IT’S TIME FOR — 
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a fairyland of tinted bells. Our hanging 
basket Fuchsias this season promise to be 
the best ever; don't miss them, they move 
out as fast as they come into bloom! (One 
gallon, $1.) That faithful harbinger of sum- 
mer—the PETUNIA—is available in many - 
forms and colors at 40 cents in quart cans. 
Worthy of mention here is a yellow cushion 
MUM, now in bloom, which will continue 
to give wave after wave of color until 
December. (95 cents, one gallon.) 
BOUGAINVILLEA is flowering freely, so 
now is the time to secure the exact color 
you have been seeking. We have reds, 
magentas, orange, pink, and yellow with 
certain varieties are being offered for the 
first time. (From $1.50 in one gallon cans.) 
As the markets fill with AVOCADOS, 
the yearning to "have a tree of our own’ 
is overwhelming! It's not too late to plant, 
and for coastal planting and year-round 
supply of fruit, these can be recommended 
from our excellent stock: Fuerte, Anaheim, 
Nabal, and Jolna. ($7.50 per tree.) 
Recall our enthusiastic announcement of 
DAIS COTINIFOLIA? This small African 
tree is showing its delicate pink flower 
heads now, and we invite you to see it 
for yourself. ($7.50 in five gallon cans.) 
Bedding plants for the sun at this time 
include ASTERS, LARKSPUR, ZINNIAS, 
bedding DAHLIAS, AFRICAN MARI- 
GOLDS, for height, while for bedding and 
edging, there are dwarf PHLOX, PETUN- 
IAS, dwarf MARIGOLDS, VERBENA, 
ALYSSUM, AGERATUM, and LOBELIA. 
For the shade, TUBEROUS BEGONIAS, 
pot-grown for quick results, will be in evi- 
dence. TORENIA FOURNIERI is a lovely 
little lavender and yellow flowered subject 
which should be used more often; if you 
are not familiar with it, look for it at the 
nursery—and see why it's called the ''wish- 
bone plant.'' Other plants for the shade 
include MIMULUS (monkey flower), the 
old reliable IMPATIENS SULTANA, and 
another group of interesting BEGONIAS. 
Shade planting brings to mind FERNS. A 
skillfully blended fernery can be a thing 
of beauty, variety and interest as well as 
a refreshing place to linger in the hot days 
ahead. We have a fine collection from 
ground covers to trees for your selection. 
A new rose, CHRYSLER IMPERIAL, is 
causing much excitement in the trade; if 
you are a Rose lover, keep a spot open, 
and watch the next issue of the Grapevine. 
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we draw much of the material that thrives 
along our own Southern California shore- 
line. 
METROSIDEROS TOMENTOSA, ‘New 
Zealand Christmas Tree,'' so called because 
of the profusion of scarlet flowers like 
Christmas ornaments, first appearing here 
in early summer is a bushy, full-bodied tree 
that can also be grown as a large shrub. 
Dotes on salt air. MYOPORUM, ''Sandal- 
wood," another New Zealander, is a large 
shrub or bushy tree with attractive green 
foliage, white flowers and positive liking 
for beach atmosphere. Very fast growing. 
MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRON, ‘Paper 
Bark Tree," is a tall, stately, fast-growing 
tree with bottlebrush flowers of pale yellow 
and a papery bark that peels off like tapa 
cloth. Winds won't bother this. Another 
bottlebrush valuable for seaside hedges 
is MELALEUCA NESOPHYLLA, bearing 
flowers of lavender and thriving under ad- 
verse conditions. 
COPROSMA BAUERI, with shining foli- 
age that looks as if it were varnished, is 
one of the best bets for a shrub. LEPTO- 
SPERMUM LAVAEGATUM, ''Tea Tree,'' 
can be grown as a shrub; it can be es- 
paliered, or it can be grown as a small tree 
to show off its picturesque twisted trunks. 
Many vivid colored flowers. CISTUS PUR- 
PUREUS, "Rock Rose," will give you lots of 
rose-colored flowers on a medium, spread- 
ing bush that requires practically no atten- 
tion. ATRIPLEX BREWERI, valuable spreaa- 
ing shrub of glistening gray, will grow in 
almost pure sand. . 
ACACIA LATIFOLIA, a shrubby tree, 
also excellent for hedges, has yellow flowers 
and a reputation for fast growth. EUCA- 
LYPTUS ANGULOSA, dwarf type with 
big bunches of extremely ornamental char- 
treuse colored blossoms, is also a fast grow- 
er. Perennial ECHIUM FASTUOSUM, with 
its spikes of blue flowers, will thrive on 
neglect and salt air and is ideal for mass 
effects. 
The need for climbing plants can be 
filled with SOLANDRA GUTATTA, "Cup 
of Gold,'' which thrives under direct ex- 
posure to salt spray, and, for less exposed 
situations, the various BOUGAINVILLEAS 
will give out lavishly with flaming color. 
You can even go tropical at the seaside 
with FATSIA JAPONICA, which will stand 
beach conditions better than the other 
large-foliaged material! 
