HIBISCUS 
Prices (unless otherwise noted) : 5-gallon containers $4.75; 1 -gallon 
containers $1.50. 
Agnes Gault. This is the hardiest variety and the one with the huge, 
flaring single pink flowers. 
Brilliante. Vivid single-red flowers appear on sturdy plants throughout 
the growing season. 
Double Scarlet. Same shade as Brilliante; double row of petals. 
Kona. Fully double, large bright pink. 
Mrs. Wilder. A single row of rosy-pink petals, each narrow in width, 
giving the flower a star-like appearance. 
White Wings. Large white petals contrast with red style-column and 
throat. 
HYPERICUM patulum henryi (Goldflower). Round, compact shrub to 
medium height; covered with golden-yellow flowers in late spring and 
early summer. Grows in sun or shade. Trim lightly following bloom- 
ing season. 5-gallon containers $3.00; 1-gallon containers $1.00. 
HOLLY 
Hex aquifolium (English Holly). Tall shrub or small tree with typical 
glossy green, spiny foliage and Christmasy red berries. Easily adapted 
to the situation in which planted by occasional shearing. Provide 
constant source of soil moisture by mulching with peat; plant in sun 
or shade; keep ants away and be alert for attacks by scale. Balled and 
Burlapped 3-4’ $12.50, 30-36" $7.50, 24-30’’ $6.50; 1-gallon con- 
tainers $1.25. 
I. Van Tol (Dutch Holly). Similar to above except that foliage is 
without spines. 5-gallon containers $7.50; 1-gallon containers $2.00. 
KALMIA latifolia. 
drons. 
Ideal companion plant for azaleas and rhododen- 
Bushy shrub to medium height; glossy medium green foliage; 
clusters of dainty pink flowers set the plant aglow in late spring. Plant 
in shade in acid soil. Balled and Burlapped 15-18" $4.50. 
LAGUNARIA pattersoni (Sugarplum Tree). Tall shrub or tree with 
gray-green foliage and waxy-pink flowers in summer. Seed pods resem- 
ble miniature surgarplums. Good for shoreside and windy locations. 
5-gallon containers $3.50; 1-gallon containers $1.00. 
LANTANA 
California’s most colorful shrub in all seasons. Tips of stems will freeze 
in winter but new shoots develop and bloom quickly in spring. Varieties 
vith pink and lavender, or erange and red flowers are robust in habit. 
Dwarf yellow variety stays compact and low. Variety sellowiana grows 
flat on ground and has lavender-blue flowers. All available in 1-gallon 
containers at 85 cents each, 10 for $8.00. 
LAURUS nobilis (Grecian Laurel or Bay Tree). Tall shrub or tree 
prized for its effective use for accent planting. Light shearing will main- 
tain pyramidal shape. Dark green aromatic foliage beautiful the year 
around. 5-gallon containers $3.50; 1-gallon containers $1.00. 


LEPTOSPERMUM FLORE PLENA 
LAVANDULA vera (English Lavender). Compactly rounded habit with 
slender gray-green foliage. Flowers dark blue and very fragrant. 
1-gallon containers $1.00. 
LEPTOSPERMUM, Tea Tree 
Leptospermum laevigatum (Australian Tea). Small, oval gray-green 
foliage and abundant small white flowers in spring. One of the most 
useful and desirable screening plants. Will grow and thrive under 
trying conditions. 5-gallon containers, $3.00; 1-gallon containers 
SOOM Ol oreso.OOp 
L. reevesi. Foliage similar to Australian Tea but habit of growth com- 
pact instead of spreading. 5-gallon containers $3.00; 1-gallon con- 
tainers $1.00, 10 for $9.00. 
L. scoparium flore plena. The most desirable Tea shrub from the stand- 
point of color. Small branchlets covered with rosy-pink, rosette-like 
flowers in spring and early summer, some blooms all through the year. 
Foliage tiny, light green; habit compact. Enjoys full sun. 5-gallon 
containers $3.50; 1-gallon containers $1.25. 
LIGUSTRUM, Privet 
L. lucidum (Waxleaf Privet). Shiny, dark green foliage and compact 
habit make this an equally good shrub for low foundation planting 
or low hedges. 1-gallon containers $1.00, 10 for $9.00. 
L. japonicum (Japanese Privet). Large oval dark green foliage and 
quick growth make this variety a very good shrub for screens six to 
twelve feet tall. Easily sheared to conform to desired size and shape. 
5-gallon contaners $3.00; 1-gallon containers $1.00, 10 for $9.00. 
L. ovalifolium (California Privet). The best-known hedge plant in 
California, and probably the most economical. Bare root plants are 
set out during the dormant season one foot apart, cut back to about 
one foot above ground to insure low branching. Grows quickly and may 
be sheared to maintain any height from four to ten feet. Bare root 
3-4’ $15.00 per 100, 12 or $2.00; 2-3’ $12.50 per 100, 12 for $1.75. 
Golden variegated. 1|-gallon containers $1.00, 10 for $9.00, 
