
PINK DAPHNE 
DAPHNE 
Daphne odora marginata (Pink Daphne). A superior shrub for shade 
or partial sun, medium height, and compact growth. Densely clothed 
with dark green leaves with creamy margins the year around; beautiful 
and deliciously fragrant in mid-winter with purplish-pink blooms. 
Plant in well-drained soil with base of trunk exactly at ground level. 
Variety ROSE QUEEN has large flower clusters at stem terminals only. 
Balled and burlapped 24-30” $6.50, 18-24’ $5.00, 15-18” $4.00; 
1-gallon containers $1.50. 
DIOSMA, Breath-of-Heaven 
Diosma pulchrum (Pink Diosma). Compact shrub to medium height 
with heather-like foliage and masses of star-like pink flowers in spring 
5-gallon containers $3.00; 
and summer. Full sun or light shade. 
1-gallon containers $1.00. 
D. reevesi. Compactly spreading shrub of low to medium height with 
heather-like foliage and tiny star-shaped white flowers. Plant for 
contrasting effect with heavy-foliaged plants or for a low hedge. 
5-gallon containers $3.00; 1-gallon containers $1.00. 
DURANTA stenostachys. Compact shrub to medium height becomes a 
cloud of sky-blue flowers in summer. Handsome medium green foliage 
attractive the year around. 5-gallon containers $3.50; 1-gallon con- 
tainers $1.25. 
ERICA, Heather 
Erica melanthera rosea. This is the black-eyed heather with rich pink 
flowers in winter on long, arching branches. Plant in sun or shade, acid 
soil preferred. Do not cultivate around plants; cut off two-thirds of 
blooming branch after flowering season. 1-gallon containers $1.00. 
E. blanda. Very low, compact shrub with clusters of tubular red flowers 
the year around. Very satisfactory in light shade and acid soil. 1-gallon 
containers $1.25. 
McDONNELLS 
BROADLEAVED EVERGREENS 
ESCALLONIA 
Escallonia montevidensis. Tall, robust shrub well clothed throughout 
the year with bright green shiny foliage. A beautiful sight in summer 
with its terminal spikes of pure white flowers. 5-gallon containers 
$3.00; 1-gallon containers $1.00. 
E. organensis. Robust in habit, handsome in foliage and beautiful in 
summer with terminal pink flower spikes. An excellent tall shrub 
for backgrounds and screening effects. 5-gallon containers $3.00; 
]-gallon containers $1.00. 
E. rubra. Compact shrub to medium height. Very dark green glossy 
foliage forms an excellent foil for the numerous short spikes of deep 
red flowers in spring and summer. An excellent shrub for shade or 
partial sunlight. 5-gallon containers $3.00; 1-gallon containers $1.00. 
EUGENIA myrtifolia. Attractive the year around and one of our most 
useful ornamcntal shrubs. Makes a beautiful accent specimen with 
light trimming and an excellent screening or hedge subject for heights 
New foliage bronzy, flowers creamy- 
5-gallon containers $4.50; 1-gallon 
ranging from six to twelve feet. 
white, berries lavender-purple. 
containers $1.00, 10 for $9.00. 
EUONYMUS japonicus aureo-marginatus (Golden Euonymus). Good 
slow growing, compact variegated shrub for foundation planting, 
especially showy against dark background. Rounded glossy foliage mar- 
gined golden yellow. Balled and burlapped 22-3’ $4.50, 2-22’ 
$3.50, 18-24" $2.50; 1-gallon containers $1.00. 
FEIJOA sellowiana. Robust bushy shrub with gray-green foliage. Nu- 
merous maroon and cream flowers in summer followed by oblong green- 
ish fruits; impart a delicious pineapple flavor when ripe. 5-gallon con- 
tainers $3.50; 1-gallon containers $1.00. 
FREMONTIA mexicana. Very desirable California native of tall, robust 
habit for dry soil conditions and background for lower-growing native 
shrubs. Orange-yellow flowers in abundance in spring; attractive dark 
green foliage in all seasons. 1-gallon containers $1.50. 
GARDENIA 
Gardenia Mystery. Improved form of the delightfully fragrant and 
handsome shrub, with unusually large white flowers. Foliage dark green 
and glossy. Recommended for full sun. Use peat or leaf-mold when 
planting and mulch with same material for constant supply of moisture. 
Set crown of plant exactly at soil level. 5-gallon containers $4.75; 
1-gallon containers $1.50. 
GRISELINA lucida. Not well known but handsome and very useful for 
shoreside or windy locations. Foliage rounded, glossy and medium 
green; habit compact to medium height. Useful for hedges to four 
feet and as individual foundation plants. 5-gallon containers $3.00: 
]-gallon containers $1.00. Plants with golden variegated foliage at 
same prices. 

