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FLOWERING SHRUBS, continued 
Erythrina herbacea arborea. CORAL-TREE or 
CHEROKEE BEAN. A native Florida shrub 
with racemes of scarlet flowers followed by bright 
scarlet beans. Odd three-lobed leaves and a bulb- 
like root which can be dug and stored like dahlia 
bulbs during the winter. Small plants 50c, 
medium 75c, large $1.50. Seeds, 20c per pkt. 
Eugenia uniflora. SURINAM CHERRY. From 
the old land of Surinam in the highlands of the 
northern part of South America. New leaves 
nearly red, changing to bright glossy green. The 
red sub-acid cherries are very good for eating and 
for making jelly, jam, etc. One of our best hedge 
plants, since it grows thick and stands pruning 
well. Small plants 35c, medium 50c, large $1.00. 
Seed, 20c per pkt. 
Euphorbia pulcherrima. DOUBLE POINSET- 
THA. The double-flowered type of this bright red 
flowering plant has great masses of clustered 
bracts resulting in huge heads up to 16 inches in 
diameter. Small plants 50c, medium $1.00, 
large $1.50. 
E. pulcherrima. SINGLE POINSETTIA. 
Blooms earlier than the double variety and is very 
showy about Christmas each season. Small plants 
35c, medium 50c, larger $1.00. 
Gardenia Veitchi. GARDENIA. An improved 
type for pot culture, bearing its medium-sized, 
pure white, sweet-scented flowers more freely 
than the larger flowered sorts. Small plants 60c, 
medium $1.00, large $1.75. 
We grow some forms of the larger flowered types 
of Gardenia which sell for the same price as the 
Gardenia Veitchi listed above. 
Guava (Psidium) Cattleyanum. RED CATT- 
LEY GUAVA. Handsome, roundish, thick dark 
evergreen leaves. Red fruit the size of plums, 
borne in clusters, juicy subacid. Fine for eating 
raw, cooked, or made into jelly. Plant will pro- 
duce fruit when grown in a large pot. Small 
plants 50c, medium 75c, large $1.25 to $2.50. 
G. guajava. TROPICAL GUAVA. Large, 
pointed, rough evergreen leaves. Rapidly grow- 
ing shrub bearing light cream-colored fruits about 
the size of a hen’s egg. Fruits sweet to subacid. 
When cooked makes very good sauce or jelly. 
Can be eaten sliced with cream and sugar like 
peaches. Small plants 35c, medium 50c, large 
$1.00 to $1.50. 
Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis. CHINESE HIBISCUS. 
The large-flowered Hibiscus found in almost every 
dooryard in South Florida. Rapid growing and 
continuous flowering even in pots, where they 
become an attractive and odd house plant. See 
colored illustration of the single scarlet variety 
on the back cover. Scarlet, white, light pink, 
dark pink, dark red, yellow, salmon, and many 
other forms of both double and single types. 
Small plants 50c, medium 75c, large $1.25 to 
rien, A collection of 5 small plants, all different, 
2.00. 
H. Rosa-sinensis variegata. Beautiful varie- 
gated pink, white and green leaves with pink 
flowers. Very rare. Small plants $2.00. 
Holmskioldia sanguinea. CHINESE-HAT 
FLOWER. A willowy shrub with medium-sized 
leaves and clusters of brownish red and yellow 
flowers along the sides of the branches, resembling 
miniature Chinese hats. Very unusual and showy. 
Small plants 50c. 
Hydrangea hortensis. A wonderful plant for pots 
and for planting in cool shady places. Bears large 
clusters of blue flowers if planted in an acid soil, 
or pink flowers if the soil is alkaline. Large, rich 

Ixora incarnata. FLAME-OF-THE-WOODS. 
Glossy light green foliage with a reddish cast on 
new leaves. Large heads of flaming bright red 
flowers. Will bloom as a pot plant while very 
rae Small plants 50c, medium $1.00, large 
2.00. 
Jasminum aliszfolium. A new type proving to 
be one of the very best Jasmines, since it blooms 
most of the year even in small pots. Pot plants 
with their clusters of pinkish white, sweet-scented 
flowers are a constant joy to the grower. The 
bright glossy green leaves are borne on drooping, 
slender branches. Can be grown as a vine or 
trimmed to a yery attractrve and worthwhile 
shrub. Small plants 50c, medium 75c, large $1.50. 
J. floridum. Small, stiff, very dark green leaves; 
hardy. Flowers small but showy, yellow and 
freely borne. Small plants 35c, medium 60c, 
large $1.00. 
gracilimum. STAR JASMINE. The old 
white-flowered Star Jasmine of the South. Dark 
green leaves and snow-white flowers. Makes a 
beautiful shrub or tt can be trained to a support 
like a vine. Small plants 40c, medium 65c, 
large $1.50. 
J. primulinum. A hardy type with long, grace- 
fully drooping branches bearing leaves of three 
leaflets each, followed by large bright primrose- 
yellow flowers. Small plants 35c, medium 65c, 
large $1.00. 
J. Sambac, Grand Duke. GRAND DUKE JAS- 
MINE. A _ large-leaved type with rounded, 
crumpled, dark green foliage and very double, 
intensely fragrant, white flowers. Small plants 
50c, medium 75c, large $1.50. 
J. Sambac, Maid of Orleans. Large, semi-double, 
pure white, sweet-scented flowers. Leaves large 
and attractive. Small plants 50c, medium 75c, 
large $1.50. 
Lagerstroemia indica. CRAPE-MYRTLE. Too 
much cannot be said in praise of this beautiful 
deciduous shrub which can be seen growing and 
producing its great bunches of rich pink blooms 
all through the Southern States. Small plants 35c, 
medium 50c, large $1.00. 
Lantana delicatissima. An everblooming, lav- 
ender, small-leaved type of dwarf, trailing habit. 
Unexcelled for hanging baskets, porch baskets, 
boxes and for low border plantings where its great 
profusion of bloom adds variety to the landscape. 
Small plants 35c, medium 50c, large $1.00. 
L., Golden Queen. A semi-dwarf, golden yellow 
type; constant bloomer. Small plants 35c, 
medium 50c, large $1.00. 
L., Grand Sultan. One of the best reds. Very 
brilliant, opening orange and turning to an in- 
tense red. heavy grower and constant bloomer. 
Small plants 35c, medium 50c, large $1.00. 
Laurocerasus caroliniana. _LAUREL-LEAVED 
CHERRY. This splendid native Cherry is one 
of our very best hedge plants, since it trims beau- 
tifully both in the hedge and as specimen plants. 
Can also be grown into a very fine small evergreen 
tree. Leaves a bright shining green, remaining on 
the plant throughout the year. Small plants 35c, 
medium 50c, large $1.00 to $2.50. Seed, 20c per 
pkt. 
Ligustrum amurense. AMUR RIVER PRIVET. 
A small-leaved Privet suitable for a thick dense 
hedge in north Florida and other Southern States. 
Small plants 20c, larger 50c to $1.00. 
lucidum. WAX-LEAVED LIGUSTRUM. 
One of our most beautiful hardy shrubs with very 
thick, glossy evergreen leaves. Can be used as a 
hedge plant or for general landscape planting. A 
very choice subject as a specimen or as back- 
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bright green leaves. Small plants 50c, medium ground planting material. Small plants 50c, 
75c, large $1.25. medium $1.00, large $2.00 to $10.00. 
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