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VOL. 4 FEBRUARY, 1954 | NO. 10 
Po Coens 
California gardens fifty years ago did 
not contain by any means all of the material 
seen in them today, and many beautitul 
plants to which we have become accus- 
tomed and regard as everyday subjects so 
to speak, have only been with us for a few 
years, comparatively speaking. Some which 
are seen now on every hand were repre- 
sented not so many years ago by just two 
or three specimens in the whole region. All 
of the Bougainvilleas 
except B, Sanderiana 
and B. spectabilis were 
introduced fairly re- 
cently, as were Burmese 
honeysuckle, Oxera 
pulchella, Beaumontia 
and many other flower- 
ing vines. Relatively 
new among trees, most 
of the dwarf flowering 
Eucalypti, several Ery- 
thrinas or Corals, 
Stenocarpus (the Fire- 
Wheel tree) destined 
to be widely planted, 
several Ficus, etc., etc. 
Among shrubs Chamae- 
laucium (Geralton 
Wax Flower), several 
Abelias and Callian- 
dras, Cassia splendida, 
several Correas, and 
Escallonias, many new 
Hibiscus, and many 
new and striking 
Araliaceous plants of 
which Trevesia and 
Tupidanthus are notable and aristocratic 
representatives. None of the above men- 
tioned were on hand fifty years ago and 
many are newcomers. New Roses, Fuchsias, 
herbaceous and annual plants are far too 
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THE FIRST &O 
"A gitted horticulturist, blessed with. a 
happy combination of wit and great kind- 
ness, a learned mind and an understanding 
heart.'' That is the description of Hugh 
Evans by a person who has known him 
intimately for fifty years. The horticultural 
world knows him best as the introducer of 
more, and more interesting, plant material 
to Southern California gardens than any 
other. single individual in recent years; one 
of the most beloved 
and respected of our 
plantsmen. 
Born in Stamford, 
England, February 14, 
1874, he came to Cali- 
fornia in 1892 at the 
ripe age of eighteen, to 
put to practical use the 
knowledge that he had 
acquired in an English 
agricultural school. 
After ten discouraging 
years of ranching in 
San Diego, the contin- 
ued droughts and un- 
favorable markets 
forced him to give up 
and he moved to Los 
Angeles, where he 
started a nursery busi- 
ness in 1903, subse- 
quently selling out to 
the well known Theo- 
dore Payne, who still 
conducts that business 
today. 
He entered the real 
estate field where his later success as a 
subdivider enabled him to indulge his 
hobby of collecting and growing rare plants. 
His extensive gardens in Santa Monica soon 
became the Mecca of horticulturists from 
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