


, [or FLOWERS 
4” FOLIAGE 
FRUITS 

AZALEA Glory of the Garden 
(See Page 8 Also) 
They are sensitive to lime, requiring mark- 
ed soil acidity. This condition may be in- 
duced by application of Aluminum Sulphate, 
* Ib, per square yard or 5 pounds per 100 
mitre feet, sprinkled evenly over surface 
nd lightly worked in. (15e per Ib.; 2 Ibs., 
on 
25¢; 10 Ibs., $1.09, not prepaid). Don’t allow 
them to become over-dry. Plant part shade 
or with morning sun, in peat-moss or leat 
mold. 
Kurume, Evergreen, 
15 degrees above zero for the flower buds; 
Dlants hardy to zero. At the height of their 
blooming season (late winter) they are inde- 
seribably lovely clouds of pastel colored f.ow- 
2 to 6 ft. Hardy to 
ers. All the colors blend well together and 
massed plantings are very effective. 
Pinks, Reds, White, Salmon, Orehid. Named 
varieties in well deve-oped 2-year plants, 85c¢ 
each; 3 for $2.40; $8.50 per dozen. 
Orchid, Pinks—4-year size, $1.75 and $2.00 
each. 
Hinodegeri. Brilliant scarlet. Very pro- 
fuse. The most popular Azalea. 4-yr., $2.25. 
Macrantha, Deep salmon. Very large flower. 
Late bloomer. Wide spreading. 4-yr., $2.25. 
*Coral Bells. Free flowering she!l] pink, neat 
smal] foliage. 3 yr.. $1.25, $1.50: 
Wards Ruby. NEW. Low growing. Blood- 
red flowers 6 to 8 in. wide, $2.00, $2.25. 
Rosatflora, NEW. Very double salmon- 
pink. 6 to 8 in. wide, $2.00, $2.25. 
See Page S for Deciduous Azalea. 
type. 



“Hese in Hose 
ABELIA A Real Show-Girl 
A. grandiflora. (S.) 6 ft. Small glossy 
leaves. Flowers an inch long, white flushed 
pink. Blooms profusely all summer. Fine 
foundation plant, improved by shearing. Quite 
hardy. Gallon cans, 85e, $1.00; 5-gallon cans, 
$3.50. 
Abelia Schumannii, 3 ft. New Abelia sim- 
ilar to A. grandiflora, but the beautiful pink- 
ish-lavender flowers are much larger and 
brighter and in profusion all through the 
spring and summer. Any soil. Full sun. 
Semi-deciduous. Quite hardy, Will trail over 
wall. 2%-gallon cans, $2.25. 
Abelian. Edw. Goucher. NEW. Hardy ever- 
green foliage, rich pink flowers over long 
season. Compact habits. <A very fine new 
plant. Gallon cans, $1.00; 2% gal. cans, $2.25. 
ARBUTUS . Strawberries On a Tree 
A. unedo. “Strawberry Tree.” (S.) 10 ft. 
Large shrub, attractive glossy foliage. White 
flowers in late fall, and with them the large 
red strawberry-like fruit of previous season. 
Showy and handsome, but not edible. B. & B., 
15 to 18 in., $2.50; 18 to 24 in., $3.00; 24 to 30 
itf,. poet: 
CAMELLIA Snooty Elegance 
Named varieties in reds, pinks, variegated. 
5-gallon cans, $5.00 to $12.50. Gallon cans, 
$2.00 to $3.50, according to variety. 
CAMELLIA SPECIAL 
For small purses, we have small plants 
1-year old. Many kinds, but at price of- 
fered must be our selection and no_name 
tags. With small earth-balls, 85e each; 12 
for $8.50. 

Page 6 
EVERGREENS 

CHOISYA TERNATA 
Mexican Orange. 
green foliage 
seented blooms. 
to $2.25. 
Orange Blossoms 
5 ft., dense shrub, glossy 
with showy-white, sweetly 
Quite hardy. B. & B., $1.00 
CISTUS ROCK ROSE 
(Plant In Fall Sun) 
C. Purpureus, 4 ft. Covered in spring and 
summer with large, rich, reddish-lilac single 
flowers, with maroon spot at the base of 
petals. Extremely showy and desirable. Gal- 
lon cans, $1.25. 
C, Ladaniferus Maculutus. 
Low spreading 
shrub. 
Profuse in large single white flowers 
with brown spot at base of petals. Gallon 
cans, $1.25. Larger, $1.75. 
COTONEASTER Berries en Mass 
Handsome shrubs, leaves of varying shades 
of green, some turning to bright fall colors; 
flowers minute, usually white or pinkish; 
berries of many hues and colors varying fro-y 
orange to bright scarlet. Unexcelled for 
xrouping, corner effects and for edging large 
plantings of shrubbery borders and for rock 
sardens, 
PROSTRATE COTONEASTERS 
For Rock Gardens, Ete, 
Size is determined by spread and not 
by height 
C. horizontalis. (R.) 3 ft. 
of the best trailing shrubs. Branches grow 
almost on the ground. Leaves shiny, small, 
and turn red before falling. Flowers pinkish 
Deciduous. One 
white. Berries bright red in great profusion,” 
Hardy. Gallon cans, $1.35. Larger, $1.75. 
C, microphylla. (R.) 3 ft. Spreading habit, 
but semi-erect Dark green fo-iage, ever- 
green. Berries rose red. Quite hardy. Sun 
or part shade. B. & B., $1.75. 
UPRIGHT COTONEASTERS 
C, heroveana. 6 ft. One of the finest up- 
right growing Cotoneasters. Semi-drooping 
fountain-like habit. Brilliant red berries. 
Some of the leaves turn red in fall. Bushy, 
field-grown plants. 2 to 214 ft., $3.50: 3 to 4 
ft., $4.25. 
C, parneyi. 8 ft. (C. lactea.) Foliage much 
larger than other Cotoneasters, with clusters 
of big brilliant berries. Finest tal] variety. 
Muss une esos toms to p42 be 28 ton sudite 93.50) 
BARBERRIES Necklace of Berries 
Berberis dulcis nana. “Dwarf Box Bar- 
berry.” Foliage deep green, compact. Hardy 
evergreen, orange flowers. One of the best 
low hedge and border plants or low formal 
specimens. Grows 18 inches to 2 feet. Sheared. 
8x8 in., $1.75; 12x12 in., $2.50. 
BOXWOOD Strictly Formal 
This plant always gives an air of distine- 
tion to one’s’ grounds. Useful for formal 
planting and as accent plants. 
True Dwart English Boxwood. r:-mmed 
globes and cones, 85c to $2.50; 15 to 18 in., 
$3.50. For miniature hedge, small plants, 
$17.50 per 100. A few large globes. Ask for 
prices and size. 
Golden Variegated Boxwood, Gold color 
predominates. Growth effectively informal. 
IZ) tobi ins) $2.00 15 to LSsin:s; 332008) 18) to) 24 
in., $4.50. 
BROOMS Rich In Color 
Fast growing shrubs which brighten up 
landscape with brilliant masses of pea-shaped 
tlowers; valuable as a contrast to solid green 
shrubbery; unusually hardy and drought re- 
Tv 

sistant. All require full sun. 
(. scoparius. “Seotch Broom.” (S) 6 ft. A 
very fast growing, erect, bushy shrub with 
minute leaves and large, yellow, pea-shaped 
tlowers,’ borne in great 
Hardy #8555 9B:;,. 4 to: 5 £t.) 32:50; 3) to ae tis, 
$1.75; 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; gallon cans, 85c; 8 to 
12 in. for hedges, $10.00 per 100. 
NEW COLORED BROOMS 
With Earth Ball, $1.25 to $1.75 Each 
C. alba. 3 ft. Slender, gray-green branches, 
profusion in spring. 
weighted down in spring with dainty and 
fragrant pure white flowers. . 
C. scoparius “San Frane’seo.” 5 ft. Very 
of all Brooms. 
6 ft. A 
combination of 
Deepest red 
“Lord Lambourne.” 
showy red. 
Cc. scoparius 
profuse bloomer, striking 
cream and crimson. Showy, popular type. 
C, scoparius “Pomona.” 8 ft. Fancy broom 
of outstanding loveliness. Artistic blending 
of crimson, cream and gold. 
DAPHNE . Fragrance Unexcelled 
All Must Have Good Drainage 
Daphne odora variegata. 4 ft. A shrub 
aristocrat; deep green glossy leaves margined 
with cream; very fragrant pink flowers in 
late winter and spring. Best in part shade. 
Bsr Boe tO mize inch. se, 0.0), seo25 0 Leletoy 15 
inch, $2.75; 15 to 18 inch, $3.50; 18 to 24 inch, 
$5.00. 
Daphne odora. White. 12 to 15 inch, $3.50. 
Daphne Somerset. Plant Pat. 315. 2% ft. 
NEW. Nearly evergreen in California, with 
pink buds and white star-shaped flowers 
when opened. Very fragrant. From 5-inch 
pots, $1.50. q 




A GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL PLANTING 
Figures Show Ultimate Heights, In Some Cases Taking Many Years 
INDEX ON PAGE 11 SHOWS FOR DESCRIPTION 
PLANTS THAT TOLER- BERRY EFFECTS DROUGHT RESISTANT 
ATESOMESHADE i neinrors PLANTS 
DECIDUOUS DECIDUOUS 
f Sirmte 9 in r 
tedbud—é6 to 20 ft. Bittersweet—Climbing Bam pa ecae Tes 
Dogwoods Cornus, All—S to 15 Daphne Meserium Ch 3 ie a 30) f oa ft 
tite Dogwoods—4 to 15 ft. LEC RY 
PAGE 

Barberry—2 to 6 ft. 




Filbert—8 to. 20 ft. Euonymous—4 to 10 ft. es topes 
Hydrangea—4 to 8 ft. Flowering Crak Bleyi—20 ft. amino ie to 15 ft 
Honeysuckle Bush—S8 to 10 ft.” Hawthorn—12 tl) 15 ft. Lobes? Poplar : } 
Kerria—6 ft. High Bush Cranberry Private ‘9 aii ft 
> ile > |? iJ Ave ve > 2 if pes =a , 
Philadelphus—S8 to 10 ft. Honeysuckle—S8fto 10 ft. Redbud—6 to 20 ft. 
Plumbago—1 ft. 
Privet, A‘I—10 ft. 
Snowball—S8 to 10 f 
Snowberry—3 to 4 f 
EVERGREEN 
Abelia—4 ft. 
MESAshn 96 te Yo ft Snowberry—4 to 5 ft. 
ifs Snowberry—4 to 5 ft. Spireas—4 to 6 Lt; 
t. Virginia Creeper EVERGREEN 
Acacia—30 to 60 ft. 
Boxwood—2 to 12 ft. 
Cistus—4 ft. 

EVERGREEN 



Ajuga—2 in. Arbutus unedo—10 ft. Brooms—1 to 8 ft. 
Arbutus Unedo—10 ft. Arbutus menzies—50 ft. Cypress, Arizona—30 ft, 
Aucuba—4 to 6 ft. Berberis—4 to 5 ft. Cypre McNab—20 ft. 


Azalea—3 to 4 ft. 
Boxwood—2 to 12 ft. 
Camellia—10 ft. 
Christmas Rose—1 ft. 
Cotoneaster microphylla—4 ft. 
Cotoneaster, All 
Hleagnus—6 ft. 
Euonymous, Fertilis 
Juniper (some) 
Ilex, Holly—4 to 20 ft. 
Cypress, Monterey—30 ft. 
Cypress, Italian—30 ft, 
Cedar, Incense—75 ft. 
Dracena—10 ft. 
lremontia—5 ft. 





Dapnphne—1 to 4 ft. Lonicera, All Junipers—2 to 20 ft. 
Euonymous, All—4 to 10 ft. Mahonia—4 to & ft Laurel, Eng.—15 to 20 ft. 
KHleagnus—S8 ft, Nandina—4 ft. Manzanita—5 to 15 ft. 
English Laurel—5 to 20 ft. 
English Ivy 
Fatsia—2 to 4 ft. 
Gardenia—3 ft. 
llex, Holly—4 to 20 ft. 
Kalmia—5b to 7 ft. 
Laurel—5 to 20 ft. 
Laurustinus—4 to 8 ft. 
Lily of Valley—1 ft. 
Mahonias—2 to 4 ft. 
Pachysandra—6 to 12 in. 
Photinia—S8 to 10 ft. 
Privet, Wax—15 ft. 
Pyracantha, All 
Mahonia—4 to 6 ft. 
Oleander—S8 ft. 
Photinia—S8 to 10 ft. 
Pyracantha, All 
Pampas Grass—6 ft. 
Pines—Most All 
tomneya—6 ft. 
Scotch Broom—7 ft. 
Viburnum 
FOR WET PLACES 

RED LEAVES IN FALL 
TREES 
Amur Maple 
Japanese Maple 





Pyracantha Crenulata—4 to 10 Sugar Maple 
ft. ‘ Sweet Gum Scarlet Maple—50 ft. 
Rhododendron—3 to § ft. Pistachia Ilex Verticillata—6 to 8 ft. 

Viburnum—4 to 

f to 8 ft. Oak—Pin and Scarlet Sweet Shrub—10 ft. 
Yew—5 to 20 ft. Willows 
SHRUBS Sweet Gum 
FLOWERING TREES 
Albizzia—30 to 50 ft. 
Catalpa—3 to 5 ft. 
Redbud—S8 to 12 ft. 
Crab Apple—12 to 18 ft. 
Crepe Myrtle—-15 ft. 
Pin Oak—4f ft. 
PERENNIALS 
Japanese Tris 
Astilbe 
Lythrum 
Azalea Mollis—4 ft. 
Berberies—All 
Calif. Red Bud—10 ft. 
Cotoneasters 
Dogwoods 
Euonymous Alatus—5 ft. 


DPE Woods 9 ue ie ees Mahonia—5 ft. TREES FOR QUICK 
awthorn—12 to 15 ft. 23 Re (Seas att ee 2 tt 
Horse Chestnut—25 ft. Reece srg SCONES SHADE 
Jap. Cherries—5 to 12 ft. Plumbagos—1 to 3 ft. Catalpa 
Laburnum—20 ft. Snowball—s8 ft. Hackberry 
Tulip Tree—60 ft. Spireas—4 ft Locust 
Magnolias—S8 to 30 ft. rine ee ft. Plane 
Purple Leaf Plums—12 ft. Poplar 
Peach—12 to 15 ft. . Silver Maple 
Pagoda Tree—30 ft. EROTIC Willow 
Pink TLocust—30 ft: Varieties | MNvergreen Elm 
Variegated Leaves 
Used as accent plants and to give life and 
color to border and foundation plantings 
Purple Leaf Trees and Shrubs 
Barberry—3-4 ft, Maple Japanese—6-12 ft. 
Ajuge Daphne Juniper A : 
a yatta Meee ied eunie nrontte Beech—40 ft. Maple Schwedler—40 ft. 
Golden Huonymous Periwinkle Birch—20 ft. Plums Pissardi—15 ft. 
Arundo Grass Holly Privet 
TIilbert—10 ft. Prunus Triioba—8 ft. 
Prunus Bliriana—15 ft. 
Prunus Vesuvius—15 ft. 
USE THIS GUIDE IN SELECTING LEAFY EVERGREENS 
Ribbon Grass 
Thuyopsis 
Weigela 
Honeysuckle 
Hydrangea 
Ivies 
Aucuba 
Boxwood 
30x Elder 


GROUP A 
— 
—, Kuonymus 
Arbutus 1 
Brooms 
Mahonia 
der 


Camel Hollies Photinia 
Cotoneasters (Upright) Kalmia Pittosporum 
Daphne odora Laurels Rhododendron 
Kleagnus pungens 
GROUP B 
Abelia 
Azalea ’ 
Barberry Duleis 
Boxwood (Untrimmed) 
Choisya 
Cistus 
Esscollonia 
Gardeni 
Hypericum 
Leptospermum 
Nandina 

GROUP C 
Kuonymous pulchellis 
GROUP D 
Cotoneaster Horizontalis 
Cotoneaster Microphylla 
Kriea Heath 
Lonicera pileata 
EVERGREENS 
FLOWERS » BERRIES » FOLIAGE 
ERICA HEATH Winter Flowers 
E. carnea. (R.)} Heath. 1 ft. high by 3 ft. 
wide. Dwarf. Numerous short branches 
densely covered with minute  necdle-like 
leaves, bearing an abundance of bright, rosy 
red {lowers in late fall and through the win- 
ter, even under snow, Wnexcelled rock plant. 
Very hardy. Gallon cans, $1.00. 19 to 12 in, 
Bards. pee 
EUVONYMUS . . Of Varied Use 
Adnirably useful and attractive when used 
in groups, edgings, corner plantings, and in 
rockeries, 


and golden 
$1.00 
EK. japonica, In gold center 
edge varieties; aiso silver edged types. 
to $3.50. 
EK. japonien 

fertilis, fe a we Glossy green 
leaves and showy orange-colored berries. 
$1.00 to $3.50. 
EK. Patens (Evergreen Wahoo). 5 to 10 ft 
Hardy spreading or climbing’ shrub. Green 
stems, very dark green leaves. Wealth of 
red fruits that break open like Bittersweet, 
showing a beautiful coral seed and pod, mak- 
ing it very striking. It does well in shade 
and makes a good foundation plant. Quart 
cans, 85c. 
ESSCALLONIA Neat and Trim 
4 ft. Small bright green foliage. Blush 
pink flowers size of dime. Good foundation 
shrub. Hardy to 15 degrees. B. & B., 18 to 
24 in., $2.75. Quart cans, 85c. 
GARDENTA Choice Fragrance 
Gardenia jasminoides. “Mystery.” The most 
popular variety in California largely because 
it has the biggest, glossiest and most luxur- 
iant foilage and most spectacular blooms, the 
magnificent, fragrant, snowy-white blossoms 
often measuring 4, 5 and even 6 inches across. 
It makes a big plant quickly and opens all its 
buds quickly. Also variety Veitehi which is 
hardier and more profuse. Ga_lon tins, $1.50. 
Larger, $2.25. 
GOLD FLOWER 
Hypericum patulum henryi, “Henry’s Gold- 
en Cup.” 4 ft. Evergreen foliage and bright 
golden 2-inch flowers. Makes a beautiful 
rounded, compact plant which blooms most 
of the spring and summer, One of the finesc 
of shrubs where less than medium size is de- 
sired. Grows with the greatest of ease in 
any soil. Sun or part shade. Gallon cans, 
$1.00. Quart cans, 75c. 
HOLLY The Aristocrat 
“English Holly.” 15 ft. Dark green ele- 
gant waved, prickly leaves, grafted from 
trees that berry heavily. From $3.50 to $15.00. 
“English Holly.” Golden Variegated. B. & 
Baa 4 storms. Omni es Gabe 
Chinese Holly.” 15 ft. Leaves similar ‘to 
Inglish Holly but rectangular. Big red ber- 
ries. Stands more heat than English. Grafted 
female plants: 18 to 24 in., $4.50. Male p-ants 
20 per cent less. 
“Buford Holly.” § to 15 ft. 
Foliage is large, 
deep 
green, but not spiny and glossy as 
though varnished. Plenty of big, bright red 
berries strikingly placed on stems, and bears 
them over seven months of the year. Stands 
zero weather. Gallon cans, $2.00. 
_ “Big Leat Holly.” [lex Latifolin. NEW. 20 
ft. Very much worth while for foliage effect, 
Glossy green leaves of size and shape of Eng- 
lish Laurel, but slightly toothed. Red ber- 
ries in dense clusters. One of the most beau- 
tiful Hollies. Hardy to 5 degrees above zero. 
Seeding plants, berrying habits undetermined. 
9 
3 to 4 ft., $5.00; 4 to 5 ft., $7.50. 
LAURELS . Foliage Elegance 
*California Laurel. Umbelluria $1.50: to $3: 
English Laurel. 15 ft. Small tree or large 
bush. Very large, g-ossy, evergreen foliage; 
beautiful both summer and winter. For sun 
or shade. Gallon can, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50. B. & 
B530) tovsGoins $3275. 
Japanese Laurel. Aucuba green leaf, Hand- 
some large red berry, size of Cranberry, on 
dwarf-size shrub; for shade only where sun 
is hot. Plants with berries, $2.25, $2.75, $3.25. 
Must have inale plant to berry, 
Japanese Laurel. Gold Dust. Aucuba, 6 ft. 
Leaves sprinkled with yellow dots. Excellent 
for tub culture or planting in shade. Will 
berry if pollinated. Gallon cans, $1.00; larger, 
$1.75, $2.25. 
Laurustinus. Viburnum Tinus. Well known, 
universally grown, hardy everywhere on this 
coast. Sp.endid winter bloomer; clusters of 
pinkish white flowers, beginning in Decem- 
ber or January, cover the plants all spring 
for 5 or 6 months. Gallon cans, $1.00 to $1.75. 
Bo & Bi 18 to-240ing $3.75; 15) to 18 ain:, $3.00. 

*Means native of California. 
(R) Means suitable for Rock Gardens. 

Trees and Shrubs Make California's Capitol 
BEAUTY SPOT 
KALMIA Calico Patterned Blooms 
K. latifolia. “Mountain-Laurel.” 7 ft. 2 Ni) 
elegant evergreen shrub; thick, shiny foliage 
and clusters of white disce-shaped flowers 
slightly tinged with pink. Blooms in June. 
Plant in partial shade. Acid soil. Bushy 
plants, $2.25 to $4.50. 
Leptospermum scoparium Rose. “Dwart 
Kose-Flowered Tea Tree.” 4 to 6 ft. 15 de- 
gree. Soft, fine-cut, dainty evergreen foliage, 
'n spring has many little double pink blooms 
like small Cecile Brunner Roses. Decorative 
as cut f.ower. Grows easily, preferring dry 
soil, full sun. Gallon tins, $1.00. 
LONICERA - Pygmy Leaf and Growth 
L. pileata, 3 ft. Compact shrub; with many 
very small leaves; graceful drooping habit. 
Likes the sun but does well in part shade. 
Prune often A “best seller,” doing well in 
any position. Half hardy, potted, 50c¢; ga‘lon 
cans, 85c. B. & B., 18 to 24 in.. $1.50. 
PHOTINIA Christmas Berry 
Photinia serrulata nova. § ft. Glossy fol- 
iage and big lacy flower heads. The big, 
handsome foliage is bronze, reddish green 
when it first comes out, turning to bright 
glossy green. One of the most beautiful large 
shrubs; will grow almost anywhere. Gallon 
cans, $1.00. 
SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA 
Magnolia grandiflora. “Southern Magnolia.” 
60 ft. 5 degrees. A grand evergreen tree 
with huge, leathery, glossy, dark green leaves 
and stately habit of growth. Flowers huge, 
Waxy. White, sweetly fragrant. Plenty of 
moisture. Gallon cans, $1.00, 
MAHONIA Holly Grape 
Oregon Grape. “Mahonia.” 6 ft. Dark green 
leaves, coppery purple to red during winter. 
New growth glossy Flowers bright ye _low. 
Blue berries from which a fine jelly is made. 
Hardy. For sun or shade. Gallon cans, 85e, 
$1.00; heavier grades, $1.50 to $3.50. 
MYRTLE 
M. communis Compact “Dwarf Myrtle.” 3 
to 6 ft. One of the finest low evergreen plants. 
Extremely dense and compact, with small 
dark shining fragrant leaves; shapes itself; 
can be pruned down to 2 to 3 feet if desired. 
Gallon can, $1.25. 
NANDINA Heavenly Bamboo 
Nandina domestica. 3 to 5 ft. Not a bam- 
boo but is made up of a number of canes 
densely clothed with compound leaflets; 
bronzy red when young, dark green at matur- 
ity, and beautiful coppery red tones in winter. 
Sun or shade; clusters of red berries in win- 
ter. Gallon cans, $1.00, $1.25. 
OLEANDER 
Brilliant, showy, fragrant flowering shrub. 
Blooms almost all through the year. Hardy 
down to 10 degrees. Ga-lon containers, $1.00 
to s1e(5. 2 Ba ee Bonoe to. 4 otter S555 Oto $4.50. 
Double in Rose Pink, Salmon, White, Red, 
Light Yellow. ? 
Do not remove burlap from trees shipped 
With an earth-ball, 

Evergreens Continued on Page 11 
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