GINKGO biloba, MAIDENHAIR TREE, (4). The common name is very apt as the leaves are 
shaped like those of Maidenhair Fern. In spite of appearances it is really of coniferous type. 
One of its great charms is the pure gold of its leaves in Autumn. It has been said that it drops 
all its leaves in a single night, but that is only poetic exaggeration. Still it doesn’t take many 
nights so for several days it stands on a golden carpet. It is also claimed that it is no longer 
growing wild anywhere in the world but has been preserved from antiquity around temple 
grounds in the Orient and has been distributed as an exotic all over the temperate regions of 
the world. Makes a large tree eventually so should be given plenty of room to develop. 6-8 ft. 
$2.50, 5-6 ft. $2.00, 3-4 ft. $1.25, 2-3 ft. $1.00. 
KOELREUTERIA bipinnataas BOUGAINILLEA TREE, CHINESE FLAME TREE, (7). 
This is considered one of the most showy and beautiful trees that can be qrown in this climate. 
Its general appearance is like that of the common Golden Rain Tree, K. Paniculata, but it has 
deeper green, glossier and more acute leaflets on the very large leaves which are fully bipinnate 
and nearly evergreen. The yellow flowers are numerous but small. Its striking feature is the 
large bladder-like pods which contain the seeds and assume intensely brilliant tints in late sum- 
mer and early fall. It is safer to buy trees grown or established in containers. gal. cans 
2-3 ft. $1.00. 
*LABURNUM adami, (5). Here is an example of the ultra-rare chimaeras or graft hybrids. 
Partakes of the nature of both of its parents, Laburnum vulgare and Cytisus purpureus. Result 
is an erect tree with Laburnum like foliage which can produce three types of flowers: yellow 
Se inea ee Broom, and a curious somewhat brick colored blend of the two. 6-8 ft. $3.00, 
45) ft $2.25. 7 
LABURNUM vossi, LONGCLUSTERED GOLDENCHAIN, (5). This beautiful tree has been 
mentioned in most of the previous issues of this booklet—and richly deserves that distinction. 
A small tree with green bark and foliage like exaggerated clover leaves. Flowers are pure 
golden yellow and formed exactly like those of Japanese Wisteria. The hanging clusters attain 
as much as 18 to 20 inches in length and are borne very profusely in late spring. Very beautiful 
and even the smallest size will usually bloom the first year. Well worth a place in any garden. 
LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua, SWEET GUM, (4). It is generally considered that this surpasses 
all other trees in the vivid brilliance of its autumnal foliage—at least under California conditions. 
Leaves maple-like, branches corky. Hard to transplant from open ground so we grow it only in 
containers. Gal. cans 4-5 ft. $1.25, 2-3 ft. 75c. 
*LIRIODENDRON tulipifera, TULIP TREE, (4). A nurseryman’s life would be at least a 
little easier if people would reserve the name ‘Tulip Tree’’ for this and not use it when they 
really want Oriental Magnolias! The leaves, which are curiously fiddle-shaped, color clear gold 
in autumn. Flowers are greenish white marked with copper. Difficult to transplant from open 
ground but safe from containers. 5 gal. cans 4-6 ft. $1.50; gal cans 3-4 ft. $1.00. 
*PLATANUS racemosa, CALIFORNIA SYCAMORE, (7). Californians need no description 
of this well known native. For others we will say that it is on the general order of other Syca- 
mores and esteemed for its highly irregular and picturesque habit of growth. 8-10 ft. $2.00, 
6-8 ft. $1.50, 5-6 ft. $1.25. 
ROBINIA hispida macrophylla, SMOOTH ROSE-ACACIA, (5). Also called Large Flower- 
ing Pink Locust. To make a tree it has to be top-grafted on suitable straight stems. Bears a 
great profusion of large clusters of flowers in late spring. Individually they are exactly like 
large lavender-pink sweet peas. They always bloom the first season aenies and every spring 
thereafter. When young the trees look somewhat artificial but as the head develops this effect 
entirely disappears and the result is a beautiful round headed tree with a perfectly straight 
trunk. Top grafted with heavy heads: on 8 ft. stems $4.00, on 7 ft. stems $3.50, on 6 ft. stems 
$3.00. Top-grafted with usual heads: on 8 ft. stems $3.50, on 7 ft. stems $3.00, on 6 ft. stems 
$2.50. (Bear in mind that the stem never increases in height so choose accordingly). 
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