CALIFORNIA N URSER YCO'jnc.NILES, CALIFORNIA 
Henry Mares. Double, light pink shaded car¬ 
mine outside. Very fragrant. A profuse bloomer. 
Very fine. 
Lilacinum. Single, carmine in bud, shell pink 
when open. Not fragrant. 
Mad. Chas. Baltet. Semi-double, blush pink, 
shaded carmine. Not fragrant. 
Mad. Du Bois. Single, purest white. Faintly 
fragrant. Free bloomer. 
Mad. Peyre. Semi-double, light yellow fading 
to cream. Not fragrant. 
Mad. Sahut. Semi-double, rosy carmine. 
Madonna Grandiflorum. Semi-double, very 
large and fragrant, pure white. 
Notaire Cavalliere. Single, brilliant red, not 
fragrant. 
Prof. Durand. Semi-double, clear yellow. Not 
fragrant. Very free bloomer. Very handsome. 
Prof. Martin. Single. Quite similar to Claude 
Blanc, but has slightly smaller and darker red 
flowers. Inner cup short, fringed and even. 
Splendid bloomer. 
OSMANTHUS 
O. aquifolium. Shrub of rather spreading growth. 
I.eaves large, coarsely serrated, dark, glossy green. 
Flowers small, white and fragrant. Foliage par¬ 
ticularly handsome. 
O. aquifolium ilicifolius. HOLLY-LEAVED OS- 
MANTHFS. Japan. (S) 10 ft. Shrub of rather 
erect and compact growth. Variety of preceding, 
but entirely distinct. Leaves are smaller, dark, 
shining green and usually prickly margined; suffi¬ 
ciently similar to Molly t<* cause many to believe 
it of that genus. Has small, white, fragrant flow¬ 
ers like- Olive. The following two sorts are forms 
of this: 
O. aquifolium ilicifolius argenteus. Heaves varie¬ 
gated with white. 
O. aquifolium ilicifolius aureus. Leaves varie¬ 
gated with yellow. 
O. fragrans (Olea fragrans). SWEET OLIVE. 
Asia. (S) 15 ft. Large shrub with glossy, leath¬ 
ery, broad leaves. Flowers, borne in clusters, are 
very small and wonderfully fragrant. There are 
two forms, identical except that one has white, 
the other yellow flowers. We grow both. 
PARKINSONIA 
P. aculeata. JERUSALEM THORN. Probably 
American. (T) 15 ft. Rare and interesting small 
tree. Bark is bright green, even on old wood. 
Leaves doubly pinnate; the pinnae from six to 
eighteen inches long, with numerous, very small 
leaflets. Small thorns on leafstalks. Flowers, re¬ 
sembling those of Cassia, arc* yellow, fragrant and 
borne freely in racemes. Will thrive in the driest 
soil and is moderately hardy. 
PAVONIA 
P. hastata. Shrub or small tree of erect growth. 
Branches very slender. Leaves about two inches 
long, coarsely serrate, spearhead shaped; very dark 
green above, light and slightly downy beneath. 
Flowers of medium size, formed somewhat like 
those of Abutilon, purplish pink. Blooms quite 
freely about twice a year. Very rare. 
PERSEA 
P. indica. Azores Islands. (T) 40 ft. Handsome, 
round-headed tree with large leaves, about like 
those of English Laurel. Flowers small, white, fol¬ 
lowed by dark purple berries. 
PHILLYREA 
P. latifolia. Europe; Africa. Large shrub of 
rapid growth, related to the Olive and having simi¬ 
lar flowers. Branches stout. Leaves slightly ser¬ 
rated, almost as broad as long, dark green and 
lying close against branches. Will thrive well even 
in dry and exposed situations. Native of the Med¬ 
iterranean region. 
Prutitis ilicifolia 
California Evergreen Cherry 
See page 37 
PHOTINIA 
Tall-growing shrubs with large leaves and small, 
white flowers in large clusters, followed by showy 
berries. 
P. arbutifolia (Heteromeles arbutifolia). TOYON; 
Cl I RI STM AS BERRY ; ('A LI FORNIA HOLLY. 
Califorlna. (S) 25 ft. Our well-known native 
shrub, the glory of our hills and canyons in early 
winter when loaded with its brilliant red berries. 
Thrives admirably under cultivation and with good 
care grows very quickly. 
P. serrulata. China. (S) 20 ft. Large shrub of 
rounded form. Leaves are drooping, six or seven 
inches long and two or three broad, very dark 
green and very glossy on upper surface, some turn¬ 
ing vivid red in fall and holding on through the 
winter. Bears in great profusion small, white flow¬ 
ers in large, convex heads from six to twelve 
inches broad. Is in bloom most of the year except 
during summer. Perfectly hardy and seems to have 
no diseases or enemies. A thoroughly fine shrub. 
PIMELEA 
P. ferruginea (P. decussata). Australia. (S) 3 ft. 
Much-branched little shrub with small, decussate 
leaves closely surrounding the branches. Flowers 
beautiful rosy pink, crowded in heads at ends of 
shoots. Very handsome and free blooming. Easily 
one of our very finest small shrubs. 
PISTACIA 
P. lentiscus. MASTICH TREE. South Europe. 
20 ft. Small tree of compact growth. Leaves pin¬ 
nate with S or 10 small, dark green, leathery leaf¬ 
lets. A most remarkable feature of the tree* is the 
blood red color of the leafstalks and bark of new 
growth. It also bears small, deep red berries. 
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