Evergreen Elm 
California Pepper Tree 
California-Grown 
EVERGREEN TREES 
Southern Magnolia 
The trees in this group are widely planted in California for street and shade trees, as lawn specimens 
or for the lovely flowers of some kinds. The year around foliage is excellent to conceal objectionable 
views from the house and garden. In this list you will find trees for any possible purpose. All are hardy 
in California except at higher altitudes. Most varieties available in specimen sizes. 
ACACIAS 
All Acacias: Gal. $1.50; 
Specimen plants at $4.50 
Acacia baileyana. Popular small tree with 
feathery blue green foliage and clouds of 
light yellow fragrant flowers in spring. The 
seed pods, which follow, are light lavender 
purple and give a nice misty tone to the 
trees. 10°. 
Acacia latifolia. A large shrub or tree for hid- 
ing objectionable views. Leaves long and nar- 
row, polished and densely clothing the stems. 
Flowers golden yellow. 18°. 
CAMPHOR 
Camphora officinalis, Camphor Tree. Widely 
planted street tree with round top of light 
green foliage, aromatic of camphor when 
crushed. Trees often make a delightful tracery 
of lower branches. 18°. Specimen plants at 
$4.75 up. 
. CAROB 
Ceratonia siliqua, Carob (St. John’s Bread). 
Rounded tree with neat dark green foliage. 
Much planted as a street tree. Free of insects 
and diseases. Drouth resistant. 21°. Speci- 
men plants $4.75 up. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY TREE 
Crinodendron dependens. A native of Chile, 
this tree, growing to a height of about 30 feet, 
earns its popular name to the characteristic 
of its white flowers. The relatively small, 
elliptic leaves are 22 inches long, but clothe 
the tree with great ornamental effect. Speci- 
men plants at $5.00 up. 
EUCALYPTUS or GUM TREES 
All Eucalyptus, Gal. $1.50; 
Specimen plants at $4.50 up 
Eucalyptus globulus compacta, Blue Gum. 
Rapid growing tree with broad blue leaves 
later turning deep green. Much planted for 
windbreaks and a source of firewood. Hardy. 
Eucalyptus polyanthemos. Small tree, slender, 
graceful. Round leaves gray-green on droop- 
ing branches. Hardy. 
Eucalyptus sideroxylon rosea. This beautiful 
moderately sized tree delights us with silvery 
foliage and a profusion of light pink flowers. 
GIVE A LIVING GIFT FOR LASTING 
LOQUAT 
“SEriobotyra japonica, Loquat. Although essen- 
tially a fruit tree prized for its fruits in early 
summer, this round headed tree is often de- 
sirable in the background planting. Long 
leathery leaves, woolly beneath. Specimen 
plants at $4.75 up. 
MAGNOLIA 
Magnolia grandiflora, Southern Magnolia. 
Large growing evergreen trees always neat in 
their glossy foliage. The immense white fra- 
grant water-lily-like flowers appear through- 
out the summer. Give generous amounts of 
water for better blooms. Specimen plants at 
$4.75 up. 
Magnolia grandiflora, St. Mary’s. Dwarf type 
of the grandiflora. Gal. $3.50; Specimen 
plants at $10.00. 
LIGUSTRUM 
Ligustrum japonicum. Fast growing, with 
broad, dark green, pointed leaves and creamy 
white panicles of flowers. Leave untrimmed 
to allow to grow into about 8 ft. tree. Often 
used for tall hedges; well foliaged to the 
ground. Tree form: Specimen plants at $5.00 
up. 
Loquat 
BEAUTY 
OLIVE 
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Mission and Manzanillo varieties. The orna- 
mental value of Olives lies in their gnarled, 
picturesque grey trunks and wide spreading 
masses of greyish green foliage. Even if we 
don’t grow them for the fruits an olive grove 
with trees 25 feet apart in even rows is at- 
tractive beyond description. Olives almost 
thrive on neglect once they are established. 
Hardy. Specimen plants at $5.00 up. 
PYRUS 
Pyrus kawakami, Evergreen Pear. May be 
grown as a small tree, a large shrub or very 
effectively espaliered. The glossy, luxuriant 
foliage is handsome the year around. In the 
spring it’s a mass of fragrant white flowers. 
Grafted plants Gal. $3.00; Specimen plants at 
$7.50 up. 
CALIFORNIA LIVE OAK 
Quercus agrifolia. See Natives, page 3. 
LOCUST 
Robinia pseudoacacia, Moraine Locust. Grown 
more for its merits as a shade tree, but its 
beautiful form and clean habits have made it 
in a short time one of the most popular land- 
scaping trees. Bare Root, $7.50 up. 
PEPPER TREES 
Schinus molle, California Pepper Tree. Rapid 
growing trees with gnarled trunks and grace- 
ful weeping branchlets of feathery texture; 
have long been popular in California. Pretty 
with their red berries in winter. Hardy, thriv- 
ing in poor, light soil. Specimen plants at 
$4.75 up. 
EVERGREEN ELM 
UImus sempervirens. Small tree with spread- 
ing crown of slender drooping branches and 
bright green leaves. Rapidly becoming popu- 
lar as a street and shade tree. Generally ideal 
for small homes. Hardy, but not evergreen in 
colder sections. 24°. Specimen plants at 
$4250) up. 
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