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Spartium jxincexim. Spanish Broom 
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PRUNUS 
A very large and greatly diversified genus, in¬ 
cluding many of our commonest fruit trees such 
as plum, cherry, peach, apricot, etc., and also many 
very valuable ornamental trees and shrubs. The 
evergreen kinds described below include our 
native wild cherries and the Cherry Laurels, all 
characterized by and desirable for their fine foli¬ 
age. 
P. i I f c i f o I i a . CALIFORNIA EVERGREEN 
CHERRY; HOLLY-LEAVED CHERRY; ISLAY. 
(T or S) 25 ft. Well-known native shrub or tree 
with very grlossv. prickly margined leaves, resem¬ 
bling those of English Holly. One of the very 
handsomest hedge plants, but of rather slow growth. 
P. ilicifolia integrifolia. CATALINA CHERRY. 
(T) 30 ft. A variety of the preceding with consid¬ 
erably larger and more pointed leaves, usually 
without the prickly edges. Grows more rapidly. 
P. laurocerasus. ENGLISH LAUREL; CHERRY 
LAUREL. S. Europe. (S) 15 ft. Large shrub or 
even small tree, with broad, heavy, glossy leaves, 
slightly serrated. Flowers are white, in erect ra¬ 
cemes, followed by black, cherry-like fruits. There 
are several varieties, which differ in the shape and 
color of leaves. 
P. laurocerasus camelliaefolia. CAMELLIA - 
LEAVED LAUREL. Leaves long and narrow, re¬ 
curved both edgewise and lengthwise. 
P. laurocerasus latifolia. LARGE - LEAVED 
LAUREL. Identical with type, except has notice¬ 
ably broader, larger and darker green leaves. 
P. laurocerasus rotundifolia. Leaves light green, 
oblong and blunt. Growth compact and symmet¬ 
rical. 
P. lusitanlca. PORTUGAL LAUREL. Spain and 
Portugal. (S) 20 ft. Easily distinguished by its 
somber, very dark green, sharply serrated leaves, 
which usually show a tendency to fold upward from 
the midrib. Growth compact. Flowers white, in 
very long, slender racemes. Easily one of the hand¬ 
somest evergreen shrubs and excellent for tub 
culture. 
PSIDIUM: Guava 
Although often grown primarily for their fruit, 
the Guavas arc certainly entitled to high rank as 
ornamental subjects on account of their clean, 
glossy foliage, good habit, abundant flowers and 
showy as well as edible fruit. 
P. cattleianum. STRAWBERRY GUAVA. Brazil. 
(S) 15 ft. Handsome, compact shrub. Leaves dark 
green, leathery and glossy. Flowers cream colored. 
Fruit deep claret with very fine flavor. Often 
grown as a loose, tall hedge. 
P. friedrichsthalianum. Costa Rica. (T) 30 ft. 
Large shrub or small tree of rather vigorous, 
spreading growth. Leaves longer than preceding 
and so regularly arranged on the side branches as 
to give the appearance of large.pinnate leaves. Said 
to bear small, pear-shaped, edible fruit, but at this 
writing has not been tried out in California. 
PYRACANTHA (Crataegus): Evergreen Hawthorn 
Large shrubs identical in flower and fruit with 
I hawthorns, but are evergreen. All bear a pro¬ 
fusion of showy berries. 
P. coccinea. BURNING BUSH. Europe. fS) 15 
ft. Large, thorny shrub with small, ovate leaves. 
Bears a great profusion of small white flowers in 
flat corymbs, followed by a mass of orange red 
berries in early fall. 
P. coccinea lalandi. (S) 20 ft. Variety of 
stronger growth, making long shoots that can be 
trained against a wall if desired. Leaves a little 
longer. Berries orange yellow. There is not a very 
marked difference between this variety and the 
type. 
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