TALL SHRUBS IN’ 
Beauty, Grace 
The tall shade group solves the 
problem of what to plant be- 
tween windows on the east, 
north, and northeast exposure 
of the home. It includes the gor- 
geous Camellias, whose bright flowers lighten dreary winter 
days. Most camellia growers have found that early morning 
sunlight produces more blooms than full shade but they are 
entirely satisfactory in either place. The tall shade group 
supplies the background plants for medium and low-growing 
Plant in groups of three of the same type for 
shade lovers. 
best effect. 
ABUTILON ... Flowering Maple 
Abutilon. Half-hardy shrubs with maple-like leaves. 
Flowers are pendulous and bell-shaped; almost con- 
stantly in bloom. We can supply these beautiful 
plants with pink, yellow or orange flowers. 1 g.c. 75c. 
A. megopotamicum (Brazilian Abutilon). Slender 
branched almost trailing shrub that can be trained 
as a vine. Yellow flowers with showy red calyx 
giving a Chinese lantern effect. Blooms constantly. 
igesc.75c. 
ARALIA 
Aralia sieboldi (Fatsia), Shrub with one or several 
undivided stout stems. Leaves lobed, a foot or more 
wide, smooth and deep, glossy green. Splendid for 
pot culture as a porch plant. Likes shade. Flowers 
white in round clusters. 
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AZARA 
Azara microphylla (Boxleaf Azara). Of erect habit; 
leaves small, glossy green and toothed; flowers 
minute, yellow with chocolate fragrance. Very grace- 
ful giving a stencil effect when grown against a stuc- 
COrwall SO gucpl/o; 11g. cea7oc: 
CAMELLIA 
These beautiful plants flower in winter. They prefer 
a situation providing full shade or morning sun and 
afternoon shade. Plant in well-drained soil, using 
peat mulch. Apply acid fertilizer in spring when new 
growth begins and again in July. 
Chandleri elegans. Large flower; outer petals wide 
and smooth, inner petals small and frilled; rose with 
white markings. BB 15-18" $3.50. 
Cheerful. Bright cherry red; medium size, very dou- 
ble. BB 18-24” $3.75; BB 15-18" $3.00. 
Daikagura. Double rose with white marks. BB 
15-18" $3.50. 
Elena Nobile. 
deep clear red, large. 
Very full, double, very symmetrical, 
BB 2-3 ft. $6.50. 
Big, semi-double flowers, pink and 
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Kumasaka. Deep rose pink, stamens interspersed 
with petaloids. Full flower of very good keeping 
qualities and large size. BB 15-18" $3.50. 
Lady Campbell. Large, double, deep pink, show- 
ing stamens. BB 2-3 ft. $5.00; BB 18-24" $3.75 BB 
15-18" $3.00. 
Pink Perfection. Symmetrical, fully double, shell pink. 
BB 2-3 ft. $5.00; BB 18-24" $3.75; BB 15-18" $3.00. 
Camellias. . 
PINK PERFECTION 
CHANDLERI ELEGANS 
PURITY 
Jordan’s Pride. 
white; fragrant. 


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FLOWERS OF ABUTILON een 
Purity. Symmetrical, snowy-white flowers; shows 
stamens when fully open. BB 18-24" $5.00, BB 15-18" 
$3.50. 
Rosita. Very double, medium size flowers of bright + 
rose pink, petals delicately veined and arranged in ~ 
a symmetrical rosette-like form. Very latest Camellia 
to bloom in winter. BB 18-24" $3.75; BB 15-18" $3.00. 
CESTRUM ae 
Cestrum aurantiacum (Orange Cestrum). Waxy flow- 
ers of golden apricot; borne in profusion in late 
summer and autumn. A very beautiful shrub thriv- 
ing in fairly warm sections. Too tender for interior 
valleys. 1 g. c. 795c. 
C. Elegans (Purple Cestrum). Quick-growing shrub : re 
with rather large, downy leaves; flowers purplish-red, — 
produced in early spring; grows wellin shade. lg.c. 
TICs 
Photinia serrulata and has leaves nearly as large, 
borne in rosettes with showy, ruddy stalks. Assumes 
globular shapes without training. Very rare and 
handsome. 5 g. c. 2-3 ft. $2.00; 1 g. c. 75c. 
GREWIA : te 
Grewia caffra. A recently introduced evergreen shrub 
with mulberry-like leaves about 2 in. across. Flow- 
ers lavender blue much like perennial asters; blooms 
in late summer and autumn. Growth rapid, rather 
sprawling; lovely trained against wall. 1 g..c. 75c. 
PRUNUS 
Prunus laurocerasus (English Laurel). Large shrub 
or small tree with broad, heavy glossy leaves slightly 
serrated. Flowers are white followed by black, 
cherry-like fruits. BB 2-3 ft. $2.50; 5 g.c. $2.00; 1 g. c 
LIC. 
P. lusitanica (Portugese Laurel). Easily distinguished 
C. parqui (Chilean Cestrum). Night Scented Jasmine. 
Flowers greenish yellow; foliage light green; grows ‘ 
very rapidly and endures shade well. Very fragrant x 
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DAPHNIPHYLLUM 7 
Daphniphyllum macropodum. Growth shrubby like % 
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ward. Flowers white. BB 2-3 ft. $2.50; 18-24" $2.00; 
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VIBURNUM j 
Viburnum japonicum. Rapid-growing shrub with 
large, glossy, leathery leaves, somewhat similar to 
English Laurel. 1 g. c. 75c. 
V. rhytidophyllum (Leatherleaf Viburnum). A shrub 
with distinct large leaves, dark bronze green in color. 
A good foliage plant. 5 g. c. 3-4 ft. $2.00; 1 g. c. 75c. 
V. tinus lucidum (Laurustinus Grandiflora)., A strong- 
growing form of V. tinus with large, glossy foliage 
and flower clusters of immense size; very fine. 1 
g. c. 75c. Fest 
V. tinus robustum (Roundleaf Laurustinus). An erect 
growing type with large nearly round leaves. BB 
15-18" $1.50. : 
V. Tinus Strictum (Spiry Laurustinus). Tall, slender — 
and erect in growth; foliage slightly rounded; flow- — 
ers cream color and fragrant. Grows well in shad 
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