the Best Kinds — the Highest Quality 
Tea Tree 
Leptospermum keatleyi In winter and early 
spring every arching branch becomes a spray 
of 144- to 2-inch flowers of delicate pink. 
Excellent for cutting and arranging. Full sun 
or part shade. Acid soil; good drainage. 10 to 
12 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.75.  5-gal. tins, $5.25. 
Leptospermum laevigatum Reeves Dwarf 
Australian Tea Tree An open spreading shrub 
with gray-green foliage. Long-lasting, little, 
white flowers line each branch in spring. Good 
drainage, little water. Full sun. 4 fr. 15°. 
Gal. tins, $1.35. 
Leptospermum Rose Double Has soft lacy 
foliage and delicate pink flowers like little 
Cecile Brunner roses. Graceful, upright habit. 
Dry soil. Full sun. 4 to 6 ft. 15°. 
Gal. tins, $1.50. 
Leptospermum Sanders Long, slender, arching 
branches covered with feathery light green 
foliage. In spring each one is crowded with 
lovely 34-inch lilac-pink flowers. 6 ft. 15°. 
Gal. tins, $1.50. 5-gal. tins, $4.75. 
Privet for Hedges 
Ligustrum japonicum Waxleaf Privet For a 
medium-size hedge, we know of nothing better. 
Thick, glossy, green leaves throughout the 
year. Grows to 8 ft., but can be pruned as 
desired. 3 to 8 ft. 10°. 
Gal. tins, $1.25.  5-gal. tins, $4.25. 
Flats of 100 plants, $8.50. 
Ligustrum lucidum Japanese Privet A _ big- 
leaved tall-growing variety. Hardy and drought 
resistant. Fine for a tall hedge, big shrub or 
small tree. 4 to 12 ft. 10°. 
Gal. tins, $1.25. Flats of 100 plants, $8.50. 
Lemon Verbena 
Lippia citriodora An habitue of Spanish 
gardens everywhere. Has coolly fragrant small 
gray-green foliage and white flower spikes in 
summer. 6 ft. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.50. 
Oregon Grape 
Mahonia aquifolium Great big shiny toothed 
foliage all year with showy yellow flowers in 
spring and purple berries in the fall. Most 
luxuriant foliage in partial shade with ample 
moisture. 4 to 6 ft. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.50. 
Mahonia aquifolium compacta This dwarf 
strain is unexcelled for a dense, compact, low 
bank of foliage. Just like the larger growing 
kind, it has the same holly-like foliage, yellow 
flowers and berries. 2 to 4 ft. 10°. 
Gal. tins, $2.50. 5-gal. tins, $7.50. 
Red Lanterns 
Malvaviscus grandiflorus A tall large-foliaged 
shrub decked out nearly all year with bell- 
shaped, 214-inch, bright crimson flowers. 
They look like miniature Chinese lanterns. 
Sun or semi-shade. 8 to 10 ft. 24°. 
Gal. tins, $1.35. 
Marguerites 
Free-blooming, fast-growing winter and spring- 
blooming plant with lots of showy daisy-like 
flowers. We have two kinds, Single Yellow 
and Single White. 3 to 5 ft. Full sun. 30°. 
Gal. tins, $1.10. 
Melianthus major 
A spreading shrub fine for accent or for a 
tropical effect... The huge gray-green leaves with 
their deeply cut edges are extremely interest- 
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Gal. tins, $2.00. 5-gal. tins, $6.00. 
Iris Moraea 
Moraea iridioides A clump of dark green 
iris-like foliage which sends up many flower 
spikes from spring to late fall—each one 
carrying lovely white flowers marked with 
yellow and blue. Full sun. 15°. 
Gal. tins, $1.25. 
Orange Jessamine 
Murraya paniculata Summer or winter, the 
bright green foliage is always glossy and fresh 
looking. In spring and summer, many panicles 
of sweet-scented white flowers like orange 
blossoms turn into small bright red fruits. 
Often the two appear together. Sun or part 
shade. 6 to 10 ft. 22°. 
Gal. tins, $1.50. 5-gal. tins, $4.75. 
Ornamental Banana 
Musa ensete A decorative banana with great 
broad leaves radiating from a heavy stout 
trunk. Does not sprout from the base. 15 to 
20 ft. 28°. Gal. tins, $1.75. 5-gal. tins, $5.25. 
Myoporum laetum 
One of the very best shrubs of all for the sea- 
coast. Likes salt air, grows rapidly, and the 
thick dark green foliage is always good look- 
itayes, (Oy ste, XO). 
Gal. tins, $1.25. 5-gal. tins, $4.75. 
Myrtles 
Myrtus communis Grows anywhere and _ is 
useful for a single specimen or a hedge. Shiny 
aromatic green foliage all year. 4 to 8 ft. 15°. 
Gal. tins, $1.25. 5-gal. tins, $4.75. 
Myrtus communis compacta Dwarf Myrtle 
Excellent for a small compact hedge or a low 
bank of solid green. Stays extremely dense and 
compact—good looking throughout the year. 
Grows anywhere. 3 to 6 ft. 15°. 
Gal. tins, $1.25. 5-gal. tins, $4.75. 
Flats of 100 plants, $8.50. 
Heavenly Bamboo 
Nandina domestica For a single specimen or 
a hedge, this is a fine plant with its bronzy red 
new growth and its overall coppery red tones 
in winter. With two or more plants, you will 
get bright red berries, too. Sun or part shade. 
Shae, (OP Gal. tins, $1.35. 5-gal. tins, $4.50. 
Oleander 
Continuously in bloom, the oleanders are a 
familiar sight almost anywhere in California. 
They are particularly good in desert areas but 
like the seacoast, too. Grow easily and bloom 
quickly. 6 to 8 ft. 12°. 
Prices on all varieties below: 
Gal tins, $1.25; 5-gal. tins, $4.25. 
Double Salmon (Mrs. Roeding ) 
Pink Beauty—single large pink 
Double Rose Pink 
Double White 
Single Red 
Single White 
Sweet Olive 
Osmanthus fragrans A splendid large back- 
ground shrub with clusters of small white ex- 
tremely fragrant flowers displayed against the 
large rich green foliage. Plant it to windward 
and the sweet perfume, reminding you of a 
mixture of gardenia and hyacinth, will per- 
meate the entire garden. Sun near the coast— 
part shade inland. 10 ft. 15°. 
Gal. tins, $1.50. 5-gal. tins, $4.75. 
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Pelargoniums 
Martha Washington Geraniums Among the 
new hybrids of the Martha Washington type 
are some of the most breath-taking colors and 
color combinations imaginable. These new 
giant-flowered strains are just as free-blooming 
as the more familiar older kinds. You seldom 
see them, even in midwinter, without plenty of 
flowers. You'll find a complete selection at any 
of our nurseries from about April lst until 
late fall. 
Philodendron selloum 
Huge tropical-looking leaves, polished and 
deeply cut, on long arching stems. Excellent 
for planters or for tropical effect anywhere. 
Sun or semi-shade on the coast. Semi-shade or 
shade inland. 8 to 10 ft. 18°. Gall. tins, $4.50. 
Chinese Photinia 
Photinia serrulata Nova Always clothed with 
big spiny, 8-inch leaves, a few of which turn 
to bronze and even brilliant red during the 
fall. In spring the plant is a mass of big 6-inch 
heads of white flowers. Grows easily anywhere. 
Suton Omita nn 
Gal. tins, $1.75.  5-gal. tins, $5.25. 
The Pittosporums 
Pittosporum tobira A wide, spreading, dense, 
round-headed shrub, with deep, glossy green 
foliage. Makes an excellent foundation shrub 
and is widely planted throughout California 
and Arizona. It thrives anywhere. 5 to 8 ft. 15°. 
Gal. tins, $1.25. 5-gal. tins, $4.25. 
Pittosporum tobira Whitespot Exactly like 
Pittosporum tobira, above, except that the 
foliage is variegated light frosty green and 
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Gal. tins, $1.50. 5-gal. tins, $4.75. 
Pittosporum undulatum A fine big back- 
ground shrub, an unusually good small tree, or 
a tall handsome evergreen hedge (see illus- 
tration on page 51). This is one of the most 
versatile of shrubs and it is widely planted 
everywhere in Southern California. Large, deep 
green, glossy leaves with wavy edges. 8 to 20 
ft Olen Gal. tins, $1.25. 5-gal. tins, $4.25. 
Trained tree form, 5-gal. tins, $5.25. 
See also Pittosporum rhombifolium on page 38. 
Blue Piumbago 
Plumbago capensis An informal, semi-climb- 
ing evergreen shrub which grows rapidly. Its 
lovely azure-blue flowers provide bright color 
all summer. Full sun. 5 ft. 24°. 
Gal. tins, $1.25. 
Prunus 
Prunus caroliniana Cherry /aurel Use it for a 
large background shrub, a screen, or grow it 
as a hedge. Throughout the year the ample 
foliage is glossy and attractive. Fast growing 
and thrives anywhere except in the desert. 25 
tte Oie Gal. tins, $1.50. 5-gal. tins, $4.75. 
Prunus laurocerasus English Laurel Thickly 
covered with big, bright green, fresh-looking 
leaves all year. Compact plant, excellent for a 
single specimen or for a hedge. Prune it as 
you like. Sun or shade. 5 to 8 ft. 5°. 
Gal. tins, $1.50. 
Prunus lyoni Catalina Cherry Large evergeen 
with glossy holly-like leaves. Useful as a back- 
ground plant, large hedge or small tree. Grows 
easily most anywhere. Sun. 15 to 25 ft. 12°. 
Gal. tins, $1.50.  5-gal. tins, $4.75. 
