WHAT AND WHERE TO PLANT 
PAGE INDEX OF SHRUBS — VINES — CONIFERS — GROUND COVERS 
Practically all plants listed for sun will prove satisfactory if given 
To help you in selecting the proper shrubs and vines for your new 
home, or for replacing existing plantings that have outgrown their 
usefulness, we have compiled the following list of plant material. 
If you find varieties listed with which you are not familiar, we 
suggest you read their descriptions carefully (refer to index for page 
on ‘which they will be found). 
half a day of sun and material for 
morning and late afternoon sun. 
shade will generally tolerate 
Heights as indicated are necessarily approximate. See description. 
Some varieties suitable for both sun and shade, as noted. 
The numbers following the varieties are page references to listings in this catalog. 
PLANTS FOR SUN 
TALL 
Arbutus, 6-13 
Cotoneaster, 7-16 
FRUITING 
ORNAMENTALS 
Arbutus, 6, 13 
Aucuba, 6 
Cotoneaster, 7, 16 
Ilex, 9 
Kumaquat, 32 
Meyer Lemon, 9 
Nandina, 9 
Oregon Grape 
(Mahonia), 9 
Photinia, 10, 13 
Pyracantha, 10, 16 
FRAGRANT 
PLANTS 
Osmanthus, 9 
Daphne, 7 
Gardenia, 8 
Viburnum, 11, 15 
Honeysuckle, 29 
Magnolia stellata, 15 
Philadelphus, 15 
Rose, 22 to 25 
Lilac, 15 
Star Jasmine, 28 
Escallonia, 7 
Feijoa, 8 
Fremontia, 8 
Hibiscus, 9 
Leptospermum, 9 
Ligustrum 
japonicum, 9 Raphiolepis, 10 FLOWERING 
Oleander, 9 Toyon, 10 SHRUBS 
Philadelphus, 15 SPRING 
Photinia, 10, 13 
Pittosporum, 10 
Pyracantha, 10-16 
Spiraea, 15 
Toyon, 10 
Azalea, 14, 17 
Dogwood, 18 
Lilac, 15 
Magnolia, 15, 17 
Osmanthus, 9 
Philadelphus, 15 
PLANTS FOR 
SHADY PLACES 
TALL 
Arbutus unedo, 6, 13 
Camellias, 4, 5 
Viburnum tinus, 11 Dogwood, 18 Prunus, 10, 18 
English Laurel, 10 Quince, 14 
MEDIUM Ilex, 9 Spiraea, 15 
AbenanG Osmanthus, 9 Viburnum, 11, 15 
; Viburnum Weigela, 15 
Arborvitae, 21 japonicum, 11 
Ceanothus cyaneus, 13 Viburnum SUMMER 
Cistus purpureus, 6 suspensum, 11 Abelia, 6 
Choisya, 6 Abutilon, 6 
MEDIUM Escallonia, 7 
Euonymus, 7 Abelia, 6 Gardenia, 8 
Ligustrum, 9 Azalea Kurume, 27 Hibiscus, 9 
Lilac: 15 Aralia sieboldi, 6 Hydrangea, 14 
Aucuba, 6 
Brunfelsia, 6 
Choisya, 6 Plumbago, 10 
Correa, 7 Pomegranate, 15 
Daphne, 7 Rose, 22 to 25 
Esceallonia, 7 Star Jasmine, 28 
Hydrangea, 14 Spiraea, 15 
Ligustrum 
japonicum, 9 
Lantana, 9, 16 
Mahonia, 9 
Oleander, 9 
Meyer Lemon, 9 
Nandina, 9 
Plumbago, 10 
Pyracantha, 10, 16 
Viburnum 
burkwoodi, 11 
burkwoodl WINTER 
LOW Mahonia, 9 Camellia, 4, 5 
2 : Osmanthus fragrans, 9 Osmanthus, 9 
Berberis, 6-14 Pittosporum, 10 Viburnum tinus, 11 
Buxus, 6 Rhododendron, 27 Azalea, 14, 27 
a ae : Daphne, 7 
Ceanothus, 13 Snowball, 15 7 
: Heather, 7 
Cistus now 
corbariensis, 6 
Cotoneaster, 7, 16 Azalea indica, 27 DROUGHT 
Lantana, 9, 16 Buxus, 6 RESISTANT 
Fuchsia, 8 PLANTS 
Juniper, 16, 21 
Myrtus communis 
Compacta, 9 
Raphiolepis, 10 
Star Jasmine, 28 
Heather, dwarf, 7 
Hypericum, dwarf, ¢ 
Myrsine, 9 
Sarcococca 
ruscifolia, 11 
Star Jasmine, 28 
Arbutus, 6, 13 
Acacia, 17 
Ceanothus, 13 
Cistus, 6 
Myrtus, 9 
Oleander, 9 
Fremontia, 8 
Leptospermum, 9 
Pittosporum, 10 
Veronica buxifolia, 11 
Select the Size and Price to Fit Your Needs 
Mu 
BAREROOT 
INFORMAL 
(UNTRIMMED) 
HEDGES 
LOW OR DWARF 
Shade Tolerant 
Azalea, 14, 27 
Hypericum 
moserianum, 9 
Myrsine africana, 9 
Osmanthus, 9 
Sarcococea, 11 
Veronica, 11 
Sun Tolerant 
Berberis, 6, 14 
Lantana, 9, 16 
Leptospermum 
(dwarf), 9 
Myrtus compacta, 9 
Pinus mugho 
mughus, 21 
Punica granatum 
nana, 15 
Raphiolepis, 10 
Thuja 
ellwangeriana, 21 
MEDIUM TO TALL 
Shade Tolerant 
Abelia, 6 
Aucuba, 6 
Camelia, 4, 5 
Escallonia, 7 
Gardenia Mystery, 8 
Hydrangea, 14 
Ligustrum texanum, 9 
Mahonia 
aquifolium, 9 
Nandina, 9 
Osmanthus, 9 
Prunus 
laurocerasus, 10 
Prunus lusitanica, 10 
Snowball, 15 
Taxus baccata, 21 
Viburnum 
suspensum, 11 
Sun Tolerant 
Abelia, 6 
Arbutus unedo, 6 
Cotoneaster, 7, 16 
Cupressus arizonica, 20 
Erica, 7 
Eseallonia, 7 
Euonymus, 7 
Flowering Quince, 14 
Leptospermum, 9 
Ligustrum 
japonicum, 9 
Meyer Lemon, 9 
Myrtus compactus, 9 
Nandina, 9 
Oleander, 9 
Pittosporum tobira, 10 
Pomegranate, 15 
Pyracantha, 10, 16 
Spiraea, 15 
Viburnum tinus, 11 
Ask our salesman for any additiona! information you need! 
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FORMAL 
TRIMMED 
HEDGES 
LOW OR DWARF 
Shade Tolerant 
Buxus suffruticosa, 6 
Myrsine africana, 9 
Sarcococca 
ruscifolia, 11 
Veronica buxifolia, 11 
Sun Tolerant 
Buxus japonica, 6 
Myrtus compacta, 9 
MEDIUM HEIGHT 
Shade Tolerant 
Myrtus species, 9 
Viburnum species, 11, 
Taxus baccata, 21 
Sun Tolerant 
Cotoneaster 
parneyi, 7 
Euonymus 
japonicus, 7 
Leptospermum 
reevesi, 9 
Ligustrum species, 9 
Myrtus species, 9 
Viburnum tinus, 11 
SHRUBS FOR 
GROUPING OR 
INFORMAL 
MASS PLANTING 
SHADE TOLERANT 
Abelia Edward 
Goucher, 6 
Azalea (Kurume), 27 
Camellia, 4, 5 
Hydrangea, 14 
Hypericum 
moserianum, 9 
Osmanthus, 9 
Raphiolepis, 10 
Sarcococea, 11 
Snowball, 15 
SUN TOLERANT 
Cotoneaster 
horizontalis, 7 
Cotoneaster parneyi, 7 
Flowering Quince, 14 
Lantana, 9, 16 
Pinus mugho 
mughus, 21 
Pittosporum tobira, 10 
Prostrata Juniperus, 4 
Pyracantha 
species, 10, 16 
Spiraea, 15 
Thuja, 21 
Viburnum tinus, 11 
Weigela, 15 
GROUND COVERS 
All on Page 16 
English Ivy, 16 
Hypericum 
moserianum, 9 
Ivy Geranium, 16 
Prostrata Junipers, 21 
Star Jasmine, 28 
TALL SHRUBS 
FOR SCREENS OR 
BACKGROUNDS 
Arbutus unedo, 6 
Camphor, 17 
Cotoneaster 
pannosa, 7 
Cupressus 
arizonica, 20 
Escallonia, 7 
Leptospermum 
laevigatum, 9 
Ligustrum 
japonicum, 9 
Loquat, 17 
Oleander, 9 
Pittosporum tobira, 10 
Pyracantha 
species, 10, 16 
Viburnum 
species, 11, 15 
TALL INFORMAL 
CLUMPS 
WITH PICTURESQUE 
BRANCHING 
Arbutus unedo, 6 
Birch, 19 
Camphor, 17 
Dogwood, 18 
Ligustrum 
japonicum, 9 
Lilac, 15 
Loquat, 17 
Magnolia 
(deciduous), 15 
Oak, 17, 19 
Pomegranate, 15 
Pyracantha, 10, 16 
VINES 
Bignonia, 28 
Bougainvillea, 28 
Boston Ivy, 29 
Clematis, 28 
Climbing Fig, 28 
Climbing Roses, 22 
Jasminum, 28 
Lonicera, 29 
Silverlace, 29 
Star Jasmine, 28 
Virginia Creeper, 29 
Wisteria, 29 
He will give you practical suggestions for planting. 
WIND RESISTING PLANTS 
Tall, Sun 
Cotoneaster, 7, 16 
Escallonia, 7 
Leptospermum, 9 
Pittosporum, 10 
Medium, Sun 
Abelia, 6 
Ceanothus, 13 
Cistus, 6 
Euonymus, 7 
Ligustrum, 9 
Low, Sun 
Berberis, 6, 14 
Ceanothus, 13 
Cistus, 6 
a 
Cotoneaster, 7, 15 
Myrtus, 9 
Veronica, 11 
Bare root stock available for planting January 
through March. 
MOST ITEMS AVAILABLE IN CONTAINERS 
FOR PLANTING THE YEAR AROUND 
ee PLANTING TIME IN CALIFORNIA IS ALL THE TIME 
