Flowering SHRUBS 
NANDINA DOMESTICA. Heavenly Bamboo. Finely cut foliage, at- 
tractively compound, colorfully tinged with red in fall, winter, and 
spring. Large terminal clusters of bright red berries in winter. 
OLEANDER (Nerium oleander). Large, woody shrub with rose-like 
flowers of red, pink, and white, in both single and double forms. Re- 
quires very little care and will thrive in salt spray. 
OLEA FRAGANS. Tea Olive. Dwarf evergreen with bright green 
leaves and small white blooms with a pleasing fragrance. Blooms in 
winter and spring. 
PHOTINIA GLABRA. Shining green foliage, wine colored when young. 
Should be pruned often to keep the new foliage coming on. 
P. SERRULATA. Serrated, glossy dark green leaves and large clusters 
of white flowers. New growth is red. Red fruit in winter. 
PHYLLANTHUS ROSEO-PICTUS. Calico Plant. Small, dark green 
leaves, variegated with rose, cream, and pink. 
PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA. Thick, dark green leaves in rosettes on 
the stem. Flowers in dense terminal heads, creamy white and very 
fragrant. 
P. TOBIRA VARIEGATA. Foliage is variegated light green and white. 
PLUMBAGO CAPENSIS. Blue Leadwort. Small, willowy branches 
with small, light green foliage along the joint of the stem. Flowers in 
dense rounded heads, salver shaped, and of a lovely azure-blue. 
POINSETTIA (Euphorbia pulcherrima). Universally known as the 
Christmas flower. Rich red bracts furnish the color. Large, light green 
leaves. 
PYRACANTHA ATALANTOIDES. Upright growing, with bright red 
fruit. 
P. COCCINEA LALANDI. Firethorn. An evergreen shrub with small, 
narrow leaves and thorny branches. White flowers, followed by 
orange-red berries in winter. 
P. FORMOSANA SPLENDENS. Compact in growth. Fruit is deep 
glossy red, in immense clusters. 
RAPHIOLEPIS INDICA. Indian Hawthorn. Shining dark green 
foliage. Star-shaped, pinkish white flowers and purple-black berries. 
R. JAPONICA. Japanese Hawthorn. Bright green leaves; new growth 
tipped red. Showy, pinkish white flowers in large panicles in early 
spring. Evergreen. 
SERISSA FOETIDA VARIEGATA. A much-branched shrub with 
clusters of dark green, yellow-margined leaves placed thickly along 
the branches. Star-shaped, white flowers. 
SEVERINIA BUXIFOLIA. Foliage dark green and shining, resem- 
bling boxwood; branches thorny. Used primarily as hedge. 
SPIRAEA VANHOUTTEI. Deciduous shrubs blooming profusely in 
early spring. Small white flowers in masses. 
STENOLOBIUM STANS. Yellow Elder. Pale green foliage accented 
with large terminal clusters of tubular, golden yellow flowers in early 
spring. 
TETRAPANAX PAPYRIFERUM. Chinese Rice Paper Plant. Erect, 
single-stemmed plant with large palmate leaves resembling the castor 
bean, but much larger and more handsome—dark green above and 
silvery underneath. The white flowers are carried in long drooping 
racemes, which are very showy and last well when cut. 
THUNBERGIA ERECTA. Pointed, dark green foliage. Flowers rich 
deep purple with yellow throat. 
THRYALLIS GLAUCA. Foliage small, round, pleasing light green, 
turning to olive and darker tints in the sun. Terminal clusters of bril- 
liant yellow flowers are borne almost continuously all year. 
TIBOUCHINA SEMIDECANDRA. Princess Flower. Leaves large, 
deeply veined, velvety; flowers rich violet-purple, borne profusely in 
late summer and fall. Foliage turns brilliant red before falling. 
VIBURNUM ODORATISSIMUM. Large, glossy dark green leaves; 
fragrant white flowers in dense heads in late spring. Fine for founda- 
tion and mass plantings. 
V. SUSPENSUM. Large, deeply veined, rough foliage. Cream-colored 
flowers in spring and summer. Dwarf. 
VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS VARIEGATA. Variegated Chaste Tree; 
known also as Lavender. Light green leaves variegated with white; 
lilac flowers in clusters. 
VY. NEGUNDO. Coarsely serrate foliage and spikes of pale blue flowers, 
also with lavender fragrance. 
YUCCA ALOIFOLIA. Spanish Bayonet. Long, narrow, rigid leaves 
with spiny tips. Flowers creamy white, in long spikes from the center 
of the leafy crown. 
Flowering TREES 
N THE SOUTH, trees are real necessities for health and 
I comfort; they are valuable not only for their shade but 
also for their flowers, seed pods, and foliage. Without 
some shade most home grounds have a forlorn and un- 
finished look. Properly placed shade trees can change an 
ordinary-looking property into a distinguished one, for they 
can cut out what needs to be hidden and emphasize the good 
points. The flowering trees with their profusion of lovely 
bloom are most attractive in season. 
Generally speaking, the best location for trees is to the rear 
and side of the grounds, where they can frame the house 
without preventing light or air from reaching it. 
In selecting your trees, the best plan is to select the tree 
for the spot, not the spot for the tree. Thus you will be sure of. 
adding the touch that you desire, rather than just sticking 
in a tree to take up room. 
ACACIA CORNIGERA. Bullhorn Acacia. A small tree with finely 
cut, bipinnate foliage and large inflated spines resembling the horns 
of an ox, often curved and twisted 
AUSTRALIAN PINE (Casuarina cunninghamiana). Finely cut 
foliage similar to that of true pines, though smaller. Valuable for 
hedges, windbreaks, etc. 
BAUHINIA ALBA. White Orchid Tree. Deciduous but produces 
masses of lovely orchid-like flowers in early spring. Foliage bilobed; 
flowers pure white. 
B. VARIEGATA. Flowers 3 or more inches across, of pleasing lavender 
with a deeper purple center petal. 
CALLISTEMON RIGIDUS. Bottle-brush. Small, slender, dark green 
leaves. Cylindrical, brush-like flower spikes of bright green with 
many brilliant red stamens producing a brush-like effect. 
C. CITRINUS. Weeping Bottle-brush. Foliage is lighter green and 
growth is trailing. 
CERCIS CANADENSIS. Redbud; Judas Tree. A deciduous tree with 
rounded leaves, producing an abundance of rosy pink flowers in early 
spring before the leaves appear. 
CHERRY LAUREL (Laurocerasus caroliniana). Shiny green 
leaves; small, creamy white flowers followed by glossy black berries. 
Hardy and rapid growing. Native. 
CORNUS FLORIDA. Dogwood. A small tree with spreading, heart- 
shaped foliage, brilliant in color in the fall. Snowy white bracts are 
abundantly produced in early spring before the leaves. 
CRAPE MYRTLE (Lagerstroemia indica). A deciduous tree with 
immense bouquets of flowers in spring and summer. We can furnish 
it in rose and white. 
GORDONIA LASIANTHUS. Loblolly Bay. Native evergreen tree 
with lanceolate leaves, silvery beneath and green above. Large, snowy 
white flowers borne in profusion in spring. 
GREVILLEA ROBUSTA. Australian Silk Oak. Dark green, fern-like 
foliage, silver beneath. Large trusses of orange-yellow flowers with 
an undertone of brown are borne in profusion in early spring. 
MAGNOLIA FUSCATA. Banana Shrub. Small tree with brown- 
tomentose branchlets and shining dark foliage. Flowers yellowish 
white, with banana fragrance. 
MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRA. Cajeput or Punk Tree. Slender 
tree with willowy branches and narrow gray-green foliage. Flowers 
creamy white, shaped like bottle-brush. Bark is soft, silver-white, 
cork-like, and peels off in layers. 
MIMOSA NEMU (Albizzia julibrissin). Also known as Silk Tree. 
Rapid-growing deciduous tree with fine, feathery foliage. Large heads 
of fluffy pink flowers are borne at the tips of the branches in May. 
PARKINSONIA ACULEATA. Jerusalem Thorn. Narrow pinnate 
leaves, drooping from a spiny tree. Numerous bright yellow flowers in 
loose racemes in early spring and summer. 
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