Winsel-Gibbs Seed Co 
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Choice Decorative Plants and Ferns 
ARBOR VITAE. A great favorite for formal 
decoration for either the garden or porch. 
Very compact and regular in habit. Foliage 
assumes a beautiful golden tint in the 
spring. Either ball shaped or pyramidal, 
nice plants 2 to 2J4 feet high, balled, $2.50 
each. In pots or tubs the price varies ac¬ 
cording to style and price of the receptacle. 
ABIES NORDMANNIANA (Nordmann’s 
Silver Fir). Very symmetrical; foliage 
massive; dark green, shining above and 
slightly glaucous below; vigorous and quite 
hardy; an exceedingly handsome and majes¬ 
tic fir. Two feet high, $4.00 each. 
ARAUCARIA EXCELSA (Norfolk Island 
Pine). The variety best known and the 
hardiest. Fine for house decorating. Nice 
plants in 6 inch pots, three or four tiers. 
We can furnish these trees up to 10 feet 
high. 
ARAUCARIA BIDWILLI (Bunya Bunya). 
A native of Horton Bay, Australia. A 
magnificent plant with branches in regular 
whirls closely set with spiney, shining deep 
green leaves. Very handsome and extremely 
hardy. Prices on application. 
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. The most popu¬ 
lar of basket or pot plants. Each 50c. 
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS (Asparagus 
Fern). Fine for pot plants or cutting. 
Each, 50c. 
AZALEA. 10 to 12 inch crown, 6 inch pot, 
plants in bud, $5.00 each. 
BAY TREES. There is a great demand for 
this superb decorative tree which is used 
extensively for decorating halls, porches and 
gardens. The prices will be better appre¬ 
ciated if the trees are examined and com¬ 
pared. 
Begonia Ricinifolia 
BEGONIA VERNON. Splendid as a pot 
plant or for bedding. Small plants 5c 
each; 50c per dozen, or $3.00 per 100. 
Large plants, 25c. 
BEGONIA TUBEROUS ROOTED. These 
plants are in full bloom from July until the 
first of November. We can furnish these 
plants any time during their flowering sea¬ 
son at the rate of 35c each. From Decem¬ 
ber and all through the spring we deliver 
the dry tubers at the rate of 25c each for 
the single varieties and 35c for the double. 
For the House, Garden and Porch 
BOXWOOD. This is another very popular 
and beautiful plant for which the demand is 
great We can furnish these plants at 50c 
each, 12 inches high. The next size is about 
2 feet high, pyramid shape, at $2.50 each. 
Either pyramids or standards, feet high, 
$4.00 each. This year we have some par¬ 
ticularly fine specimens in the ball shaped 
plants, which are very closely grown and 
well shaped, standing about 2 feet high in 
16-inch tubs at $6.00 each. We can also 
furnish the small plants of Boxwood for 
hedges at 60c per dozen, or $3.50 per 100. 
Nothing is of more satisfactory growth, be¬ 
sides adding to the beauty of lawn and 
garden. 
FARFUGIUM GRANDE (Leopard Plant). A 
hardy ornamental plant with circular leaves 
which are spotted with creamy white and 
yellow. Makes a nice pot plant, or for 
planting in shady locations with ferns and 
begonias. 5-inch pot plants, $1.00 each. 
LOTUS PELIORH YNCUS. These plants 
resemble the Asparagus Sprengeri in habit of 
growth, but have a bluish gray foliage. They 
produce quantities of red blossoms all the 
year around. They are about the only plant 
that will grow and bloom in hanging baskets 
around Los Angeles; they like the good, 
warm sunshine the greater part of the day. 
Plants in 4-inch pots, 25c each. Large 
plants in hanging baskets, $1 to $2 each. 
PHOENIX ROEBELENII. This is a dwarf 
variety of the Phoenix Palm, resembling 
somewhat the Cocos Weddliana, but much 
hardier. An ideal plant for house decora¬ 
tion. Prices according to size. 
RUBBER TREES. These plants are very 
valuable in decorating houses or windows 
and stand more hardship than any other 
house plant. The leaves are easily cleaned 
by rubbing with a soft cloth or sponge. 
Nice plants 12 to 16 inches high, $1.00 to 
$2.00 each. Your choice from two varieties, 
Ficus Elastica and Ficus Macrophylla. 
RHODODENDRONS. Good healthy bushes, 
5 to 6 stalks, well budded. $2.50 each. 
SANSEVIERA ZEYLANICA. An elegant 
variegated plant, especially adapted for the 
house decoration. The thick, leathery leaves 
stand the dust of the house. Six-inch pots. 
$1.25 each. 
SAXIFRAGA SARMENTOSA. Light green 
foliage with sliver markings, the under side 
of the leaves being red. This plant makes 
runners like a Strawberry plant. The long 
runners hanging from the mother plant in 
great profusion make it very desirable for 
hanging baskets. Price, 25c. 
Ferns for the Conservatory 
and Garden 
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM (Maiden Hair 
Fern). This is the variety used by florists 
for cutting and for filling fancy pots and 
baskets. Five-inch pot plants, $2.00. 
BOSTON FERN. Nice plants in 5-inch pots, 
75c each. In 6-inch pots, $1.00 each. We 
have a large assortment of these ferns for 
hanging baskets and fern pans at reduced 
prices. 
CYRTOMIUM. Bright green foliage. Each, 
5-inch pot plants, $1.00. 
NEPHROLEPSIS AMAPOHLI. The latest 
lovelty in the fern line. The fronds are of 
such a fine and graceful texture that they 
excite the admiration of all who beholo 
them. It is a beautiful decorative plant to* 
tne House. Five-inch pots sell at $1.00 eacn 
and 6-inch pots for $1.50. 
NEPHROLEPSIS EXALTA (Sword Fern). 
Hardiest of all sword ferns for outdoor 
planting. Small plants, 15c each, $1.50 per 
dozen. 3-inch pot plants, 25c, $2.50 per 
dozen. Gallon cans, 50c each, $5.00 per 
dozen. 
Boston Fern 
NEPHROLEPSIS PIERSONI. Also called 
Double Fern, on account of an extra set of 
leaflets. Price 75c to $2.50 each. 
NEPHROLEPSIS WHITMANI. The most 
valuable of this type with numerous broad 
plume-like leaves, hence its name of Ostrich 
Plume Fern. Nice plants in 5-inch pots, 
75c to $5.00. 
PTERIS ALBA LINIATA. Hardy fern for 
fern pans, window boxes, etc. The foliage 
is dark green having a white stripe through 
the center, making it different from other 
ferns. Makes a nice contrast when planted 
with other ferns. Five-inch pot plants, 75c 
each; 6-inch plants, $1.00 each. 
PTERIS TREMULA, or Japanese Brake 
Fern. Used for house decoration and out- 
of-door ferneries. Very hardy and easy to 
grow. Foliage resembles somewhat our na¬ 
tive Brake Ferns. Five-inch pot plants, 50c 
each; 6-inch pot plants, 75c each. Small 
plants for bedding, $5.00 per dozen. 
WOODWARDIA, or California Brake Fern. 
These ferns are extensively used in planting 
ferneries around Los Angeles and all South¬ 
ern California. They thrive in half shady 
places but must have leaf mould to grow 
in; heavy roots, in boxes 12x12, 75c each; 
in 6-inch pots, 75c each. 
Ferns for Bedding 
At our nursery, 49th and Main Streets, we 
have in stock a large assortment of young 
ferns, in small pots, which we offer at 15c 
each, $1.50 per dozen. 
Besides the native ferns, we carry an assort¬ 
ment of hardy Ferns for planting in shady 
places. These can be furnished from $1.00 to 
$5.00 per dozen, according to the size. When 
making ferneries, the Asparagus Plumosus are 
used extensively in connection with the other 
ferns. They are used for stringing on the 
wall, which give a fine background for the 
fern bed when it is located against a build¬ 
ing, and also furnishes beautiful greenery 
for decorating. We can furnish the Aspara¬ 
gus Sprengeri and Plumosus for this purpose 
in clumps in 6-inch pots or from the open 
ground at 50c each. 
