Armstrong DECIDUOUS Sprinq 
Flowering SDRUDS 
Chinese Magnolia 
Magnolia soulangeana. 20 ft. In gardens the world over, the spring 
flowering Magnolias, of which this variety is one of the best, are much loved 
and admired for their great lily-like blooms in April, before the leaves 
appear. The flowers of this variety have petals which are creamy-white 
inside and reddish-purple outside. Makes a big spreading shrub quickly 
anywhere, except in the desert regions, and prefers plenty of water. Large, 
bushy plants, full of flower buds, balled, 4-5 ft., $5.00; 3-4 ft., $3.50. 
Magnolia stellata. "Star Magnolia". Bushy and much branched to 10 
feet, in spring a solid mass of star-shaped white flowers, 3 to 4 inches 
across. Balled, 3-4 ft., $5.00; 2-3 ft., $4.00. 
Dwarf Flowering 
Almond 
Amygdalus alba nana. "Dwarf White 
Flowering Almond". 6 ft. This beautiful 
shrub bears a mass of little, double, 
white flowers in early spring, and is 
particularly effective when planted 
among evergreens so that its beauty is 
displayed against a background of 
green. 2-3 ft., $1.00. 
A. rosea nana. “Dwarf Pink Flower¬ 
ing Almond." 6 ft. A little plant of rare 
beauty with small buttonlike flowers of 
soft pink which completely cover the 
branches. 2-3 ft., $1.00; 11 / 2-2 ft., 75c. 
Forsythia 
Forsythia fortunei. 
"Golden Bells." 8 ft. 
Free-flowering shrub, 
with handsome clean 
foliage and showy 
yellow flowers, borne 
in great profusion 
along the slender 
branches in the very 
early spring. 3-4 ft., 
75c; 2-3 ft., 60c. 
Pussy Willow 
Salix discolor. 
"Pussy Willow." 15 ft. 
A large shrub which 
in the early spring is 
covered with the long, 
silky, catkins which 
make the branches so 
valuable for decorat¬ 
ing. Grows any¬ 
where. 4-6 ft., 75c; 3-4 
ft., 60c. 
Redbud 
Cercis canadensis. "Redbud." 15 
ft. An exceedingly showy small 
tree in early spring when covered 
with small, bright rosy pink flowers. 
Easily grown without care and produc¬ 
ing a brilliant effect in the spring. 4-6 
ft., $1.50; 3-4 ft., 75c; 2-3 ft., 60c. 
Flowering Dogwood 
Cornus florida. "Flowering Dog¬ 
wood." 10 ft. Handsome foliage and 
great numbers of large, showy, single 
white flowers. Sun, shade. D/2-2 ft., 60c. 
Cornus nuttalli. 30 ft. A native of 
the Northern California woods. Great 
creamy white flowers, 3'/2 to 5 inches 
across. 4-5 ft., $2.25. 
FLOWERING ALMONDS 
Provide a Rich Spot of Color in the Garden 
KOLKWITZIA 
These Pink 
and Orange 
Flowers Cover 
the Entire 
Plant in Spring 
FLOWERING QUINCE 
The Deep Scarlet Blooms of Cydonia grandiflora rubra 
Flowering Quince 
Cydonia japonica rosea. 6-10 ft. The earliest deciduous 
shrub to flower, its leafless branches displaying the bril¬ 
liant rosy-red flowers in January, and if cut before that 
time and placed in water in the house they will open up 
even in December. All of the Flowering Quinces have hand¬ 
some glossy foliage throughout the summer and like a 
location with plenty of sunshine. 2-3 ft., 85c; 11/2-2 ft., 75c. 
Cydonia japonica sanguinea. 'Scarlet Flowered Quince." 
3-10 ft. While it does not produce quite as many flowers at 
one time in the spring as does the above, the blooms are a 
much brighter scarlet and are scattered over the plant all 
through the spring and summer. Almost everblooming. 
2-3 ft., 85c; H/ 2-2 ft., 75c. 
A New Quince 
Cydonia japonica rubra. If you want 
the finest of the Flowering Quinces, this 
is it. Immense great deep scarlet 
blooms, larger, richer in color and borne 
in greater profusion than the older 
types. It is a new introduction and a 
great improvement. 2-3 ft., $1.25; H/ 2-2 
ft., $1.00. 
Cydonia maulei. "Dwarf Flowering 
Quince." A unique dwarf variety which 
never gets more than 3 feet high and 
produces almost throughout the year 
its showy 1 1/2 inch orange-scarlet flow¬ 
ers. 11/2-2 ft., 85c. 
Deutzia 
Deutzia crenata rosea. "Double Rose 
Deutzia. 8 ft. Hardy, vigorous, erect 
growing shrub, its arching branches 
covered with a great profusion of double 
white flowers, tinged with rose. 3-4 ft., 
75c; 2-3 ft., 60c. 
D. gracilis. 4 ft. A beautiful little bush 
with slender arching branches, covered 
with spikes of double white flowers in 
early summer. A beautiful plant for 
places where there is no room for the 
larger flowering shrubs. 3-4 ft., 75c; 2-3 
ft., 60c. 
The Smoke Tree 
Rhus cotinus. "Smoke Tree." 12 ft. Its 
handsome dense foliage is surmounted 
in the autumn with many loose feathery 
panicles of minute flowers which give 
the effect of a dense cloud of smoke. 
Thrives anywhere and prefers a sunny 
dry position. 4-5 ft., $1.50; 3-4 ft., $1.00; 
2-3 ft., 85c. 
Beautybush 
Kolkwitzia amabilis. "Beautybush." 6 
feet. A fine new hardy flowering shrub 
from Central China, forming a perfectly 
symmetrical bush fountain-like in habit, 
every branch in the spring becoming a 
plume of lovely bell-shaped pink blos¬ 
soms, mottled with orange. A shrub that 
will thrive almost everywhere in sun or 
shade. Extremes of heat, cold and wind 
do not bother it. Requires little attention 
but provides much beauty. H/ 2-2 ft., 
$1.00; 5-gal. containers, 2-3 ft., $1.50. 
Flowering 
Pomegranate 
The ornamental Pomegranates are fast 
growing shrubs, with big, showy, 
double flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, and 
borne in great profusion in early sum¬ 
mer. The flowering Pomegranates, con¬ 
sidering the beauty of their flowers and 
rich bronze and green color of the fol¬ 
iage, have not been fully appreciated 
in California gardens. We highly rec¬ 
ommend them for planting in corners, 
against walls, and in the patios of Cal¬ 
ifornia homes, where we guarantee they 
will be an unfailing source of beauty. 
All varieties below: 4-6 ft., 85c; 3-4 ft., 
75c; 2-3 ft., 60c. 
White Flowering Pomegranate. Big, 
double, creamy-white flowers. 
Mme. Legrelle. Light red flowers, 
edged and flecked with creamy-yellow. 
Double Red. Big, showy, double, scar¬ 
let flowers. 
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