B. variabilis. (Butterfly Bush) (S) China. 
Fast-growing shrub; flowers borne in 
long purple spikes. Gal. cans, 50c. 
CALLIANDRA 
Calliandra tweedii. (S or T) Brazil. 
Shrub or small tree with feathery, fern¬ 
like foliage. Brilliant, scarlet flowers, 
shaped like small, silken pompons, 
cover the plant so closely that it is com¬ 
monly called "Flame Bush." Gal. cans, 
75c. 
CALLISTEMON . . . Bottle Brush 
Callistemon hybridus. (Hybrid Bottle 
Brush) Australia. Low-growing shrub 
with showy flowers of cerise-red; 
drought resistant. Gal. cans, 50c. 
CAMELLIA 
Camellia japonica. (S or T) China, 
Japan. These very beautiful plants 
flower in late winter months. They pre¬ 
fer a shady or semi-shady location and 
acid soil. Do not plant too deep and do 
not use fertilizers containing lime. Cot¬ 
tonseed meal is a suitable fertilizer. 
We offer good bushy plants with plenty 
of flower buds in the following varie¬ 
ties; 
Anna Frost. Double, medium-sized flow¬ 
ers of pale flesh-pink striped with rose. 
Gal. cans, $1.50. 
Auguste Delfosse. Medium size, high- 
centered, bright red flowers of peony 
type. Gal. cans, $1.50. 
Chandler! elegans. Large flower; outer 
petals wide and smooth, inner petals 
small and frilled; rose with white mark¬ 
ings. Balled, or in 5-gal. cans, 18 to 24 
in., $4.00. 
Daikagura. Double, rose with white 
marks; very early. Balled, or in 5-gal. 
cans, 15 to 18 in., $3.50; gal. cans, $1.75. 
Lady Campbell. Large, double, deep 
pink, showing stamens. Balled, or in 5- 
gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., $3.75. 
Mrs. F. Saunder. Pure white single; ex¬ 
quisitely dainty. 5-gal. cans, $4.00; gal. 
cans, $1.50. 
Noblissima. Tuft of small petals in cen¬ 
ter surrounded by larger ones; snow- 
white. 5-gal. cans, 2 to 21/2 ff-, $4.00. 
Pink Perfection. Symmetrical, fully dou¬ 
ble, shell pink. Balled, or in 5-gal. cans, 
2 to 21/2 ft, $3.75; 18 to 24 in., $3.25; gal. 
cans, $1.50. 
Purity. Symmetrical, snowy-white flow¬ 
ers; shows stamens when fully open. 
Balled, or in 5-gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., $4.50. 
Rosita. Dark rose pink flowers of per¬ 
fectly regular form. Balled, or in 5-gal. 
cans, 15 to 18 in., $3.50. 
Tricolor. Large semi-double flowers of 
red and white striped, some flowers en¬ 
tirely red. Gal. cans, $1.50. 
Sasanqua Pink. Slender, trailing 
branches that give the effect of a vine 
when trained against a wall. Dainty, 
fragrant, single blooms of delicate pink; 
very early. Gal. cans, 12 to 18 in., $3.00. 
CANTUA 
Cantua buxifolia. Peru and Chile (S) 
Half-climbing, drooping shrub; flowers 
long and narrow, trumpet shaped, dark 
rose shading to orange. Gal. cans, 50c. 
CARPENTERIA 
Carpentaria caliiornica. (Tree Anem¬ 
one) (S) A handsome native shrub; 
foliage glossy green and narrow; flow¬ 
ers white with yellow stamens, borne 
in clusters. One of our most beautiful 
native plants. Will grow in consid¬ 
erable shade. Gal. cans, 85c. 
CASSIA 
Cassia tomentosa. (Woolly Senna) (S) 
Mexico. Foliage gray-green. Flowers 
golden yellow and borne at all sea¬ 
sons. Gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c. 
CASUARINA 
Casuarina stricta. (She Oak) (T) Aus¬ 
tralia. A rapid-growing tree, valuable 
for roadside plantings. Growth strong, 
and dense, with numerous short branch- 
lets. Gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c. 
CEANOTHUS 
Ceanothus arboreus. (S or T) Sky- 
blue flowers borne in large panicles. A 
strong-growing shrub sometimes be¬ 
coming a tree. Gal. cans, 75c. 
C. arboreus hybridus. (T) Grows more 
rapidly and has larger foliage than C. 
arboreus. Blooms in March. Gal. cans, 
75c. 
C. cyaneus. (S) Flowers a brilliant 
blue, the darkest of the Wild Lilacs; 
very fragarnt. Gal. cans, 75c. 
C. thyrsiflorus. (California Wild Lilac) 
(S) A native shrub of rather thick com¬ 
pact growth; foliage dark shiny green; 
flowers sky blue. Gal. cans, 60c. 
C. veitchianus. (S) Low growing, new 
variety with an abundance of small 
flowers of medium blue. Gal. cans, 75c. 
CERATONIA 
Ceratonia siliqua. (St. John's Bread) 
(T) Eastern Mediterranean Region. A 
thick-growing tree with masses of shin¬ 
ing, dark green foliage; grows well in 
almost any soil and is drought resist¬ 
ant. One of the most beautiful ever¬ 
green shade trees. 5-gal. cans, $2.25; 
gal. cans, 60c. 
CERATOSTIGMA 
Ceratostigma willmottianum. China. 
Shrubby perennial; fine for mixed bor¬ 
ders. Numerous thin, wiry stems with 
heads of brilliant, dark blue flowers. 
Blooms steadily from June to December. 
Gal. cans, 60c. 
OESTRUM 
Oestrum aurantiacum (Orange Oes¬ 
trum) (S) Guatemala. Waxy flowers of 
golden-apricot; borne in profusion in 
late summer and autumn. A very beau¬ 
tiful shrub thriving in fairly warm sec¬ 
tions. Too tender for interior valleys. 
Gal. cans, 60c. 
O. Elegans. (Purple Oestrum) (S) 
Mexico. Quick-growing shrub with 
rather large, downy leaves; flowers pur¬ 
plish red produced in early spring; 
grows well in shade. Gal. cans, 60c. 
O. parqui. (Chilian Oestrum) Night 
Scented Jasmine (S) Chile. Flowers 
greenish-yellow; foliage light green; 
grows very rapidly and endures shade 
well. Very fragrant at night. Gal. cans, 
60c. 
Buddleia altemifolia 
Camellia Chandleri Elegans 
Camellia Pink Perfection 
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