FLOWERING SHRUBS, continued 
Maipighia coccigera. DWARF HOLLY. A 
charming very small shrub with small, holly-like, 
prickly leaves and bright pink flowers, followed 
by scarlet berries. Makes a splendid dwarf pot 
plant or small hedge if protected from frost. Does 
well in part shade. Small plants 35c, medium 65c, 
large $1.25. 
Malvaviscus arboreus. TURKS-CAP. A vigor- | 
oOus-growing, constant-blooming, very attractive 
shrub covered with pendent scarlet flowers. See 
colored illustration on back cover. 
a delicate pink type. 
50c, large $1.00. 
M. arboreus variegatus. VARIEGATED- 
LEAVED TURKS-CAP. A very rare variegated 
white and green-leaved type with scarlet flowers. 
Small plants 50c, larger $1.00. 
Manihot utilissima. CASSAVA; TAPIOCA 
PLANT; SWEET POTATO TREE. An herba- 
ceous shrub 3 to 10 feet tall with attractive, smooth, 
many-parted leaves resembling the castor-oil 
bean plant. The large, starchy, fleshy roots often 
4 to 5 feet long and up to 6 inches in diameter, 
have been used as food since prehistoric times. 
Small plants 35c, 
Cooked and eaten like Irish potatoes or made | 
into puddings, etc. Should not be eaten raw, 
but only when cooked. Propagated by planting 
the stems like sugar-cane. Canes 50c to $1.00. 
Myrica cerifera. WAX-MYRTLE. Native Flor- 
ida shrub with attractive evergreen foliage of rich 
olive-green. Vigorous growth, that forms a great 
billowy mass; slate-colored berries used for mak- 
Ing wax. Shears well and makes a dense hedge. 
Hardy: Small plants 50c, medium 75c, large 
$1.50. Seed, 20c per pkt. 
Myrtus communis. SWEET or GERMAN 
MYRTLE. Fine, compact, very fragrant foliage. 
Small white flowers. 
Marriage ceremonies. Small plants 50c, larger 
$1.00. 
Nerium Oleander. OLEANDER. A most ef- 
fective and striking shrub adapted for both pot 
growing and planting outdoors where winters are | 
not too cold. See colored illustration on second 
cover, showing the two best varieties. Both white 
and pink are semi-double and among the best 
growers. 
rieties. Small plants 50c, medium 75c, large $1.50. 
Olea (Osmanthus) fragrans. SWEET OL VE. 
Hardy evergreen shrub with deliciously fragrant, 
small white flowers. Medium plants 75c, larger 
$1.25. 
Phyllanthus nivosus. SNOW-BUSH. Varie- 
gated, roundish, white, green and pink leaves on | 
slender graceful branches. Can be trimmed into a 
good sturdy bush. We also have a purple-leaved 
type. Small plants 50c, medium 75c, large $1.25 
to $2.50. 
Phyllaurea variegata. CROTONS. Among the 
most popular variegated tropical plants suitable 
for pot culture and landscape planting. Leaves 
of many shapes, from very small narrow types to 
very broad specimens with leaves of yellow and 
dark to light reds, with many and varied combina- | 
tions. We grow at least six varieties. Small 
plants 50c, medium 75c, large $1.25 to $5.00. A 
collection of 5 varieties, all different, small 
plants $2.00. 
Plumbago capensis. BLUE LEADWORT. One 
of the most showy blue-flowered shrubs. Plant 
becomes completely covered with phlox-like, light 
sky-blue flowers several times each year. Will 
bloom as a small pot plant. Small plants 35c, 
medium 50c, large $1.00. 
We also have | 
medium | 
Wreaths of this plant are | 
used by some European peoples in religious and | 
We can also supply red and yellow va- | 
| Raphiolepis 
Schinus terebinthifolius. 

Podocarpus macrophylla. JAPANESE YEW. A 
beautiful evergreen shrub resembling English 
Yew, with narrow leaves 3 to 4 inches long by 
s inch broad, containing resin. Grown for its 
attractive foliage. Stands shearing very well and 
makes splendid tub specimens. Small plants are 
wonderful as dish-garden subjects. Can also be 
grown into very shapely trees. Small plants 25c, 
medium 50c, large $1.00 to $10.00. 
| Punica sp. POMEGRANATE. A double-flower- 
ing ornamental type. The flowers are very double, 
to 3 inches across, and a brilliant salmon- red un- 
like any other flower color in our nursery. Small 
plants 50c, medium $1.00, large $1.50. 
indica. INDIAN HAWTHORN. 
Slow-growing, thick roundish, heavy-leaved plant 
bearing light pink, apple-like, fragrant flowers 
followed by miniature black apples. Small plants 
50c, larger $1.00 to $1.50. 
BRAZILIAN PEP- 
PER. This plant grows very rapidly into a large 
spreading shrub with dense dark green leaves. 
About Christmas time each year the great masses 
of scarlet berries are used like holly, and if picked 
and dried will keep their color indefinitely. Can 
be built into a very satisfactory hedge, since it 
stands pruning well. Small plants 35c, medium 
50c, large $1.00. Seed, 20c per pkt. 
Serissa foetida. Miniature shrub with small, 
variegated green and white leaves and little, 
delicate white flowers produced constantly. Small 
plants are suitable for dish gardens, rock gardens, 
and window boxes; also makes a very good low 
hedge, since it Snr trimming. Small plants 25c, 
medium 50c, large $1.00. 
Severinia buxifolia. A handsome dwarf, dense- 
growing, slightly thorny shrub belonging to the 
citrus group with many very small leaves, small 
white flowers, and black berry-like fruits. One of 
the very best subjects for a slow-growing, dense 
hedge. Small plants 35c, medium 75c, large $1.25. 
Seeds, 20c per pkt. 
Stenolobium stans sambucifolia. YELLOW 
ELDER. This very rapid-growing, upright shrub 
or small tree is one of our showiest subjects when 
the large terminal panicles of tubular golden yel- 
low flowers appear each spring and fall. Small 
plants 45c, medium 75c, large $1.00. Seed, 20c 
per pkt. 
Tabernzmontana grandiflora. CRAPE JES- 
SAMINE. Large, white, semi-double flowers 2144 
inches across, with yellow eye; fragrant. Con- 
tinuous bloomer with large, very dark green, 
glossy leaves. Small plants 50c, medium 75c, 
large $1.50 
Tetrapanax papyriferum. RICE-PAPER 
PLANT. Very large, palm-like leaves on top of 
the upright, seldom-branching trunk. Leaves up 
to 2 feet across. Throws out a feathery spike of 
white bloom to 3 feet long. Small plants 50c, 
medium $1.00, large $1.50. 
| Thevetia nereifolia. LUCKY NUT or YELLOW 
OLEANDER. ‘The seeds are known as “lucky 
seeds” and the fruits as “‘tiger apples.’’ With its 
narrow, shining light green leaves 4 to 6 inches 
long and graceful branches to 6 feet, covered with 
yellow, 3-inch, bell-shaped, sweet- scented flowers, 
it presents an unusually attractive appearance. 
We also have a salmon-flowered type. Small 
plants 35c, medium 50c, large $1.25. 
Thryallis brasiliensis. A continuous- blooming 
plant introduced by the U. S. Department %of 
Agriculture. When in bloom the entire top of the 
plant is a shower of bright yellow flowers. Small 
plants 35c, medium 75c, large $1.25. Seed, 20c 
per pkt. 

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