CRAPE MYRTLE (Lagerstremia indica). A 
splendid plant for hedges or specimens, 
for it is so vigorous and easily grown that 
it is sometimes called ““The Lilac of the 
South.” It bears immense clusters of 
bright flowers from spring until fall, even 
on small plants. If the blooms are cut 
off as they fade, the blooming period may 
be prolonged. 
Watermelon-Pink. Large bright unfad- 
ing panicles of flowers. 
CROTONS. These shrubby plants with vari- 
egated foliage need plenty of heat and 
moisture. They furnish a great variety of 
color, and are very desirable as bedding 
plants. They also grow well in tubs and 
can be used where it is desired to give a 
bright tropical effect. Only the usual 
care is required. 
Andre (Andreanum). A popular variety 
with broad leaves showing rich markings 
of yellow. Highly colored and one of the 
hardiest. 
Cork Screw. Highly colored, with plentiful 
long red twisted leaves quite like a cork- 
screw. A low, bushy, slow grower. Very 
popular. 
General Paget. Very broad leaves of 
green and yellow. A superb show variety. 
Makes a large plant. 
Oak Leaf. Showy yellow, red, and green, 
highly colored. Very popular. 
Stewarti. Leaves somewhat smaller than 
those of Andre, and not quite so rich in 
color. A good variety, hardy and easy to 
grow. 
DURANTA plumieri (Golden Dewdrop). A 
very fine evergreen shrub with graceful 
drooping branches, doing well all along 
the Gulf Coast. It grows 10 to 15 feet 
tall and bears racemes of lilac-colored 
flowers several times a year. These are 
followed by yellow fruits that look like 
golden balls and hang on through the 
winter. 
ELZEAGNUS pungens. A hardy, fast-grow- 
ing shrub valued for foundation and 
hedge planting because of its vigorous, 
spreading habit. The leaves are silvery 
green, with russet on the underside; the 
drooping yellow flowers are rather incon- 
spicuous but sweet-scented, and are fol- 
lowed by yellowish red fruit. 
pungens aurea maculata. More showy 
than the preceding because of its golden- 
blotched foliage which makes it conspicu- 
ous in any planting. It is more dwarf in 
growth, reaching about 6 feet, and bears 
fruit resembling cranberries. 
EUGENIA hookeriana (Bush Cherry). A 
large shrub branching horizontally, with 
glossy green leaves about 21% inches long, 
and bearing purple fruits. 
myrtifolia (Bush Cherry). The smaller 
and more compact habit of this species 
renders it especially good for mass plant- 
ing or foundation work, It stands shear- 
ing well and can be made into an attrac- 
tive hedge. 
uniflora (Surinam Cherry). An excellent 
hedge plant of compact growth, with 
small foliage and small waxy red fruit of 
good flavor. Good for bordering grass 
plots and formal garden beds. One of our 
best hedge plants. 
GARDENIA florida (Cape Jasmine). The 
well-known Gardenia of the South. Waxy 
white, very sweetly scented flowers 
against shiny dark foliage. 
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Flowering SHRUBS 
Gardenia fortunei. Large flowers on a 
strong plant. Blooms spring and fall. 
McClellan No. 23. Large flowers similar 
to those of Cape Jasmine. Very desirable. 
veitchi. This variety is used for greenhouse 
forcing. For Central Florida it is the best 
variety we know, responding well to 
proper care. Its pure white blooms rank 
in popularity with the camellia for bou- 
tonnieres. Blooms longer than Cape 
Jasmine, with smaller flowers. Very 
popular. Stands wet feet. 
Grafted Gardenias 
We make a specialty of Grafted Gardenias; 
they are one of the choicest things we have to 
offer. We have experimented with many va- 
rieties and offer the most desirable kinds, all 
grafted on Gardenia thunbergt. This under- 
stock is free from root-knot, and Gardenias 
grafted on it will flourish year after year. 
In our nursery we have one of the largest 
specimens of Grafted Gardenias in the state of 
Florida. It is over 8 feet high, with a spread of 
7 feet and a trunk caliper of over 4 inches. 
Every year it produces literally thousands of 
blooms. Come to see our truly magnificent 
collection of Grafted Gardenias and make 
your own selection. 
The varieties we offer are: 
McClellan No. 23 Mystery 
Hadley Joan Daisy Hill 
Veitchi. This is the most popular be- 
cause of its long blooming season. 
We also offer plants with two different 
varieties—Veitchi and another—grafted on 
the same root. 
ILEX opaca (American Holly). Fine ever- 
greens unsurpassed in popularity. They 
are desirable the year round, and of 
course especially so at Christmas when 
they are among the traditional holiday 
decorations. Fine as lawn specimens and 
in the border and foundation planting. 
Give Holly an acid soil with plenty of 
organic matter in it. Our stock of this 
excellent plant is extra good and we have 
some fine big specimens. 
East Palatka. Almost smooth, light green 
foliage of medium size, resembling Da- 
hoon Holly in appearance. It is a regular 
bearer of immense quantities of bright 
red berries. 
Howard. Very dark, glossy foliage with 
some spines. Bright red, cheerful berries. 
A really excellent sort. 
vomitoria (Yaupon). Small foliage, com- 
pact bushy head, and a profusion of 
bright red berries. A 10-foot native of the 
South for foundation, border, and hedge 
planting. Always admired. 
ILLICIUM anisatum. A broad-leaved ever- 
green with aromatic foliage that is fra- 
grant when bruised. It grows 10 to 12 
feet high and makes a fine border shrub. 
floridanum (Florida Anise). Dark green 
leaves in whorls and dark red, star- 
shaped flowers in early summer. Does 
best in slightly acid soil in part shade. 
IXORA coccinea (Flame of the Woods). An 
evergreen shrub that is a real beauty in 
any garden, producing many clusters of 
orange-red flowers. A fine shrub for 
Central Florida. Needs protection. 
flore-inteo (Yellow Ixora). Clear 
bright yellow flowers similar to the above 
in shape. Slower and weaker in growth. 
We offer only grafted plants on strong- 
growing roots of the red variety. 
Ixora Hybrids. New. A splendid new 
plant highly recommended. Lovely clus- 
ters of orange and off-red flowers not 
quite so large as those of Coccinea, but with 
wider petals. Leaves larger than Coccinea. 
All varieties are tropical and require pro- 
tection from frost. Grafted plants only. 
JASMINUM grandiflorum (Spanish Jas- 
mine). A shrubby vine that grows al- 
most upright and has branches clothed 
with bright green leaves. The clusters of 
large, sweetly fragrant, white flowers are 
often tinged with pink on the outside. 
Blooms almost continuously. 
illicifolium. A rapid-growing evergreen 
with handsome foliage and star-shaped 
white flowers. Very desirable. 
primulinum. A very fine variety with 
drooping branches. Long sprays of 
scented, golden yellow flowers, opening 
flat, that keep well when cut. Good foli- 
age. 
pubescens. An old-fashioned scrambling 
shrub with attractive foliage and showy, 
white, star-shaped blooms. Hardy. 
Grows easily. 
simplicifolium (Wax Jessamine). Beau- 
tiful dark green waxy leaves and star- 
shaped white (lowers. Makes a splendid 
dwarf hedge. 
JATROPHA cureas. A tropical shrub grow- 
ing 15 feet high. Roundish leaves 6 inches 
across, and cymes of red flowers. 
LANTANA sellowiana (delicatissima). A 
shrubby plant of quickly growing habit, 
fine for window-boxes and baskets as well 
as a ground-cover. Its lilac-colored flow- 
ers are freely produced. It grows very 
well in Florida on almost any soil. 
LIGUSTRUM coriaceum (Dwarf or Curly- 
leaf Privet). A slow-growing, upright but 
very narrow-leaved variety of Privet. 
Extremely dark green leaves and creamy 
white flowers and clusters of blue berries. 
Easily grown in tubs and shows to ad- 
vantage in formal settings. All our 
Ligustrums are fine grafted plants. 
excelsum superbum. One of the showiest 
of the Ligustrums, with brightly varie- 
gated green and white leaves. It isa rapid 
grower fine for tall hedges, screens, and 
windbreaks. If trained to one stem, 
makes a fine small tree. 
Iwata. Intermediate in size. The leaves 
are small and rounded, showing a light 
yellow mottling, especially when young. 
Very bushy and compact; ideal for 
hedges and low foundation planting. A 
heavy bloomer. 
japonicum. Strong and upright in growth, 
with large green leaves often margined 
reddish. The fragrant, creamy white 
flowers are small individually but are 
borne in large panicles, followed by dark 
blue berries in grape-like clusters. 
lucidum. An extremely valuable plant, for 
it can be pruned to any size or shape and 
used as a specimen, as well as in founda- 
tion plantings and hedges. It is bushy 
and compact, with strong, dark glossy 
green leaves and dense panicles of white 
flowers. These are followed by large 
bunches of black berries relished by the 
birds. The best Ligustrum and one of the 
finest of all broad-leaved evergreens for 
Florida. Since it is hardy, it can be grown 
all over the state. 
JACK O. HOLMES, INC., TAMPA, FLORIDA 
