

TALL SHRUBS PROVIDE WELCOME PRIVACY AND USEFUL PROTECTION FROM 
ILL-TIMED BREEZES TO THIS BADMINTON COURT 
HIBISCUS 
Hibiscus rosa sinensis (Chinese Hibiscus). A tender, 
evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and brilliant, 
showy flowers. Plant in a sunny location and pro- 
tect from frost. If top branches are frozen, the plants 
will branch lower down and bloom the same season. 
We can supply plants with pink, white, apricot or 
red flowers. 1 g. c. 75c. 
ILEX . . . Holly 
Nex aquifolium (English Holly). Large shrub or small 
tree; foliage dark green, leathery and prickly; flow- 
ers small, followed by an abundance of bright red 
berries. BB 3-4 ft. $6.00; 1 g. c. 75c. Specimens: Boxed 
8-10 ft. $40.00; 10-12 ft. $50.00; 12-15 ft. $75.00. 
Nex aquifolium silver queen. Similar to English Holly 
except that foliage is beautifully marbled with creamy 
white. Boxed 8-10 ft. $40.00; 10-12 ft. $50.00; 12-15 
ft. $75.00. 
I. aquifolium van tol (Dutch Holly). Foliage is smooth 
and almost free from spines. Berries more profusely 
than does English Holly. 1 g. c. 75c. 
I. cornuta (Chinese Holly). Foliage shorter, broader, 
and lighter than English Holly. Berries large and 
bright red. Will thrive in hot sections. BB 3-4 ft. $5.00. 
LEPTOSPERMUM 
Leptospermum laevigatum (Australian Tea Tree). 
Large shrub with graceful arching branches; folia- 
age grayish-green; flowers white. A rapid grower. 
Especially good for windbreaks or informal hedges. 
5 g. c. $1.75; 1 g. c. 75c, 10 for $7.00. 
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MELALEUCA 
Melaleuca decussata (Lilac Melaleuca), Shrub of 
graceful drooping habit; foliage dense and blue- 
green; flowers lavender in color. 5 g. c. $1.75, 1 g.c. 
75c, 10 for $7.00. 
M. hypericifolia (Dotted Melaleuca). Slender branched 
shrub with large showy flowers of orange red. The 
most brilliant Melaleuca. 5 g. c. $1.75; 1 g. c. 75c, 
10 for $7.00. 
M. nesophila (Pink Melaleuca). Shrub of bushy habit: 
foliage a pleasing shade of green, oblong flat; flow- 
ers lavender purple. 5 g. c. $1.75; 1 g. c. 75c, 10 for 
$7.00. 
METROSIDEROS 
Metrosideros robusta (Rata). Showy tall shrub with 
dark red flowers and handsome evergreen foliage. 
Ig. "ce; 75c; 
MYOPORUM 
Myoporum laetum. Small tree or shrub with thick 
leathery leaves. Unequalled for planting along the 
beach or in a cold, foggy situation. Small pink flow 
ers and rosy lavender berries. 5 g. c. $1.75; 1 g.c. 
75c. 
NERIUM . . . Oleander 
Nerium (Oleander). Large bushy shrubs, doing well 
in the warm interior valleys. Free bloomers from 
June until frost. Foliage long, slender and bright 
green. All parts of the plant are poisonous if eaten. 
Available in following varieties: 
N. Dr. Golfin. Single, deep rose flowers, very large. 
N. Mrs. F. Roeding. 
N. Sister Agnes. Large, single white, very fine. 
N. Splendens Gigantea. Very large double rose, fra- 
grant. 
All varieties: 
Very fine, double, salmon pink. 
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PHOTINIA 
Photinia arbutifolia (Toyon). 
known as the ‘Christmas Berry.” 
handsome foliage and brilliantly colored red berries. 
Native of California and 
Admired for its 
Does fine under cultivation. 1 g. c. 75c. 
Photinia serrulata (Chinese Photinia). Large leaves 
with prickly margins, bronzy in spring, scarlet in 
tall Siigeice wiles; miacerc. ocs 
PYRACANTHA ... Firethorn 
Pyracantha coccinea lalandi (Laland Firethorn). Fo- 
liage similar to P. coccinea but taller and more up- 
right growth with bronzy tints on leaves. BB 3-4 ft. 
2.00, 2-3 ft. $2.00; 1 g. c. 75¢ 
P, rogersiana aurantiaca (Roger's Firethorn). A new 
variety with foliage and habit of growth much like 
P. crenulata yunnanensis but berries are golden 
yellow and remain in good condition on the plants 
much longer than the berries of P. coccinea. BB 3-4 
it. $200; “g: ‘choc: 
P. rosedale. Large orange-red berries in profusion 
on graceful arching branches. BB. 2-3 ft. $2.50. 
P. weaver’s superb. This variety is the result of 
crossing P. formosiana splendens with P. crenulata 
yunnanensis. It is superbly beautiful with is pro- 
fusion of large, orange-red berries and broad, glossy 
foliage. BB 2-3 ft. $2.50; 5 g. c. $2.00; 1 g. c. 75c. 
(See picture on page 13.) 
SPARTIUM 
Spartium junceum (Spanish Broom). Upright in habit 
of growth; flowers yellow, prolific in spring, pro- 
duced recurrently throughout the spring and sum- 
mer on round, leafless branches. 5 g.c. $1.75; 1 g.c. 75c. 
Rancho Arroyo De La Alameda, RICH in History 
Our Niles gardens and growing grounds are situated on land which comprised part of 
Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda, granted by Spain and confirmed by Mexico to Don 
Jose de Vallejo, first Administrator of Mission San Jose. Historic “Old Adobe”, now our 
guest lodge, once rang with the carefree laughter and gaiety of the Dons and their 
ladies in that almost forgotten time, far more than one hundred years ago. 
From the practical standpoint, Don Jose chose well. 
In early 
writings the Padres of nearby Mission San Jose mention the pro- 
fusion of wild flowers that grew here. Blessed by rare advantages 
of fertile, deep topsoil and favorable climate, Rancho Arroyo also 
has. excellent natural drainage and its own complete supply of 
Ownership of the property passed in the last century 
directly from members of the Vallejo family to the California 
Nursery Company, so there have been but two titleholders since 
Through the years, 
crop rotation, the employment of nitrogen-fixing organic crops, 
and other scientific practices have maintained at this location 
the unique conditions necessary to grow plants and trees unsur- 
water. 
the first days of white men in California. 
passed in quality the world over. 
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