Sunset's Hardy Evergreens and 
Deciduous Trees and Shrubs 
Space does not permit listing the hundreds of items which we carry. If you do not find the 
plant you want listed, write us. We can supply practically anything in the nursery line. 
On all plant orders for less than $1.00, add 15c. for mailing 
Plants in pots and gallon cans, add 15c. each for postage to the Third Zone. 
Special prices in large quantities. Send in your list for quotation. 
Transportation charges on Evergreen Trees and Shrubs are to be paid by the customer, except 
where marked postpaid. 
Kinds marked with an asterisk (*) before the names are deciduous. They lose their foliage in winter. 
The New Red Abelia 
ABELIA floribunda. Mexican Abelia. By 
far the most beautiful of all the Abelias, 
and one of the loveliest new evergreen 
shrubs that have been introduced lately. It 
grows 3 to 4 feet high and has handsome 
glossy foliage, with a profusion of pendu¬ 
lous, tubular, reddish purple flowers. In 
gal. cans, 85c. Add 15c. if wanted by mail. 
ABELIA grandiflora. A very showy evergreen 
shrub, producing its white flowers in great profu¬ 
sion for a long period. 1^ to 2^ ft., 60c. each. 
ABIES concolor. White Fir. This is the Silver 
Fir so much admired in the Yosemite Valley. 
A moderately slow-growing tree, resistant to 
drought and heat, and well adapted for plant¬ 
ing on a small lot. Makes a very beautiful 
outdoor Christmas tree. Balled, 5 ft., $7.50 
each; 4 ft., $5.50; 3 ft., $4.50. 
ACACIA Baileyana. Very ornamental tree, 
with bluish green, feathery foliage and covered 
in the early spring with racemes of yellow 
flowers. 4 ft., 75c. each; 6 ft., $1.00. 
A. latifolia. Used extensively in Golden Gate 
Park for windbreaks and is also a valuable 
hedge-plant. Leaves are long and flowers golden 
yellow. 4 to 5 ft., 60c. each; 5 to 6 ft., 75c. 
A. melanoxylon. Blackwood Tree. As a side¬ 
walk or avenue tree, it has few equals, being of 
very rapid growth, and can be trimmed so as to 
make beautiful specimens. 5 to 6 ft., 75c. each. 
Strawberry Tree 
ARBUTUS Unedo. A bushy, spreading, 
medium-sized shrub, 8 feet high, with rich 
green foliage very similar to California 
holly. It has many delightful little, pearly 
white, bell-shaped flowers in summer, fol¬ 
lowed by clusters of brilliant red, straw¬ 
berry-like fruits, ripening about Christmas¬ 
time. Stands heat, cold, and drought. 
Plant in sun or part shade. In gal. cans, 
75c. each. Add 15c. if wanted by mail. 
AZALEAS. See page 15. 
BERBERIS Darwini. A very handsome ever¬ 
green shrub with small, glossy foliage and deep 
yellow flowers in clusters. 1L£ ft., 75c. each. 
B. Thunbergi atropurpurea. Red-leaved 
Japanese Barberry. A new low-growing va¬ 
riety which is semi-deciduous and has purplish 
red foliage at all times. It bears brilliant scar¬ 
let berries during the winter months. 1^ to 
2 ft., $1.00 each. 
*BIRCH, European. Handsome, tall tree with 
white bark. Bare roots, 6 to 8 ft., $1.75 each. 
*B., Cut-leaf Weeping. Bare roots, 6 ft., 
$2.00 each. 
Dainty Bouvardias 
The colorful clusters of dainty, long, tubu¬ 
lar flowers produced continuously throughout 
the year make the Bouvardias very valuable 
for bright colors in the garden. Height, 2 feet. 
Plant in full sun or semi-shade near coast, 
shade inland. B. Humboldti is intensely fra¬ 
grant with a delicious Jasmine scent, but in 
the other varieties color takes the place of 
fragrance. 
Coral Gem. Rich coral-pink. In gal. cans, 
$1.00 each. 
Dark Rose-Pink. The deepest shade. In 
gal. cans, $1.00 each. 
Humboldti. Large, 2-inch, white flowers, 
intensely sweet. In gal. cans, $1.00 each. 
Add 15c. each if wanted by mail 
BOX, Dwarf (Buxus suffruticosa). A fine, small 
bush with glossy, roundish leaves. Extensively 
used for edging. Strong, well-rooted plants, 
90c. per doz.; $7.00 per 100, postpaid. 
BROOM, Paradise (Cytisus scoparius andre- 
anus ). Yellow and brown flowers. 2 ft., 
$1.00 each. 
B., Scotch. Flowers yellow. 3 ft., 60c. each. 
B., Spanish. Golden yellow flowers in clusters. 
3 ft., 60c. each. 
B., White. 2 ft., 60c. each. 
Sacred Flower of the Incas 
CANTUA buxifolia. This native flowering 
plant of Peru was the floral emblem of the 
ancient Incas and is one of the most beauti¬ 
ful plants that can be grown, thriving al¬ 
most anywhere in the state. The spread¬ 
ing, informal plant, 4 feet high, is a lovely 
and graceful sight when in bloom, covered 
with many large, drooping clusters of 
carmine-red trumpets 3 to 4 inches long. 
In gal. cans, 75c. each. 
Add 15c. each if wanted by mail 
CEDRUS deodara. Branches drooping; silvery 
green foliage. 2^ ft., $3 each; 4 ft., $4.50. 
CESTRUM aurantiacum. A strong-growing 
shrub, blooming in the fall and early winter. 
The orange-yellow, tube-shaped flowers are 1}A 
inches long and are borne in clusters, followed 
by snow-white berries. In gal. cans, 75c. each. 
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