HOUSTON 15, TEXAS 
and are deliciously scented. One of the 
finest plants ever to come out of China. 
Small plants, $3.00 each. 
O. FRAGRANS. Sweet Olive. (China.) 
15 ft. 15°. Well known in the South for its 
delightfully fragrant flowers that are pro- 
duced for several months in the fall and 
winter. Prefers acid soil. $2.00, $3.50, $5.00, 
$10.00 each. 
PERNETTYA MUCRONATA. (South 
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green shrub with small dark green leaves. 
Small white, lily-of-the-valley-like flow- 
ers followed in fall by large pink berries. 
Prefers well drained acid soil with peat 
moss and gravel added. Sun or part 
shade. Hardy with some protection as far 
North as New York. $3.00 each. 
PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA. (China.) 5 to 
8 ft. 15°. The plant is dense and compact 
growing, usually wider than high. Dark 
green, shiny foliage. The small, white 
flowers have the scent of orange blos- 
pons Spring. Any soil. Sun. $2.00, $5.00 
each. 
PYRACANTHA GLORIOSA,. (China.) 
10, ft. 15*. Large, spreading evergreen 
shrub with white flowers in spring and 
loads of bright red berries in fall and win- 
ter. A fine colorful plant for winter. Any 
soil. $3.50 each. 
SALVIA GREGGII. (West Texas.) 1% 
ft. 5°. Low growing, deciduous shrub that 
will grow in hot, dry places. The rosy-red 
flowers are borne all summer and fall. 
Excellent for low groups and _ borders. 
Full sun. $1.00 each. 
TABERNAEMONTANA GRANDI- 
FLORA. Cape Jasmine. Carnation of In- 
dia. Rosebay. (Tropics.) 6 to 8 ft. 24°. The 
foliage is similar to Gardenia and the 
flowers somewhat resemble a double ole- 
ander. Pure white and much used by 
florists for corsages. Fragrant at night. 
Makes a fine pot plant for porch or con- 
servatory. Blooms almost constantly. Fast 
Amarcrinum—Rare and beautiful 
growing. Any good soil if slightly acid. 
$2.00, $4.50 each. 
VIBURNUM FRAGRANS NANA. 
(North China.) Z. 5. A deciduous shrub of 
rounded, compact habit. All winter and 
spring it bears panicles of intensely frag- 
rant, pink flowers. An unusually attrac- 
tive shrub. Small plants, $2.50 each. 
VITEX AGNUS CASTUS. Chaste Tree. 
CW... Asia.) “0eit.. Hardy as far north as 
New York. May be grown as shrub or 
small tree. The spikes of fragrant, laven- 
der flowers are borne all summer and fall. 
Any soil in sun. $1.00 each. 
TREES 
“We find our most soothing companion- 
ship in trees among which we have lived, 
some of which we ourselves may have 
planted.’’—Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. 
Most kind of trees are planted in fall, 
winter, and early spring. Some kinds are 
grown in tin containers or may be dug 
with a ball of earth about the roots and 
may be planted at any time. 
ALBIZZIA JULIBRISSIN. Mimosa. 25 
fie Olt ge beautiful flowering tree of low 
and spreading growth and tropical ap- 
pearance. The leaves are finely cut and 
fern-like. Pretty pink flower heads in 
summer. $2.00, $3.00, $5.00 and $10.00 each. 
AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Flowering 
Peach. (China.) 10-15 ft. Hardy. Foliage 
and habit of growth the same as the 
fruiting ; kind. The very large double 
flowers in spring make the trees highly 
desirable for color in the garden. The cut 
flowering branches are wonderful for dec- 
oration inside the house. To increase 
flowering, prune heavily immediately after 
flowering. Easy to grow in well-drained 
soil in sun. We offer the four following 
varieties at $3.00 each: 
AURORA. Large double flowers of soft, 
pastel pink. A unique and distinctive col- 
ot eo excellent quality of white fleshed 
ruit. 
CARDINAL. Double red flowers. 
HELEN BORCHERS. The 2 to 214-inch 
flowers are clear pink with ruffled, in- 
curved petals. Free flowering and keeps 
well when cut. 
ICEBERG. A very fine medium early 
snow-white variety. 
CERCIS CANADENSIS. Red Bud. Judas 
Tree (N. America.) 20 to 30 ft. Hardy. 
Round heart-shaped leaves of dark green. 
Beautiful in spring when it is covered 
with purplish rose colored flowers. Any 
well-drained soil. $1.00, $2.50, $5.00, $10.00 
each. 
C. CANADENSIS ALBA. White Judas 
Tree. Similar to above except the flowers 
are pure white. Gives a strikingly beauti- 
ful effect when planted with the pink 
flowered kind. $4.00 each. 
CRATAEGUS GIANT CRIMSON. Haw- 
thorn. (Hybrid.) Z. 5./15 ft. The dark 
green leaves remain on the trees until 
early winter. The charming white flowers 
come in late spring. These are followed by 
a profusion of very large red berries in 
autumn. Well-drained soil in sun. $7.50 
each. 
