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FICUS 
A curious and extremely variable genus, in¬ 
cluding the Rubber Trees, the common edible fig 
and also climbing forms. The following (except 
the last species) come under the head of Rubber 
T rees: 
F. elastica. INDIA RUBBER PLANT. Asia. (T) 
100 ft. Handsome ornamental plant for pot culture, 
but almost too tender to grow outside except in 
very favored sections. Leaves large and glossy, 
surrounded while developing by pink, membraneous 
sheath. 
F. macrophylla. MORETON BAY FIG. Aus¬ 
tralia. (T) 100 ft. Similar to preceding, but much 
hardier, with smaller leaves; dark green above, 
light green beneath. Sheath almost white. There 
are many very large trees of this scattered over 
California. 
F. rubiginosa (F. australis). (T) 75 ft. Of the 
same general habit as the two preceding species. 
Reaves are more rounded, dark green, smooth and 
glossy above, rust colored beneath. Sheaths white. 
About as hardy as F. elastica. 
GENISTA: Broom 
Closely related to Cytisus; the names often 
being interchanged. Flowers pea-shaped, yellow 
or white. (See Cytisus.) 
G. aetnensis. Sicily. <S) 6 ft. Graceful shrub 
with very slender, green branches and few leaves. 
Flowers deep yellow. Blooms during summer. 
G. monosperma. BRIDAL VEIL. Spain; Africa. 
(S) 10 ft. Handsome shrub with very tine, droop¬ 
ing, silvery branchlets. Almost lealless. Flowers 
white, borne profusely in early spring. Rare and 
very handsome. 
GREVILLEA 
G. robusta. SILK OAK. Australia. (T) 150 ft. 
Good-sized tree of rapid growth. Leaves large, 
deeply dissected, fern-like. Flowers orange-yellow, 
curiously formed, very sweet scented. Very resist¬ 
ant to drought, but only moderately to frost. 
Should be kept well pruned, as long branches are 
liable to be broken by strong winds. 
G. thelemanniana. (S) 6 ft. A very dainty, 
graceful shrub. Finely branched and densely cov¬ 
ered with fine, needle-like leaflets of a soft, pleas- 
Ilypericum moserianum 
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F. ufmifolia. Philippines. (T.) Entirely distinct 
from preceding kinds and does not resemble the 
Rubber Trees. Leaves, as name indicates, resem¬ 
ble those of the Elm. They are large, serrate along 
margins, with a long point at end; covered above 
and beneath with minute bristles, making them 
very rough to the touch. Bears edible figs. Not 
tried out yet in California, but appears quite hardy. 
GARRYA 
G. elliptica. California. An evergreen shrub with 
elliptical leaves, dark green and shining above, 
hoary beneath. Flowers greenish white, borne in 
elegant pendulous catkins, (5 to 15 inches in length. 
Wonderfully attractive at blooming time. Very 
rare in cultivation. 
ing green. Flowers are in small clusters, ruddy 
pink with green tips. It is no exaggeration to say 
that this is the freest blooming shrub grown in the 
State, as it blooms throughout the entire year. 
Splendid in every way. 
HAKEA 
Interesting genus of shrubs or small trees. All 
from Australia. The different species show 
great diversity in foliage, growth and habit. Very 
resistant to drought and quite hardy here. 
H. laurlna (H. eucalyptoides). SEA URCHIN. 
(S) 20 ft. Large shrub with leaves four to six 
inches long. Flowers clustered into a ball, red with 
yellow, protruding styles. 
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