SUSAN LOUISE 
A shrub Rose with Hybrid-Tea Flowers. The 
long, slender buds are soft pink. The open 
tlowers are equally attractive. Constantly in 
bloom. Very strong growing and may be used 
as shrubs to make hedges and borders five and 
six teet high. One of our favorites of all the 
roses grown today. Strong plants on long-lived 
understock. $2.06 each; $18.00 dozen; 50 or 
more plants at $1.25 each. 
GARDENIA THUNBERGIA. (S. Africa). 
6 to 8 ft. Z 8. Upright habit of growth. 
Dark green foliage. The flowers are sin- 
gle instead of double like the other kinds. 
Delightfuliry fragrant and blooms about 
two weeks before any of the others. 
Makes an attractive shrub. Small piants, 
$1.00 each, larger plants, $3.00 each. 
HESPERALOE PARVIFOLIA. Red 
Flowered Yucca. (Si W. Téxas)) 2 ft. 0°. 
The rather narrow leaves are dark green. 
The arching coral-red flower spikes g10w 
4 to 6 ft. high and last all summer. A 
very desirable plant for use in hot, dry 
locations. Planted in groups of ten or 
more they give a pleasing effect. Well- 
ae 8 soil in ful! sun. $1.50 and $3.00 
each. 
HIBISCUS MUTABILIS. Confederate 
Rose. (China.) 10 to 20 ft. This is a very 
fine, long-lived shrub for the Deep South. 
The beautiful, double, Camellia-like 
flowers are about four inches across. 
They open white or light pink but change 
to deep red by night and unlike most 
hibiscus remain open in the evening. For 
this reason they may be used for making 
corsages or may be worn in the hair. They 
flower in Summer and fall and a mature 
plant often has fifty or more open flowers 
at one time. A temperature of 20 degrees 
or less will freeze the top back. Plants in 
Houston were frozen to the ground dur- 
ing the severe cold of January, 1940, when 
the thermometer registered 8 above zero. 
These plants came out and bloomed well 
the following summer and fall. Apparent- 
ly it might easily be grown as far north 
as Dallas or Birmingham with only slight 
protection. Any soil free of cotton root- 
rot. Sun. $2.50, $3.50, $5.00 each. 
H. SINENSIS. Chinese. Hibiscus. 
(China.) 4 to 10 ft. 28°. Except during 
cold weather this type blooms continu- 
THE FOSTER NURSERIES 
ously. In many shades of red, pink, yel- 
low, orange and white. $2.00 to $5.00 each. 
HYDRANGEA. Pink or blue flowers. A 
good plant to use in acid soil in the shade. 
$1.50 and $2.50 each. 
ILEX CORNUTA BURFORDI. Burford 
Chinese Holly. (Hybrid). 6 to 12 ft. Z. 7. 
Upright and compact growing and is one 
of the finest of all Hollies. Glossy, dark 
green foliage. Large red berries that 
stay on the plant all winter. Well drained 
soil in full sun. Gal. cans, $2.00 each; 
larger plants, $3.50 to $15.00 each. 
I. VOMITORIA. Yupon Holly. (South- 
CL Un Ss) mOn ton Umit Zi VerLenree nh 
shrub with spreading branches and small 
dark green leaves. In fall and winter it is 
covered with small, scarlet berries. An 
ideal plant for the shrub border or for 
clipped or unclipped hedges. Prefers well 
d ained, non-alkaline soil. 2 ft. in gal. 
cans, $2.00 each; larger plants, $3.50 to 
$i5.CO each. 
JASMINUM SAMBAC, GRAND DUKE. 
Giand Duke Jasmine. (India.) 2 to 5 ft. 
22°. A fine old shrub of semi-reclining 
habit The delightfully fragrant flowers 
Se almost the year round. $2.00 
each. 
J. MAID OF ORLEANS. Similar to 
above except much more profuse with 
semi-double flowers. $2.00 each. 
LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA. Crape 
Myrtle. (Asia.) 4 to 30 ft. Hardy in the 
South. This fine, long-lived shrub is to 
the South what the Lilac is to the North. 
Tt should be in every planting. The varie- 
ties listed are select kinds that have big 
flowers and bloom throughout summer 
and fall. Pink, Watermelon Red, White. 
75c, ¢2.C0, $3.50, $5.00, and $10.00 each. 
L. INDICA DWARF BLUE. Grows only 
38 or 4 ft. high and has lavender blue 
flowers. $1.00 and $2.50 each. 
NERIUM OLEANDER. Oleander (Medi- 
terranean Region.) 6 to 15 ft. The Olean- 
der is one of the plants that one expects 
to find in every planting along the Gulf 
Coast. Not particular as to soil. The fol- 
lowing varieties are unusually desirable. 
$2.00, $3.50, $5.00 each. 
N. CARDINALIS. The hardiest Oleander 
known. Although frozen down to the 
ground by sub-zero temperatures in Dal- 
las has recovered and bloomed profusely 
the second year following. The flowers 
come in late spring and are a rich cardi- 
nal red. 
N. MRS. ROEDING. While not as hardy 
as Cardinalis is much hardier than most 
varieties and has beautiful double peach- 
pink flowers. 
OSMANTHUS ARMATUS. (Western 
China.) 10°. We quote from an English 
catalogue: “‘A handsome Chinese species, 
one of the most magnificient evergreens 
in cultivation with its prominently spined, 
leathery leaves up to seven inches long 
(with age the leaves usually become 
spineless). The small fragrant, cream col- 
ored flowers are produced during autumn. 
Stated to attain from 10 to 15 feet high, 
thriving in sun or shade.’’ Needs good 
drainage and prefers slightly acid soil. 
$3.50 each. 
O. DELAVAYI. (S. W. China.) 3 to 4 ft. 
15°. A low growing compact shrub with 
very small holly-like foliage. The small, 
white, jasmine-like flowers come in the 
spring in almost unbelievable profusion 
