. ANDERSONII var. PALLIDA. Rounded spreading shrubs to 5 ft. Pale green leaves. Hill- 
sides of central California. 
. DENSIFLORUS HYBRIDS. 3 ft. Very distinctive garden shrubs of low, spreading 
habit. Pink flowers. 
- FRANCISCANA. Laure! Hill Cemetery Mansanita. Prostrate habit with greyish foliage. 
Good for a windy place. 
- GLAUCA. Great-berried Manzanita. 7 ft. Sometimes tree-like. Very large brown berries. 
Foothills of southern California. 
- HOOKERI. Procumbent dwarf, forming large mats. Small, shining leaves. Pinkish-white 
flowers. Red-brown berries. Central California coast. 
. INSULARIS. 5 ft. Bright green oval leaves. Large panicles of white flowers. Yellow- 
brown berries. Santa Barbara Islands. 50 cents per pkt. 
. MANZANITA. 15 ft. Heavily branched, sometimes with thick, twisted trunk. Leaves 
pale green, conspicuously vertical. Pink-white flowers. Berries white, ripening to red- 
brown. Foothills of northern California. 
A. MARIPOSA. The Grey-leaved Manzanita of the Motherlode country. 5 ft. Leaves white- 
grey thickly covered with white bloom, contrasting with the dark, red branches. Bright 
red berries. Hardy 
A. MORROENSIS. Erect greyish or yellowish green shrubs to 7 ft. tall. White flowers often 
tinged with pink, blooming in January. Fruits white or pale green ripening to orange- 
brown. sandy coastal hills San Luis Obispo County. 
A. NEVADENSIS. Pine-mat Manzanita. Trailing, the erect branches to 12 inches tall. Narrow, 
shining green leaves. Clustered, dark-red berries. Montane in open pine woods to 
9,000 ft. Hardy. 
A. OBISPOENSIS Serpentine Manzanita. Erect greyish shrub with black-purple smooth 
branches. Branchlets grey. Occurs on serpentine rock to 3,000 ft. Very distinctive, one 
of the best of a beautiful group. San Luis Obispo County. 
A. PATULA. 4 ft. Smooth, bright-green, rounded leaves. Flowers deep pink. Dark red 
berries. High montane to 9,000 ft. Hardy. 
A. PUMILA. Dune Manzanita. Procumbent dwarf, forming large mats. Small, downy, grey- 
green leaves. Young leaves tinged with purple. Pinkish-white flowers. White, red- 
cheeked berries. Endemic to Monterey peninsula in sandy hills and flats. 
A. STAFORDIANA. 4 ft. Slender, bright red stems. Bright green leaves. Pink to lilac 
flowers. Apple-red berries. Mountain summits of lower North Coast Ranges. An excellent 
garden shrub. Hardy. 
A. TOMENTOSA. 4 ft. Grey-green leaves. White flowers. Red-brown berries in dense 
clusters. Coastal hills. 
A. UVA-URSI. Bear Berry. Kinnikinnick. Trailing. Small, leathery leaves. Pink-white 
flowers. Scarlet berries. Will adapt to almost any garden conditions. Hardy. 
BACCHARIS PILULARIS. 18 inches. Prostrate habit. Bright-green leaves. Has great possibil- 
ities as a ground cover, especially in gardens near the sea. 
BERGERIS AQUIFOLIUM. Oregon Grape. 4 ft. Erect habit. Glistening, compound, large 
holly-like leaves. Large bunches of yellow flowers. Blue berries. Mountains of northern 
California and the Pacific Northwest. Hardy. 
B. NEVINII. 5 ft. with many erect, loose branches. Grey foliage and red berries. Very rare. 
50 cents per packet. 
B. PINNATA. 3 ft. Erect, stout, branching stems. Dense clustered heads of yellow flowers 
followed by blue berries. Coastal hills, central and southern California. 
B. REPENS. Creeping Barberry. Prostrate mat-forming. Small dense heads of yellow 
flowers. Blue berries. Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains. Hardy. 
CARPENTERIA CALIFORNICA. Erect habit to 8 ft. tall. Clusters of large, white flowers with 
many golden stamens. Only found in a limited area of the Sierra Nevada foothills, to 
3,000 ft. 
CEANOTHUS. California Lilac. Familiar and beautiful native shrubs. There are about 
one hundred and fifty species and varieties, as they have a tendency to hybridization. 
Nearly all of them are evergreen. They range from prostrate dwarfs to small trees and 
are found in altitudes up to 9,000 ft. Owing to limitations to collecting in the wild 
some species of Ceanothus have been taken from wild flower gardens. This seed may 
produce hybrids but as wild hybrids are more vigorous than their types and are often 
extremely beautiful, this is considered no disadvantage. The species which may be 
expected to produce hybrids are marked (*). | 
CEANOTHUS ARBOREUS. Shrub or small tree to 15 ft. Large leaves dark green above 
grey beneath. Long panicles of fragrant, pale-blue flowers. Santa Barbara Islands. 
50 cents per pkt. 
C. ARBOREUS HYBRIDS. To 12 ft. Various shades of blue. Some particularly fine forms 
occur in this strain. 
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