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EVANS & REEVES NURSERIES 
MANDEVIIiZiEA suaveolens (The Chili Jasmine) 
Medium-height vine making rapid growth but scant 
covering; has large, single, pure-white fragrant flowers 
in the summer. 50c. 
METROSIDEROS tomentosa (New Zealand) 
“New Zealand Christmas Tree” 
Bushy evergreen tree, handsome greyish-green foliage, 
covered in summer with clusters of crimson flow'ers 
like Christmas ornaments. Will stand wind and cold 
and salt air, making it a valuable tree for the sea 
coast. Can also be trimmed as a hedge. Full sun, any 
soil, likes water but will stand drought. 75c and $2.00. 
MORRA hicolor (South Africa) “Natal Lily” 
Iridaceous evergreen foliage. Same habit as the ordi¬ 
nary Moraea with the exception that the flowers are 
cream-yellow with dark center. Free blooming and 
attractive. Full sun, any soil, not much water. 75c 
and $2.00. 
MORAEA iridioides (South Africa) “Fortnight Lily” 
Iridaceous evergreen plant, sword-shaped slender fol¬ 
iage to about three feet, the flowering spikes are about 
four to flve feet high, large iris-like flowers with pure 
white petals, beautifully marked with violet and yel¬ 
low. Very easy to grow. Blooms regularly about every 
two weeks throughout the year. Full sun, any soil, not 
much water. 60c and $1.75. 
MURRAYA exotica (Australia) “Exotic Orange” 
Belonging to the orange family, very compact-growing 
evergreen shrub, making a beautiful shapely bush, 
small dark green compound foliage, pure white flowers 
resembling small orange blossoms in clusters, very 
fragrant, as compact as a box tree. Highly recom¬ 
mended. Full sun or one-half shade, any soil, water 
$1.00 and $2.50. 
MYRTUS communis compacta (Myrtle) 
Evergreen aromatic shrub to three feet, light-green 
waxy foliage studded with fuzzy-white flowers, and a 
very compact habit of growth. Good specimen plant 
as well as a good hedge plant under trying conditions 
of heat, drought or cold. 40c and $1.50 to $2.00. 
NERIUM oleander (The Orient) 
We grow several varieties in white, pink, salmon and 
a very flne large red. Full sun, any soil, water, 40c 
and $1.50. 
ODONTOSFERMUM sericium (Canary Islands) 
A low-growing shrub with silvery grey-green foliage 
and masses of daisy-like golden flowers, nearly any 
time of the year. New and very scarce. Full sun, 
light soil, not much water. 4" pots, 35c: gallon, 60c. 
OCHNA multiflora (South Africa) 
Dwarf evergreen shrub, new foliage of a beautiful 
bronzy color, deep golden yellow flowers in spring, suc¬ 
ceeded by the seed vessels which have vivid red cap¬ 
sules with black seeds. This is a very beautiful thing 
either in flower or fruit. Seems to prefer half-shade. 
New introduction. $1.00 and $2.00 to $15.00. 
OXERA pulchella (New Caledonia) “Royal Climber” 
Here is a vine that is “different.” Dark evergreen fol¬ 
iage, large clusters of pure waxy white tubular flowers 
in long drooping panicles. As its name implies, this is 
truly an aristocrat among climbers and we regard it as 
one of the choicest new vines that we grow. Sun or 
partial shade, good soil, moisture. Very rare. $1.50 
and $3.00 to $5.00. 
FARKINSONIA aculeata (Texas and Mexico) 
Tropical tree to 30 feet, with spines about one inch 
long with curious flattened twig-like stalks, yellow 
fragrant flowers. A beautiful tree for the sunny garden 
where a tree effect is wanted without a degree of 
shade. 50c and $1.50 to $2.00. 
FASSIFLORA princeps (South America) 
“Red Passion Flower” 
In our opinion the gem of all the family. Deathery 
foliage, very infrequently attacked by insects, long 
racemes of vivid scarlet flowers on long wiry stems. 
Very beautiful. Should be planted over a pergola so 
that the long flower clusters hang down through the 
roof. Good soil and moisture. $1.00 and $2.00 to $3.00. 
PELARGONIUM coccineum (South Africa) 
Very dark green leaves, spikes of small vivid scarlet 
flow'ers in good-sized clusters, makes large spreading 
clumps. A very choice and beautiful plant for a garden. 
Bare. 4" pots, 35c; gallon, 50c. 
