FRAGRANT DAPHNE 
DAPHNE ALBA. Clear white flowers. Substantial, glossy green fo- 
liage. Gal. $1.75; larger, $4.00 up. 
DAPHNE ODORA MARGINATA. Dense low shrub with rich green, 
cream-margined leaves and clusters of exquisitely fragrant waxy 
white or pink flowers from January to March. Good drainage is 
necessary. Sun or partial shade. Very hardy. Gal. $1.75; larger, 
$4.00 up. 
BREATH OF HEAVEN 
DIOSMA PULCHRUM. Dwarf compact bushy shrub with fine foliage 
like Heather covered with masses of tiny pink flowers during spring 
and summer. Sun. Very showy and graceful. Hardy to 20°. Gal. 
$1.25; Specimen plants at $4.00. 
DIOSMA REEVESI. Same as the pink but with white flowers. Excel- 
lent shrubs to lighten the effect of heavy foliage masses in the 
shrub plantings, especially in foundations. Hardy to 25°. Gal. $1.25; 
Specimen plants at $4.00. 
ELAEAGNUS 
ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS. A large spreading shrub that has its 
stems and leaves covered with frosty shiny scales. The large silver- 
bronze berries also have a frost-like tint. Gal. $1.50 and up. 
ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS MACULATA. Foliage beautifully marked 
with yellow. Very fine. Low-spreading. Gal. $1.75; Specimen plants 
at $5.00. 
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Erica (Heather) 
HEATHERS 
Lovely fine foliaged shrubs with showy masses of brilliant flowers. 
We list two types, one with tubular flowers (South African) and 
the other with small globular flowers (southern European). Both do 
well in sun but require a soil of pure peat with a little sand for 
drainage. Keep lime away from them and acidify the soil once a 
year with soil sulphur. All hardy to 20°. 
ERICA DARLEYENSIS (Mediterranean Hybrid). Bright red flowers 
in spring on 2-ft. high bush. Free blooming, very showy. Gal. $1.50. 
ERICA MELANTHERA ROSEA. Flowers of deep pink. A tall growing 
shrub with masses of fine textured, plumy leaves and clouds of pink 
flowers. Winter blooming. Gal. $1.50; Specimen plants at $4.50. 
ERICA MELANTHERA RUBRA. Darker blossoms and lower grow- 
ing than the Rosea. Blooms in the autumn. Gal. $1.50; Specimen 
plants at $4.50. 
Other Varieties Available at Our Nursery 
ESCALLONIAS 
Excellent evergreen shrubs of neat growth and good dark green 
foliage. Some have showy flowers in large clusters. For open situa- 
tions. Escallonias do especially well along the coast. Hardy. 
ESCALLONIA MONTEVIDENSIS. Medium to large shrub with light 
green foliage and masses of single white flowers in showy heads in 
summer. Gal. $1.25; Specimen plants at $3.75 up. 
ESCALLONIA ORGANENSIS. One of the finest Escallonias recently 
introduced and one of the best flowering shrubs. Luxuriant glossy 
green leaves of medium size showing bronzy red tints. Flowers pink 
to white, like small apple-blossoms in large clusters. Gal. $1.25; 
Specimen plants at $3.75 up. 
ECALLONIA RUBRA. Low compact shrub; one of the best of the 
group; shining leaves and showy rich red flowers. Likes a shady 
location. Gal. $1.25; Specimen plants at $3.75 up. 
Other Escallonias Available 
EUGENIA 
EUGENIA MYRTIFOLIA. Attractive the year around and one of the 
most useful ornamental shrubs. Makes a beautiful accent specimen 
with light trimming and an excellent screening or hedge subject for 
heights ranging from 6 to 12 feet. New foliage bronzy, flowers 
creamy-white, berries lavender-purple. Gal. $1.50; Specimen plants 
at $4.50. 
EUGENIA SMITHI. Mauve-berried type growing to small tree 
height with panicles of small white blossoms in spring. Gal. $1.50; 
Specimen plants at $4.50. 
Eugenia are tender in interior valleys. 
EUONYMUS 
A very popular evergreen foliage shrub with glossy leaves. It is 
well suited for planting in the drier sections in full sun as a foun- 
dation or specimen plant, or as clipped specimens. Makes an excel- 
lent hedge. 
Gal. Cans $1.25 up; Specimen plants $3.75 up, each variety. 
EUONYMUS JAPONICUS (Evergreen). Has excellent all-green 
shining leaves. 
EVONYMUS ARGENTEO-MARGINATUS (Silver Queen). A green 
variety with silver-white fringe. 
EUONYMUS AUREO-MARGINATUS (Golden). A green variety 
with yellow edges. 
EUONYMUS AUREO-VARIEGATUS (Gold Spot). A striking va- 
riegated variety with green edges and a yellow center. 
EUVONYMUS MICROPHYLLUS (Boxleaf). A very compact variety 
with tiny green leaves. An excellent hedge. 
PINEAPPLE GUAVA 
‘FEISOA SELLOWIANA (Pineapple Guava). Not nearly enough 
grown as an ornamental, this gray foliaged shrub glorifies the garden 
in spring with its waxy white flowers with plumes of bright red 
stamens in the centers. Fruits green, oval in shape and strongly 
ae of Pineapple. Very hardy. Gal. $1.50; Specimen plants at 
FREMONTIA 
FREMONTIA MEXICANA. One of our finest native shrubs. Deeply 
cut wooly leaves and yellow-orange cup-shaped flowers in early 
spring are a glorious combination. Full sun and dry porous soil make 
it useful for semi-wild plantings in dry places. Hardy. Gal. $2.00. 
FUCHSIAS 
The highly colored yet deli- 
cate flowers of Fuchsias are 
so varied and beautiful that 
they are highly prized all 
over the country. Give them 
a rich soil with plenty of leaf 
mold or humus and keep 
moist but not wet. They are 
best along the coast but do 
well inland with frequent 
spraying during hot spells. 
Subject to frost. 
See complete selection at 
nursery. Prices according to 
size and variety. Available in 
hanging and upright vari- 
eties. 
Fuchsia 
GARDENIAS . 
Glossy leaved shrubs famous for their waxy white flowers. Delight- 
fully perfumed and much used for corsages and when cut simply 
to perfume the house. They are easy to grow in sun or partial shade 
when planted in a soil composed of leaf-mold, peat and sand. 
Drainage should be the best. Don’t cultivate around the roots, 
instead spread a mulch of leaf-mold to keep the soil moist at all 
times. Hardy to 18 or 20°. Feed regularly with blood meal. 
GARDENIA GRANDIFLORA (Mystery). Improved form with large 
double flowers. Profuse during summer, off and on throughout the 
year. Gal. $1.50; Specimen plants at $4.50 up. 
GARDENIA VEITCHI. While this variety has smaller blooms than 
Mystery, it blooms more profusely and over a longer period of 
time. Gal. $1.50; Specimen plants at $4.50 up. 
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