California Lilac 
In the springtime the California foot¬ 
hills and mountains are glorious to be¬ 
hold because the landscape is massed 
•with the delicate blue flowers of the 
California Lilac and the air is scented 
with their sweet perfume. They grow 
rapidly in the garden and thrive any¬ 
where in well drained soil. 
Ceanothus cyaneus. 8 ft. 12°. This is 
the most prized of the Wild Lilacs, with 
quantities of the richest, most beautiful 
indigo-blue flowers imaginable in spring. 
Gal. containers, $1.00. 
C. thrysiflorus griseus. 8 ft. 12°. The 
flowers are only a shade lighter blue 
than C. cyaneus above and we con¬ 
sider it one of the most beautiful of the 
California Lilacs not only for the deep 
blue shade of its flowers but because it 
has larger, finer foliage than most other 
varieties. Gal. containers, 85c. 
C. arboreus. 10-15 ft. 15°. Grows lar¬ 
ger than the other Wild Lilacs and the 
foliage is bigger also. The flowers are 
a good rich blue. Gal. containers, 60c. 
Carpenteria 
Carpenteria californica. 6 ft. 15°. One 
of the most handsome of California na¬ 
tive flowering plants, with large long 
leaves and single, white, exceedingly 
fragrant rose-like flowers, 3 inches 
across, which make the plant look like 
a mound of snow. Best in part shade 
under filtered sunlight with good drain¬ 
age. Gal. containers, 60c. 
Desert Willow 
Chilopsis linearis. 8-15 ft. 10°. One 
of the most surprising of California na¬ 
tive plants, with the appearance of a 
small Willow but clothing itself with 
orchid-like flowers, trumpet-shaped, 2 
inches long, lilac-pink, purplish-mauve 
and yellow in color. Its native home is 
in the hottest, sandiest parts of the Cali¬ 
fornia desert. Full sun. Dry soil. Loses 
its leaves in winter. Gal. containers, 75c. 
The Fragrant Carpenteria 
Fremontia 
Fremontia mexicana. "Mexican Flannel Bush." 10 ft. 
10°. A splendid large native flowering shrub with small, 
fig-like, grey-green leaves and a marvelous profusion of 
coppery,orange-yellow flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, pro¬ 
duced in the late winter and spring. Grows rapidly 
and blooms when very young. Must have a sunny loca¬ 
tion and good drainage. Gal. containers, $1.00. 
Native California 
FI o werinq Plants 
Some of the world's most beautiful flowering and foliage plants 
are native to California, and under cultivation in the garden 
they frequently make much finer plants and offer a greater show 
of bloom than they do in their native mesas and mountains. See 
other native perennial plants on page 49. 
Matilija Poppy 
f' 
Romneya coulteri. "Matilija Poppy." 6 ft. 10°. Great 6 to 8-inch 
blooms which look as if they were made of white crepe paper 
held on the ends of the 5 to 6-foot stems which come up from the 
base, clothed with grey-green foliage. Quite hardy; if frozen 
down will come up again. Makes a large clump in time. One 
of the world's most showy plants. Gal. containers, 85c. 
The Big 
Crepe-Paper 
Blooms of 
Matilija Poppy 
California Holly 
Photinia arbutifolia. "California Holly." 10 ft. 15°. One of the 
finest California shrubs is the California Holly or Christmas Berry 
which covers itself with great handsome clusters of brilliant red 
berries at the Christmas season. It makes a large, spreading, well 
shaped bush from 6 to 10 feet high, and is an astonishing sight 
when loaded with its handsome berries which make splendid in¬ 
door decorations for Christmas. We have the Catalina strain, the 
berries of which are not palatable to birds. Full sun, good drainage. 
5-gal. containers, 2-4 ft., $2.00; gal. containers, 1-2 ft., 60c. 
Coffee Berry 
Rhamnus californica." "Coffee Berry." 10 ft. 10°. Glossy, com¬ 
pact foliage, with large berries in all shades of yellow, red and 
purple. Grows easily and rapidly anywhere. Full sun. 5-gal. con¬ 
tainers, $1.75; gal. containers, 60c. 
Lemonade Berry 
Rhus integrifolia. "Lemonade Berry." 3-10 ft. 20°. One of the 
finest native coastal shrubs for a thicket of green foliage. The 
berries make a pleasing drink. Gal. containers, 60c. 
Rhus laurina. ‘'Laurel Sumac." 6-12 ft. 15°. A large, rounded, 
handsome shrub with big shining leaves and reddish twigs, doing 
particularly well near the coast. 5-gal. containers, $1.75; gal. con¬ 
tainers, 60c. 
Rhus ovata. 3-6 ft. 15°. It has possibly the most beautiful foliage 
of our native shrubs, with big, heavy, shiny thick leaves, and many 
beautiful pink spikes of bloom in spring. Gal. containers, 75c. 
Wild CherTy 
Prunus ilicifolia. “Wild Cherry." 5-10 ft. 10°. The glossy holly¬ 
like leaves of this splendid native shrub are in great demand for 
Christmas decorations. Fine for a large hedge or background plant¬ 
ing. Gal. containers, 50c. 
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