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spot at base of each petal. Free flowering and 
very handsome indeed. Particularly desirable 
where very low growth is wanted. 
C. laurifolius. Europe. (S) 6 ft. Of strong and 
rather quick growth. Leaves large, dark green. 
Flowers of medium size, clustered; white with yel¬ 
low spot at base of each petal. The hardiest 
species. 
C. monspeliensis. Europe. <S) 5 ft. Erect shrub 
with a profusion of fine, wire-like branches; leaves 
small. Flowers white, small, but produced very 
freely. 
C. salvifolius. Mediterranean region. (S) 3 ft. 
Small shrub with long, slender, often drooping 
branches. Leaves small, very rough, wrinkled and 
downy. Flowers medium sized, white, borne on 
long, slender stalks. 
CNEORUM 
C. tricoccum. SPURGE OLIVE. Southern Eu¬ 
rope. (S) 3 ft. A decidedly curious and unique 
shrub. heaves willow-like and of a most unusual 
shade of deep bluish green. Flowers small, yellow; 
followed by red, three-parted berries. 
COPROSMA 
C. baueri. New Zealand. (S) Low-growing 
shrub, or can be trained up as a low climber. 
Leaves are rounded, green and wonderfully glossy, 
exceeding any plant we know of in this respect— 
dust will not stick to them. Flowers are incon¬ 
spicuous, but followed by clusters of showy, yellow 
berries. 
C. baueri variegata. Variety of preceding, dif¬ 
fering only in the very conspicuous yellow variega¬ 
tion of the leaves. Probably the showiest varie¬ 
gated plant in our collection. 
CORDIA 
CHOISYA 
C. ternata. MEXICAN ORANGE. (S) 8 ft. 
Compact shrub of rather slow growth. Leaves light 
green, divided into three leaflets; fragrant when 
crushed. Bears a profusion of white, very fragrant 
flowers in broad clusters. 
CINNAMOMUM: Cinnamon 
Trees and shrubs with aromatic foliage, closely 
related to Camphor. Foliage medium-sized, clean, 
glossy and attractive. Sufficiently hardy for most- 
parts of California. 
C. cassia. CASSIA-BARK TREE. China. (T) 40 
ft. Medium-sized tree with yellowish green foliage 
and bark, in which the characteristic cinnamon 
odor is strongly marked. About as hardy as the 
Camphor, but a stronger and faster grower. 
C. loureiri. Japan and China. (T) 30 ft. Small 
tree or large shrub. Distinguished from preceding 
species by its darker and more leathery leaves 
with three deeply sunken veins. Perfectly hardy 
here. 
CISTUS: Rock Rose 
A class of small or medium-sized shrubs of 
compact growth, bearing a profusion of flowers 
shaped like a single rose. 
C. albidus. Southern Europe. (S) 4 ft. Foliage 
woolly white. Flowers lilac pink, two or three 
inches wide. Blooms continuously. Very resistant 
to drought. 
C. ladaniferus maculatus. SPOTTED ROCK 
ROSE. Europe. (S) 3 ft. Spreading shrub of 
prostrate growth. Foliage covered with aromatic 
resin (ladanum). Flowers large often four inches 
wide, pure white except for a conspicuous crimson 
C. francisi. S. America. (S) Rare shrub of 
tall growth, with dark green leaves and white, 
tubular flowers. 
Coronilla glauca and C. glauca variegata 
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