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Broad-Leaved EVERGREENS 
ACACIA 
(Acacia floribunda) A fast growing, medium sized tree making a 
rounded head of light green foliage. Long, narrow leaves and a 
steady supply of creamy yellow flowers all summer long and with 
occasional bloom all year. 5-gal. $3.50 
BOTTLE TREE 
Sterculia diversifolia) This 25-foot tree is named for the unusual 
bottle-sshaps bulge in the lower part of its trunk. It is a good ever- 
green street tree because it does not break pavement with its roots. 
Mossy green bark. o-gal. $3.50 
Ceratonia siliqua) Sometimes called St. John’s bread, this dense, 
round headed tree is uniformly green and well clothed the year 
around. It is well adapted to the Valley of the Sun, needs little water, 
and is perfectly hardy. The seed pods are edible and have been 
used for centuries. 5-gal. $3.50 up 
EUCALYPTUS 
Red Gum (Eucalyptus rostrata)—A rapid growing tree wiih long, nar- 
row leaves. Becomes very tall, cnd mckes good timber. Resists 
heat, cold, drouth and alkali. The bark is deciduous, with the new 
layer an attractive white. 5-gal. $3.50 
Desert Gum (Eucalyptus rudis)—As the name implies, this is a desert 
tree, standing desert rigors of heat and drouth. It does need rather 
sandy soil. Fast growing, erect, with gray bark and rounded leaves. 
5-gal. $3.50 
Red Flowering Gum (Eucalyptus torquata)—This is the best flowering 
eucalyptus for the Valley of the Sun, with brick red flowers to delight 
the eye from January through April. Grayish green leaves; slender, 
graceful growth. 5-gal. $3.50 
SILK OAK 
(Grevillea robusta) Tall, impressive, columnar tree with fern-like dark 
green leaves and masses of bright orange-yellow flowers in the 
spring. Well adapted here, is hardy, and heat and drouth resistant. 
A beautiful specimen tree. o-gal. $3.50 
OLIVE 
(Olea europaea) Beautiful silvery foliage, and picturesque, gnarled 
trunks and branches, olives seem actually to thrive on neglect. They 
reach great age without exceeding 25 feet in height, and lend that 
perfect touch to any landscape scene. This is an instance of com- 
bining beauty and utility, because a good crop of olives is valuable 
and useful as well as handsome. o-gal. $3.50 up 
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PALO VERDE or PARKINSONIA 
(Parkinsonia aculeata) The domestic form of our wild Palo Verde tree, 
and one of the unique natives of Arizona. Its bright green trunk, 
limbs and twigs are a startling and graceful sight. The tree is with- 
out leaves a good part of the year, but it remans green and attractive 
all the time. Yellow flowers appear in abundance in ihe summer, 
and occasionally at other seasons. Stands any amount of heat or 
drouth. Thorny. 5-gal. $3.50 
PEPPER TREE 
(Schinus molle) Medium to large trees with graceful, weeping, lacy 
foliage and gnarled, picturesque trunks. One of the hardiest of trees, 
it will stand lots of heat and drouth. Pendulous clusters of red berries 
in the fall on female trees. 9-gal. $3.50 up 
PALMS 
One of the distinguishing character'stics of the Valley of the Sun, 
particularly for those who visit us from the North and East, is our 
population of palm trees. These are exotic and fascinating io visitors, 
and give us that extra something which sets us apart from less favored 
regions. So don't neglect the palms; they can lend enchantment to 
your landscape scene. 
Ornamental Date Paim (Phoenix canariensis)—This is the largest and 
most impressive variety we grow. It is hardy cnd free from disease. 
The leaflets extend from the sides of long, arching midribs. Loves 
heat and lots of water. Gal. $1.00, 5-gal. $3.50 up 
Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)—Fan leaf type, with the leaflets 
radiating from a common center. This tree grows slender cnd very 
tall, often reach'ng 100 feet in height. Stands extremes of heat, cold, 
drouth and alkali, but like all palms it appreciates plenty of water 
and grows better when it is provided. An exceptionally fine ond 
impressive street tree. Gal. $1.00, 5-gal. $3.50 up 
OUR GUARANTEE 
We guarantee all our nursery stock to be true to name, and 
every plant to be alive when it reaches your hands. If you 
are not pleased with the appearance of the stock, return it to 
us at once, before planting, and we will replace it or refund 
your money. 
However, after the plants leave our nursery, weather, soil and 
care govern iheir life and condition; therefore, we will not be 
responsible for the continued life of the plant, or for the crop. 
Our liability, in all instances, is limited to the purchase price 
of the nursery stock. 
SWEENEY, KRIST & DIMM, HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS, PORTLAND, OREGON 
