CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA FILIFERA (Thread Cypress (Retinos- 
pora), Evergreen conifer. A graceful and attractive tree crowned 
and covered with slender pendulous branches and strands of 
thick dark green foliage. Rather a dwarf tree of much ornamental 
value. Trees may be planted singly. Thread Cypress also makes 
a hedge of unusual merit. 
CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA FILIFERA AUREA NANA (Dwari 
Golden Thread Cypress). Evergreen conifer. Dwarf evergreen. 
Grows into a dense and compact mass of intensely golden foliage, 
reaching a height of 2 feet and a spread of 4 feet. A remarkable 
conifer that adds a touch of cheer and brightness wherever it is 
used. Does best when not exposed to the continuous direct rays of 
the sun. Very showy and desirable. Hardy. 
CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA PLUMOSA (Plume Cypress (Retinos- 
pora). Evergreen conifer of dense conical habit. Branches almost 
erect with slender branchlets of feathery appearance. Foliage bright 
green. Highly ornamental tree, excellent for formal plantings and 
topiary work. 
CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA PLUMOSA AUREA (Golden Plume 
Cypress (Retinospora). Same as Plume Cypress excepting young 
growth is a golden yellow color. A very showy plant. 
CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA SQUARROSA NANA (Dwarf Moss 
Retinospora). Dwarf evergreen conifer, reaching a height of about 
2 feet. Soft, heavy, compact foliage of silvery, plume-like effect. It 
would be difficult to find a better subject for low sheared hedges 
and borders. 
CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA SQUARROSA VEITCHI (Moss Retin- 
ospora). Evergreen conifer. Fine, plume-like, silvery foliage, very 
compact and heavy. Makes beautiful sheared specimens, lending 
itself well to formal landscaping. 
CHOISYA TERNATA (Mexican Orange). Grows 4 to 8 feet high, 
making a compact free blooming bush. A handsome shrub worthy 
of great popularity. It will endure several degrees of frost. Hardy 
against wall or in protected place, on Pacific Coast. Blossoms at 
different seasons and can be made to bioom, it is said, every two 
months by withholding water and then watering liberally. 
CISTUS LADONIFERUS MACULATA (Spotted Rockrose). Hardy, 
broad-leafed evergreen, possessing abundance of foliage. Has 
large white flowers with red spot at the base of each petal. A 
very good landscape subject for dry slopes. 
CISTUS LAURIFOLIUS (Laurel Rockrose). A dense growing ever- 
green shrub, reaching a height of 3 ft. Has thick heavy leaves 
and white, waxy flowers. Is hardy and a fine landscape subject. 
COTONEASTER ADPRESSA (Creeping Cotoneaster). A native of 
western China and hardy into New Egland. Has fine, small, glossy, 

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® leaves of heavy, dark green effect. Grows to about the size of 
evergreen foliage, and red berries. Grows to a height of 6 inches, 
tapering out to the tips of the branches in beautiful symmetry, 
with a spread of 3 feet or more. There may be no better prostrate 
Cotoneaster than Adpressa. 
COTONEASTER DAMMERI (Cotoneaster humifusa). A small ever- 
green creeper often called Cotoneaster humifusa. Large red berries 
in profusion. Never grows more than 3 inches high. Fine rockery 
plant and good for ground covers. It makes a wonderful wall 
covering when planted at the top and allowed to drape down- 
wards. It is one of those delightful trailers, a native of central 
China and new in American gardens. 
COTONEASTER FRANCHETI (Franchet Cotoneaster). Broadleaf 
evergreen. Generally recognized as one of the most graceful and 
ornamental of all Cotoneasters. Pendulous branches, silvery leaves 
and a mass of orange red berries in fall and winter. Native of 
China. 
COTONEASTER FRIGIDA (Himalayan Cotoneaster). Large, hardy 
evergreen shrub, bearing scarlet berries all along the stems in 
great profusion. Beautiful in flower and fruit. Native of the 
Himalayan mountains. 
COTONEASTER HORIZONTALIS (Rock Cotoneaster). Well known 
and deservedly a great favorite; low growing. The side branches 
grow with a pleasing perfection of regularity, the leaves are 
small and the foliage is a good, dark green. Bears masses of red 
berries in the fall that are carried well into the winter. Hardy. 
Deciduous. 
COTONEASTER MICROPHYLLA (Rockspray). Small, glossy, deep 
green leaves. Semi-prostrate form, eventually reaching a height of 
3 feet. A well proportioned shrub. Excellent larger ground cover 
or terrace plant. The bright red berries, which are borne in pro- 
fusion, are of unusual and attractive coloring. A native of the 
Himalayas. Evergreen. 

COTONEASTER MICROPHYLLA MINO (Dwarf Rockspray). A de- 
lightful little dwarf. Dainty, deep green, glossy leaves, red berries. 
A ground cover of first rank. Hardy, free from disease. 
COTONEASTER MICROPHYLLA THYMIFOLIA (Thyme Rockspray). 
A desirable, low, thick growing dwarf. The foliage is thyme-like, 
small and dainty. Bears red berries and is evergreen. Particularly 
desirable for rock work or other plantings where small shrubs 
are required. 
COTONEASTER PANNOSA (Silverleaf Cotoneaster), An upright 
growing Cotoneaster, beautiful both in leaf and fruit. Foliage is 
of silvery luster, and the clusters cf brilliant red berries are borne 
in abundance. Evergreen. Native of southwestern China. 
COTONEASTER PANNOSA NANA (Dwarf Silverleaf Cotoneaster). 
A dwarf form growing about 2¥2 feet high and having graceful 
arching branches. Foliage silvery green. Bright red berries in 
clusters all along the stem. Hardy. A delightful gem and one of 
f the best of the miniature Cctoneasters. Evergreen. 
COTONEASTER PERNYI (Perny Cotoneaster). This is probably the 
the upright Cotoneasters. It is evergreen, with large 
Francheti, 6 to 8 feet, bears berries of brilliant red lustre and in 
almost unbelievable profusion, being in large clusters all along 
the stems. A shrub which everybody likes, and one which will be 
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COTONEASTER RACEMIFLORA SOONGORICA. Evergreen shrub 
to 4 feet with erect or spreading branches, bears clusters of red 
berries. Native of China, growing on open mountain slopes at 
10,000 feet elevation. One of the hardiest Cotoneasters and one 
of the loveliest, making it one of the most desirable. 
COTONEASTER ROTUNDIFOLIA (Roundleaf Cotoneaster). Foliage 
small, very compact, similar to horizontalis, but deeper green. An 
irregular shaped evergreen 2 feet high with a spread of 5 to 6 
feet. Very hardy. One of the best creeping forms. 
COTONEASTER SALICIFOLIA (Willowleaf Cotoneaster). Graceful 
evergreen, similar to Contoneaster Franchetti, and bearing clusters 
of red berries. It is an exceedingly graceful form, which, taken 
with the slender willow-like leaves, makes it 
Upright. Native of western China. 
CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA ELEGANS (Plume Cryptomeria). Ever- 
green conifer. A rapid growing tree with dense green plume-like 
foliage, which takes on a rich bronzy coloring in winter. Has 
good ornamental values which are at their best in the younger 
trees. Reaches a height of 10 to 12 feet or more in the gardens. 
very attractive. 
