DAPHNES 
Delightful Perfume 
Being the first shrubs to bloom in winter, 
their small waxy bloom and outstanding fra- 
grance are unusually welcome. Add to these 
qualities the glossy appearance and substan- 
tial texture of their leaves and you have a 
shrub that is irresistible. Daphnes require 
good drainage and should be planted only to 
the depth they are planted in the containers 
in which you receive them. Hardy. Shade 
or part shade. 3-4 ft. 1-gal., $2.15; 5-gal., 
$6.95. 
Daphne odora White. Glowing white. 
Daphne odora Yellowedge. White tinged 
with rose pink. Leaves edged with creamy 
white. 
ESCALLONIA ORGANENSIS 
Clusters of appleblossom bloom. 
FAIRY LANTERNS 
Daboecia cantabrica Alba. A cute little 
rascal that only grows about a foot tall but 
he certainly feels his importance for in spring 
and early summer he hangs small glowing 
white bells all up and down his slender 
heather-like branches. You can’t help but 
love him. Sun or light shade. 1-gal., $1.50. 
Heavy Blooming HEATHER 
Erica melanthera Purpurea (Rosea). From 
November to April this astonishing shrub will 
give you a warm pink spot of color in your 
garden and supply you plenty of gay sprays 
for the house. Soft airy foliage. Rapid growth. 
Sui, lnkinehy, Gai sa, ileepil, Ssilsisie Seek, 
$3.95. 
Erica melanthera rubra. Similar to the fore- 
going variety except for the deeper reddish 
color and earlier bloom. Hardy. Sun. 4-5 ft. 
leer, Shilsise Seal, Sisi.Ssy. 
ESCALLONIA 
Escallonia organensis. If you need a glossy 
leaved shrub to fill a 6- to 8-foot spot in a 
hurry here is one that will do the job ad- 
mirably and, in addition, will be richly deco- 
rated with clusters of appleblossom pink most 
of the summer and fall. Mahogany tinted 
branches. Prune several times a year. Hardy. 
Sip, ecrll,, S25 Saeeil,, ssh 7/55 
SERVING THE FOURTH GENERATION WITH QUALITY NURSERY STOCK 
EUGENIA 
Eugenia paniculata australis. A favorite 
for building narrow 3- to 8-foot hedges or 
for use as sheared specimens. Glossy red- 
tipped foliage. Hardy except in coldest areas. 
Sunn el-dale O5e"5-galu 3.95. 
POLISHED FATSHEDERA 
Fatshedera lizei. A fascinating plant for 
training on pillar or pergola or for use in 
pots. Huge dark polished leaves of unusual 
design. Part shade. Hardy. 1-gal., $1.50; 
5-gal., $4.25: 
GLISTENING ARALIA 
Fatsia japonica. For use in shaded areas, 
either in pots or in the ground, these polished 
plants with their huge, bold, deeply cut 
leaves always present a striking appearance. 
Hardy. 6=0/ tt. «l-galt, $1-25- 5=galy, $4.25" 
Sf l,,, S57/ IO). 
FREMONTIA. See page 9. 
FUCHSIAS 
For color in the shaded parts of the garden 
Fuchsias are most dependable. Their unique 
bloom, in many shades of blue, red and pink, 
provide a maximum of color during the 
warmer months. The trailing varieties are 
quite effective in pots or hanging baskets. 
Appreciate plenty of leaf mold. Prune dras- 
tically about the middle of March. Hardy in 
normal winters. We carry an excellent selec- 
tion of both Basket and Upright types in 
season. l-gal., 95c. Some yarieties in 5-gal., 
$3.75. 
GARDENIAS 
Gardenia jasminoides Mystery. The finest 
of all Gardenias. Big waxy snow white bloom 
in summer abundance and fragrance supreme. 
Easily grown in any sunny spot. Hardy. 3-4 
i lheepll,, Sil 25° Seeell, Seis. 
PORTUGUESE SUN ROSE 
Halimium lasianthum. Each day through 
late spring this charming gray foliaged shrub 
produces a new crop of gay single yellow 
bloom handsomely spotted with maroon. En- 
joys good drainage and little water. Sun. 
Hardys 212 ftw legals, Sl.35> >-gal., $3295. 
POLISHED FATSHEDERA 
Huge leaves present a striking effect. 
SILVERY HELICHRYSUM 
Helichrysum petiolatum. For contrasting 
foliage this spreading low growing plant has 
no equal. Each stem and leaf is silvery white 
as though it had been dusted with snow. Ideal 
for planting in window or planter boxes or 
among other low growing plants in your bor- 
ders. Sun or light snade. Hardy except in 
coldest spots. 1 itt, l=qaly, $1°35: 
HIBISCUS 
All through the warmer parts of the year 
Hibiscus flaunt their exotic, soul stirring 
bloom in profusion. If it were necessary to 
replant them every year they would be well 
worth while as no other shrub can provide 
the rare beauty of the tropics like the Hibis- 
cus. Best planting time is March 15 through 
summer in any sunny location. We carry, in 
season, a complete assortment of all the best 
varieties, both singles and doubles, in shades 
of red, pink, white and yellow. 1-gal., $1.10 
and up; 5-gal., $3.85 and up. 
HY DRANGEAS 
Put on a tremendous burst of color from 
June until mid-summer. Because of their 
huge heads of flowers, rapid growth, early 
blooming qualities and hardiness they are a 
prime favorite for planting in partly shaded 
areas. 6-8 ft. We grow them in Pink, Red 
and White. 1 gal., $1.25; 5-gal., $3.85. 
GOLDEN DOLLARS 
Hypericum patulum henryi. Because of its 
continuous yellow bloom, bronzy tipped 
branches, evergreen characteristics and hardi- 
ness to frost we consider this one of our most 
attractive small shrubs. Sun or shade. 2-3 
fe, l-call, Ser Seepil., Ss 7s. 
Red Berried HOLLIES 
Ilex altaclarensis Wilson. Huge dark 
toothed leaves of exquisite polished appear- 
ance on an aristocratic upright shrub. Big 
red berries. Sun or part shade. Hardy. 8-i0 
ft, SeGpll,, SOO, Balle 22a ity, Sh77/5- 
Ilex aquifolium. English Holly. The good 
old fashioned sort much desired as a source of 
cut foliage and red berries for the Holiday 
season. Dense handsome dark and upright. 
Bane Snaee, baepll, SS, 758 Setepil,, Sehr. 
Balled, 22-3 ft., $7.75. Male and female 
plants together in 5-gal. containers, each, 
$7.50. 
GARDENIA MYSTERY 
Provides lots of corsages for Junior’s dates. 
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