LOOKING GLASS PLANT 
Coprosma baueri. Unique round highly polished dark green leaves 
cover this medium-size shrub. Useful in foundation planting. 
Not much for flowers but the little orange berries are attractive. 
Does better in sea-coast districts. Hardy to 27°. 
FRAGRANT DAPHNE 
Daphne odora marginata. Dense low shrub with rich green, cream- 
margined leaves and clusters of exquisitely fragrant waxy white or 
pink flowers from January to March. Good drainage is necessary. 
Shade or partial shade. Very hardy. 
BREATH OF HEAVEN 
Diosma pulchrum. Dwarf compact bushy shrub with fine foliage 
like Heather covered with masses of tiny pink flowers during spring 
and summer. Sun. Very showy and graceful. Hardy to 20°. 
Diosma reevesi. Same as the pink but with white flowers. Excellent 
shrubs to lighten the effect of heavy foliage masses in the shrub 
plantings, especially in foundations. Hardy to 20°. 
HEATHERS 
Lovely fine foliaged shrubs with showy masses of brilliant flowers. 
There are two types, one with tubular flowers (South African) 
and the other with small globular flowers (southern European) . 
Both do well in sun but require a soil of pure peat with a little 
sand for drainage. Keep lime away from them and acidify the soil 
once a year with soil sulphur. All hardy to 15°. 
Erica melanthera rosea. Flowers of deep pink. A tall growing shrub 
with masses of fine textured, plumy leaves and clouds of pink 
flowers. 
Erica Melanthera Rubra. Darker blossoms and lower growing than 
the Rosea. 
Other varieties available at the nursery. 
ESCALLONIAS 
Excellent evergreen shrubs of neat growth and good dark green 
foliage. Some have showy flowers in large clusters. For open situa- 
tions. Escallonias do especially well along the coast. Hardy. 
Escallonia organensis. One of finest Escallonias recently introduced 
and one of the best ornamental shrubs. Luxuriant glossy green leaves 
of medium size showing bronzy red tints. Flowers pink to white, 
like small apple-blossoms in large clusters. 
Escallonia rubra. Low compact shrub probably the best of the group; 
shining leaves and showy rich red flowers. Like a shady location. 
EUGENIA 
Evergreen shrubs or trees with privet-like foliage much used as 
clipped specimens. While young they stand clipping well. Useful 
as hedges and windbreaks, or as columnar shrubs as accents. The 
fruits of some varieties make odd jellies. Sun or partial shade. 
Hardy to 25°. 
Eugenia myrtifolia, Brush Cherry. Dense growing shrub, the most 
popular of all Eugenias. New growth reddish, later turning green. 
Sun or shade. Purple berries are very attractive. 
Eugenia smithi. More refined and better suited to foundation 
planting than the common Eugenia is this handsome shrub whose 
orchid or lavender-pink porcelain-like berries are very charming 
and distinct. 
EVONYMUS 
Euonymus. Slow growing evergreen foliage shrub well suited to 
planting in the drier sections where it is used about the home as 
a foundation or specimen plant or as clipped specimens. We offer 
Euonymus japonicus, deep green; E. aureo-marginatus, with yel- 
low margins and E. argenteo-marginatus, with silvery markings. All 
hardy and easy to grow. 
PINEAPPLE GUAVA 
Feijoa sellowiana, Pineapple Guava. Not nearly enough grown as 
an ornamental, this gray foliaged shrub glorifies the garden in spring 
with its waxy white flowers with plumes of bright red stamens in 
the centers. Fruits green, oval in shape, with 4 little ears left over 
from the flower and strongly scented of Pineapple. Very hardy. 

DAPHNE ODORA MARGINATA 
GERALDTON WAX FLOWER (See page 10) 
