MONROVIA NURSERY COMPANY Monrovia, California 
GENERAL ORNAMENTAL LIST 
2-in. Pot 1-Gal. 5-Gal. 
ABELIA Edward Goucher. Pink Abelia 
One of the most useful shrubs as it can be confined to any desired 
size and can grow in most any location. The shiny, deep green leaves 
are tinted with an amber hue. The dainty, clear pink flowers are pro- 
duced all summer. This popular hardy shrub sells the year ’round........ $.15 $ .40 $ 1.60 
Abelia grandiflora. White Abelia 
A very hardy shrub of medium size with graceful, arching branches 
clothed in deep green, shiny, small leaves; new growth is reddish. The 
white flowers are borne most of the summer. Always in demand............ IIS) 40 1.60 
ACACIA baileyana 
The best acacia for street planting, lawns, for shade, etc. Will not 
lift the soil or heave pavements. Medium sized tree with round head 
of blue-green fern-like foliage and showy masses of fluffy yellow 
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Acacia floribunda. Everblooming Acacia 
Very popular small round headed tree. Foliage a good green, clean 
and neat; flowers bright yellow, fluffy appearing most of the year...... 15 .40 1.85 
Acacia latifolia. Bush Acacia 
A small tree or large bush with long leaves and bright yellow fluffy 
flowers in spring. Much used as a background shrub or wind break, 
which with pruning makes a tight mass of leaves........0000.22002200oeeeeeeeeeeee 115) 40 1.60 
Acacia melanoxylon. Blackwood Acacia 
Fast growing, evergreen tree that produces a dense head of dark 
foliage, brightened in the spring with creamy-yellow flowers. It does 
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Acacia podalyriaefolia. Pearl Acacia 
Beautiful small tree with roundish oval, silver-gray leaves and rich 
yellow flowers in long? clusters = 5. 2 ee eee eee alls 45 1.85 
ACER palmatum. Dwarf Japanese Maple 
A low bushy tree that grows rather slowly and gracefully. The 
leaves have a rose tint in early spring, a glistening green color in sum- 
mer, and rich shades of red and gold in the fall. Deciduous.......0...00000..0 0. ‘60 ae 
Acer palmatum atropurpuea. Blood-leaf Dwarf Maple 
Intense red leaves on this graceful dwarf maple make it especially 
attractive most of thesy.caiseD CCl UO U Sieseee eee anaes ene OD ae eee 
ADENOCARPUS foliosus. Canary Island Lupine 
In the spring masses of bright yellow flowers appear on long spikes 
that resemble the lupine. This evergreen shrub, with its feathery foli- 
age, has many uses and is especially valuable in semi-desert areas... sil 40 1.60 
AGAPANTHUS africanus (A. umbellatus). Blue Lily of the Nile 
A hardy perennial producing dense masses of long dark green 
amaryllis-like leaves and stems 1 to 2 ft. long, bearing umbels of lovely 
blue flowers in summer. Hardy. Used as cut flowers................................ mi 35. eee 
ALBIZZIA julibrissin. Silktree, Mimosa Tree 
A small, deciduous tree that develops rapidly. The leaves are light 
green, frond-like and feathery. In summer, quantities of pink flowers 
in silken bundles appear at the upper end of the branches..............0 _... 40 
ALNUS rhombifolia (A. Californica). White Alder 
Tall growing, shapely tree, native of the California canyons. Its 
very sturdy, gray trunk and branches, contrast beautifully with the 
dense, rich green leaves. Develops quickly to make a shade tree of Barerooted—1 yr. 
excellentsproportions: Deciduous 7.2. ee ee ee seedlings, .06 each 
AMPELOPSIS veitchi (Parthenocissus tricuspidata veitchi). Boston Ivy 
Deciduous, close clinging vine, especially suited to cover masonry 
walls. The pointed leaves, besides making a desirable pattern, turn 
brightycolorsgin’ the riall 2 erst i ee ee ee a2 40 1.85 
AMYGDALUS alba nana (Prunus glandulosa). 
Dwarf White Flowering Almond 
Deciduous shrub 3 to 5 feet high deserving a prominent place in the 
planting because in spring before the leaves appear it is a mass of 
dainty doubler pureswhite flowers® Very. bardy. =. eee eee aS 40 1.60 
Amygdalus rosea nana (Prunus glandulosa). 
Dwarf Pink Flowering Almond 
This is a heavy seller in the spring. Containers showing the plants 
in bloom never fail to attract attention. Like the White Almond except 
the flowers areydainty pink. Veryehardy.s.. =.) eee 15 .40 1.60 
14 PLEASE DO NOT ORDER LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE 2-IN. POTS; 
