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Tall Growing Shrubs for Sunny Places 
The plants in this group make up the backbone of all plant- 
ings. These are the plants for tall hedges, the screening of a 
neighbor’s house, or the framing of a barbecue. Many are showy 
with summer blooms, others for their foliage; others for their 
bright berries. The cut branches of these plants make lasting 
arrangements in your home. Average growing height 6 to 10 
feet. 
ARBUTUS, Strawberry Bush 
Arbutus unedo. One of the finest growing shrubs. Deep green 
foliage and brilliant red strawberry-like fruits ripening about 
Christmastime. Gallon container 85c, 5-gallon container $3.00. 
CALLISTEMON, Bottlebrush 
Caliistemon rigidus. Stiff dark green, narrow leaves and deep 
red brushes and seed pods of previous seasons make an attractive 
and interesting shrub. Spring and summer. Good drainage. 
Gallon container $1.00, 5-gallon container $2.75. 
CEANOTHUS, California Lilacs 
These are perhaps the most famous of all native plants, having 
been hybridized extensively in Europe where they are prized for 
the lilac-like flowers. The varieties listed here are showy hardy 
shrubs, well adapted to wild plantings where little care is intended 
as on hillsides. They need good drainage and little moisture after 
they are established. Gallon containers $1.00. 
Ceanothus cyaneus. Beautiful native of San Diego County. Small 
dark green leaves and dark blue fragrant flowers in late spring. 
Ceanothus gloriosus. Gracefully spreading plants with deep green 
glossy foliage and blue flowers. 
Ceanothus griseus, Carmel Ceanothus. One of the best for gen- 
eral purposes, this wide spreading shrub 6 to 8 feet tall has 
handsome deep green glossy leaves an inch or two long and 
clusters of deep blue flowers in March and April. 
Ceanothus purpureus, Holly Leaf Ceanothus. Deep green, stiff 
holly-like leaves are very handsome. In late winter little reddish- 
purple buds form and these burst forth in March and April into 
a profusion of purple-lavender flowers. 
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Blue Blossom. Shiny deep green leaves 
and delightful blue flowers in March and April. 
COTONEASTERS (Also see page 4.) 
Very useful group of shrubs with flowers and pretty red and 
salmon berries that lend an attractive color note to the garden. 
The taller varieties make good all-around ornamental shrubs. 
Cotoneaster franchetti. Graceful plant with arching branches 
covered with small pink flowers followed by quantities of red- 
tinted orange berries. Gallon container $1.00. 
Cotoneaster pannosa, silverleaf. Excellent graceful shrub with 
grey-green leaves and masses of brilliant red berries in winter. 
8 feet. Gallon container 85c, 5-gallon container $2.75. 
Cotoneaster parneyi, Parney Cotoneaster. Very showy taller va- 
riety with handsome berries, largest of all, in immense clusters. 
Large glossy leaves. Gallon container $1.00. 
EUGENIA 
Eugenia myrtifolia. A dense growing shrub with cream-white 
flowers followed by attractive purple berries around the holi- 
days. New growth reddish, later turning greener. Gallon con- 
tainer $1.00, 5-gallon containers priced from $3.50. 
FEIJOA, Guava 
Feijoa sellowiana, Pineapple Guava. Not nearly enough grown 
as an ornamental, this gray foliaged shrub glorifies the garden in 
spring with its waxy white flowers with plumes of bright red 
stamens in the centers. Fruits green, oval in shape and strongly 
scented of Pineapple. Gallon container $1.00, 5-gallon con- 
tainer $3.50. 
ILEX, Holly 
Ilex aquifolium, English Holly. For Christmas decorations this 
Holly resembles the traditional American holly with its spiny 
bright glossy dark green leaves and bright red berries on the 
female plants. Porous soil, preferably partly shaded. Gallon 
container $1.25. Specimens $5.00 and up. 
Ilex aquifolium Vantol, Dutch Holly. Similar to English Holly 
except that it produces more and larger clusters of bright red 
berries. Gailon container $2.75, 5-gallon $6.75 and up. 
LAGUNARIA, Sugar Plum Tree 
Lagunaria pattersoni. Small narrow tree, often a shrub, with 
handsome grey-green foliage and neat mallow-like flowers of 
rose-pink. Recommended for sea-coast planting but does well 
inland too! Gallon container $1.00, 5-gallon container $3.00. 
LEPTOSPERMUM, Australian Tea Tree 
Leptospermum laevigatum. Graceful shrub with long curving 
branches, fine greyish-green leaves, and small white flowers in 
spring. Dry soils with good drainage and sun. Makes an excellent 
windbreak. Gallon container 85c, 5-gallon container $2.75. 
Leptospermum reevesi. Similar to Leptospermum laevigatum ex- 
cept that habit of growth is neatiy compact. Gallon container 
$1.25, 5-gallon container $3.00. 
Leptospermum scoparium flore pleno. Erect branches, finely cut 
foliage and double bright rose-pink flowers makes a very showy 
shrub in spring. Gallon container $1.00. 
NERIUM, Oleander 
Nerium oleander. Large bushy shrubs freely blooming all summer, 
during the hottest weather. Does well in the hot dry interior 
valleys. Long slender leathery leaves. In various colors, single 
and double. Gallon container $1.00, 5-gallon containers $3.00 
up. 
Single. White, yellow, red, pink. 
Double. Red, pink. 
Mrs. Swanson. Delicate pink. Gallon container $1.00, 5-gallon 
container $3.50. 
Mrs. Roeding. Clear double salmon-pink. 
$1.00, 5-gallon container $3.50. 
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