dark green with yellow 
blotches. S-gal. cans, 4 to 5 ft., $1.75. 
Phyllostachys aurea. Canes close- 
jointed at base and golden yellow in 
color. Sends up in dense form very 
slender shoots of moderate height; 
leaves from two to four inches long. 
Makes fine decorative material, espe¬ 
cially useful for quick-growing screen. 
Balled clumps, $1.50. 
P. nevini. A hardy, somewhat dwarf 
bamboo which will withstand zero tem¬ 
peratures. Quite decorative and also 
useful for plant stakes. Balled clumps, 
$1.75; gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
Phormium Tenax and Cortaderia 
Muchused in gardens of Spanish type homes 
P. marliacea. (Wrinkled Bamboo) Re¬ 
markable for the zig-zag growth of the 
lower part of the canes and for their 
grooved and wrinkled surface. Very 
graceful with rich green foliage. Balled 
clumps, $1.75. 
P. quillioi. Foliage variable, averaging 
from three to six inches long. Canes 
green at first, changing to yellow when 
ripe. Balled clumps or 5-gal. cans, 4 to 
5 ft., $1.75; gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
CORTADERIA . . . Pampas Grass 
Cortaderia argentea. The Pampas Grass 
of the Argentine plains, appreciated for 
its beautiful silver plumes. Effective 
when planted in clumps. 5-gal. cans, 
$1.75. 
C. Roi des Roses. Similar to above but 
plumes are rosy-lavender when first in 
bloom. 5-gal. cans, $1.75. 
PHORMIUM 
Phormium tenax. (New Zealand Flax) 
Foliage attains a length of six feet or 
more, color a clear green ; flowers orange 
borne on tall stalks. Widely used for 
Spanish-type plantings. 5-gal. cans, $1.75. 
P. tenax veitchianum. Foliage green 
with wide creamy-white stripes. 5-gal. 
cans, $1.75. 
LAWN GRASS SEED 
One pound of seed will sow 100 to 200 
square feet of lawn. 
Golden State Lawn Mixture. Contains 
the most hardy grasses which will make 
a sod that will endure much trampling. 
This mixture also contains some white 
clover. 35c per lb., 10 lbs. for $3.00. 
Kentucky Blue Grass. Good grade, 
weighing 25 lbs. to the bushel. 60c per 
lb., 10 lbs. $5.00. 
Phyllostachys Aurea 
Astoria Bent. Of creeping habit. $1.75 
per lb. (1 lb. will sow 500 to 700 sq. ft.) 
White Dutch Clover. 50c per lb., 10 lbs. 
for $4.50. 
Prices on other types of lawn grasses 
given upon request. 
BEDDING PLANTS 
For the convenience of those 
customers who call at our sales- 
yard we carry a good assortment 
of seasonable bedding plants. Ow¬ 
ing to the difficulty of packing 
this class of material so that it 
will arrive at its destination in 
good condition we do not take any 
orders for shipping. We will, how¬ 
ever, gladly make local deliveries 
of large orders by our trucks. 
GLADIOLUS 
Prices of varieties named below are for large size bulbs. 
We pay postage on Gladiolus within the 4th zone. 
10 rate 100 rate 
Apricot Glow—C lear warm apricot. Early.$ .45 $4.00 
Bagdad—S oft smoky old rose.80 6.00 
Betty Nuthall—O range-pink, yellow throat.45 4.00 
Commander Koehl—B rilliant deep red.80 6.00 
Coryphee—C lear soft pink.50 4.50 
Dr. F. E. Bennett—AT vid bright scarlet.45 4.00 
Helen Wills—W hite with cream flush.50 4.50 
Los Angeles—G iant shrimp-pink. 45 4.00 
Mammoth White—I mmense pure white.65 5.50 
Minuet—-C lear orchid lavender.50 4.50 
Mother Machree—L ight gray with flashes of pink. 80 6.00 
Mrs. Van Konynenburg—W isteria blue.50 4.50 
Pfitzer's Triumph—G iant orange-red.•..50 4.50 
Picardy—D elicate apricot peach pink.65 5.50 
Primrose Princess—F inest yellow. Amber shading.45 4.00 
Queen Helen II—Orange-pink. Yellow throat. 1.00 8.00 
Red Phipps—O range-red. 1.00 8.00 
Salbach’s Orchid—L arge clear orchid-rose.80 6.00 
Salbach’s Pink—C lear geranium pink.80 6.00 
Souvenir—D affodil yellow primulinus.45 4.00 
Virginia—B right red. Popular variety.45 4.00 
Special Mixture—F ifteen beautiful colors.45 4.00 
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