Euergreen Shade and Flowering Trees 
Trees for Year ‘Round Foliage 
The trees in this group are widely planted for street and shade 
trees, as lawn specimens or for the lovely flowers of some kinds. 
The year around foliage is excellent to conceal objectionable 
views from the house and garden. In this list you will find trees 
for every purpose. 
ACACIA 
Acacia baileyana. A popular small tree with feathery blue green 
foliage and clouds of light yellow flowers in spring. The seed 
pods, which follow, are light purple and give a nice misty tone to 
the trees. Gallon container $1.00, 5-gallon container $3.00. 
Acacia floribunda. Smal! round headed tree with narrow green 
leaves and fluffy little yellow flowers intermittently throughout 
the year. Gallon container $1.00, 5-gallon container $3.00. 
Acacia latifolia. Excellent for windbreak plantings or hedges. 
Long leaves and golden yellow flowers. Gallon container $1.00. 
Acacia melanoxylon, Black Acacia. Popular street tree. Makes 
a close tight crown of dark green leaves. A medium to large 
tree. Gallon container $1.00, 5-gallon container $3.00. 
CERATONIA 
Ceratonia siliqua, Carob. Hardy, rounded tree with neat dark 
green foliage. Much planted as a street tree. Free of insects and 
disease. Drought-resistant. 5-gallon container $3.50. 
CINNAMOMUM, Camphor 
Cinnamomum camphora, Camphor. One of the best street trees. 
Makes a rounded top of light green foliage, aromatic of cam- 
phor when crushed. Trees often make a delightful tracery of 
lower branches. Gallon container $1.25, 5-gallon container 
$3.50: 
ERIOBOTYRA, Loquat 
Eriobotyra japonica, Loquat. Although essentially a fruit tree 
prized for its pear-like fruits in early summer, this round headed 
tree with dark green leaves is often desirable in the background 
planting. Long leathery leaves, woolly beneath, give a feeling 
of permanence to the garden. Seedling trees: Gallon container 
$1.00, 5-gallon container $3.50. 
EUCALYPTUS 
Eucalyptus ficifolia, Scarlet Flowering Gum. Low growing dwar 
flowering tree. Large pointed leaves of dark green and great 
clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers. One of the showiest varie- 
ties of Eucalyptus. Gallon container $1.25, 5-gallon container 
$3.50. 
Eucalyptus polyanthemos. Hardy, drought-resistant tree assum- 
ing an irregular picturesque form. Silvery green round leaves. 
Gallon container $1.00, 5-gallon container $3.00. 
Eucalyptus sideroxylon rosea. A larger tree, 20 to 40 feet high 
making a beautiful round head of deep green long narrow leaves 
and large clusters of pink flowers. Gallon container $1.00, 
5-gallon container $3.00. 
Eucalyptus viminalis. The best tall Gum. Makes an ideal speci- 
men tree for shade and street planting. Narrow, light green 
leaves on gracefully hanging branchlets. Gallon container $1.00, 
5-gallon container $3.00. 
FREMONTIA, Flannelbush 
Fremontia mexicana, Flannelbush. One of our finest native 
shrubs. Deeply cut wooly leaves and yellow-orange cup-shaped 
flowers in early spring are a glorious combination. Full sun and 
dry porous soil make it useful for semi-wild plantings in dry 
places. Gallon container $1.50. 

FREMONTIA MEXICANA 
GREVILLEA, Silk Oak 
Grevillea robusta, Silk Oak. Large tree with pyramidal, narrow 
crown of fern-like foliage lightened in early summer with masses 
of fluffy golden yellow flowers. Fine as a street tree. Gallon 
container $1.00, 5-gallon container $3.00. 
MAGNOLIA (Also see page 20.) 
Magnolia grandiflora, Southern Magnolia. Large growing ever- 
green tree, always neat in its glossy foliage. The immense white 
fragrant water-lily-like flowers appear throughout the summer. 
Give generous amounts of water for better blooms. Gallon con- 
tainer $1.25, 5-gallon container $3.50. 
QUERCUS, Oak 
Quercus agrifolia, California Live Oak. One of the best for home 
grounds and street planting, the native oak, with its picturesque 
habit and evergreen foliage is easy to grow if given care and 
careful water. 5-gallon container $3.50. 
SCHINUS, Pepper Tree 
Schinus molle, California Pepper Tree. Rapid growing trees with 
gnarled trunks and graceful weeping branchlets of feathery tex- 
ture. Pretty with red berries in winter. Hardy, thrives in poor, 
light soil. Gallon container $1.00, 5-gallon container $3.00. 
ULMUS, Evergreen Elm (Also see page 20.) 
UlImus parvifolia, Evergreen Chinese Elm. Smal! tree with spread- 
ing crown of slender drooping branchlets and bright green leaves. 
Rapidly becoming a popular small tree for street and shade use. 
Gallon container $1.25, 5-gallon container $3.50. 

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