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SHRUBS 
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THE FRESNO 
NURSERY CO. 
Mountain Ash. (Sorbus.) These very orna¬ 
mental trees all have handsome foliage, 
turning orange-red in the fall. The scar¬ 
let fruits often remain all winter. 
MULBERRY TREES. 
New American. A vigorous grower, with 
fine, large leaves and producing large black 
fruit. 
Persian, or English. A slow-growing va¬ 
riety producing the largest and finest fruit 
of all Mulberries; very productive. 
Russian. Of spreading habit and rapid 
growth. Valuable for timber. 
Mulberry, White. Medium-sized, glossy 
green foliage; fruit small, pale white. 
Acacia Mollissima. 
Oak, Valley. One of the great and striking 
trees of California, with wide-spreading 
and slender, drooping branches. Thrives 
in open fertile valleys. 
Peach, Flowering (Persica.) They blossom 
in April and the branches, covered with 
a mass of beautiful highly colored flowers. 
Plum, Flowering. (Prunus.) Medium-sized 
trees, used very effectively in grouping 
with other trees and shrubs. 
Poplars, Balm of Gilead. A handsome, tall 
tree with spreading branches. 
Poplars, Carolina. Very rapid grower. Val¬ 
uable for avenue planting. 
Poplars, Lombardy. Erect-growing tree with 
a tall, spiry-like form. 
Sycamore, European. Erect-growing tree, 
with bright green foliage and beautifully 
mottled trunk. 
Texas Umbrella. One of the handsomest 
shade trees of umbrella form; shade very 
dense; foliage bright dark green. 
Tulip. Has light green, glossy, fiddle-shaped 
leaves and greenish yellow, tulip-shaped 
flowers. 
WEEPING DECIDUOUS TREES. 
Elm, Camperdown Weeping Vigorous 
branches; forming a roof-like head. 
Mulberry, Teas' Weeping. A very graceful 
weeping tree, with long slender branches, 
drooping to the ground parallel to the 
stem. 
Willow, Common. The well-known Weeping 
Willow. 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 
Crape Myrtle, Pink. Flowers pink; very free 
blooming. One of the prettiest flowering 
shrubs grown. 
Crape Myrtle. White. Flowers white, not so 
hardy as the pink. 
Hydrangea, Paniculata grandiflora. Immense 
heads, cream-colored in bud, pure white 
when fully open, changing to pink and 
bronze with age. 
Lemon Verbena. The old-fashioned, favor¬ 
ite shrub, with long, narrow, pointed 
leaves which emit a delightful fragrance. 
Lilac, Common Purple. An old favorite; very 
fragrant. 
Lilac, Common White. Similar to preceding 
with white flowers. 
Snowball, Common. Produces an abundance 
of pure white, globular flowers in May and 
June. 
Spirea. Medium-sized shrubs, embracing a 
wide range of growth, color of flowers and 
season of blooming. Of easy culture. We 
grow all the best varieties in assortment. 
Tree Peony. Introduced from Japan, where 
they are very much prized. The flowers 
are enormous in size, numerous and gor¬ 
geous in color. Blooms in April. 
Arborvitae—Thuyas. 
EVERGREEN SHADE TREES. 
The Evergreens embrace some of the 
most beautiful trees and shrubs in culti¬ 
vation. With a variety of climates such 
as are prevalent on the Pacific Coast, 
nearly every evergreen tree or shrub can 
be successfully grown. They are inval¬ 
uable as screens against objectionable ob¬ 
jects, wind-breaks and hedges. The ever¬ 
green has made possible some of the 
most enchanting results in ornamental 
planting. 
