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ABELIA ...A Real Show-Girl 
A. grandiflora. (S.) 6 ft. Small glossy leaves. 
Flowers an inch long, white flushed pink. Blooms 
profusely all summer. Fine foundation plant, im- 
proved by shearing, Quite hardy Gallon cans, 85c; 
larger, $1.25; 5-gallon cans. $3.50. 
Abelia Schumannii. 3 ft. New Abelia similar to 
A. grandiflora, but the beautiful pinkish-lavender 
flowers are much larger and brighter and in profu- 
sion all through the spring and summer, Any soil. 
Full sun. Semi-deciduous. Quite hardy. Wiil trail 
over wall. Gallon cans, $1.00; larger, $1.35. 
Abelia. Edw. Goucher. NEW. Hardy evergreen 
foliage, rich pink flowers over long season, Compact 
habits. A very fine néw plant. Small potted plants, 
50e—75e. Gallon cans, 0c. 


ARBUTUS... Strawberries on a Tree 
A. unedo. “Strawberry Tree.” (S.) 10 ft. Large 
shrub, attractive glossy foliage. White flowers in 
winter months and with them the large red straw- 
berry-like fruit of previous season. Showy and hand- 
some but not edible. B.B., 24 to 30 in., $1.75; 1 yr., 40c. 
AZALEA ... Glory of the Garden 
They are sensitive to lime, requiring marked soil 
acidity. This condition may be induced by applica- 
tion of Aluminum Sulphate, 1% Ib. per square yard or 
5 pounds per 100 square feet sprinkled evenly over 
surface and lightly worked in. (15c per Ib.; 2 lbs., Ks 
10 lbs., $1.00, not prepaid). Don’t allow them to be- 
come over-dry. Plant part shade or with morning 
sun, in peat-moss. (See Page 11 also.) 
Kurume. Evergreen. 2 to 6 ft. Hardy to 15 de- 
grees above zero for the flower buds; plants hardy 
to zero. At the height of their blooming season (late 
winter) they are indescribably lovely clouds of pas- 
tel colored flowers. All the colors blend well together 
and massed plantings are very effective. 
*Bouquet Rose. Medium flower of rose pink. Bronze 
foliage. Grows low. Fine bloomer, 2 yr., 85c. 
Bridesmaid. Glowing salmon-pink in large clus- 
ters. Four year, $1.75. 
* Coral Bells. Free flowering shell pink, neat small 
foliage. 4 in. pot, 85c. 
Daybreak. Pure light pink. Free flowering. Fine 
foliage. 4 year, $1.25 to $1.75. 
*Flame. Bright madder red, suffused with copper. 
Tall growing. 4 yr., $2.25. 
Hinodegeri. Brilliant scarlet. Very profuse, The 
most popular Azalea. 4 yr., $2.25, 
Maxwell. Large carmine red, Hardy. 4 yr., $2.75; 
4 to 6 in., 85c. 
Sherwoodi. Hardy. Beautiful orchid. Good bloom- 
PEA) LiF. 2.85c, 
Macrantha No. 78380. Deep salmon. Late bloomer. 
Wide spreading. 4 yr., $2.75. 
_ *Snow. Large pure white, glossy leaves, Should be 
in every Azalea bed, as the pure white enhances the 
other colors, 3 yr., $1.50; 4 yr., $2.00. 
Sweet Brier. New. Attractive rose pink. Good 
bloomer. 2 yr., 85c; larger, $1.50, $1.75. 
See page 11 for deciduous Azalea. 
*Hose on Hose type. 
BARBERRIES .. . Necklace of Berries 
Berberis dulcis nana, ‘(Dwarf Box Barberry.” Foli- 
age deep green, compact. Hardy evergreen, orange 
flowers. One of the best low hedge and border 
plants or low formal specimens. Grows 18 inches to 
2 feet. Sheared. 6x6 inch, 85c; 8x8 inch, $1.00; 12x12 
inch, $2.00. 
Darwinie. 5 ft. A densely branched, spreading 
shrub, with glossy leathery foliage; flowers orange- 
yellow and fragrant; purple fruit; the best of the 
species. B.B., 12 to 18 in., $2.00, 
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BOXWOOD ... Strictly Formal 
This plant always gives an air of distinction to 
one’s grounds. Useful for formal planting and as 
accent plants. 
True Dwarf English Boxwood. Trimmed globes and 
cones, 85c to $2.50; 15 to 18 in., $3.50. For miniature 
hedge, small plants, $17.50 per 100. A few large 
globes. Ask for price and size. 
Gold Tip Boxwood. This variety is prettily flacked 
with golden hue on tips of fairly large leathery 
leaves. Is particularly effective in part shade. Vari- 
Ous sizes, $3.50 to $5.00. 
Golden Variegated Boxwood. Gold color predom- 
inates. Growth effectively informal, 12 to 15 in., $2.25; 
15 to 18 in., $2.75; 18 to 24 in., $3.50. 
BROOMS ... Rich in Color 
Fast growing shrubs which brighten up landscape 
with brilliant masses of pea-shaped flowers; valuable 
as a contrast to solid green shrubbery; unusually 
hardy and drought resistant. All require full sun. 
C. scoparius. ‘Scotch Broom.” (S) 6 ft. A very 
fast growing, erect, bushy shrub with minute leaves 
and large, yellow, pea-shaped flowers, borne in great 
profusion in the spring. Hardy. B.B., 4 to 5 ft., 
$2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.25; 2 to 3 ft., 9c. 8 to 12 inch for 
hedges, $10.00 per 100. 
NEW COLORED BROOMS 
With Earth Ball, $1.50 and $1.75 each 
C. alba. 3 ft. Slender, gray-green branches, weight - 
in the spring with dainty and fragrant pure white 
flowers. 
C. scoparius “Burkwood.” 6 ft, Red with some 
bronze and pink; general effect is dark red. Bushy 
erect growth, heavy bloomer. Hardy, 
C. scoparius ‘‘Lord Lambourne.” 6 ft. A profuse 
bloomer, striking combination of cream and crimson, 
Showy, popular type. 
C. scoparius “‘St. Marys.” 6 ft. Large, clear, creamy 
white, symmetrical growth, strong and vigorous. 
For purity of color St. Marys stands alone. Hardy. 
C. scoparius ‘“‘Stanford.’”’ 10 ft. Fancy broom of 
outstanding loveliness. Artistic blending of crimson, 
cream and gold. 
CAMELLIA ... Snooty Elegance: 
Several late blooming named varieties in reds, 
pinks, variegated. 5-gallon cans, $7.50 to $12.50. Gal- 
lon cans, $3.50 to $7.50, according to variety. 

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For small purses, we have small plants 1 
year old. Many kinds but at price offered 
must be our selection and no name tags. 
From small pots, 75c each for one or more. 
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CHOISYA TERNATA... Orange Blossoms 
: Mexican Orange. 5 ft., dense shrub, glossy green 
foliage with showy-white, sweetly scented blooms. 
Quite hardy. Gallon cans, $1.25; 6 to 8 in., 50c. 
CISTUS ... ROCK ROSE 
C. Corbariensis. 3 ft. Sage- green foliage and 
beautiful white flowers 2 inches across. A luxuri- 
ant plant even under rigorous conditions of drouth, 
sunshine and seashore planting. Gal. cans, $1.25. 
C. Purpureus. 4 ft. Covered in spring and summer 
with large, rich, reddish-lilac single flowers, with 
maroon spot at the base of petals. Extremely showy 
and desirable. Gallon cans, $1.25, 
A GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL PLANTING 
Figures Show Ultimate Heights, in Some Cases Taking Many Years 
(Index on Page 14 Sh Wos Page for Description ) 
PLANTS THAT TOLER- 
ATE SOME SHADE 
Deciduous 
Redbud—6 to 20 ft. 
Dogwoods Cornus, All—8 to 15 ft. 
Filbert—8 to 20 ft. 
Hydrangea—_4 to 8 ft. 
Honeysuckle Bush—8 to 10 ft. 
Kerria—6 ft. 
Philadelphus—8s to 10 ft. 
Plumbago—1 ft, 
Privet, All—10 ft. 
Snowball—8 to 10 ft. 
Snowberry—4 to 5 ft. 
Evergreen 
Abelia—4 ft. 
Ajuga—3 in. 
Arbutus Unedo—10 ft. 
Aucuba—4 to 6 ft. 
Azalea—3 to 4 ft. 
Boxwood—2 to 12 ft. 
Camellia—10 ft. 
Christmas Rose—l ft. 
Cotoneaster microphylla—4 ft. 
Daphne—1 to 4 ft. 
Euonymous, All—4 to 10 ft. 
Eleagnus—8 ft, 
English Laurel—5 to 20 ft. 
Fatsia—2 to 4 ft. 
Gardenia—3 ft. 
Ilex, Holly—4 to 20 ft. 
Kalmia—5 to 7 ft. 
Laurel—5S to 20 ft. 
Laurustinus—4 to 8 ft. 
Lily of Valley—1 ft. 
Mahonias—2 to 4 ft. 
Pachysandra—6 to 12 in. 
Pyracantha Crenulata—4 to 10 ft. 
Rhododendron—3 to 8 ft. 
Viburnum—4 to 8 ft, 
Yew—5 to 20 ft. 
FLOWERING TREES 
Albizzia—30 to 50 ft. 
Catalpa 
Redbud—8 to 12 ft. 
Crab Apple—12 to 18 ft. 
Crepe Myrtle—15 ft. 
Dogwoods—10 to 15 ft. 
Hawthorn—12 to 15 ft. 
Horse Chestnut—25 ft. 
Jap. Cherries—5 to 12 ft, 
Laburnum—20 ft. 
Tulip Tree—60 ft. 
Magnolias—8 to 30 ft. 
Purple Leaf Plums—12 ft. 
Peach—12 to 15 ft. 
Pagoda Tree—30 ft. 
Pink Locust—30 ft. 
Plants That Have Variegated Leaves 
BERRY EFFECTS 
Dealduous 
Barberry—2 to 6 ft. 
Bittersweet—Climbing. 
Daphne Meserium. 
Dogwoods—4 to 15 ft. 
Euonymous—4 to 10 ft, 
Flowering Crab, Eleyi—20 ft. 
Hawthorn—12 to 15 ft. 
High Bush Cranberry 
Honeysuckle—8 to 10 ft. 
Tlex—6 to 8 ft. 
Mt. Ash—25 to 30 ft. 
Snowberry—4 to 5 ft, 
Virginia Creeper 
Evergreen 
Arbutus unedo—10 ft. 
Arbutus menzies—50 ft. 
Berberis—4 to 5 ft. 
Cotoneaster, All 
Eleagnus—6 ft. 
Euonymous, Fertilis 
Juniper (some) 
Ilex, Holly—4 to 20 ft. 
Lonicera, All 
Mahonia—4 to 6 ft. 
Nandina—4 ft, 
Photinia—8 to 10 ft. 
Privet, Wax—15 ft. 
Pyracantha, All 
FOR BRILLIANT FALL 
FOLIAGE 
Trees 
Amur Maple 
Silver Maple 
Sugar Maple 
Sweet Gum 
Pistachia 
Oak—Red Pin 
Medlar 
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auras 
Berberies, All 
Calif. Red Bud—10 ft. 
Cotoneasters 
Dogwoods 
Euonymous Alatus—5 ft. 
Mahonia—5 ft. 
Myrtle, “‘Crepe”-- to 12 it. 
Nandina—4 ft. 
Plumbago, Larpente—1 ft. 
Snowball—8 ft. 
Spireas—4 ft, 
Sumac—S ft. 
Used as accent plants and to give life and 
color to border and foundation plantings. 
Ajuga Eleagnus 
Arborvitae, Golden Euonymous 
Arundo Grass Holly 
Aucuba Honeysuckle 
Boxwood Hydrangea 
Box Elder—Maple Ivy 
Daphne Juniper 
Myrtle — 
Periwinkle Beech—40 ft. 
Pewee Birch—20 ft. 
Ribbon Grass Filbert—10 ft. 
Thuyopsis 
Weigela 
Barberry—3 to 4 ft. 
DROUGHT RESISTANT 
PLANTS 
Deciduous 
Albizzia—30 to 50 ft. 
Buddleia—6 to 15 ft. 
Chestnut—30 to 50 ft. 
Grapes 
Hackberi y—30 ft. 
Hawthorn—12 to 15 ft. 
Lombardy Poplar 
Privets 
Redbud—6 to 20 ft. 
Snowberry—4 to 5 ft, 
Spireas—4 to 6 ft. 
Evergreen 
Acacia—30 to 60 ft. 
Boxwood—2 to 12 ft. 
Cistus—4 ft. 
Brooms 
Cypress, McNab—20 ft. 
Cypress—Monterey—30 ft. 
Cypress—Italian 
Cedar, Incense—75 ft. 
Dracena—l0 ft. 
Fremontia 
Junipers—2 to 20 ft. 
Laurel, Eng.—15 to 20 ft. 
Manzanita—5 to 15 ft. 
Mahonia—4 to 6 ft. 
Oleander—8 ft. 
Photinia—8 to 10 ft. 
Pyracantha, All 
Pampas Grass—6 ft. 
Pines—Most All 
Romneya—6 ft, 
Scotch Broom—7 ft. 
Viburnum 
FOR WET PLACES 
Scarlet Maple—50 ft. 
Ilex Verticillata—6 to 8 ft. 
Sweet Shrub—10 ft. 
Willows 
Sweet Gum 
Pin Oak—40 ft. 
Perennials 
Japanese Iris 
Astilbe 
Lythrum 
TREES FOR QUICK 
SHADE 
Catalpa 
Hackberry 
Locust 
Plane 
Poplar 
Silver Maple 
Willow 
Evergreen Elm 
Purple Leaf Trees and Shrubs 
Maple Schwedler—40 ft. 
Maple Japanese—6 to 12 ft. 
Prunus Pissardi—15 ft. 
Prunus Triloba—8 ft. 
Prunus Bliriana—15 ft. 
Prunus Vesuvius—15 ft. 

COTONEASTER ... Berries en mass 
Handsome shrubs, leaves of varying shades of 
green, some turning to bright fall colors; flowers 
minute, usually white or pinkish; berries of many 
hues and colors varying from orange to bright scar- 
let. Unexcelled for grouping, corner effects and for 
edging large plantings of shrubbery borders and for 
rock gardens, 
PROSTRATE COTONEASTERS 
For Rock Gardens, [Etc. 
Size is determined by spread and not by height. 
C. horizontalis. (R.) 3 ft. Deciduous. One of the 
best trailing shrubs. Branches grow almost on the 
ground. Leaves shiny, small and turn red before 
falling. Flowers pinkish white. Berries bright red in 
great profusion, Hardy. Gallon cans, $1.25. 

C. Franchetti. 5 ft. Coral red berries. Old leaves 
turn red in Fall. Makes fine espalier. $1.25 to $3.50. 
UPRIGHT COTONEASTERS 
C. heberphylla. 7 ft. Deciduous. Here is a hardy 
fine foliaged berried shrub, with attractive dark red 
berries. Foliage turns red in Fall. B.B., 2 to 3 ft., 
Pi2053° to 4 ft., SUS0e 4 torsetty S200" 
C. heroveans. 6 ft. One of the finest upright grow- 
ing Cotoneasters. Semi-drooping fountain-like habit. 
Brilliant red berries. Some of the leaves turn red in 
fall. Bushy, field grown plants. 2 to 2% ft., $2.50; 3 
to 4 ft., $3.00. 


C. parneyi. 8 ft. (C. lactea.) Foliage much larger 
than other Cotoneasters, with clusters of big brilliant 
berries. Finest tall variety. Full sun. 3 to 4 ft., 
$3.50; 2 to 3 ft., $1.75; gallon cans, $1.25. 
DAPHNE . . . Fragrance Unexcelled 
All Must Have Good Drainage 
Daphne odora variegata. 4 ft. A shrub aristocrat: 
deep green glossy leaves margined with cream, very 
fragrant pink flowers in late winter and spring. Best 
in part shade. B. & B., 9 to 12 inch, $2.00; 12 to 15 
inch, $2.50 and $3.00. 
Daphne odora. White. 18 to 24 inch, $7.50. 
Daphne Cneorum. Only 6 inch high evergreen with 
pink flowers of carnation fragrance. 6 to 9 inch, $1.25, 
ERICA HEATH... Winter Flowers 
E. carnea vivella. (R.) Heath. 1 ft, high by 3 ft: 
wide. Dwarf. Numerous short branches densely coy- 
ered with minute needle-like leaves, bearing an abun- 
dance of bright, rosy red flowers in late fall and 
through the winter, even under snow. Unexcelled 
rock plant. Very hardy. Gallon cans, $1.00. 
EUONYMUS. .. Of Varied Use 
Admirably | useful and attractive when used in 
groups, edgings, hedges, corner plantings and in 
rockeries. 
E. japonica, albo marginata. “Silvermargined.” (S.) 
5 ft. Leaves have a very narrow margin of silvery 
white. Growth slow and compact. Entirely distinct. 
50c, 75c, $1.00. 
E. japonica. In Gold Spot and Golden varieties— 
75c to $3.50, 
E. japonica fertilis. 8 ft. Glossy green leaves and 
showy orange colored berries. 75¢ to $3.50, 
E, Pulchellis, (E. Microphylla), (R.) Very dwarf, 
Tiny leaves. Makes good edging or single specimen. 
Quite hardy. Small pots, 35c; gallon cans, $1.25; 
larger, up to $3.75, 
1p, Patens (Evergreen Wahoo). 5 to 10 feet. Hardy 
spreading or climbing shrub. Green stems, very dark 
green leaves. Wealth of red fruits that break open 
like Bittersweet, showing a beautiful coral seed and 
pod, makes it very striking. It does well in shade 
and makes a good foundation plant, 12 to 18 in., $1.25. 
FREMONTIA ... A Native Son 
Mexicana. ‘‘Mexican Flannel Bush.” 10 ft. native 
flowering shrub, fig-like, gray-green leaves, profusion 
of coppery, orange-yellow flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, 
in the late winter and spring. Full sun, good drain- 
age and not too much water. Gal. containers, $1.25. 
ESSCALLONIA ... Neat and Trim 
4 ft. small bright green foliage. Blush pink flowers 
size of dime, Good foundation shrub. Hardy to 15 de- 
grees. B.&B., 18 to 24 in., $1.75. 
GARDENIA ... Choice Fragrance 
Gardenia jasminoides “Mystery.” The most popu- 
lar variety in California largely because- it has the 
biggest, glossiest and most luxuriant foliage and 
most spectacular blooms, the magnificent, fragrant, 
snowy white blossoms often measuring 4, 5 and even 
6 inches across. It makes a big plant quickly and 
opens all its buds quickly. Also variety Veitchi which 
is hardier. Gal, tins, $1.50. 
GOLD FLOWER 
Hypericum patulum henryi. “Henry’s Golden Cup.” 
4 ft. Evergreen foliage and bright golden 2-inch 
flowers. Makes a beautiful rounded, compact plant 
which blooms most of the spring and summer. One 
of the finest of shrubs where less than medium size 
is desired. Grows with the greatest of ease in any 
soil. Sun or part shade. Gal. cans, 85c, 
HOLLY ... The Aristocrat 
“English Holly.” 15 ft. Dark green elegant waved, 
prickly leaves, grafted from trees that berry heavily. 
From $3.50 to $15.00. 
“English Holly,” Silver Variegated Leaf. Beautiful 
shrub for part shade. $4.00 to $7.50. Golden Varie- 
gated. B. & B., 24 to 30 in., $5.00. 
“Chinese Holly.” 15 ft. Leaves similar to English 
Holly but rectangular. Big red berries. Stands more 
heat than English. Grafted female plants: 18 to 24 
in., $3.00; gal. cans, $2.00, 
“Buford Holly.” 8-15 ft. Foliage is large, deep 
green, but not spiny and glossy as though varnished. 
Plenty of big, bright red berries strikingly placed on 
stems, and bears them over seven months of the 
year. Stands zero weather. Small plants, $1.00, $1.25. 
“Big Leaf Holly.” Ilex Latifolia. NEW. 20 ft. 
Very much worth while for foliage effect. Glossy 
green leaves of size and shape of English Laurel, but 
slightly toothed. Red berries in dense clusters. One 
of the most beautiful Hollies. Hardy to 5 degrees 
above zero. Seeding plants, berrying habits undeter- 
mined. 2% to 4 ft., $3.50 to $5.00. 
“American Holly.’”’ Ilex Opaca. 20 ft. Native of 
Eastern states. A desirable ornamental on many 
situations. Hardier than English Holly. For plants 
that have berried, size 6 to 8 ft., $15.00 pair, male and 
female. 
KALMIA ... Calico Patterned Blooms 
K. latifolia. “Mountain-Laurel.” 7 ft. An elegant 
evergreen shrub; thick, shiny foliage and clusters of 
white disc-shape flowers slightly tinged with pink; 
blooms in June. Plant in partial shade. Acid soil. 
Bushy plants, $3.75 to $4.00. 
*Means native of California. 
(R) Means suitable for Rock Gardens. 
(S) Means Shrub. (T) Means Tree. 
Do not remove burlap from trees 
shipped with an earth-ball. 
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