Evergreen Flowering Shrubs 
The Colorful Buddleias 
Buddleia. "lie de France." 8 ft. 10°. The 
finest of the "Summer Lilac" type of Buddleia, 
with great long flower spikes 6 to 12 inches in 
length, in color a brilliant rosy purple tinted 
with violet. Deliciously fragrant. Perfectly 
hardy anywhere. Full sun. 5-gal. containers, 
$1.50; gal. containers, 50c. 
Buddleia salvifolia. 8 ft. 10°. An unusual 
and little known evergreen Buddleia which 
never loses its foliage and is particularly beau¬ 
tiful and luxuriant in appearance in the winter. 
Its profuse large 12-inch panicles of pale mauve 
flowers appear in the winter also, and these 
blooms have the most delicious fragrance of 
any of the Buddleias. It is easily grown any¬ 
where, and because of the grace and beauty 
of its foliage and the fragrance and profusion 
of its flowers and their unusual blooming sea¬ 
son, we consider it a most valuable new shrub 
for all of California. Full sun. Plenty of water. 
5-gal. containers, $1.75; gal. containers, 60c. 
Fountain Buddleia 
Buddleia Alternifolia. 6 ft. Zero. The grace¬ 
fully arching pendulous branches are wreathed 
from end to end in the late spring with little 
bright colored honey-scented lilac colored flow¬ 
ers so profusely borne that the stems are com¬ 
pletely hidden. The fragrant flowering sprays 
make excellent cut indoor decorations. It grows 
in almost any soil, is perfectly hardy, drops its 
leaves for a few weeks in winter, prefers full 
sun and is uninjured by extremes of heat and 
cold. The blooms are borne on the previous 
year's growth so do not prune it back severely 
in winter. The plant explorer Farrer who found 
this plant in China, aptly described it as "A 
sheer waterfall of purple." 5-gal. containers, 
$1.75; gal. containers, 60c. 
Brunielsia 
Brunfelsia floribunda. 6 ft. 20°. A rare 
shrub of slow growth producing during most 
of the year many intensely fragrant flowers 
which open light violet, fading through blue 
and lavender to white as they stay on the 
plant. There are few more sweet scented 
blooms than these. Gal. containers, $1.00. 
The beautiful fruit, flowers and foliage of the Strawberry Tree. 
Canary Island Lupine 
Adenocarpus foliolosus. 4 ft. 15°. A bril¬ 
liant new plant from the Canary Islands, and 
its many big spikes of yellow flowers like giant 
yellow lupins seem to have transplanted the 
brilliant sunshine of the Canaries right into 
California to compete with our own celebrated 
sunshine. The tip of every one of its many 
branches is a glowing mass of color throught 
April, May and June. A splendid foliage plant 
throughout the entire year. Its small, grass- 
green leaves are even brighter in the middle 
of winter than in summer, and the stems also 
are a brilliant green. Full sun. Fairly dry soil. 
5-gal. containers, $1.75; gal. containers, 60c. 
A Shrubby Aster 
Aster fruticosa. 3 ft. 15°. We consider this 
to be one of the most delightful and colorful 
small flowering evergreen shrubs that we have 
ever grown for California gardens. It is not in 
the least like other Asters, Being neither annual 
nor perennial but a permanent evergreen 
shrub, just the right size to fit into the average 
garden, with dark evergreen foliage which 
breaks out in April, May and June into great 
masses of deep lavender or rosy-mauve flow¬ 
ers, completely covering the plant, each flower 
1 to ll/ 2 inches across with rigid petals, all 
flowers facing the sun, making a magnificent 
display of color. It is native to a portion of 
South Africa which has a climate like that of 
California so it thrives wonderfully well here 
likes fairly dry soil, full sun, and we give it 
our heartiest recommendation because of its 
ease of growth, its freedom of bloom and its 
remarkable beauty. 5-gal. containers, $2.00; 
gal. containers, 75c. 
Aster filifolius elongatus. 3 ft. 15°. We do 
not know so much about this one because it is 
quite new and untried, but it is said to be just 
as showy in bloom as Aster fruticosa described 
above, and that will be sufficient recommenda¬ 
tion for those who have seen its companion 
variety in bloom. One reason why we like 
them both is because they stay small and do 
not overgrow their location. Gal. containers 
60c. 
Astartea 
Astartea fascicularis. 8 ft. 22°. Western 
Australia has produced some of the most un¬ 
usual and beautiful flowering shrubs for our 
California gardens, and this is one of the new¬ 
est and least known. A tall slender plant with 
dainty Heather-like foliage, profusely studded 
with minute white blooms in June and July, the 
long sprays being splendid for indoor decora¬ 
tion. Full sun. 5-gal. containers, $1.75; gal. 
containers, 60c. 
Boxwood 
Buxus japonica. “Japanese Box." 2 to 4 ft. 
10°. This Boxwood makes the best low ever¬ 
green trimmed hedge that can be grown in 
California and is much used for this purpose, 
as well as for trimmed specimens for porch 
and garden. It naturally grows low, dense and 
compact with glossy bright green small leaves. 
Trimmed pyramids, 24-26 inches, $2.50; 26-28 
inches, $3.00; 4-inch pots, $20.00 per 10C; flats 
of 100 plants, 4-6 inches, $3.00. 
ASTER FRUTICOSA 
Deep lavender flowers cover the 
plant with a sheet of color. 
Gold-Dust Plant 
Aucuba japonica. "Gold-Dust Plant." 5 ft 
10°. One of the finest foliage plants for shady 
spots is this luxuriantly foliaged shrub with 
the big green leaves dusted 
with golden specks. Bushy, 
2-3 ft., $2.50; 1-2 ft., $1.75. 
Aucuba japonica Berried 
Form. Not all Aucubas pro¬ 
duce the magnificent crim¬ 
son berries. We have, 
therefore, grown female 
plants which are sure to 
produce fruit, provided a 
male is planted with them. 
Either type, 6-inch pots, 
$1.50. 
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WHERE WILL IT GROW 
The approximate temperatures at 
which these evergreen shrubs will 
freeze are indicated in the descriptions. 
These are only approximate, however, 
since the condition of plants during cold 
weather has a good deal to do with 
their resistance to frost. We also indi¬ 
cate whether plants prefer sun or shade. 
