California Native Seeds and Plants 19 

*Quercus chrysolepis. “Golden Cup Oak.” ‘Canyon Oak.” 
“Maul Oak.” A medium sized tree found in the mountains in 
most parts of the state, and having the widest distribution of 
any of the native oaks. The leaves are usually about 2 inches 
long, green on the upper side and yellowish underneath. 
Under cultivation in the valleys this tree is of slow growth 
and does not attain great size. Very desirable where a rather 
small evergreen tree is wanted. Gallon cans, $1.00; 5-gallon 
cans, $3.50. 
*Quercus dumosa. ‘Scrub Oak.”” A dense growing shrub of 
spreading habit usually 3 to 8 feet high. Foliage deep green, 
somewhat like the live oak, but smaller. Excellent for dry 
hillsides. Gallon cans, 85c. 
*Quercus engelmannii. ‘‘Mesa Oak.’’ This is the tree fre- 
quently seen in Pasadena and on the Baldwin Ranch mixed in 
with the live oaks. The leaves are blue green, quite variable 
in shape, sometimes entire and sometimes slightly lobed. Of 
fairly rapid growth. Gallon can, 85c; 5-gallon can, $2.50. 
*Quercus kelloggii. ‘‘California Black Oak.’ Deciduous tree 
with broad rounded crown, found in the mountains up to 6,500 
feet elevation. Leaves large, deeply lobed, lustrous green. 
Gallon cans, 85c. 
*Quercus lobata. ‘Valley Oak.” Large deciduous tree of 
graceful habit with open head and often drooping branches. 
Rough brown bark; leaves deeply divided into 3 to 5 pairs of 
lobes, green above, paler beneath. Found in rich valleys and 
foothills. The largest of all the American Oaks. Gallon cans, 
85c; 5-gallon cans, $2.50. 
COFFEE BERRY 
Rhamnus californica. “Coffee Berry.’’ A spreading full 
crowned shrub of dense growth with rich green foliage. Flow- 
ers small, creamy white, followed by large berries which are 
at first yellow, then red and finally black when fully ripe. 
Generally found along ravines and in canyon bottoms. Will 
grow in shade, even under trees or will stand full sun. Excel- 
lent for planting against a wall, thriving without artificial 
watering or will stand ordinary garden culture. Gallon cans, 
$1.00; 5-gallon cans, $2.50. 
RED BERRY 
*Rhamnus crocea. ’Red Berry.” A rather small dense grow- 
ing shrub with small, bright glossy green foliage. Small whit- 
ish green flowers followed by bright red berries in the sum- 
mer. Creates a pleasing effect when planted around rocks or 
against a wall. Makes an excellent hedge plant and stands 
trimming well. Thrives under ordinary garden culture and is 
one of the most desirable of the native shrubs for foliage 
effect. Gallon cans, $1.00; 5-gallon cans, $2.50. 

Woolly Blue Curls or Romero (Trichostema lanatum). Desir- 
able for its long spikes of attractive flowers. A good subject 
for dry hot slopes. See page 21. 
LEMONADE BERRY 
“Rhus integrifolia. ‘Lemonade Berry.’’ A handsome shrub 
of rapid, spreading growth, having thick leathery leaves of a 
slatish green, noticeably tinged with red. Flowers in clusters, 
white or pale pink, followed by red sour berries from which it 
derives its name. As a permanent bank covering it has no 
equal, growing in full sun or shade and thriving without any 
water other than the natural rainfall. Gallon cans, 85c. ; 
LAUREL SUMACH 
“Rhus laurina. “Laurel Sumach.” Grows into a large shrub 
of compact form with rich green foliage often tinged with red 
on coppery red branches; large clusters of small white flow- 
ers. Fine as a predominant plant in a tall shrubbery plant- 
ing. Stands extremes of heat and drought and is unequalled 
for planting on dry hillsides. Gallon cans, 85c. 
SUGAR BUSH 
“Rhus ovata. “Sugar Bush.” An exceedingly handsome 
shrub with rich dark green leathery leaves, bearing in late 
winter and spring many clusters of reddish pink buds which 
open into pink or white flowers. Its foliage is perhaps its 
greatest appeal, being a rich deep green the year round. It 
grows into a fair sized shrub, but by cutting back severely 
when young it is possible to form a low spreading mass of 
foliage only a few feet high. It will stand much more cold than 
either of the preceding species, at the same time it will stand 
almost any amount of heat and drought. One of the very best 
of our native shrubs. Gallon cans, $1.00. 
SQUAW BUSH 
“Rhus trilobata. “Squaw Bush.” Diffusely branched decidu- 
ous shrub of spreading habit with pretty deeply cut leaves 
which turn red in the fall. Very desirable for dry banks and 
hillsides. Gallon cans, 85c. 
FLOWERING CURRANT 
The flowering currants are an interesting group of shrubs 
remarkable for their attractive blossoms and earliness of 
bloom, coming into flower in late fall and continuing until 
spring. They furnish flowers at a time of year when few others 
are available. They are all more or less deciduous in late 
summer, but leaf out again in fall and winter. 
*Ribes gracilliimum. “Yellow Flowering Currant.” Graceful 
arching branches covered with a perfect shower of deep yel- 
low flowers from mid-winter to early spring, followed by 
quantities of fruit which makes excellent jelly. Sends up new 
shoots from the roots, soon making quite a large clump. Pre- 
fers an open sunny location. Gallon cans, 85c. 
*Ribes sanguineum glutinosum. ‘Pink Flowering Currant.” 
Of more slender habit than the preceding, flowers deep pink, 
in winter and early spring. Thrives best in partial shade. 
Gallon cans, $1.00. 
Ribes viburnifolium. ‘Catalina Currant.”’ A trailing shrub 
2 to 3 feet high, with dark green glossy foliage, wine red 
stems and small rose-colored flowers. Will grow in sun or 
shade near the coast but prefers some shade in the hot in- 
terior areas. A good subject for planting on banks and very 
effective trailing down over a wall. Gallon cans, $1.25. 
FLOWERING GOOSEBERRY 
*Ribes speciosum. ‘Fuchsia Flowered Gooseberry.” A very 
beautiful shrub with arching branches covered in winter with 
immense quantities of cardinal-red fuchsia-like flowers and 
dark glossy green foliage. One of the best of the native flow- 
ering shrubs. Generally found in shaded canyons and on the 
north slopes of the foothills. Gallon cans, $1.25. 
MATILIJA POPPY 
Romneya coulteri. ‘‘Matilija Poppy.’ The plants throw up 
many tall stems from the ground clothed with large, deeply 
cut, silvery gray leaves. Flowers large, often measuring 6 
inches in diameter, of crepe-like texture, pure glistening 
white with deep yellow centers. The flowers appear in late 
spring and early summer and are produced in great profusion 
One of the most showy of the native plants and sometimes 
termed the ‘queen of California flowers.’ Prefers a gravelly or 
sandy well drained soil in a sunny location. Gallon cans, $1.50 
CALIFORNIA WILD ROSE 
*Rosa californica. ‘’California Wild Rose.” A rather small 
shrub sending up many branches from the ground, soon form- 
ing a large clump. Produces many delicate pink fragrant blos- 
soms in late spring and early summer. Prefers moist ground 
and will grow in full sun or partial shade. This rose should be 
planted not alone for the beauty and fragrance of its blos 
soms, but also for the romance surrounding it. When thé 
brown-robed padres tramped northward from San Diego, it 
said they came upon this wild rose in bloom along the was 
side. It reminded them of old Spain and they exclaimed witt 
joy, “Wild roses like the roses of Castile.’’ Gallon cans, 89c 
