PINEAPPLE GUAVA 
Feijoa sellowiana, Pineapple Guava. Not nearly enough grown as 
an ornamental, this gray foliaged shrub glorifies the garden in 
spring with its waxy white flowers with plumes of bright red sta- 
mens in the centers. Fruits green, oval in shape, with 4 little ears 
left over from the flower and strongly scented of Pineapple. Very 
hardy. Gal. $1.00. 
FREMONTIA 
Fremontia mexicana. One of our finest native shrubs. Deeply cut 
wooly leaves and yellow-orange cup-shaped flowers in early spring 
are a glorious combination. Full sun and dry porous soil make it 
useful for semi-wild plantings in dry places. Hardy. Gal. $1.25. 
FUCHSIAS 
The highly colored yet delicate flowers of Fuchsias are so varied 
and beautiful that they are highly prized all over the country. Give 
them a rich soil with plenty of leaf mold or humus and keep moist 
but not wet. They are best along the coast but do well inland with 
frequent spraying during hot spells. Subject to frost. 
See complete selection at nursery. Prices according to size and 
variety. Available in hanging and upright varieties. 
GREVILLEA 
Grevillea rosmarinifolia. Bushy shrub of medium size with feathery, 
finely cut leaves. Its reddish rosmarin-like flowers are borne in 
short, densely buriched clusters. 
GARDENIA MYSTERY 
GARDENIAS 
Glossy leaved shrubs famous for their waxy white flowers. Delight- 
fully perfumed and much used for corsages and when cut simply 
to perfume the house. They are easy to grow in sun or partial shade 
when planted in a soil composed of leaf-mold, peat and sand. 
Drainage should be the best. Don’t cultivate around the roots, in- 
stead spread a mulch of leaf-mold to keep the soil moist at all 
times. Hardy to 18 or 20°. 
Gardenia grandiflora. Mystery. Improved form with large double 
flowers. Profuse during summer, off and on throughout the year. 
Gal. $1.25 up. 
Gardenia Veitchi. While this variety has smaller blooms than Mys- 
tery, it blooms more profusely and over a longer period of time. 
Gal. $1.25 up. 
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 at- 
tractive 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. Gal. $1.00. 
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) . 
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HIBISCUS 
A popular California flowering shrub, Hibiscus are somewhat tender 
in this locality and should be protected from frost. 
All Hibiscus, Gal. $1.50 and up. 
Agnes Gault. The most popular large flowered single pink. Flowers 
often measure 6 or 7 inches across. 
Crown of Bohemia. Choice yellow double with rich autumn tones 
of orange and bronze. Very popular. 
Kona (Double Agnes Gault). Fully double, large attractive flowers 
in the same beautiful pink of the single tree. 
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. 
Other varieties available. 
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. Gal. $1.00. 
Hypericum moserianum. Low growing shrub sometimes three feet 
high and as much across, with good dense habit, dark green leaves 
and yellow flowers. Often used as ground cover. Very hardy. Gal. 
$1.00. 
HOLLY 
All Holly, Gal. $1.50 and up 
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. 
flex cornuta, Chinese Holly. Differs in the broader leaves with 
fewer spines. Nice dark 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. 
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 be- 
come unsightly. Full sun, little care will make them at home. Of 
course they like a drink now and then. Hardy to 25°. Gal. 85c. 
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. Gal. 85c. 
LAUROCERASUS 
English Laurel. See Prunus, page 18. 
Plants in Larger Containers or Balled and Burlapped at $3.00, $3.50 and up. 15 
