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Low Growing Flowering Shrubs for Sunny Places 
The plants listed in this grouping can best be used in front 
of taller growing shrubs; under low windows; in front of low 
walls; as border plantings or low hedges. In using these plants 
a good effect may be obtained by planting in groups of 3 to 5 
or more. These plants may well be used with low growing 
conifers such as the junipers. Average height 2 to 3 feet. 
BUXUS, Boxwood 
Boxwoods are unique among the evergreens for their slow growth, 
permanent beauty and adaptability to soils and growing condi- 
tions. They withstand much shearing as for hedges and topiary 
work either in simple pyramids or globe shapes to fancy animals, 
birds, etc. Use them for accent in the garden or as tubbed speci- 
mens. Sun or shade. 

BOUVARDIA ALBATROSS, WHITE BOUVARDIA 
Buxus japonica, Japanese Box. Best taller growing Box for Cali- 
fornia. Rounded glossy green leaves and lush dense growth. 
Always neat and attractive. Gallon container 85c, flats (8 doz.) 
$6.00, doz. $1.00, balled and pyramid $5.00 up. 
Buxus suffruticosa, Dwarf English Box. Bushy, dwarf growing 
plants making excellent low trimmed hedges. Set plants 6 inches 
aparty Doz $e 50, flats iS) doz.) = S8,00! 
BOUVARDIA 
Bouvardia Albatross, White Bouvardia. Popular flowers for cor- 
sages. Handsome low growing shrub with spreading slender 
branches of waxy green foliage. Fragrant flowers tubular with 
four flaring petals. Last well when cut. Trim back to encourage 
new growth and flowers. Sun or part shade. Gallon container 
$51] 25) 
CHORIZEMA, Flowering Oak 
Chorizema grandiflorum. Rounded dark green leaves and large 
pear-shaped orange-red flowers distinguish this variety. An ex- 
cellent low shrub for the foundation planting. Gallon container 
$1.00. 
CONVOLVULUS, Silver Bush (Also see page 35.) 
Conyolvulus cneorum. Delicate silvery-foliaged low shrub excel- 
lent for dry sunny places. The white cup-shaped flowers average 
1% inches across and appear all summer. A very fine compact 
shrub. Gallon container $1.00. 
CORREA, Australian Fuchsia 
Correa pulchella. Marvelous new 2-foot shrub with spreading 
bushy habit, deep olive green foliage and graceful display of 
dainty pink bell-shaped flowers in winter and spring. Recom- 
mended as a foundation planting shrub. Sun. Gallon container 
$1.00, 5-gallon container $3.00. 
Correa Harrisi. New bright red Australian Fuchsia. Of similar 
habit of growth. An excellent low shrub for planting around the 
house or in the rock garden. Sun. Gallon container $1.25, 
5-gallon container $3.50. 

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