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FLOWERING QUINCE 
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AZALEAS 
Showy shrubs of medium size; very effective massed 
or combined with evergreen shrubs. Prefer partially 
shaded location and acid soil. 
Azalea altaclarensis. 
brilliant yellow flowers of great fragrance; foliage 
BB 18-24" $3.50. 
A sturdy variety producing 
becomes bright red in autumn. 
A. mollis. Orange, apricot, and yellow blooms borne 
in great profusion; fragrant. BB. 18-24’ $3.50. 
A. occidentalis (Western Azalea). The hardy, native 
variety producing flowers of exquisite fragrance, in 
shades of light pink and white marked with lemon 
and buff. BB 18-24” $3.50. 
CARYOPTERIS ... Blue Spirea 
Caryopteris incana (Blue Spirea). Small, 
flowering shrub with gray-green foliage and airy 
racemes of smoke-blue flowers. Bare root, 18-24" 
$1.00. 
summer- 
CALYCANTHUS ... Sweet Shrub 
Calycanthus floridus (“Sweet Shrub). A tall, 
open-growing shrub with rough, dark green leaves 
rather 
and curiously shaped, sweetly scented flowers of 
dark maroon. Will grow in partial shade. Belongs 
to same family as the California Incense Shrub. Bare 
root, 18-24” $1.00. 
CAESALPINIA ... Bird of Paradise 
Caesalpinia gilliesi. Beautiful all summer with bright 
yellow and red flowers on airy stems. 1 g. c. 85c. 
CHIONANTHUS 
Chionanthus virginica (White Fringe). 
flowers in early spring on vigorous plants. | g. c. 85c. 
Sweet scented 
ROEDING'S 
QZUSAL sla Teey. 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
Deciduous flowering shrubs are the fond memories of grandmothers and trans- 
planted eastern and midwestern folk. Even we native sons have begun to 
realize that spring in our garden is drab indeed without the season-heralding 
glory of this mighty group of flowering shrubs. 
Carefully worked into the 
shrubbery among tthe broadleaved evergreens, deciduous flowering shrubs 
are a valuable asset to any garden, large or small. 
Most varieties listed here 
are available in containers for out-of-season planting at slightly higher prices. 
CORNUS ... Dogwood 
Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood). Shrub or small 
tree. Foliage wavy, glaucous underneath; flowers 
white, about four inches across. Bare root, 24-30” 
$1.25. 
Cornus florida rubra (Pink Flowering Dogwood). Most 
beautiful of the dogwoods; deep pink flowers four 
inches wide covering the tree before the foliage ap- 
pears Prefers semi-shade and acid soil. BB 3-4 ft. 
$5.00; 2-3 ft. $3.50; 1 g. c. 24-30” $2.00. 
DIERVILLA ... Weigela 
Plants will be removed from containers 
for shipment during dormant season. 
Diervilla Eva Rathke. Of erect habit. Flowers me- 
dium size and deep red in color; blooms in April and 
May. 5 g. c. 2-3 ft. $1.75. 
D. Rosea. Flowers pink, large and produced in great 
profusion in April and May. Bare root, 18-24” $1.25; 
5 gp ce. 2-3 tt S175, 
D. Le Printemps. Lighter pink flowers than D. rosea. 
Choice and very rare. Bare root, 2-3 ft. $1.50. 
DEUTZIA 
Large, 
upright arching stems. 5 g. c. 2-3 ft. $1.75. 
Deutzia fortunei. pinkish-white flowers on 
D. Pride of Rochester. Profuse 
double white. 5 g. c. 3-4 ft. $2.00. 
bloomer, flowers 
ERYTHRINA . . . Coral Tree 
Erythrina crista-galli (Coral Tree). In California this 
is a deciduous shrub which freezes back in winter 
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but blooms in spring and again in late summer with 
two-foot spikes of gorgeous red, pea-shaped flowers. 
Easy to grow and strikingly beautiful. 1 g. c. $1.00. 
FORSYTHIA ... Golden Bell 
Forsythia intermedia (Golden Bell). A valuable shrub 
In habit somewhat 
pendulous, branches drooping; can be trained over 
for borders and mass effects. 
arbors. Flowers golden yellow from January to 
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HYDRANGEA 
Hydrangea Goliath. Large flowers deep rose pink. 
I gi ce) 8oc) 10 ior $8200) 
H. Hortensis. A very popular shrub in California. 
Foliage large, in milder sections almost evergreen; 
flowers large, pink, and borne in immense corymbs. 
Prefers a shaded location. 1 g. c. 85c, 10 for $8.00. 
H. Mme. Moulliere. 
hybrids. 
especially effective when grown in a cool, shaded 
location. 1 g. c. 85c, 10 for $8.00. 
One of the loveliest new French 
Its immense trusses of pure white are 
H. Pres. Doumier. Large deep rose-pink flowers. Very 
showy. 1 g. c. 85c, 10 for $8.00. 
H. Trophee. Deep rose-pink flowers becoming water- 
melon-red at maturity. 
85c, 10 for $8.00. 
Exceptionally fine. 1 g. c. 
; KERRIA 
Kerria japonica flore pleno (Double Flowering Kerria). 
Strong grower with double flowers of bright yellow; 
free blooming and popular. Bare root, 2-3 ft. $1.25. 

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