68 _______._ ==== Agcelere^Muss'er Seed Co. 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 
TREE AND SHRUB SEEDS 
Most tree seeds should be planted during the winter and early spring months. Pine and Conifer seeds In March and 
April. Sow in boxes of well drained soil and keep in a protected place. A lath house is the best. Water in the morning to 
prevent seedlings from “damping off.” When about two inches high, pot up and grow in pots until large enough to set out. 
ACACIA — 9oak seed in hot water 12 
hours before planting. 
A. Baileyana — 30 ft. The most popu¬ 
lar. A fast grower with glaucous green 
foliage. Pkt. 15c, oz. 75c. 
A. Cultriformls — “Knife-leaved” Acacia. 
A fine shrub with glaucous green 
leaves. Height 15 ft. Pkt. 15c, oz. 85c. 
A. Dealbata —40 ft. “Silver Wattle” 
finely cut foliage. Good for street plant¬ 
ing. Pkt. 10c, oz. 75c. 
A. Decurrens— 50 ft., “Green Wattle.” 
A rapid grower. Can be used as wind¬ 
break and is valuable for turner’s work. 
Is rich in tannin. Pkt. 10c, oz. 80c. 
A. Floribunda —30 ft. A pretty tree of 
pendulous habit, quick growth and con¬ 
stantly in bloom. Pkt. 15c, oz. 75c. 
A. Latifolia —30 ft. "Golden Wattle.” 
Ornamental; leaves long and rather 
broad. Pkt. 10c, oz. 75c. 
A. (Albizzia) Lophantha—30 ft., “Crested 
Wattle.” Rapid grower. Grows in poor 
soil. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c. 
A. Melanoxylon —75 ft. A compact tree 
useful for street planting. Wood used 
in cabinet work. Pkt. 10c, oz. 75c. 
A. Podalyriaefolla —Beautiful shrub with 
masses of flowers. Pkt. 25c, oz. 75c. 
A. Pruinosa — 25 feet. Drooping form 
with finely cut foliage. Yellow flowers 
in large racemes. Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.25. 
A. Saligna —Handsome glaucous green, 
pendulous tree. Hardy and drought re¬ 
sistant. Flowers very beautiful for cut¬ 
ting. Pkt. 15c, oz. 75c. 
A. Verticillata —A low growing variety 
with narrow, needle-like leaves. Suit¬ 
able for hedges. Covered in spring with 
golden flowers. Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.50. 
A. (Albizzia) Julibrissen— (Silk Tree) 
Beautiful Shade Tree with fern-like fol¬ 
iage. Covered in summer with feathery 
pink blossoms. Pkt. 10c, oz. 75c. 
ARALIA PAPYRIFERA — (Rice Paper 
plant)—A desirable plant for tropical 
effects. Huge lobed leaves and umbels 
of white flowers make it a very valu¬ 
able plant in landscape work. Pkt. 25c. 
ARALIA SI EBOLDII (Fatsia Japonica) — 
Shrub with large glossy fig-like leaves 
and clusters of small white flowers fol¬ 
lowed by small black berries. Pkt. 25c. 
ARBUTUS UN EDO (Strawberry Tree)— 
10 feet tall. Dark green foliage, similar 
to California Holly. Small white bell¬ 
shaped flowers followed by red straw¬ 
berry-like fruits, in December. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 80c. 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS GLAUCA — Giant 
berried Manzanita. Very good shrub 
for dry situations. The branches are 
red-barked with attractive glaucous 
foliage. White flowers. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c. 
BAUHINIA PURPUREA (Mountain 
Ebony or Orchid Tree) — A rare and 
beautiful evergreen tree of medium size. 
Flowers are huge and range from white 
to purple. Pkt. 15c, 'A oz. 40c. 
BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM (Oregon Grape) 
—Graceful, ornamental shrub with beau¬ 
tiful holly-like foliage and racemes of 
golden yellow flowers, followed by pur¬ 
ple berries. Pkt. 15c, 'A oz. 40c. 
BERBERIS DARWINII —Very ornamental 
dwarf shrub with small holly-like fol¬ 
iage which turns red in winter. Saf¬ 
fron yellow' flowers followed by purple 
berries. Pkt. 25c. 
CALLISTEMON RIGIDUS (“Bottle 
Brush") —A graceful tree or large 
shrub with drooping branchlets. The 
leaves are narrow, pointed and rigid. 
Flowers in bottle brush like spikes of 
deep red. Pkt. 15c, >A oz. 60c. 
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Eucalyptus Ficifolia 
CAMPHORA OFFICINALIS— “Camphor 
Tree,” 30 ft. An ornamental and at¬ 
tractive tree with shiny green foliage. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 3,5c. 
CARPENTARIA CALIFORNIA— Hand¬ 
some native California plant. It is 
about 6 feet high and is covered with 
beautiful large fragrant flowers 3 inches 
across. Pkt. 25c. 
CASSIA ARTEMISIODES— Shrub. Soft, 
gray-green, finely - cut foliage. Deep 
yellow’, sweet scented flowers. Stands 
drought. May be used for hedges. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. $1.25. 
CASSIA TOMENTOSA —A quick growing 
shrub with yellow flowers in winter. 
Drought resistant. Pkt. 15c, oz. 75c. 
CASSIA NAIROBENSIS — Leaves are 
much larger than Tomentosa. Large 
heads of deep yellow flowers. Grows 
rapidly. Pkt. 25c. 
CASUARINA STRICTA (She Oak)— Slen¬ 
der graceful tree resembling a pine. 
Grows rapidly and resists drought and 
extremes of heat and cold. Fine for 
parkings. Pkt. 15c, oz. $1.25. 
CEANOTHUS ARBOREUS — A large 
shrub 8-15 feet tall, bearing fine trusses 
of rich deep blue fragrant flowers. 
Pkt. 15c, 'A oz. 50c. 
CEANOTHUS CYANEUS— Splendid shrub 
with dark blue flowers which appear 
late in spring. Makes a good hedge. 
Pkt. 25c. 
CEANOTHUS SPINOSUS — The most 
rapid growing of the California lilacs. 
Light blue flowers in clusters. Very 
hardy; 20 feet. Pkt. 10c, A oz. 35c. 
CEDRUS DEODARA —A beautiful ever¬ 
green of silvery green foliage, pyra¬ 
midal form and drooping branches. Pkt. 
25c, A oz. 30c. 
CERATONIA SILIQUA —"St. John’s 
Bread” or “Carob Tree.” A very orna¬ 
mental compact growing tree. Thrives 
in any soil and will withstand drouth. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 45c. 
CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSON I ANA (Law- 
son Cypress)—One of the most stately 
of all evergreen trees. Horizontal 
pendulous branches and flat foliage of 
soft gray color. Hardy except in dry 
interior. Pkt. 15c, A oz. 25c. 
CHERIMOYA — Fine sub - tropical tree 
which grows to 20 feet, bearing small 
green fruit of delicious flavor. Will 
stand 5 or 6 degrees of frost. Pkt. 25c. 
CHORIZEMA ILICIFOLIA—A spreading 
shrub wdth holly-like foliage, small pea¬ 
shaped orange-scarlet flowers. Blooms 
in winter, early’ spring. 100 seeds 30c. 
COPROSMA BAUERI —A very popular, 
low-growing shrub with round, glossy, 
bright green leaves used a great deal in 
mass against porches and walls. Pkt. 
15c, A oz. 40c. 
CORONILLA GLAUCA — A small ever¬ 
green shrub with glaucous foliage and 
yellow pea shaped flowers borne dur¬ 
ing late winter. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.20. 
COTONEASTER ANGUSTIFOLIA (Pyr- 
acantha angustifolia)—Spreading shrub, 
10 feet. Bears orange yellow berries 
in abundance throughout the winter. 
Pkt. 15c, 'A oz. 40c. 
COTONEASTER FRANCHETTI — Hand¬ 
some 5 ft. shrub. Pink flowers followed 
by orange red berries. Pkt. 10c. 
COTONEASTER PANNOSA — Shrub of 
upright growth, small branches droop¬ 
ing. Leaves green above, silvery be¬ 
neath, White flowers followed by red 
berries in the fall. Pkt. 10c. 
CRATAEGUS CRENULATA—A thorny 
shrub: small leaves, red berries. Pkt. 10c. 
CRATAEGUS YUNNANENSIS — A low- 
growing variety coming from Japan. 
The berries are very bright red and 
borne in great abundance. A hand¬ 
some, rare variety. Pkt. 10c. 
CRYPTOMERIA ELEGANS—“Fine leaved 
Japan Cedar.” Fine foliage which turns 
red in the winter. A beautiful tree for 
the lawn. Pkt. 15c, 'A oz. 45c. 
CUPRESSUS MACROCARPA — “Monte¬ 
rey Cypress,” 75 ft. Native of Califor¬ 
nia. Extensively used for hedges and 
windbreaks. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c. 
C. SEMPERVIRENS — Var. Fastigiata 
“Italian Cypress.” A narrow tapering 
tree. Used in landscape gardening. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 75c. 
C. ARIZONICA (“Arizona Cypress")—One 
of the best cypresses, with a bluish cast. 
Has a slender, upright growth and will 
thrive in almost any soil, standing both 
heat and cold. Pkt. 10c, oz. 75c. 
CYDONIA JAPONICA SANGUINEA 
(Scarlet Flowering Quince)—Beautiful 
deciduous shrub bearing a profusion of 
scarlet flowers. Pkt. 15c, oz. 85c. 
DIOSMA ERICOIDES (Breath o\ Heaven) 
—Small shrub with fine heather-like fol¬ 
iage and dainty fragrant white flowers. 
Pkt. 15c, 1,000 seeds $2.50. 
DURANTA PLUMIERI (Golden Dewdrop) 
—Tall rapid growing shrub with laven¬ 
der-blue flowers in terminal clusters, 
followed by yellow berries. Drought re¬ 
sistant. Pkt. 10c, oz. 85c. 
ERYTHRINA CRISTA - GALL! (Coral 
Tree) —Showy and beautiful shrub or 
small tree producing many butterfly- 
like flowers of a brilliant crimson shade. 
Pkt. 15c. 
EUCALYPTUS 
Should be sown in June or July In 
thoroughly prepared seed boxes. The 
beds should be kept moist at all time* 
and watered only with a very fine spray. 
When seedlings appear water only in 
