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PYRACANTHA (Crataegus): Evergreen Hawthorn—Con td 
P. crenulata. CHINESE EVERGREEN TTAW - 
THORN. (S) 10 ft. Very distinct from the pre¬ 
ceding' sorts. Growth is more compact, branches 
slender, leaves longer, narrow and glossy. New 
growth verv ruddy. Flowers about the same, but 
berries clear, bright red. It is about the earliest 
red-berry-bearing shrub, as color is fully developed 
by August. Will endure considerable shade. As 
yet this is comparatively scarce, but is rapidly 
attaining great popularity. 
QUERCUS: Oak 
Well-known acorn-bearing trees. The three 
Japanese species described are quite distinct from 
the ordinary run of Oaks and could hardly be 
identified as such except by their bearing acorns. 
Q. acuta. Japan. (S or T.) Growth shrubby. 
Leaves entire, rather large, pointed, dark green 
above, light green below. 
Q. agrifolia. CALIFORNIA LIVE OAK. (T) ;>0 
ft. The well-known grand old California ever¬ 
green. which adds so much beauty to our lowland 
scenery, where it abounds and grows to perfection. 
Many ‘refuse to plant this on account of its sup¬ 
posed slow growth. This impression is entirely 
erroneous, as with care and water it grows very 
rapidly, and quickly forms a fine tree. 
Q. cuspidata. Japan. (T) 50 ft. Growth wide- 
spreading. but the branches slender; forms large 
tree. Heaves quite small, with long, tapering point; 
light green, entire or slightly serrate toward tips. 
Q. glauca. Japan. (T) 40 ft. Growth upright. 
Leaves usually larger than the preceding, partly 
serrate; dull green above, glaucous and silky be¬ 
neath. Very handsome. 
Q. •* Holly-leaved." (T) 40 ft. Probably a form 
of Q. ilex. Leaves very similar to Holly. Makes 
a fine medium-sized tree with rounded head and 
handsome foliage. 
J'cronica speciosa imperialis 
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Q. ilex. ILEX; HOLLY OAK. S. Europe. 60 ft. 
Fine round-headed tree with small, variable leaves, 
usually prickly. Freely used along the Riviera for 
tall, formal hedges. Excellent for this purpose, as 
it stands trimming well. 
Q. suber. CORK OAK. S. Europe; N. Africa. 
(T) 50 ft. Growth upright but with drooping 
branches. Leaves like Live Oak, distinguished by 
the downy lower surface. From the bark of this 
tree is derived the cork of commerce. 
RAPHIOLEPIS 
R. japonica (R. ovata). Japan. (S) 8 ft. Hand¬ 
some. compact shrub of low and rather slow growth. 
Branches stout. Leaves of medium size, oval or 
rounded, leathery, very dark but lustrous green. 
Flowers white and fragrant, in early spring, fol¬ 
lowed by dark blue berries in clusters during winter. 
RHAMNUS 
R. purshiana californica. CASCARA; CALIFOR¬ 
NIA WILD COFFEE. Pacific Coast. <S) 10 ft. 
Handsome and hardy native shrub. Leaves green, 
oblong, glossy, aromatic when crushed. Mowers 
greenish. Berries shaped like those of coffee, red 
turning black. Thrives well in shade. 
R. purshiana tomentella. Variety oi preceding 
with very downy, gray leaves. Otherwise similar. 
RHODODENDRON 
Well-known, popular and very handsome flow¬ 
ering shrubs. The flowers are large individually 
and collected into large heads at the ends of the 
branches, surrounded by a whorl of leaves. Col¬ 
ors cover a wide range, mainly through shades of 
red and purple, some almost white. Will not 
succeed in the full sun; prefer partial or complete 
shade and moist soil. I he grafted varieties are 
hybrids of various species. 
ROSMARINUS: Rosemary 
R. officinalis. Mediterranean region. (S) 6 ft. 
Small shrub of irregular growth. Leaves linear 
and highly aromatic, as are the numerous lavender- 
colored flowers borne in early spring. Thrives in 
dry ground. 
RUSCUS 
R. aculeatus. BUTCHER’S BROOM. Europe. 
(S) 4 ft. Small, compact shrub of very peculiar 
appearance; branches and spiny false leaves one 
uniform shade of dull green. Flowers are small and 
inconspicuous, but arc followed by large, red ber¬ 
ries. which contrast handsomely with the green 
plants. Very odd little shrub. 
SCHINUS: Pepper Tree 
Of the following two species the first is known 
everywhere in the State except the coldest sec¬ 
tions, but the second is quite uncommon. 
S. molle. CALIFORNIA PEPPER TREE. Peru. 
(T) 40 ft. Californians need no description of this 
old favorite. Round-headed tree with low, droop¬ 
ing branches. Leaves pinnate with acute leaflets. 
Foliage very pungent-aromatic. Flowers very 
small but very numerous, greenish white, very at- 
trative to bees. Berries rosy red, in long, drooping 
clusters during tHe winter. It should be noted that 
each individual tree bears only male or female blos¬ 
soms, and, of course, only the latter are followed 
by berries. Introduced into California from Mexico 
in early days. 
S. terebinthifolius. BRAZILIAN PEPPER TREE. 
Brazil. (T) 40 ft. Of rapid, spreading growth. 
Leaves are pinnate, but with much larger leaflets 
than the preceding, strongly aromatic. New growth 
usually strongly tinged pink. Handsome, but not 
as resistant to frost as the above species. 
SOPHORA 
S. tetraptera microphylla (Edwardsia macnabi- 
ana). New Zealand. <S) 10 ft. Shrub of spread¬ 
ing growth with very slender branches. Leaves 
pinnate with numerous very small, rounded leaf¬ 
lets. Flowers rather large, yellow, pea-shaped, 
borne in drooping racemes. 
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