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Acacia longifolia (A. latifolia) 
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ALECTRYON 
A. excelsum. NEW ZEALAND OAK. (T) 30-G0 
ft. A rare and little known tree, but deserving of 
popularity, as it has attributes that make it very 
valuable ’for California. It develops into a sym¬ 
metrical. round-headed tree. Foliage pinnate, about 
the size and shape of Oregon Grape, glossy so that 
dust does not readily adhere to it. Very resistant 
to drought. Flowers inconspicuous, but seeds are 
covered with a showy scarlet pulp. Excellent as a 
street tree. 
ANGOPHORA 
A genus of Australian trees closely related to 
Eucalyptus, differing in having mature leaves 
opposite and distinct petals. 
A. intermedia. Rather large tree with rough, 
fibrous, persistent bark. Reaves 2 to 4 inches long. 
F 1 o w e r s small, in loose corymbs. Very fine, 
drought-resisting, shade and avenue tree. 
A. lanceolata. Australia. (T) 30 ft. Graceful 
tree of small or medium size with slender branches. 
Flowers white, in clusters. 
ARBUTUS 
Trees or shrubs with handsome foliage and 
urn-shaped flowers, followed by showy, red ber¬ 
ries. Bark on smaller branches very smooth and 
stripping off in paper-like flakes. 
A. menziesi. MADRONE. Pacific Coast. <T) 60 
ft. Our beautiful and distinct native tree. Its 
smooth, ruddy brown bark gives it a decided indi¬ 
viduality among other trees. White flowers in 
panicles, followed by orange red berries. While 
common wild, it is almost unknown in cultivation 
owing to the great difficulty of growing from seed. 
Collected plants are usually worthless. Our stock 
is entirely nursery-grown seedlings. 
A. unedo. STRAWBERRY TREE. Europe. <S) 
10 ft. Moderate-sized shrub with clean, attractive 
foliage. White flowers appear in winter months 
and with them the large, red, strawberry-like fruits 
of the previous season. Very showy and handsome. 
AUCUBA 
Japanese shrubs of moderate size with large, 
glossy leaves and green bark. Bear berries about 
the size and color of a cranberry. It should be 
noted that the first and last varieties listed below 
may be either male or female; the second and 
third are female, and the fourth male. Only the 
female plants bear berries and one male plant of 
any variety should be included in each group to 
pollinate the others. All thrive best in partial 
shade. 
A. japonica. GOLD DUST PLANT. (S) 4-10 ft. 
Although the original form is doubtless a green - 
leaved plant, the name is commonly applied in the 
nursery trade to the form that has the leaves al¬ 
most cove red with yellow dots, accounting for the 
common name. Excellent for tub culture or plant¬ 
ing out. 
A. japonica longifolia. A variety of compact 
growth with long, narrow, green leaves and with¬ 
out variegation. 
A. japonica serratifolia. Similar to preceding, but 
with toothed leaves. Bears profusely. 
A. japonica maculata mascula. A form with 
especially brilliant variegation. Bears male flowers 
only, so is very useful to pollinate the other sorts. 
A. japonica viridis latifolia. A very distinct vari¬ 
ety of much more vigorous growth than tin- others. 
Reaves very large, coarsely toothed and rich, glossy 
green. The female plants bear very large berries, 
which contrast brilliantly with the foliage. 
Acacia melanoxylon. Black Acacia 
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