HYPERICUM 
Hypericum patulum henryi. Medium sized shrub of fairly rapid 
growth, retaining its compact form with little additional care. Large 
yellow flowers. Sun or partial shade. Very hardy. 
Hypericum moserianum. Low growing shrub sometimes three feet 
high and as much across, with good dense habit, dark green leaves 
and yellow flowers. Very hardy. 
GUAVAS for Jelly and Ornament 
We often think of Guava as a fruiting shrub almost in the same 
sense as we would mention Blackberries. They are decidedly attrac- 
tive shrubs for ornamental purposes, requiring nothing more than 
frost-free areas to grow. Excellent when used as hedges where 
their close growth, fine foliage and colorful fruits vie with each 
other in making their stay worthwhile. Use the fruits for jellies 
and preserves. 
Lemon Guava (Psidium guajava). Large yellow-green pear-shaped 
fruits. Slightly tender. 
Red Strawberry Guava (Psidium cattleyanum). Large deep red 
fruits of fine flavor. 24°. 
Yellow Strawberry Guava (Psidium lucidum). Fruits yellow, some- 
what firmer than the Red Strawberry. 24°. 
See also Pineapple Guava (Feijoa). 
HIBISCUS 
One of our most popular California flowering shrubs, especially 
along the coast, although some varieties do well inland if sheltered 
from hot dry winds. Lush glossy green foliage and abundant 
bloom in summer. Give plenty of sun and a rich soil. All are ten- 
der but if frosted quickly recover. 
Agnes Gault. The most popular large flowered single pink. Flowers 
often measure 6 or 7 inches across. 
Apricot. Single, rich apricot shaded orange-yellow. 
Crown of Bohemia. Choice yellow double with rich autumn tones 
of orange and bronze. Very popular. 
Honolulu. Large single flowers best described as a salmon Agnes 
Gault. 
Orange Double. Fine shades of orange. 
Kona (Double Agnes Gault). Fully double, large attractive flow- 
ers in the same beautiful pink of the single type. 
Rose Pink Double. Free flowering, deep rose-pink. 
Red Monarch. Finest of all double Hibiscus with deep dark red fully 
double flowers of good size. 
San Diego Red (Scarlet Single). Popular clear red single. 
White Wings (White Single). Good single pure white. 
Yellow Single. Unusual pure yellow flowers. 
Other varieties available. 

FRENCH HY8RID HYDRANGEA 

MEYER LEMON 
HOLLY 
Ilex aquifolium, English Holly. For Christmas decorations this Holly 
resembles the traditional American Holly with its spiny leaves, bright 
glossy dark green and bright red berries on the female plants. 
Porous soil, preferably partly shaded. Hardy. 
Ilex cornuta, Chinese Holly. Differs in the broader leaves with 
fewer spines. Nice dark green foliage and as a berry bearing 
shrub very showy. Perhaps a little more desirable than the English 
Holly for California gardens. Very hardy. 
Ilex cornuta burfordi. This holly is adapted to the milder climates. 
Has the deep dark green foliage although almost without spines 
and clusters of bright red berries in winter. Excellent for Christ- 
mas berries. Very hardy. 
SWEET SPIRE 
Itea ilicifolia, Holly-leaved Sweet Spire. One of the finest dwarf 
shrubs—to 3 feet and spreading. The holly-like dark green leaves 
densely clothe the graceful stems and conceal the tiny fragrant 
white flowers. Hardy to 15°. 
LANTANAS 
Lantana camara. The uses to which it may be put in the landscape 
scheme are simply astounding—to cover banks, trained against walls 
as a vine, as a ground cover, in pots, and even as a specimen shrub. 
It glorifies the space it occupies with brilliantly colored flowers 
that seem to change shades as they mature but never become un- 
sightly. Full sun, little care will make them at home. Of course 
they like a drink now and then. Hardy to 25°. 
Dwarf varieties. Yellow, white, Radiation (orange-red), pink. 
Tall varieties. Orange, white, and pink. 
Lantana sellowiana, Trailing Lantana. Mauve flowers cover this 
foot high trailer most of the summer. Freezes out in places but 
generally comes back. Sun. 
LAUROCERASUS 
English Laurel. See Prunus, page 15. 
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