MONROVIA NURSERY COMPANY 
Monrovia, California 
GENERAL ORNAMENTAL LIST 
ABELIA Edward Goucher. Pink Abelia (6) 
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 shrub sells the year ’round ................... 
Abelia grandiflora. White Abelia (6) 
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... ....... 
ACACIA baileyana. Silver Wattle (9) 
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 
flowersping lates wintersand esprit coe eee 
Acacia floribunda. Everblooming Acacia (9) 
Very popular small round headed tree. Foliage a good green, clean 
and neat; flowers bright yellow, fluffy appearing most of the year...... 
Acacia latifolia. Bush Acacia (9) 
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... 
Acacia melanoxylon. Blackwood Acacia (9) 
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 (9) 
Beautiful small tree with roundish oval, silver-gray leaves and rich 
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ACALYPHA wilkesiana (Acalypha tricolor). Chenille Plant (10) 
This vigorous, evergreen shrub with dense, multicolored foliage is 
excellent for creating tropical effects. The basic, bronze-green foliage 
is accented with variations of white, orange, red and brown...................... 
ACANTHOPANAX sieboldianus (Aralia pentaphylla) (5) 
Large growing shrub admired for its arching branches of strongly 
formed leaves. Its sturdy character adds a striking appearance wher- 
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ACER paxi. Evergreen Maple (9) 
Recently introduced from the Orient, this shade tree is proving 
very satisfactory for Southern and Western United States. It forms 
a perfect shade tree of fine proportions. Its lustrous, bright green 
leaves add vivid contrast to the landscape...........-.2022200002 eee 
ADENOCARPUS foliosus. Canary Island Lupine (9) 
In the spring masses of bright yellow flowers appear on long spikes 
that resemble the lupine. This evergreen shrub, with its feathery folli- 
age, has many uses and is especially valuable in semi-desert areas... 
AGAPANTHUS africanus (A. umbellatus). Blue Lily of the Nile (9) 
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. Used as cut flowers............000000..-0-20eeeeeeee 
ALBIZZIA julibrissin. Siiktree, Mimosa Tree (7) 
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......... 
ALNUS rhombifolia (A. californica). White Alder (8) 
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 
excellent proportions. Deciduous. Barerooted—1 yr. seedlings, .06 each 
2-in. Pot 
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