SHRUBS AND HEDGE PLANTS - 
PHOTINIA glabra. A very handsome hardy 
KOLKWITZIA amabilis (Beauty-bush). 
A fountain of pale pink, trumpet-like 
flowers in prolific clusters. Buds are a 
deeper shade of pink. Bush grows to 6 feet 
or more. Illustrated on page 6. 
LANTANA sellowiana (delicatissima). 
Beautiful flowering shrubs adapted to 
Florida. Lilac flowers, freely produced, 
and dark green foliage. Of trailing habit 
and arapid grower. Fine for window-boxes, 
baskets, and as a ground-cover. 
LIGUSTRUM. See page 8. 
LINDERA benzoin (Benzoin estivale; Spice- 
bush). An attractive aromatic shrub, na- 
tive in Asia and North America. Semi- 
deciduous in our climate; the leaves usually 
turn yellow in autumn. Inconspicuous yel- 
lowish blooms followed by scarlet fruits. 
Does best in moist places. 
MAGNOLIA fuscata (Michelia fuscata; 
Banana Shrub). A splendid, hardy, broad- 
leaved evergreen with dark, glossy foliage. 
The creamy yellow flowers look like minia- 
ture bananas and the fragrance is identical. 
This shrub may be trimmed or left to 
row naturally, often reaching a height of 
5 to 20 feet. 
MAGNOLIAS. See pages 16 and 17. 
MALPIGHIA coccigera. A very attractive, 
low-growing, well-branched — evergreen 
shrub, with an abundance of oval, prickly 
dark green foliage and clusters of small, 
distinctive white flowers. Both foliage and 
flowers are shining and look as if varnished. 
Well suited to border uses and for indi- 
vidual specimens, 
MALVAVISCUS ¢grandiflorus (Turk’s- 
Cap). Showy evergreen shrubs resembling 
hibiscus, but with drooping, bright scarlet 
flowers. Adapted to Florida. 
MARICA gracilis. This plant belongs to 
the Iris family. It grows in clumps or 
tufts, with dark green foliage that bends 
at the tips. The flower-stalks are like the 
leaves and the blooms are produced from 
the edges, near the tips. Flowers white, 
blue and brownish within. Very interest- 
ing and valuable. 
MYRICA cerifera. Native evergreen shrub 
with dense.head of olive-green foliage. 
Grows well on almost any type of soil 
and is adapted to seaside planting. 
NANDINA domestica (Heavenly Bam- 
boo). A most desirable Oriental evergreen 
shrub of moderate size and rather slow 
growth. The light green, feathery foliage 
is tipped in spring with shades from pink 
to copper and changes to a deep wine in 
winter. Clusters of tiny white flowers are 
followed by berries of vivid scarlet. The 
combination of bright foliage and red 
berries is unusually fine. Nandinas do best 
in partial shade. 
OLEA europza (Olive). Although it rarely 
matures fruit in this part of the world, the 
Olive makes a most attractive landscape 
specimen with its soft gray-green foliage 
and random growth. It may be used as tree 
or bush and is of interest besides for its 
part in early history, dating back at least 
to the days of Pliny. 
fragrans (Sweet or Tea Olive). Dwarf 
evergreen. Bright green foliage. Small, 
white, sweet-scented flowers in winter and 
spring. 
OLEANDER ( Nerium oleander). Evergreen 
shrub with brilliantly colored flowers. 
Makes a beautiful flowering hedge. Does 
well near the seashore. 
Cardinal. Deep red. 
Mme. Peyre. Shell-pink. 
Mrs. Roeding. Salmon. 
Pink. Single blooms. 
Pink. Double flowers. 
Red. Double; large blooms. 
Shell-Pink. Very dainty. 
White. Single. 
White. Double. 
Yellow. Double. 
Yellow. Single. 
PITTOSPORUM tobira. 

evergreen shrub which will grow to a 
height of 10 feet. The new foliage is wine- 
colored and most attractive. 
serrulata. Grows toa much greater height 
than Glabra and is a beautiful sight in 
summer with its glossy, dark green, 
serrated leaves and large clusters of 
white flowers. In winter it is covered 
with scarlet fruit. 
Hardy. Foliage 
dark green and shiny. Splendid for foun- 
dations and hedges. Can be pruned to any 
desired shape. Does well in full sun and is 
one of the finest evergreens for shady 
places and for seaside planting. 
tobira variegata. Foliage 
light green and white. 
variegated 
PLUMBAGO capensis (Cape Plumbago). 
A native of South Africa. The azure-blue 
flowers of this half-climbing shrub are pro- 
duced profusely all summer long. Plant is 
of rapid growth and thickly covered with 
the light green foliage. Thoroughly satis- 
factory where winters are not too severe. 
capensis alba. Identical with the above 
variety but has white flowers. 
coccinea. The flowers of this strikingly 
beautiful plant are scarlet and are borne 
in upright spikes. Its rich green leaves 
are 3 to 4 inches long and it is evergreen 
in south and central Florida. It can be 
grown either as a bush or allowed to 
spread vine-like on the ground. Other- 
wise, its general characteristics are 
similar to the well-known blue Plum- 
bago. Strongly recommended. 
POMEGRANATE, FLOWERING 
(Punica). Deciduous shrubs producing 
beautiful double flowers all summer. Can 
be supplied in both Pink and White. 
PRIVET. See page 8. 
PYRACANTHA coccinea lalandi (La- 
land Firethorn). Evergreen shrubs with 
small, narrow leaves. Thorny branches. 
White flowers; orange-red berries in winter. 
crenato-serrata. This gorgeous variety 
is similar to Formosana but bears even 
larger berries. Holds up the best of any 
we know when cut for the house. 
formosana. The productiveness of this 
improved variety is amazing! Fruit isa 
deep glossy red borne in immense 
clusters. The growth resembles Lalandi 
but is not so upright. Illustrated on 
page 6. 
RAPHIOLEPIS indica (Indian Hawthorn). 
A spreading evergreen shrub of slow growth. 
Leaves round, thick and dark green. Fra- 
grant, pinkish white flowers in flat clusters. 
Hardy. 
japonica (Japanese Hawthorn). Hand- 
some, hardy evergreen shrub with bright 
green foliage and dense clusters of white 
flowers in spring. 
SERISSA foetida variegata. A low, much- 
branched border or bedding shrub with 
clusters of dark green, yellow-margined 
leaves placed thickly along its many 
branches. Its white, star-shaped flowers 
stand out from its stems and foliage promi- 
nently. Make beautiful specimens. 
grandiflora. Similar to Variegata in 
growth but larger and with leaves green. 
SPIRAEA. Deciduous shrubs, blooming pro- 
fusely in early spring and very effective 
when planted in masses, around borders, or 
in beds. 
Anthony Waterer. A dense, low-growing 
Spirea with foliage in various shades of 
yellow, red, and dark green. Flowers 
pink, produced freely throughout the 
whole summer in flat-topped bunches. 
See illustration on opposite page. 
cantoniensis. Compact-branching. Flow- 
ers pure white, 
cantoniensis, Double. See page 7. 
vanhouttei. The well-known ‘‘Bridal 
Wreath,”’ with white flowers in clusters. 
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for year-round color 
SEVERINIA buxifolia. A hardy evergreen 
shrub with small leaves. Flowers sweet- 
scented, followed by black berries. A good 
low-growing shrub or hedge plant. 
SURINAM CHERRY (Eugenia uniflora). 
Large shrub bearing rather small, waxy, 
bright red fruits. 
TABERN/ZEMONTANA, Cashmere. Small 
foliage and little double white flowers 
borne in clusters. 
grandiflora. An evergreen shrub adapted 
to central and south Florida. Grows to 
a height of 6 feet and bears clusters of 
fragrant yellow flowers. Makes an at- 
tractive appearance in the shrub border. 
TEA PLANT (Camellia thea). Leaves dark 
green. Flowers white and fragrant. Fine 
for moist, shady places. Hardy evergreen. 
Illustrated on page II. 
THUNBERGIA erecta. Handsome, densely 
branched, evergreen shrub. Adapted to 
south Florida and for pot-culture farther 
north. Flowers blue-purple, with deep yel- 
low throats. Foliage dark green. 
erecta alba. Flowers are white. 
VIBURNUM. The Viburnums offered be- 
low are all evergreen shrubs with white, 
sweet-scented flowers. They have proved 
to be desirable garden shrubs for the South. 
odoratissimum. A vigorous grower; com- 
pact-spreading. 
suspensum. Low and spreading; free 
bloomer. 
tinus (Laurestinus). An evergreen flow- 
ering shrub from the Mediterranean 
region. When full grown the 10-foot 
bush, covered with creamy white flow- 
ers, isa February joy. For specimens or 
hedges. 
YUCCA aloifolia (Spanish Bayonet). The 
leaves are long, narrow, rigid, spine-tipped. 
Flowers creamy white, borne in long spikes 
from the center of the leafy crown. 
Pyracantha 
coccinea 
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