San Clemente Snapdragon 
Galvesia speciosa A handsome, low, arching, 
native shrub from San Clemente Island, which 
produces lovely carmine-red, snapdragon-like 
flowers throughout the entire year. Sun or semi- 
shade. 3 ft. 20°. Gal. tins, $2.50. 
Gardenias 
Gardenias, or Cape Jasmines, are unequalled 
for their richly perfumed snowy-white blooms. 
They do best in partial shade and need good 
drainage and a slightly acid soil. 
Gardenia jasminoides ‘‘Mystery” The choic- 
est blooms you'll find at your florist are usually 
of this kind. Illustrated on page 51. Not only 
are the exquisite snowy white flowers with their 
tich fragrance the most spectacular of all gar- 
denias, but the plant, too, has the biggest, 
glossiest, most luxuriant foliage. This Arm- 
strong strain is a specially selected one and 
we think it the finest you will find anywhere. 
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Gal. tins, $1.50. 5-gal. tins, $4.75. 
16-inch boxes, $15.00. 
Gardenia veitchi The flowers are smaller 
than those of Gardenia Mystery (about 2 
inches), but this kind will produce nearly 
twice as many of them. The plant is a little 
smaller and lower with smaller foliage. 2 to 
Wives Ie Gal. tins, $1.50. 
Gardenia radicans If you enjoy miniatures, 
this tiny gardenia will please you. Grows 12 to 
18 inches high with tiny fragrant flowers about 
114 inches across. 4-inch pots, $1.25. 
Gerberas 
(Transvaal Daisies) The foliage dies down in 
the winter, but throughout most of the year 
you will have plenty of the spectacular flowers. 
They range from straw through pink, yellow, 
orange to scarlet. Fine for cutting. Full sun. 
18°. See page 50. Gal. tins, $1.25. 
Bare root plants, 12 for $2.95. 
Grevillea 
Grevillea banksi A large graceful shrub with 
dense fern-like foliage. Most of the time it is 
crowned with big, glowing red, comb-like 
flowers. Sun or part shade. 20°. 
Gal. tins, $1.75. 
Veronica 
Hebe speciosa A good-looking, thickly foliaged, 
rounded shrub with showy spikes of wine-red 
flowers. Good for the coast. Sun or part shade. 
Stora tte 22°. Gal. tins, $1.25. 
Ginger Lily 
Hedychium coronarium White Guinger-Lily 
A big clump of tropical-looking foliage with 
powerfully fragrant, 3-inch, white blossoms. 
Used to make leis in the South Sea Islands. 
Good soil and lots of water. Partial shade. 
6 ft. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.75. 5-gall. tins, $5.25. 
Hemerocallis 
Day Lilies Particularly fine for borders, and 
good for mass color effect, these are popular in 
gardens the country over. They require little 
attention and grow with ease most anywhere. 
From a clump of sword-like foliage, the flower 
spikes rise to be crowned with big lily-like 
blooms. Although the individual bloom lasts 
but a day, they open continuously from spring 
until fall. You will find a big selection includ- 
ing some striking newly introduced varieties at 
your nearest Armstrong Nursery. 
Armstrong Evergreen Shrubs — 
Hibiscus—for a Touch of the Tropics 
One of the showiest of plants for Southern California they bloom throughout the year. All of the 
kinds listed below are hardy to about 28° and the flowers are single unless otherwise noted. 
Standard Varieties 
All varieties below: Gal. tins, $1.35; 
5-gal. tins, $4.50. 
Agnes Galt Big deep coral-pink flowers. It is 
a very strong growing kind which out-blooms 
all others. 
Brilliante Immense brilliant scarlet blooms— 
one of the most satisfactory and popular of 
all varieties. 
Fireside Flaming red at the center, suffusing 
to deep yellow at the outer edges. A big flower 
with broad overlapping petals. 
Hallowe’en Bright persimmon-orange merg- 
ing to copper and shining gold. Plant Pat. 698. 
Kona Fully double, with big wavy petals of 
warm rosy pink. Blooms very freely. 
Red Monarch Huge, fully double flowers of 
rich glowing crimson. 
Waikiki Striking big bloom, bronzy-orange, 
vivid scarlet at the throat. 
Unusual New Kinds 
Here are three Hibiscus varieties that are new 
.and unusual. They will be the “topic of con- 
versation” in your garden. 
All varieties below: Gal. tins, $1.75. 
5-gal. tins, $5.25. 
Crown of Bohemia The most spectacular 
double hibiscus of all. Enormous many-petaled 
bronzy-orange flowers with tints of cerfise, 
apricot and amber at the center. They actually 
seem to be iridescent. 
Mrs. Vasco Our newest kind from Hawaii. 
It’s a big flower of bright canary-yellow with 
a throat of snowy white. A very unusual 
flower—the finest yellow hibiscus we have ever 
seen. 
Stoplight The wide-flaring crinkly petals over- 
lay one another perfectly and form a huge 
flower of brilliant cerise-red. See page 50. 
Because of its striking color, size and perfec- 
tion, Stoplight is one of the best red kinds. 
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Hydrangeas 
With their deeper and richer colors, these 
new hybrids are even more spectacular than 
the old-fashioned sort. Part shade. 10°. 
Prices on all varieties: Gal. tins, $1.50; 
5-gal. tins, $4.75. 
Avalanche Immense flower heads of pure 
white. Gal. tins only. 
Hydrangea macrophylla Old Fashioned Hy- 
drangea Long a favorite with its large bold 
foliage and immense flower heads of pink 
(acidify the soil and they turn blue). 
Rouget de Lisle Normally a deep carmine, 
but we have caused them to bloom a deep 
blue by acidifying the soil. 
Triomphe A particularly fine hydrangea with 
flower heads of deep rose pink. 
Gold Flower 
Hypericum patulum henryi A valuable land- 
scape shrub, hardy and easy-to-grow. Over 
most of the spring and summer it is covered 
with showy golden-yellow flowers. See illustra- 
tion on page 50. Any soil. Sun or part shade. 
BeBe, WOE. Gal. tins, $1.25. 
Hypericum moserianum Has the same gold- 
en-yellow blooms as H. henryi above, but the 
plant gets only half as tall. A marvelous low 
foreground shrub. 2 ft. 10°. —_ Gal. tins, $1.25. 
Angel Wing Jasmine 
Jasminum magnificum One of the handsom- 
est of plants for a low foreground or medium 
high mass effect. Semi-climbing, each branch 
is clothed with big, lustrous, dark green leaves 
against which the snow white Jasmine flowers 
are displayed nearly all year. The flowers are 
much larger than those of the more common 
Jasmines, but have the same powerful fra- 
gtance. 2 to 5 ft. 26°. Gal. tins, $1.50. 
Lavender 
Lavandula officinalis The clean aromatic 
fragrance of the true old-fashioned lavender 
is always a delight. You will never pass the 
plant without picking a leaf or two and crush- 
ing it to sniff the fragrance. A good garden 
plant with its silvery-grey foliage and tall 
rosy-purple flower spikes. The flower spikes 
are fragrant, too. Full sun. 2 to 2% ft. 5°. 
Gal. tins, $1.35. 
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Hollies 
Ilex cornuta Burford Can be grown in South- 
ern California in sun or shade. Thick shining 
rounded leaves—neat, compact, and _ slow- 
growing. It never fails to bear plenty of big, 
bright red berries. See page 50. 6 to 10 ft. 10°. 
Gal. tins, $2.00. 5-gal. tins, $6.00. 
Balled specimens from $9.00 to $11.00. 
Ilex cornuta Fertile Fertile Chinese Holly 
Grow it right in the sun if you choose. Lustrous 
spiny leaves and plenty of gay red berries 
every Christmas. These are cutting-grown 
from a special heavy berry-producing type. 
SECOnOMe Oa 
Gal. tins, $2.00. 5-gal. tins, $6.00. 
Balled specimens from $9.00 to $11.00. 
Ilex aquifolium Fertile Fertile English Holly 
Our special strain of cutting-grown plants will 
produce berries every year. Shade or semi-shade. 
Plenty of moisture. 8 to 10 ft. 5°. 
Gal. tins, $2.00. 5-gal. tins, $6.00. 
Ilex aquifolium Silver Queen The foliage is 
always beautifully variegated silver and light 
green. 5°. Gal. tins, $3.00. 
Ilex altaclarensis Wilson Huge glossy typi- 
cally holly leaves (sometimes 4 inches long). 
A magnificent shrub staying compact to 6 or 8 
ft. Fewer berries than the varieties listed above. 
Shade or part shade. 5°. 
Gal. tins, $2.00. 5-gal. tins, $6.00. 
Ilex cornuta rotunda Has the same thick 
spiny polished leaves as I. cornuta, but they are 
smaller and packed very tightly on each branch. 
The naturally dense compact habit of this 
holly makes it a fine garden shrub. Sun or part 
shades 3 tonattn lOc. 
Gal. tins, $2.50. 5-gal. tins, $7.50. 
Lantana 
Throughout almost the entire year these gay 
little compact shrubs will provide a continuous 
display of brilliant color. May freeze during 
cold winters, but in a short time they are up 
and blooming again. 1 to 3 ft. 24°. 
Both varieties below: Gal. tins, $1.10 each. 
Dwarf Yellow 
Lantana sellowiana Trailing Lantana lt 
clambers gracefully over any sunny bank and 
nearly always displays a profusion of laven- 
der bloom. 22°. Gal. tins, $1.10. 
Also available in flats of 100 plants. 
Dwarf Orange Red 
