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it is somewhat slow growing it will reach an ultimate height of seven or 
eight feet and as much through. This shrub has fine lustrous foliage and 
produces countless branching panicles of trumpet shaped violet colored 
flowers. Must not be planted in full sun. 25°. (GH). 
1 gal $0.60; 5 gal. $1.75. 
MELALEUCA fulgens. (myrtaceae) Australia. Recently introduced 
by us. Plant has loose open habit. Slender branches and scarlet flow- 
ers with yellow stamens. It appears to have dwarfer habit than the other 
members of the family. Extremely beautiful in flower. Will stand a 
good deal of cold without injury. Good drainage, full sun, not too much 
water. 22°. l-gal. $0-°75;-5 cals $2 00: 
MELICOPE ternata. (rutaceae) New Zealand. Virtually evergreen 
shrub with unusually good and fragrant foliage, growing to an ultimate 
height of 10 or 12 feet and as much through. The texture and color of 
the leaves render the plant highly ornamental—flowers are inconspicu- 
ous with ornamental black seeds. 24°. l gale $0. 758 ama be bles: 
METROSIDEROS diffusa. ‘“‘Climbing Rata’’ (myrtaceae) New 
Zealand. Minute dense evergreen foliage, rosy flowers in profusion. 
In Cornwall, England, this plant grows to the tops of houses clinging to 
masonry. It needs a cool moist situation and will make an admirable 
ground cover in such a situation. Slow growing in its young stages. 
New introduction. 24°. legal. $Y00: 
MICHELIA fuscata. ‘‘Banana Shrub’’ (magnoliaceae) China. 
Evergreen shrub with handsome foliage, small magnolia shaped flowers, 
the color of ripe bananas and intensely fragrant. Slow growing, does 
particularly well in sun or half shade and is a very choice aristocratic 
plant. This shrub likes a moist, neutral soil or one slightly on the acid 
siden 157% - ] gal. $0.85; 5 gal. $2.50. 
MURRAYA exotica. syn. Chalcas exotica. (rutaceae) India, China and 
Australia. Evergreen shrub with attractive small dark green compound 
foliage. Known as the Orange Jessamine. Has a dense shapely habit, 
does equally well in sun or shade, bearing small fragrant flowers similar 
to orange blossoms. Forms an admirable specimen plant, and is also 
well adapted to growing in pots or tubs because of the shapeliness of its 
growth and fragrance of its flowers. It takes this plant a good many years 
in Southern California to reach the dimensions of 6 feet high and as 
much across. In fact it can be kept almost any form or shape desired. 
Likes water and fertilizer. 20°. (GH). 
1 gal. $0.75; 5 gal. $2.00; Specimens $3.50 up. 
MYRSINE africana. (myrsinaceae) South Africa. Dwarf, dense, 
evergreen shrub with dark olive green foliage. Not new, though it has 
not been in the country a great many years. Particularly valuable where 
box or Euonymous is often used as it can be kept to almost any shape and 
size desired. Sun or half sun. 20°. 1 gal. $0.40; 5 gal. $1.50. 
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