presenting... 
the Elite of the 
“Are you interested in rare and lovely plants?” 
Garden aristocrats from all the far corners of the earth—China, Japan, 
India, Australasia, from the towering Himalayas and from the tropical 
forests of South America? Then visit the Coolidge Gardens and make 
acquaintance with its treasures. 
The Arnold Arboretum (of the Harvard University) is the Mecca of 
plant-lovers residing in and visiting our eastern states. On the Pacific Coast 
the Coolidge Gardens present an equally noteworthy collection of rare and 
unusual plants. We are continually importing new material, so that even 
the veteran plant explorer is assured of new surprises at each visit. Our 
Southern California clubs use it as a botanic garden, and regularly use a 
space specially provided, amidst very charming surroundings in the Oriental 
Gardens, for their meetings and lectures. 
An experienced and courteous staff is always willing to furnish informa¬ 
tion. The casual visitor is assured of just as warm a welcome as the prospec¬ 
tive purchaser—a love and appreciation of the beautiful in plant-life being 
the only necessary passport to the Gardens. The joys of gardening will in¬ 
crease a hundredfold with a more intimate knowledge of the beautiful and 
worth-while in plant-life. 
Visit the Coolidge Rare Plant Gardens and be convinced. 
Specializing in: 
AZALEAS, Japanese Kurume. Over 100 exquisite shades and types. 
CAMELLIAS. Over 65 varieties, including the beautiful Valvareda, 
Firey, Elena Nobile, Flora, Kumasaka, Amabalis, Charles Sargeant, Le 
Verne Red and numerous unusual varieties. 
ROSES. Bushes, climbers, and trees in the best varieties and latest 
introductions, as well as the stately “weepers,” 7 feet high. 
FUCHSIAS. Thirty of the finest varieties for pots, hanging-baskets, 
standards, and many other forms. 
JAPANESE IRIS, 
of expert selection. 
Hundreds of gorgeous types representing five years 
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Coolidge Rare Plant Gardens, Ltd. 
“Specializing the Unusual” 
889 N. Foothill Blvd., PASADENA T l2ft°„s“ : [till 
OPEN SUNDAYS 10 A. U. TO 5.30 P.M. 
