The: Grapevine 
VOL. 2 JUNE; 
NO TROUBLES — OR BUBBLES! 
GUMS FOR THE GARDE 
Twenty-five years ago Mr. Hugh Evans brought in from J 
group of small scale Eucalyptus, the seed of which had been collected for the first time. 
PSA 
> = 
rr ES Cee E ks 
* AUG3 01951 + 
aS! Department of Agriculture 
ew 
In the intervening years we have weeded out a number and established the value of others. 
The excellent dwarf Gums which we list herewith are all compatible with average gardening 
material. They will NOT rob the soil, they will NOT tower over the house, and they all offer 
attractive flowers. To be sure, they are happiest in a light soil and will not flourish in a dark 
or wet situation, but on the whole they are of very easy culture: 
ERNE 
| 
‘ 
i 
ane Soe onan e 
rors 
Serene 
UP AND OVER 
Plant of the Month 
The vivid display of coral-red trumpet 
flowers you see as you drive in our main 
motor entrance toward the turn into the 
parking area, is the annual, and unde- 
served, blooming of Phaedranthus buc- 
cinatorius, a magnificent vine native to 
Mexico, which in its eastern situation on 
our garage, receives neither sufficient 
water nor care to warrant such a striking 
show. However, this generous flowering 
has led us to select it as our plant of the 
month! 
Phaedranthus (formerly classitied as Big- 
nonia cherere) is a hardy evergreen vine 
(Continued on inside page) 
Eucalyptus angulosa, bushy, to 20 feet, 
masses of soft yellow flowers which keep 
well on cutting. Eucalyptus caesia, graceful 
semi-weeping tree to |5 feet, red trunk 
and branches, gray stems and foliage with 
beautiful rose-pink flowers. Eucalyptus ery- 
throcorys, upright tree to 15 or 20 feet, 
beautiful deep green foliage, tascinating 
(Continued on inside page) 
lt’?s Time For... 
Now that the highest point of bloom 
has come and just gone in the average 
Southern California garden, June is an ex- 
cellent period to give new thought to your 
garden as a whole trom more than one 
viewpoint. 
In the first place try to visualize your 
whole out-of-door area in terms of black 
and white. Pretend there is no color there 
at all and see how well you've worked out 
the roofless portion of your home in terms 
of light and shadow, mass and tracery, as 
well as the practical relationship of the in- 
doors to the out. Is something a little 
wrong? Is there too much or too little 
foliage, too much glaring stucco, a lack 
of balance between light and dark? Can't 
you relax in your shadiest retreat without 
awareness of strong currents of reflected 
light? Or is the whole place a little monot- 
onous, too much work to allow time for 
resting and appreciating your handiwork, 
or just lacking in imagination? We have 
consultants in our employ who specialize 
(Continued on inside page) 
