BOTTLEBRUSH 
Easily grown small-leaved shrub with graceful, arching stems and 
flowers that suggest bottle brushes. This is the Small Flowered 
Bottlebrush, generally more graceful and ornamental than Calli- 
stemon. Prefers sun, in a well drained soil. 
Melaleuca nesophila, Pink Bottlebrush. Bright green leathery leaves 
and lilac-rose flowers. 15°. Gal. 95c, 5-gal. $3.95. 
ORANGE JASMINE 
Murraea exotica. Planted against an east, west or south wall this 
handsome shrub will reward you with intriguing polished foliage 
and waxy white fragrant summer bloom. Dense growth. 4-6 ft. 
Gall, S110, Seagell, $399- 
MYOPORUM 
Myoporum laetum. Shrub or small tree with bright, shiny leaves 
and purple spotted white flowers. An exceptionally fine plant for 
use near the sea coast. Gal. 85c, $8.50 per dozen; 5-gal. $3.50. 
PITTOSPORUM UNDULATUM (Victorian Box) 
AFRICAN BOX 
Myrsine africana. Close growing shrub resembling boxwood but 
much more colorful. Deep glossy green leaves are closely set on 
slightly reddish stems. Useful as a low hedge. Stands shearing. 
5°, Cell, 956, S-eall, GeO: 
MYRTLE 
Myrtus communis compacta. Small, pointed leaves in dense masses 
on this compact shrub. Excellent for low hedges. 15°. Gal. 85c, 
$8.50 per dozen; 5-gal. $3.50. 
HEAVENLY BAMBOO 
Nandina domestica. Not a Bamboo but the foliage does resemble a 
small variety in many ways. Leaves light green tipped with pink and 
copper in early spring, assuming a vivid red in autumn. Bright 
crimson berries in some winters. Very hardy. Gal. 95c, 5-gal. $3.50 
and up. 
OLEANDERS 
Nerium oleander. Large bushy shrubs freely blooming all summer, 
during the hottest weather. Do well in the hot dry interior valleys. 
Slender feathery leaves. In various colors, single and double. 18°. 
Gal. 85c, 5-gal. $3.50. 
COLORFUL OCHNA 
Ochna multiflora. A compact growing shrub with handsome ever- 
green foliage. In spring it is covered with bright yellow buttercup- 
like flowers which are later transformed into the most unusual of all 
fruits. The green calyx becomes bright blood red and supports 
several berry-like seeds, green at first, later jet black. Gal. $1.50, 
5=dalaono or 
OSMANTHUS DELAVAYI 
OSMANTHUS 
Osmanthus delavayi. A broad, dense shrub covered with small oval 
or rounded leaves of deep green. Clusters of fragrant white flowers. 
Gal. $1.50, 5-gal. $4.50. 
Osmanthus fragrans, Sweet Olive. Dark green glossy leaves, creamy 
white flowers most abundant in autumn. Very fragrant. Hardy 
ton OS, Gal, $1),0) 5=Gals$3250"and up: 
Osmanthus ilicifolius, False Holly. |rregularly spined leaves of 
leathery texture, dark green. Blooms late fall through early spring. 
Very fragrant. Gal. $1.25, 5-gal. $3.95. 
PHILODENDRON SELLOUM. See Foliage Plants, page 21. 
PHORMIUM. See Foliage Fiants, page 21. 
CHINESE PHOTINIA 
Photinia serrulata, Chinese Photinia. Large broad toothed leaves 
often assuming pretty red or bronze tints especially when young 
or during cold weather. Berries in large clusters. Very hardy. Gal. 
O56, S=pil, Shs\49)5). 
Photinia arbutifolia (California Holly). See California Natives, 
page 22. 
PITTOSPORUM 
This group of large shrubs forms the backbone of most California 
plantings. Some varieties are large shrubs or small trees. All are 
easy to grow, and hardy except in extremely cold places. Some 
have showy sweet scented flowers. 
Pittosporum crassifolium. Gray-green foliage. Should be pruned to 
make the plant more compact. Excellent for screens, does well in 
sandy soils. Gal. 95c, 5-gal. $3.50. 
Pittosporum tobira. Handsome spreading shrub with glossy dark 
green leaves, clusters of fragrant white flowers in spring, followed 
by small yellowish pods which open to show the bright red seeds. 
One of the most useful ornamentals for the west coast. 15°. Gal. 
Qe, S-All. sh SO. 
Pittosporum tobira variegata. Dwarfer spreading shrub with greyish 
leaves having silvery-white margins. Very attractive. Gal. $1.25, 
5-gal. $3.95. 
Pittosporum undulatum, Victorian Box. Beautiful round headed tree 
or large shrub. Useful also as a hedge. Rich green leaves with 
wavy margins, yellowish-white flowers, very fragrant at night. 22°. 
Gal. 95c, $9.50 per dozen; 5-gal. $3.50 and up. 
PRINCESS FLOWER 
Pleroma grandiflora (Tibouchina) . Velvety bronze hairy leaves, red- 
dish stems and very large purple flowers, often 3 inches across, in 
fall and winter. Showy and beautiful, does best in slightly acid soil. 
Gal. $1.25, 5-gal. $3.95. 
BLUE PLUMBAGO 
Plumbago capensis. Excellent ornamental shrub of refined habit, 
good foliage and showy blue flowers all summer and at a time when 
good flowers are scarce. Easy to grow and happy under all conditions. 
Semi-climbing; it can be easily trained as a vine. Hardy to 24°. 
(Gell, Sisxe, Spall, S5s).550). 
For Chinese Plumbago, see Ceratostigma. 
