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BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREENS 
I N this section vve group what are ordinarily called “Broad-Leaved Evergreens’ to distinguish 
them from the conifers. They vary in size from the largest trees to the smallest shrubs, but all 
included here are supposed to be hard-wooded plants. We have distinguished trees and shrubs 
by the letters (T) and (S), respectively, placed after names. Many things that are evergreen 
but not entirely woody will be found under Miscellaneous Plants. 
As this division includes such a diversity of trees and shrubs, no definite points on culture can be 
given. General instructions will be found in back of catalogue. Balled plants and also those from 
pots are shipped with the earth wrapped in burlap. Do not remove it. Plant burlap and all; other¬ 
wise the ball might break, causing the loss of the plant. This is a rule that has no exceptions. 
ABELIA 
A. grandiflora. (S) 6 ft. A garden hybrid. Free- 
flowering shrub with small, opposite, glossy green 
leaves Flowers are tubular, almost an inch long, 
white flushed lilac pink. The large, ruddy sepals 
remain after the flowers fall, adding to the showy 
effect. Blooms profusely and continuously all sum¬ 
mer. A very fine shrub. 
ACACIA 
Flowering trees or shrubs of widely varying 
habit, appearance and foliage. Flowers are always 
some shade of yellow, ranging from deepest 
golden or orange to nearly white. Leaves are 
either bipinnate (feathery) or reduced to phyl- 
lodia (blade-like) ; in the latter case they vary 
from minute to very large, in some species at¬ 
taining to as much as a foot in length. All the 
following species are native to Australia except 
where otherwise stated. 
A. armata. KANGAROO THORN. (S) 6-10 ft. 
Spreading shrub with long, slender branches. Foli¬ 
age deep green, leaves (phyllodia) small and undi¬ 
vided. A small, sharp thorn at each leaf. Flower 
heads light yellow, borne all along the branches. 
Makes a very graceful plant. 
A. baileyana. (T) 30 ft. One of the very best. 
Growth extremely rapid when planted out. The 
w’hole tree is intensely glaucous throughout the 
year. Reaves feathery and finely divided. Flowers 
borne in racemes, are produced very early in the 
utmost profusion, deep golden yellow. A magnifi¬ 
cent species. 
A. cavenia. CAVAN. Chile. (T) 15-20 ft. A 
little known but very handsome species. The leaves 
are feathery and exceedingly minute. Tree is 
thorny. Flower heads are unusually large, orange 
yellow and most intensely fragrant, easily surpass¬ 
ing any other kind we have. Grows slowly and 
makes only a small tree. 
A. cultriformis. (S) 10 ft. Tall shrub with long, 
willowy, yellow branches. Reaves small, undivided, 
acute and very glaucous. A very heavy bloomer, 
with flower heads in clusters and all along the 
branches; deep golden yellow. Blooms early. 
A. cyanophylla. BRTTE-REAVED WATTLE. (T) 
20 ft. Makes a small tree or tall shrub. Branches 
inclined to droop. Reaves are undivided, enormous 
on young plants, often a foot long, and with a very 
pronounced blue tint. Flower heads deep golden 
yellow and unusually large. 
Acacia baileyana 
A. cyclops. (S) 8-10 ft. A freely bran< 
spreading shrub. Reaves undivided, rather narrow 
and of medium length. Flowers yellow in globular 
heads, often in pairs or clustered. 
A. dealbata (A. mollissima). SIRVER WATTLE. 
(T) 50 ft. Probably the most popular Acacia in 
California. Highly prized for its wonderful freedom 
of bloom in late winter or early spring. Foliage 
is feathery and varies from silvery to green. Flow¬ 
ers are clear yellow, very fragrant and borne in 
clustered racemes in utmost profusion, practically 
covering the tree. When young its growth is al¬ 
most unbelievably rapid, forming quite a good- 
sized tree in two or three years. In California 
this is also commonly known as A. mollissima. In 
1900 edition of Bailey it is described as A. dealbata, 
as above, and in the 1914 edition as A. deeurrens 
dealbata: but it. like the rose, “by any other name 
would smell as sweet”. 
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