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Descriptive Catalogue
OF
DECIDUOUS AND EVERGREEN
Ornamental Trees, Palms, SArubs
Roses, Etc.
NILES, CALIFORNIA
Magnolia Grandiflora. Norway Spruce. California Big Tree. Pittosporum Eugenioides.
Preface Seventh Edition
We take pleasure in presenting this new edition of our Descriptive Ornamental
Catalogue, carefully revised and improved by the addition and description of new and
promising sorts, and the omission of such as long experience has proved to be no longer
worthy of general dissemination.
The assortment in both the fruit and ornamental departments of our establishment
having become so extensive, we have found it necessary to divide our Descriptive
Catalogue into two parts (in separate publications), the first to include Fruit-Trees,
Small Fruits, Grapes, etc., and the second, Ornamental Stock only. They will be
designated as Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in our list of Catalogues, and will be issued
only from time to time, as circumstances may require. A Catalog and Price-List,
known as No. 3, which gives prices and sizes of the contents of Nos. 1, 2 and 4,
and another known as No. 4, giving descriptions of American Resisting Vines.
We invite all to visit the Nursery, which is the largest, by far, of any on the Pacific
Coast, whether as intending purchasers or otherwise. If parties will notify us of the
time of their arrival at Niles, we will have conveyance at station to meet them.
To reach our Nursery from San Francisco, take the broad-gauge ferry-boat for
Oakland, leaving at 8:00 and 8:30 A. M. and 12 M., and 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:30 and 6:00
p.M. ‘These make close connections with through trains direct to Niles. From Sacra-
mento and all points centering there, the train leaving at 10:15 A. M. for San Francisco
via Lathrop, Tracy, Livermore, etc., should be taken. From San Jose and its southern
connections, trains leaving at 5:15, 6:15, 8:40 and 9:30 A. M., and 12.35 and 4:35 P. M
CALIFORNIA NURSERY COMPANY.
OFFICERS:
WILLIAM J. LANDERS, President. H. W. MEEK, Vice-president.
Joun H. Henn, Secretary. CENTRAL BANK, Oakland, Treasurer.
JounN Rock, Manager.
DIRECTORS:
Wm. J. LAnpERS, San Francisco. W. G. PALMANTEER, Oakland.
Horry W. MEEK, San Lorenzo. A. C. Hammonpn, JR., San Francisco.
EGBERT B. StTonr, Elmhurst. JoHn H. Henn, San Francisco.
F. W. Hosmerr, San Francisco.
ST ECUNE, INCMNC2:
Those only who can show a certificate of recent date with our signature and the
seal of the company attached, are authorized to solicit orders for us. We wish to call
special attention to this notice, as we know it has heretofore been the practice of un-
principled persons to procure the catalogues of prominent nurseries and take orders in
their names, which they fill with poor stock bought elsewhere. If our patrons will
kindly notify us of any person whom they have reason to believe is not a regularly
appointed agent, we shall consider it a favor.
TO CORRESPONDENTS
Correspondents will greatly oblige us by observing, as far as possible, the follow-
ing points in making out their orders;
Ist. Orders should be sent in as early as possible.
2d. All orders should be legibly written out on a separate sheet, and not mixed
up in the body of the letter, thereby saving us a great deal of trouble, and tending to
prevent mistakes.
3d. Where particular varieties are ordered, and particlar ages and sizes of trees,
kind of stock, etc., it should be stated whether, and to what extent, substitution will be
allowed, in case the order can not be filed to the letter, as happens occasionally in all
establishments. Where no instructions in this respect accompany the order, we shall
feel at liberty to substitute other varieties as nearly similar as possible. Ifthe selection
of varieties is left extive/y to us, we shall endeavor to send only such sorts as are
acknowledged to give general satisfaction.
4th. All trees and plants are carefully labeled; and securely packed in the best
manner, for which a moderate charge, sufficient to cover cost of material only, will be
made; but no charge is made for the delivery of packages at the railroad or express
offices at Niles.
5th. Our customers are requested to notify us immediately of any errors that may
be committed in filling their orders, so that we may at once rectify the same, as we
desire to conduct our business in all respects satisfactorily to those who favor us with
their confidence.
6th. It is requested that explicit directions for marking and shipping packages
accompany each order. When it is left for us to choose the mode of conveyance,we
will exercise our best judgment; but as all articles are at the risk of the purchaser after
being shipped, we must not be held responsible for any loss or delay that may occur
through the negligence of the forwarders.
7th. Orders from unknown correspondents must be acompanied by the cash or
satisfactory reference. Orders to be sent C. O. D. must be accompanied by at least
one-half the amount in cash; otherwise, they will receive no attention.
8th. Remittances may be made by draft on San Francisco, Wells, Fargo & Com-
pany’s and Post-office money orders on Niles, or cash by express, prepaid.
oth. Orders priced at single rates, and not exceeding four pounds in weight, can
be forwarded by mail, postage paid; but where possible we recommend having them
sent by express, as we are then able to send much stronger and better plants.
All communications to be addressed to
CALIFORNIA NURSERY COMPANY,
NILES, CALIFORNIA.
Omamemal Depariment
Our stock of Ornamental Trees, Palms, Shrubs, Roses and Plants comprise the
largest collection on the Pacific Coast. Wenow have ninety-five acres in Ornamental
Trees and Plants, and our increasing business demands a larger acreage with each suc-
ceeding year. Our intentionis to introduce all new varieties which we now have in
our trial ground testing their hardiness and adaptability to our climate. We have
found it necessary, on account of our extensive territory (embracing the balmiest
climate of the South to the severe temperature of the North), to grow many varieties
that come from a semi-tropical climate and all that are grown in the North.
PLANTING
The proper time to plant deciduous trees in our climate is after all heavy frosts
have subsided and sufficient rain fallen to wet the ground. With Evergreens and Semi-
Tropical Plants it is best to plant from February to April, before they start a new
growth. Palms do best if planted late in spring, from March to June.
The ground should be thoroughly ploughed or spaded deep, and holes dug from
eight inches to one foot larger in every direction than required by the roots when
spread out in their natural position It is very important in heavy soil to make deep
holes and then fill in again, thus insuring drainage. In shallow holes after a heavy
rain, the roots will stand in water and tree die. Evergreens lifted with balls should
be planted with the burlap remaining on the roots. This should not be removed.
Trees planted in light soil may stand from two to three inches deeper than they stood
in the Nursery. ‘This is especially true of Evergreens of large size.
In heavy and wet ground it is advisable to plant as the trees stood in the Nursery.
With all large trees the soil should be filled in gradually and well tampered, so as to
make it very firm A rammer can be used when roots are well covered. When all is
filled in put two inches of loose soil on top.
PRUNING AJ TIME OF PLANTING
Ornamental Trees should be pruned in proportion to amount of roots lost in trans-
planting. The natural shape should be preserved and the lower limbs shortened and
not cut off, so that the new growth will shade the tree. They can be cut off in after
years, when the top is fully developed, so asto give the necessary shade.
Evergeens can be pruned by thinning out the foliage and shortening in the limbs.
All Ornamental Trees require only such pruning after being established as will
prevent a straggling growth of the head, and bring the head, up to the desired height.
This should be done gradually from time to time, until the tree is strong enough to
resist the wind.
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STAKING AND SHADING
Many trees may be seen along sidewalks and roadsides crooked and bent. A stake
of sufficient size set at time of planting, and the tree firmly tied to it until of sufficient
size to resist the sway of the wind, will insure a straight growth.
Evergreens of large size should be staked so that the wind will not pull them loose
during a long rain or storm. On dry ground, or where there are no facilities to water,
trees should be shaded on the southwest with a board or a piece of burlap, wound
loosely around the body of the tree up to its limbs.
AFTER-CULTURE
The success of the newly planted trees depends entirely upon the care and cultiva-
tion they receive the first three months after planting. All Evergreens should be kept
watered until they make a new growth. The ground should be kept loose by cultiva-
tion for at least three feet around the tree. If the ground is not under cultivation the
surrounding dry soil will absorb all the water given the tree. A mulch can be put
around the tree to keep the soil from baking.
For Index, See Last Page of Catalogue
DECIDUOUS TREES
THOSE VARIETIES WHICH DO NOT RETAIN THEIR FOLIAGE DURING THE WINTER
Mimosa TREE
ficacia, Julibrissin—Mimosa TREE. A low-growing, spreading tree, with fine,
feathery foliage ; producing large heads of pink-colored flowers during the
summer, months.
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Allmond, Large Double:flowering—A vigorous, beautiful tree, covered in May
with double, rose-colored blossoms, like small roses.
Apple, Double-flowering (carnea plena)—Delicate, flesh-colored, double flowers,
very fine.
Fragrant Garland-flowering (coronaria odorata)—Single blush flowers, with
the fragrance of sweet violets.
Medwietzkyanas—A uew flowering Apple from Siberia. Produces a large
number of red flowers and continues to bloom for two months. All parts of
this tree, with the exception of old leaves, are red, even the bark and wood.
The pulp of the fruit, which has a fine flavor, is of a dark rose color.
Atralia, Spinosa—A singular-looking, small-sized tree, with very prickly stems,
pinnate leaves, and bearing immense panicles of white flowers in the month of
August.
Aish, American White—A fine tree of medium height, with broad, round head,
clean, straight trunk, and foliage of a soft mellow green.
European—A \otty tree of rapid growth, with spreading head and gray bark,
pinnate leaves and black buds.
Flowering (ornus)—F lowers greenish white, fringe-like; blooms early in spring
in large clusters.
Beech, Cut-leaved—A tree of elegant round habit, and delicately cut fern-like foliage.
European—A beautiful tree, attaining a height of eighty feet, with green, glossy
foliage and feathery branches.
Purple-leaved (Rivers)—-An elegant tree with compact, symmetrical growth,
with crimson foliage early in spring, changing to a dark purple in summer.
The finest of all purple-leaved trees.
Birch, European White—A graceful tree of medium size, silvery bark, and slender
branches. Assumes a drooping habit after four or five year’s growth.
Upright—Of elegant pyramidal habit like the Lombardy Poplar; bark silvery
white. Very distinct and ornamental.
Cut-leaved—See Weeping Trees.
Sweet Birch (/enta)—Makes a shapely tree, with dark brown and reddish
bronze twigs; very aromatic.
Poplar Birch ( populifolia)—An American species of rapid growth, with triangu-
lar, tapering-pointed, smooth and glossy leaves.
Buckeye, Ohio—A native tree of the Western States, of large size, with large,
smooth leaves and yellow flowers.
Catalpa Bungei—Cuinesk CaTaLpa. A species from Chinaof dwarf habit; foliage
large and glossy. ‘Top-grafted on tall stems, it makes an effective umbrella-
shaped tree.
Speciosa—A hardy variety originating in the Western States; hardier and finer
than the common, and blooming earlier.
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Catalpa Syringafolia—W ide-spreading head and silvery-gray bark ; leaves large,
heart-shaped, pale green. Large bunches of white flowers, marked with
purple and yellow spots.
Chestnut, Spanish or Italian—A valuable species both for ornament and fruit.
It forms a handsome lawn tree.
Variegated—Leaves beautifully margined with white, which is never affected
by the sun, like many variegated trees.
Cedrela Sinensis—A rare tree from Northern China, growing to a large size ; bears
long, drooping panicles, two to three feet in length, of small, white flowers in
June. This will doubtless soon become a valuable tree for street planting.
Elm, American—A tree of lofty growth, and with sweeping, drooping branches.
A grand sort for roadside planting.
Clemmeri—Medium size, moderate growth and fine form ; much used in Belgium
for avenue planting.
Cork-Bark—Young branches very corky indeep fissures. "This variety has so far
proved itself to be the best shade tree for California, succeeding well inany soil.
Elm, Dovaei—An upright, vigorous-growing variety, remarkably well adapted for
street planting.
French (Campestris)—An erect, lofty tree of rapid growth, with smaller and
more regularly cut leaves than the American.
Huntingdon—Of very erect habit, and rapid, vigorous growth. Bark clean and
smooth. Foliage dense, leaves large, dark green, remaining on the tree until
late. Fine for street and avenue planting. ‘The handsomest of all Elms.
Wheatleys—Compact and upright grower, with medium to small dais foliage ;
a superb shade tree for lawn or roadside.
Horse:Chestnut, European or White-flowering—A large-sized tree, of hand-
some, regular outline, very hardy, and free from all diseases. Magnificient
erect spikes of white flowers, lightly marked with red.
Red-flowering—Leaves deeper green than the preceding, and showy red flowers.
Judas Tree, or Red Bud—A native tree of medium size, with pure green, perfect
heartshaped leaves. It is entirely covered with delicate pink flowers before
the foliage appears.
White-flowering—A variety of the above with white flowers.
Laburnum, or Golden Chain—A beautiful small tree, with long, drooping
racemes of fragrant yellow flowers.
Larch, European—A very ornamental, rapid-growing tree, valuable for timber ;
small, drooping branches.
Linden, American—A rapid-growing, large-sized, beautiful native tree, with very
large leaves and fragrant flowers.
European—A very fine pyramidal tree of large size, with large leaves ; flowers
fragrant.
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Linden, White or Siluer-leaved—A vigorous-growing tree of pyramidal form;
leaves smooth above, downy beneath. Very conspicuous.
Liquidamber—Swert Gum. A stately tree, with star-shaped leaves, which change
to beautiful colors in the fall.
Locust, Bessoniana—THoRNLEss Locust. A noble tree of fine, regular growth,
with dark green, heavy and luxuriant foliage; entirely without thorns.
Most ornamental of the family.
Common or Black—A native tree of rapid growth, valuable for timber as well
as quite ornamental. ‘The flowers are in long, pendulous racemes, white and
very fragrant, and appear in June. It will flourish in many places where no
other tree will succeed.
Decaisniana (Pink-flowering )—Remarkable for its vigorous growth and fine,
pink-colored flowers, which it produces in great abundance.
Neo Mexicana—A new variety from Mexico of strong growth and fine form,
with red flowers.
Thornless Honey—A variety of the Honey Locust, with pretty, globe-shaped
head, elegant foliage, and without thorns.
Magnolia, Acuminata—CucuMBER TREE—A majestic tree, with large leaves
and yellow flowers. Fruit when green resembles a cucumber.
Maiden Hair Tree (Salisburia)--A remarkable tree from Japan, of rapid growth,
with beautiful fern-like foliage. Rare and elegant.
Maple (Acer) Box Elder Variegata Aurea—A remarkably attractive and or-
namental tree, of dwarf, close habit, and leaves distinctly margined with yellow.
California—A variety indigenous to this State, and found mostly along creek
bottoms; growth upright and rapid.
English Cork-barked (Campestre)—A slow-growing, stocky tree, of compact,
roundish habit, with corky bark, and small, handsome foliage.
Norway—A large, handsome tree of rounded form, with broad, shining foliage.
One of the most desirable for any situation.
Oregon or Large leaved—A most graceful tree, with wide-spreading branches
and very large foliage; makes a fine, round-headed avenue and shade tree.
Purple Leaved (Schwedlerii)—A beautiful variety, with the young shoots and
leaves of a bright purplish and crimson color, which changes to purplish green
in the older leaves.
Reitenbach’s—An excellent and striking variety of pyramidal habit; foliage
beautiful green in early spring, changing to a decided purple towards mid-
summer, purplish scarlet in autumn.
Scarlet (Rubrum)—A medium, round-headed tree; produces deep red blossoms,
which appear before the leaves. In autumn, the foliage changes to a brilliant
scarlet.
Silver, or Soft-——Large size, and irregular, rounded form; a fine tree for park or
street planting; leaves white or silvery on the under side.
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Maple, Sugar—A well-known tree of stately growth, fine form and foliage.
Sycamore—A handsome tree of rapid, upright growth, with large foliage, and
smooth, ash-gray colored bark.
Weir’s Cut-leaved—A rapid-growing, drooping, graceful form of the Silver
Maple; foliage abundant, deeply and delicately dissected.
Mountain Ash, European—A fine, hardy tree, with dense and irregular head,
covered from July with great clusters of bright scarlet berries.
Mulberry, Downing’s Everberaing—A magnificent tree of rapid growth, with
very large leaves, and producing superior fruit.
Lick’s American—A variety originated by the late Jamaes Lick and apparently
fully equal to Downing’s Everbearing; fruit large, black, and of exquisite flavor.
Multicaulis—Rapid grower, with white but worthless fruit; it is cbiefly used as
food for silkworms.
New American—A fine, rapid-growing tree, with large foliage and superior fruit.
White (Alba)—This, like the Multicaulis, is used for silk culture, and will grow
in any soil when once established.
Oak, Burr (Macrocarpa)—A large-spreading tree, with large, deeply-lobed leaves;
cup-bearing ; acorns fringed and burr-like ; one of the grandest and noblest
of Oaks.
California Weeping, or Valley Oak (Lobata)—A tree with wide-spreading
limbs, and slender, drooping branches ; one of the largest and most graceful
- spreading trees we have in California.
Douglas’s (California White Oak or Blue Oak)—A tall-spreading tree with
oblong, bluish green leaves.
Cut-leaved (Robur Laciniata)—Leaves cut nearly to the midrib, forming long,
narrow lobes; foliage graceful, light and elegant.
English (Robur)—The Royal Oak of England; a very enduring tree, graceful
and vigorous when young; majestic and grand in maturity.
Pin Oak (Palustris\—Foliage deep green, finely divided ; as the tree grows the
branches droop until the lower ones touch the ground. The foliage takes on
a partly scarlet and yellow color in the fall.
Red (ubra)—An American species, of large size and rapid aroun’ foliage
purplish-red in the fall.
Scarlet (Coccinea)—A native tree of rapid growth, pyramidal outline, and especi-
ally remarkable in autumn, when the foliage changes to a bright scarlet.
Oak, Turkey (Cerris)—-A very handsome and symmetrical tree; foliage lobed and
deeply cut ; leaves change to brown in the autumn.
Water Oak (Aquatica)—One of the finest of America Oaks ; grows to forty
feet in height.
Paulownia, Imperialis—A magnificent, tropical-looking tree from Japan; of
extremely rapid growth, and surpassing all others in the Size of its leaves ;
large, upright panicles of purple flowers in spring.
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Pecan—A very beautiful, symmetrical, and rapid-growing native tree, producing valu-
able timber and crops of oblong, sweet nuts.
Peach, Blood-leaved—Foliage of a deep blood-red color in spring, fading to a dull
green as the season advances, but the young growth preserves its dark color
the entire summer.
Flowering—There are but few more beautiful trees than the Flowering Peaches.
Blooming early in February and March, every branch is covered with a mass
of beautiful, highly-colored flowers, attracting notice from a distance.
Early Red—The earliest to flower; February.
Double Red—Sewi-double; bright red flowers in great abundance.
Double Rose—Flowers double, pale rose-colored, resembling a small rose.
Double White—Similar to preceding, except that the flowers are pure white.
Phellodendron Amurense—CHINESE CORK TREE. ‘This Chinese tree grows to
a large size and makes a fine spreading specimen; the flowers are greenish
white in clusters; the foliage is pinnate; a very pretty ornamental tree.
Plane Tree—sSee Sycamore.
Persimmon, European (Lotus)—-A stately tree, with leaves of a beautiful dark
glossy green above and downy beneath.
Plum, Double-flowered Sloe (Spinosa)—A small tree or large shrub from Japan,
covered in spring with small, double, daisy-like white flowers.
Purple-leaved (/issardi)—Yhe finest purple-leaved small tree or shrub of recent
introduction.
Poplar, Bolleana—A compact, upright grower, resembling the Lombardy Poplar;
with leaves glossy green above and silvery beneath.
Carolina—A very rapid-growing variety with large leaves; grows to a large size
in a short time; valuable for street planting.
Lombardy—A rapid-growing tree of pyramidal habit and tall, spiry form; indis-
pensable in landscape gardening to break the ordinary and monotonous out-
lines of most other trees.
White or Silvuer—A tree of wonderfully rapid growth and wide-spreading habit;
leaves large, glossy green above, and white as snow beneath.
Sophora, Japonica—A handsome tree of medium size, with light-colored, soft
foliage; and small, cream-colored, pea-shaped flowers in racemes.
Sterculia Plantanifolia—CuineEsk PARaAsoL. A pretty tree of modern growth;
leaves very large and glossy, on long petioles, three and five lobed.
Sycamore—-AMERICAN PLANE. A tall-growing tree with large leaves, resembling
European Plane.
Euopean—ORrIENTAL PLANE. A fine, clean, straight-growing tree, extensively
planted on the Boulevards of Paris and the Thames Embankment in London.
Wherever it has been planted in California it has done well in all situations.
For many years after planting it maintains its beauty in full proportions. It
is more exempt from the attack of insects than any other shade tree.
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Taxodium, distichum—DeEcipuous Cypress. Growth medium; foliage late, in
loose, airy tufts, delicate and feathery, and of a cheerful, bright greer tint.
Texas Umbrella—A variety of the Pride of China, but more hardy; it forms a dense,
spreading head, resembling a gigantic umbrella, and of a unique appearance;
flowers very sweet; it is the most popular shade and avenue tree in the Southern
States.
Thorn—The Thorns justly deserve to be classed among the most beautiful flowering
trees. They are generally dense, low growers, and well adapted to beautify
small grounds. ‘Their sweet-scented flowers are followed by bright red berries.
They bloom in April and May.
English Hawthorn—(Oxyacantha)—The celebrated English hedge plant; flowers
single, white, showy and highly perfumed.
Cockspur—Leaves bright, shining green; white fragrant flowers; a tree of vigorous
growth and fine effect.
Double White—Has small, double white flowers that fade to light pink; highly
ornamental variety, on account of both foliage or flowers.
Paul’s Double Scarlet—Flowers bright carmine red; the best of its color, and
strongest grower.
Pyramidal—Of fine pyramidal habit and fine foliage; a good grower; flowers
white, single.
Rubra Splendens—Flowers single, rose-colored.
Washington Thorn (Cordata)—-The small, red fruit is in numerous clusters,
The flowers are later than other Hawthorns, not appearing until June.
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron)—A magnificent native tree of tall, pyramidal habit, with
bread, glossy, fiddle-shaped, light-green leaves and yellow, tulip-shaped
flowers.
Virgilia Lutea—Y=ELLow Woop. A fine tree, with compact, broadly-rounded head;
leaves like the Locust. of a light, pleasing green; flowers like pea blossoms;
white and fragrant.
Walnut, American Black—One of the largest and handsomest of American forest
trees; it grows freely on this coast, stands transplanting well, bears early, and
ought to be extensively cultivated, not alone for the nuts, but also for the
valuable wood it produces.
California Black—A tapid-growing tree; bears a nut with a hard shell, and
grows well in any good soil; an excellent shade and avenue tree.
Cut-leaved—A distinct variety, with large, deeply cut foliage, and producing
smooth, well-fleshed, medium-sized nuts.
Caucasian (/Pterocarya)—One of the most ornamental of the Walnut trees, with
large, long leaves.
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DECIDUOUS WEEPING TREES
Ash, European—The common, well-known sort; one of the finest lawn and arbor
trees; covers a great space and grows rapidly.
Gold: barked—An elegant weeping tree; bark in winter as yellow as gold.
Beech—A remarkably vigorous, picturesque tree of large size.
Birch, Cut-leaved—Beyond question the most elegant of all weeping trees; its tall,
slender, yet vigorous growth, graceful, drooping branches, silvery-white bark,
and delicately-cut foilage; present a very attractive appearance.
Young’s—A fine variety, more robust than the Cut-leaved.
Cherry, Japonica Rosea—Certainly one of the finest pendulous trees for the lawn
or small grounds; the branches are slender and fall gracefully to the ground,
and the flowers are rose-colored.
Elm, Camperdown—The most picturesque of the weeping or drooping trees. ‘The
growth is fast, the foliage large, dark green, glossy and luxuriant.
Cork-barked Weeping (Suberosa)—A highly ornamental, drooping variety.
Rough-Leaved Weeping (ugosa)—A fine, pendulous variety, with large,
rough leaves.
Laburnum—A weeping variety of the Laburnum, producing a fine effect.
Linden—A charming lawn tree, with very graceful, drooping branches.
Locust—A variety with dark green, luxuriant foliage and drooping branches.
Mountain Ash—A beautiful variety of rapid growth, and decidedly pendulous and
trailing habit; a most desirable lawn tree.
Mulberry, Teas’—One of the most graceful and hardy weeping trees in existence,
forming a perfect umbrella-shaped head, with long, slender, willowy branches
drooping to the ground.
Poplar—A variety of rapid growth, with long, slender branches, drooping gracefully
to the ground; foliage large and deeply serrated.
Sophora—One of the most beautiful weeping trees; very regular and graceful habit,
made up of picturesque short curves, and small foilage hanging in beautiful
tresses. Rare and choice.
Thorn—A pretty, drooping variety, with slender branches,
Watnut—Branches droop like those of a Willow; foliage similar to the ordinary
Walnut; strong grower, good bearer, and good nuts; highly ornamental.
Willow, Common (fLabylonica)—Our common and well-known Weeping Willow.
Lick’s—A beautiful weeper. It is a cross between the Common Weeping Willow
and the Black California Willow. It has the pendulous habit of the former,
and the large, broad, glossy leaves of the latter.
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EVERGREENS
CONIFEROUS TREES
Araucaria Bidwelli—MorvTon BAy PINE. Of mostsymmetrical growth; branches
in regular whorls closely set with shining, deep-green leaves; very handsome
for a lawn.
Braziliensis—BRAZILIAN Pine. A fine tree, with open, spreading head, straight
stem, and pretty, smooth bark; leaves sharp-pointed, light green and glaucuous
beneath.
Excelsa—NorroLk ISLAND PINE. A magnificient tree with straight trunk and
pyramidal head; branches comparatively short and slender, closely set with
foliage, horizontal when young; the whole presenting a most striking, beauti-
ful and symmetrical appearance.
Excelsa Glauca—This is identical with the above, except in color of foliage,
which is of a beautiful bluish or glaucous color.
Robusta Compacta—This differs from Excelsa in that it is more robust, but
at the same time of more compact growth than the latter. The color isa
deep, rich green.
Imbricata—CHILE PINE. Beautiful, regular, pyramidal form; branches in
whorls, spreading horizontally when young, rather ascending near the top;
leaves stiff, smooth, shining deep green, sharply pointed, and entirely cloth-
ing the branchlets; the greatest ornament among conifers.
Arbor-Vite, Aurea dumasa—A dwarf and curious variety, distinct and compact
in growth.
Chinese Golden—UVariegated—an erect, pyramidal-growing variety, having
foliage highly variegated with yellow.
Chinese Siluer—Uariegated—Fine variety; foliage variegated with silvery-
white.
Ever-Golden (Semper Aurescenes)—A variety of dwarf habit, but free growth,
and retaining its golden tint throughout the year; one of the best golden
variegated Evergreens.
George Peabody—Of dwarf, compact growth; foliage bright golden color,
which it retains throughout the summer.
Gigantea, or Lobii—A very ornamental, fast growing California Arbor- Vite,
attaining great size eventually. The branchlets are slender, flexible and very
numerous, of a shining green on the upper side, glaucuous-colored underneath.
Gigantea, or Lobii Aurea—A sport of the preceding; foliage quite yellow.
Golden (Aurea)The well-known beautiful evergreen tree; foliage yellow in
spring; rounded, conical form,
Japan (jfiliformis)—A most beautiful, compact, upright-growing variety, having
thread-like foliage.
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Arbor-Vite, Japan Weeping (filiformis pendula)—A weeping variety with
straight stem and long, slender, drooping branches; foliage of a light yel-
lowish green.
California Big Tree (Sequoia Gigantea)—The famous Big Tree of this State; has a
straight, erect trunk, with thickly furnished branches, which at first are hori-
zontal, but in time curve downwards; the leaves are spirally arranged around
the branchlets, and are of a glaucous-light-green; very handsome for a lawn.
California Nutmeg ( Torryea)—A handsome, yew-like tree, growing from 20 to 40
feet high, and forming a compact and rounded head.
Cedar, Atlantica—M?t. ATLAS CEDAR—A vigorous, pyramidal-growing tree, open
and airy; -light silvery foliage, very thick on the upper side of the branches.
Atlantica, Glauca—A variety of the Mt. Atlas Cedar; an intensely glaucous
variety, and one of the most striking of park and landscape trees; the foliage
is ofa silvery whiteness, appearing froma distance as if covered with a hoar-frost.
Deodar, or Indian—Anu exceedingly handsome tree, of vigorous growth, and
graceful, drooping habit; foliage light-silvery or glaucous-green.
Deodora Verticellata glauca—A variety with light bluish leaves, retaining
that tint at all times; the most distinct of all Cedars.
Lebanon—Vigorous growth, wide-spreading, horozontal branches, dark-green
foliage, massive and picturesque.
Cephalotaxus, Drupracea—A small evergreen tree; leaves crowded in two ranks,
yellowish glossy green above, glaucous beneath; fruit purple.
Fortunei—A handsome tree from Japan, of rounded form, medium size, dark-
green foliage, and long, slender, drooping branches.
Cryptomeria, Elegans—A distinct form from the Japonica, with fine dense foliage,
turning bronze-brown in winter.
Japonica—JAran CEDAR. A beautiful tree from China and Japan, growing 50
to 60 feet high, presenting a magnificent appearance.
Cunninghamia, Siensis—An interesting evergreen tree, native of China; trunk
straight and cylindrical; branches broadly spreading horozontally.
Cypress, Guadalupensis—Foliage with a bluish cast; a strong and erect grower.
Funeral—(funebris)—A noble species, with spreading head, forked branches,
dividing into numerous pendulous branchlets.
Italian—A tall, tapering, conical tree, with strict branches lying close to the
stem; much esteemed for cemetery planting.
Knightiana—A tall tree of Elegant habit, with drooping, feathery and fern-like
branchlets, and well distinguished by the glaucous bluish hue of its foliage.
Lawsoniana (Lawson's)—A beautiful tree, native of this State, with elegant
drooping branches, and very slender feathery branchlets.
Lawsoniana Argentea—Silver variegated Lawson’s Cypress.
Lawsoniana Lutea—Golden-hued Lawson’s Cypress.
Lawsoniana Stricta Viridis—Upright Lawson's Cypress.
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Cypress, Lusitanica—A tree attaining a height of about 50 feet, of upright, dense,
rapid growth and pyramidal form.
Monterey—The well-known and most extensively planted evergreen tree in Cali-
fornia; it also makes fine hedges.
Monterey Golden—A variety of the Monterey Cypress; foliage tinged with a
golden hue.
Monterey Variegated—Foliage spotted with golden yellow; very striking and
distinct.
Juniper, Bermudiana—A beautiful species, with long, linear, spreading leaves of
a light yellowish-green color.
Irish—A distinct and beautiful variety, of erect, dense, conical outline and upright
growth, short, glaucous-green foliage.
Japan—A very handsome shrub from China and Japan; it is thickly branched, of
dense growth, with glaucous-green foliage.
Japan Creeping—Branches decumbent, densely clothed with spray and foliage;
foliage of current year tinged with golden yellow, which gradually changes to
light green.
Japan Creeping Uariegated—A dense dwarf shrub, having many of the
branchlets and terminal shoots of a deep golden yellow.
Japan Variegated—Similatr in form and habit to the Japan, but being slightly
variegated with creamy white.
Prostrata—A beautiful species, trailing and densely branched; foliage delicate
and shining dark green; well adapted for rock-work.
Sabina—A dwarf spreading shrub, with trailing branches; thrives in the poorest
of soil; very suitable for rock-work.
Libocedrus, Decurrens—YELLOW CEDAR. A noble tree, attaining a height of 120
feet; of vigorous growth, with spreading branches somewhat pendulous; foliage
small and bright glossy green. é
Chilensis—Foliage glaucous-green; branches spreading, pendulous, but erect at
the top.
Viridis—A beautiful form of the type, having bright green foliage and branchlets
entirely devoid of glaucous bands.
Pine, Austrian—A robust, hardy, spreading tree, with long, stiff, dark leaves.
Canariensis—A rapid-growing, handsome pine; leaves slender, spreading and
pendulous, light green and lustrous, eight to twelve inches long.
Cembra—Swiss STONE Pine. A handsome, hardy Pine of slow growth and
symmetrical habit.
Coulterii—Leaves beautifully glaucous, rigid, and clustered at the ends of the
branchlets; growth rapid; a handsome and distinct species; cones of the
largest size.
Contorta—Scrvus Pink. A tree of moderate size and conical outline; leaves are
very small and dark green.
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Pine, Fremontiana (Monophylla)—A low-growing variety with dense, bushy head
and glaucous-colored foliage; branches numerous and slender; seldom exceeds
twenty feet in height.
Laricio—CorsIcaNn PINE. A tree with stout, spreading branches in regular
whorls, forming a symmetrical pyramid.
Maritima (Pinaster)—A beautiful tree of pyramidal habit; bark coarse and
deeply furrowed; leaves stiff, ten to twelve inches long, bright green.
Monterey—Our well-known native variety; the most handsome of the genus.
Pinea—ITALIAN STONE PINE. A native of the south of Europe, of slow growth,
delighting in a deep, sandy, dry soil, and forming a flat, parasol-like head;
foliage deep green, and, with that of the young growth, which are of a thick,
white, glaucous hue, present a peculiar contrast.
Penderosa—YELLOW PINE. A tree with stout, spreading branches, forming a
narrow, spire-like head; leaves long, acute, dark green.
Sabiniana—Leaves glaucous, bluish-green, pendulous and slightly twisted;
cones very large; branches horizontal; growth rapid.
Strobus Glauca—WHitt PINE. Leaves silvery white; dwarf; compact grower.
Sylvestris—Scotcu Prine. A tree with spreading branches; pyramidal when
young, with bluish-green leaves.
Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens)—Too well known to need description. We regret
to say, however, it is not nearly so extensively cultivated as it merits; no better
avenue tree exists.
Glaucous-leaved—A variety having foliage with a decidedly bluish cast, but
otherwise similar to the preceding.
Retinospora, Plumosa—A very compact-growing variety; short, slender branches,
and small, bright green leaves.
Plumosa Aurea—Golden-tipped foliage; retains its color throughout the year.
Plumosa Viridis—A very compact-growing variety, with short, slender branches,
and small, bright green leaves.
Plumosa Argentea UVariegata—A variety having its shoots variegated with
white.
Sciadopitys Verticillata—UMBRELLA PINE. A remarkable and beautiful conifer
from Japan; of slow growth while young, but eventually of large size; leaves
long, narrow and dark shining green, arranged in whorls of umbrella-like
tufts, on horizontal branches.
Spruce (A dzes)—Another class of beautiful, stately, handsome evergreens, entirely
overlooked in our landscape-planting. They are highly ornamental, their
formal but elegant outline and dark aspect affording a strong contrast to the
more irregular form and light foliage of other trees. As single specimens they
are among the most admired objects; many are also highly valued for their
timber. All are perfectly hardy.
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Alba—WHITE Spruce. A native tree of moderate growth; compact, pyramidal form;
foliage silvery gray, and bark light colored.
Alcockuiana—A fine pyramidal species from Japan, grow-
ing from 90 to 120 feet; young shoots covered with
long, weak hairs.
Balsamea—BAisAM Fir. Of very erect, medium close
growth; foliage has gray color on the under side.
Cephalonica—CEPHALONIAN SILVER Fir. A very
beautiful species, very broad for its height; leaves sil-
very and dagger-shaped, with a spine on the point.
Concolor—A hardy variety, growing well in many
soils and aspects; makes a beautiful conifer for the
lawn and park; foliage pale green and glaucous above,
silvery beneath.
Douglas—A magnificent, rapid-growing tree, with
leaves light green above and glaucous below; some-
times attains a height of 300 feet.
~ NORWAY SPRUCE.
Eugelmanni—A magnificent pyramidal tree, with bluish-green foliage.
Excelsa—Norway Spruce. A compact, symmetrical tree the branches assum-
ing a graceful, drooping habit with age; extremely hardy and of rapid growth.
Excelsa Aurea—A striking variety, the leaves on the upper side of the shoots
having a golden-yellow color.
Firma—A stately tree with branches horizontal, leaves deep glossy green above,
paler beneath; a native of Japan.
Grandis—A majestic and graceful tree, towering to a height of 200 feet; leaves
arranged in double rows on the branchlets, apple-green above, silvery beneath;
very distinct.
Mariesti—A small tree, with short,crowded branches; dark foliage, which is pale
underneath.
Menzies’—In torm and habit similar to the White Spruce; foliage of rich blue or
sage color.
Morinda—One of the most graceful spruces, with wide-spreading branches and
light-green foliage.
Nobilis—A noble tree of symmetrical growth; branches spreading and thickly
covered with foliage of a rich bluish green on both sides.
Nobilis Glauca—A variety of the above; leaves have a silvery glaucous tint.
Nordmann’s Silver Fir—A majestic species of recent introduction; growth
slow, but eventually becomes large; branches horizontal; foliage massive, dark
green, silvery underneath. The contrast in color between the old and new
growths is most charming.
Orientalis—A handsome tree, tall and compact, and remarkable for its graceful
habit and slender foliage.
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Spruee, Pinsapo—SPANIsH SILVER Fir. A magnificent tree, very regular and sym-
metricalin habit; leaves bright green, with faint silvery lines on the under side;
well suited for a warm climate.
Polita—A distinct Japanese species; it is of erect habit, and has sharply pointed
leaves of a bright green color; admirably adapted as a specimen tree for a lawn.
Pungens—CoLoRaApo BLUE SPRUCE. One of the hardiest and most beautiful of
all the Spruces; foliage of a rich silvery blue; tree of dense habit.
Pungens Glauca—A variety distinct in the color of its foliage, which is of a
bluish gray of a most remarkable and attractive tint. As a lawn tree it is un-
surpassed by its distinctiveness and beauty.
Pungens Kosteriana—This variety differs from the type as an intensely
glaucous variety. The foliage is of a bluish white.
Remonti—A dwarf variety of compact growth, with light green foliage.
Thujopsis, Borealis Glauca—NoorxKa Sounp Cypress. A vigorous, upright-
growing tree, with spreading, curved branches and flexible branchlets of a
silvery glaucous tint.
Dolabrata—HATCHET-LEAVED. Vigorous, horizontal branches, which are pen-
dulous at the extremities; flattened leaves.
Dolabrata UVariegata—VARIEGATED AXE-LEAVED ARBOR VIT&. A peculiar
tree from Japan, of vigorous growth, conical outline, with drooping branches,
and leaves quite flattened and distinctly and beautifully marked with rich
golden yellow.
Torreya Nucifera—Jaran Nurmec. A fine pyramidal tree from 4o to 60 feet high,
with yew-like aspect; leaves about an inch long, dark green, paler beneath;
fruit egg-shaped, about an inch long.
Yew, English (Laccata)—Large bush or small tree of slow growth, and very bushy
head, densely branched and thickly covered with somber green leaves; can be
trimmed into any shape.
Irish (Fastigiata)—Peculiarly upright in growth, resembling a bundle of closely
packed branches; the foliage is of the darkest hue, and the whole plant
appears like a deep green column.
Japan (Podocarpus neriifolia)—Oleander leaved. A handsome tree from Japan,
with spreading branches and large, lanceolate, acute-pointed leaves.
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EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS
Acacia—An extensive genus, including handsome varieties. They are all natives of
Australia and New South Wales, where the climate is similar to that of Cali-
fornia, long, dry summers, without rain. If once established, the Acacia will
succeed with but little care in watering and cultivation. Their showy flowers
of different shades of yellow present a beautiful sight in early spring, when the
trees are in full bloom. ‘They commence to flower in February, and some
varieties continue to bloom during the entire summer, The following varieties
make good-sized trees and are suitable for roadside and street planting:
Dealbata—SILVER WATTLES.
Melanoxylon—B.Lack ACACIA.
Mollissima.
Retinoides ( florabunda)
Armata—Foliage dark green; flowers rich golden yellow in great profusion; a
moderate grower.
Cyanophylla—Flowers yellow; leaves very large, often one foot long, glaucous
green,almost blue; branches drooping; blooms late.
Cultriformis—Flowers deep yellow, and cover the whole plant when in bloom;
leaves glaucous green, of peculiar shape; this is one of the best varieties; a
profuse and showy bloomer; shrub.
Dealbata—SiL.vVER WATTLE. Flowers lemon yellow; very free bloomer; foliage
feathery, deep green on top, whitish underneath; strong grower.
Decurrens—BLAck WATTLE. An elegant tree, with fine feathery foliage.
Glaucescens—F lowers yellow; leaves long, linear, pointed at both ends.
Latifolia—Fine free-growing variety, with dark green leaves, tapering at both
ends; flowers light yellow.
Lopantha—A graceful sort, with dark green, feathery foliage.
Leucophylla—Flowers yellow; leaves six inches long, ending in a soft point.
The whole aspect of the tree is silky.
Melanoxylon—Buack Acacia. An erect, pyramdial grower, forming a well-
shaped head; flowers yellow; leaves large and oblong; well adapted for side-
walk planting, owing to its regular, symmetrical growth.
Mollissima—Flowers light yellow in long racemes. covering the whole tree when
in bloom; foliage feathery; a variety much planted on account of its early,
profuse flowering; February.
Odoratissima—F lowers greenish white; foliage glabrous.
Pycnantha—Go.LpDEN WATTLE. Flowers fragrant, brilliant yellow, coming in
long, pendulous clusters; leaves long and drooping.
Pinifolia—Foliage long and exceedingly narrow, resembling the leaves of a Pine.
Retinoides (florabunda)—Foliage glaucous green, long and narrow; flowers
bright yellow, in long racemes; blooms early and almost all summer.
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Acacia, Suaveolens—A pretty variety of pendulous habit; flowers yellow, sweet
scented.
Verticillata—Flowers yellow, on single axillary spikes; a spreading, prickly
species of variable habit
A bies—See Spruce.
Aralia, Sieboldii—An ornamental foliage plant, with large, shining, deep green
leaves.
Sieboldii Variegata—Similar to the above, with leaves broadly marked with
creamy white.
Arbutus, Unedo—An elegant shrub, covered during the winter months with blos-
soms and red berries at the same time. It is native of Spain and Italy, and in
both countries the fruit is eaten.
Aucuba, Japonica—Go.pd Dust TREE. A _ beautiful shrub with large foliage,
magnificently spotted over with golden yellow.
Viridis latifolia—Broad, bright, glossy green foliage, and conspicuous large
red berries; distinct and fine.
Azalea, Indica—GRAFTED VARIETIES. Evergreen shrubs, of the greatest value
when in bloom, whether for decoration, cutting, or exhibition. Their flowers,
freely produced, include every shade and color. A selection, to any extent,
may be made in double and single sorts, but we aim to cultivate only the lead-
ing varieties of the various shades.
Alzara, Microphylla—Small, dark, shining leaves; yellow flowers, followed by
small, orange-colored berries. This shrub is very ornamental as a single plant
on a lawn,
Bamboo—See under head of Bamboos.
Berberis Darwini—This is the finest of the Berberis; foliage small, thick and
leathery; flowers orange-yellow in early spring, abundantly produced and of
a delicious fragrance; a small, spreading bush.
Ticifolia—An evergreen shrub with shining, dark leaves and orange-yellow
flowers.
Stenophylla—A variety with very small foliage and beautiful orange-yellow
flowers.
Thunbergii—A dense, low shrub; flowers pale yellow; foliage turning to a
bright scarlet in autumn.
Blue Gum—See Eucalyptus.
Box Tree, Dwarf (Suffruticosa)—The well-known variety so extensively used for
edging.
Japan Broad-leaved—Foliage broad, distinct, light green; this variety will
be found the most useful of the whole species for hedges; it is of compara-
tively rapid, regular growth, and easily kept in shape.
Japan Narrow-leaved—An odd variety, with long, narrow, dark green leaves,
and slow, compact growth; makes interesting small single specimens.
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Box Tree, Sempervirens—ComMOn TREE Box. A handsome lawn shrub with deep
green foliage; will grow in the shade under other trees and can be pruned into any
desired shape; there are numerous forms of this popular shrub, of which the
following will be found the most interesting:
Sempervirens Argentea—Silver Striped-leaved Box.
Sempervirens Oliefolia—Olive-leaved.
Buddlea, Globosa—A large, handsome shrub, with spikes of fragrant yellow, globe-
shaped flowers.
Buddlea Vaviabilis—A newly intrcduced species, with orange-yellow, fragrant
flowers.
California Laurel (Orcodaphne)—A rapid-growing native tree, with light green
foliage, which emits an agreeable perfume, especially when bruised.
California Evergreen Cherry—Our well-known native evergreen shrub, fre-
quently used for ornamental hedges; foliage light green and in the style of
the Holly.
California Wild Coffee (Rhamnus Californicus) A hardy evergreen shrub indigen-
ous to this State, with greenish flowers and long, glabrous, eliptical leaves.
Camellia Japonica—The most beautiful of all winter-flowering evergreens; their
handsome, shining, dark-green foliage and magnificent waxy-appearing
flowers of various colors render them indispensable for the conservatory, and
well adapted for parlor or window culture; they are also perfectly hardy in
this climate, but to grow them successfully in the open ground they require a
little extra care, and must be shaded the first year after planting; we offer the
Double Pink, Double Red, Double White and Variegated—the latter striped
red and white.
Camphor Tree (Laurus Camphora)—A fine ornamental tree from Japan, with
bright, shining green foliage; the young growth appears in a most beautiful
shade of red and purple; the roots, wood and leaves of this tree have a very
strong odor of camphor, and from the roots and small branches camphor is
obtained by distillation.
Cassia, Corymbosa—An elegant evergreen shrub with glabrous branchlets and
leaflets; flowers yellow.
Floribunda Grandiflora—Flowers yellow and numerous.
Tomentosa—Foliage glabrous above; flowers yellow.
Casuarina Cunninghami—The Casuarinas are the most distinct species of Aus-
tralian trees. The long, leafless branches drooping down give it a graceful
appearance; branches dense, very slender.
Quadrivalvis—Young branchlets pendulous and of a grayish-green color.
Carpinteria Californica—This is the most beautiful shrub from the Sierra Nevada
‘Mountains; leaves large, oblong and glossy; flowers are from three to four
inches in diameter, fragrant and of the purest white, with yellow anthers;
worthy a place in every garden.
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Ceanothus, Azureus Grandiflorus—A hardy evergreen, a native of Mexico,
thriving well in any good soil; pale-blue flowers in April and May, and
acutely serrated leaves, smooth above, hoary and downy beneath.
Glorie de Uersailles—Very free blooming variety, large blue flowers exceed-
ingly fine; a great acquisition.
Thyrsiflorus—A hardy evergreen shrub, with pale-blue flowers.
Cestrum, Aurantiacum—An excellent evergreen shrub with orange-colored
flowers and oval, undulate leaves.
Pargui—Flowers greenish white, very fragrant at night.
Choisya, Ternata—MExIcaN ORANGE FLOWER. ‘This is a free-growing and
beautiful shrub, a profuse
bloomer; pure white, sweet-
scented flowers, like orange
blossoms.
Christmas Berry (//eteromeles
Arbutifolia)—A large native
evergreen shrub with dark-
green leaves; covered with
clusters of red berries during
winter; largely used for dec-
orations.
Coronilla, Glauca—A_ small,
pretty little shrub with small
glaucous-colored foliage and
beautiful yellow flowers from
May to September. ‘The
flowers are fragrant in the
daytime, but scentless at
CHOISYA TERNATA. night.
Corynocarpus, Laevigatus—A hardy evergreen shrub from New Zealand, with
white flowers in large terminal panicles, plum-like fruits, and entire, wedge-
shaped, glabrous leaves.
Crataegus Lalandi—Azn evergreen shrub of vigorousgrowth, with slender branches,
covered with bright red berries in winter. 5
Pyracantha—EVERGREEN THORN, OR BURNING BusH. Its rich, glossy foli-
age, white, fragant flowers and bright, orange-colored berries render it a most
attractive object.
Cotoneaster Microphylla—A ow, spreading shrub, densely branched; flowers
white; being covered during fall and winter months with bright red berries.
Daphne, White Flowering—A medium-sized, handsome-growing shrub, with
deep green foliage, and white, very fragrant flowers, blooming during the
winter months.
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Daphne, Variegated—Foliage edged
with creamywhite;flowers purplish.
Daphniphyllum, Macropodum—
Leaves very large, broad, leathery;
a Japanese shrub of great beauty.
Deeringia, Uariegata — Slender-
growing shrub; leaves margined
with white; long spikes of white
flowers during summer.
Diosma, Alba-- BREATH OF HEAVEN.
A handsome little shrub, with
heath-like foliage and white, star-
shaped flowers, produced in great
abundance.
Duranta Plumieri—An_ elegant
shrub, covered with pretty blue
flowers in summer.
Eleagnus, Reflexa—A rapid-grow-
ing shrub with glossy green leaves,
grayish green underneath.
Reflexa Argentea—Foliage beautifully blotched with yellow.
Escallonia—A class of free-flowering evergreen shrubs, all natives of South America,
thriving well in any ordinarily good garden soil; flowers usually produced in
terminal racemes.
Berteriana—Flowers white, leaves dark green, fully serrate.
Macrantha—Red flowers; rather large.
_Leucantha—Flowers white, tinted rose.
Rubra—A variety of dwarf growth, having bright, shining green leaves and
bright red flowers.
Eucalyptus—AvstTRALIAN GuM TREE. ‘These are the very best trees to plant for
shade or to serve as a wind-break that can be planted in Southern California,
where the rainfall is very light in some seasons. In Northern California the
more tender varieties will not endure the cold. Viminalis (Red Gum) has
proven to be the best frost-resistant Gum ‘T'ree, and will succeed where the
Blue Gum will not live. Some of the varieties are very ornamental when in
bloom. Commencing to bloom in January, some varieties continue into
August and September.
Amygdalina—Very long leaves and drooping branches; bloom from January
until March.
Citriodora—\eEMON-SCENTED. A fine ornamental tree, with lemon-scented
foliage.
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DAPHNE.
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Eucalyptus, Corynocalix—Svucar Gum. A very ornamental, rapid-growing
variety, with dark green leaves.
Ficifolia—ScCARLET-FLOWERING. ‘The most ornamental of all the Eucalyptus;
tree a moderate grower, with large, long leaves; flowers large, brilliant red,
shading from crimson to scarlet. August and September.
Globulus—BLuE Gum. ‘The fastest growing of the Gum Trees; valuable for its
timber, as a wind-break and as a roadside tree; they can be pruned so as to
make a more spreading tree by cutting the top back so that the lateral branches
will spread out.
Gunnii—Ax attractive-looking, rapid-growing tree; one of the best frost-resisting
of the genus
Leucoxylon—WutTtE Gum. A tree of moderate growth, with white and pink
flowers in early spring.
Melliodora—HoneEy-scentTED. A strong grower, with light-green foliage.
Occidentalis—-One of the most handsome and thrifty growers, with white
flowers. .
Piperita—PEPPERMIN?T Gum. Yields a quantity of oil, and is of remarkably
quick growth.
Robusta—Swamre Manocany. A handsome, symmetrically branching tree;
leaves long-pointed; flowers large white in February; fine avenue tree; will
grow in wet land.
Sideroxyllon—RkD-FLOWERING. Elegant upright tree of moderate growth,
with drooping branches and light glaucous-blue foliage; flowers red, loose,
in drooping branches; February to May; is one of the most striking-looking
trees when in bloom.
Viminalis--Rep Gum. This and the Blue Gum have been most extensively
planted in Central California; it is a very rapid-growing variety; hardier to
resist frost and drouth than the Blue Gum; when established it will resist
10° Fah., and perhaps a lower temperature; it is of tall growth, with drooping
reddish branches.
Viminalis Fertilis--A variety of the above; of extraordinarily strong growth.
Eugenia, Australis An evergreen shrub with general habit of a Myrtle.
Euonymus—Az interesting genus of shrubs mostly esteemed for the beautiful varie-
gation of the foliage. They are of the easiest culture, and form excellent sub-
jects for low, close hedges, or borders for large beds.
Japonica—Bright green, glossy leaves.
Japonica Duc d’Anjou—A beautiful variety, the center of the leaves being
variegated with a golden yellow.
Japonica Golden-leaved (Aurea).
Japonica Golden-margined (Latifolia Aurea Marginata).
Radicans Variegata—A creeping variety, with silver-edged foliage.
Silver-variegated.
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Fabiana, Imbricata—An ereéct-growing shrub, with peculiar, dark green foliage
and numerous, tub-shaped, white flowers,
Ficus, Elastica—The true India Rubber tree. One of the best plants for table and
house decoration. The large, thick, leathery
leaves enable it to stand excessive heat and
dryness, but not frost.
Macrophylla—A more hatdy variety of the
Rubber tree, and makes fine specimens
when planted on the lawn.
Garrya, Elliptica—An evergreen shrub indige-
nous to this State, with elliptical leaves,
dark green and shining above, hoary be-
neath; flowers yellowish, borne in elegant
pendulous catkins 6 to 9 inches in length.
Grevillea, Robusta—A beautiful tree of rapid
growth, with fern-like, dark green foliage
and orange-colored flowers; makes a fine
lawn tree.
Guava, Strawberry Guava (Psidium Cattley-
anum)—The Guava is an ornamental ever-
green shrub with thick and shining foliage,
and bears when only two feet in height.
The fruit is smaller than an English Walnut,
of a fine claret color, and with a flavor
FICUS, ELASTICA.
resembling that of a strawberry; makes an excellent jelly.
Habrothamnus, Elegans—A strong-growing, shrubby plant of climbing habit,
bearing panicles of small, trumpet-shaped, purplish-red flowers.
Fasciculatus—An evergreen shrub, with deep purplish-red flowers.
. Heath (£rica)—All the Heaths are low-growing, and succeed best in a shady situa-
tion.
Capidata—Axn erect-growing variety with white flowers.
Mediterranean—A handsome, dwarf,:compact-growing, little evergreen, with
light, feathery foliage and abundant purplish-pink flowers.
Mutltiflora—A \ow-spreading shrub with purplish flowers.
Vagans Alba—CornisH Heats. A dwarf variety with white flowers.
Holly, European—A beautiful small tree, with prickly, dark green foliage; grows
moderately fast and is covered during the winter months with bright red
berries. The variegated varieties are remarkably handsome lawn plants; the
leaves are variously marked with yellow or white, and some are very curiously
shaped; habit of growth similar to the European. We offer the following dis-
tinct sorts:
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Holly, Golden Queen—Leaves large, much mottled with gray and green, and with
a broad, well-defined, continuous:margin offdeep, golden yellow.
Golden-variegated—Leaves having a large blotch of creamy yellow surrounded
by a green border; a distinct variety.
Silver-tricolor—Leaves long, mottled with green and grayish green, and with
a distinct and tolerably even margin of creamy white.
Silver-variegated—Leaves long, central part creamy white, with gray blotches;
margin dark green.
Hypericum, Morserianum—A |ow-spreading shrub, covered with large, yellow
flowers resembling single roses. They bloom continuously from spring until
late in the fall.
Hircinum—A variety of the above of more upright and stronger growth.
Laurel, Elliptica—lily oF THE VALLEY SHRuB. Flowers white, deliciously fra-
grant; leaves large and broad,
English (Cerasus Laurocerasus)—Broad, large, shining foliage; large panicles of
creamy white, fragrant flowers.
English Large-leaved—A variety of the above with very large leaves.
Portugal—A very compact, pyramidal, small tree, or large shrub, with glossy,
dark green leaves; long panicles of creamy white, very fragrant flowers in
great profusion.
Nobilis—SwereEt Bay. One of the most ornamental shrubs; leaves and berries
very fragrant,
Laurustinus—The handsomest of our winter-flowering shrubs, with clusters of
small, pretty, white flowers in great abundance; well adapted for ornamental
hedges.
Grandiflora—A variety whose flowers are much larger than the old sort.
Roduntifolium—This variety is a very upright and erect grower; leaves round-
ish; flowers are formed in large umbels on all the terminal shoots.
Variegated—Leaves blotched with2creamy white.
Ligustrum, Japanese—A large evergreen shrub, or small tree, with curled, leathery,:
dark green, glossy leaves, and white flowers. Very desirable as single speci-
mens or as a hedge plant.
Japanese Variegated—Habit ‘and growth similar to preceding; leaves, how-
ever, are margined and blotched with creamy white; very pretty.
Tricolor—A new variegated sort, finely marked and very vigorous.
Loquat—A handsome ornamental tree, with large, crumpled, glossy, dark green
foliage, fragrant white flowers, and producing a beautiful, tart, golden yellow,
edible fruit, about the size of a small plum.
Variegated—A handsomely variegated form of the common variety.
Madrone (Arbutus Menziesi)—A native of the Pacific Coast, of moderate growth,
with thick, leathery, green foliage and smooth bark, turning brownish red.
Fragrant white flowers, succeeded by bright red berries.
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Magnolia Grandiflora—The most beautiful of all American evergreens. It is a
native of the Southern States, but perfectly at home here. No garden is com-
plete without it. Erect growth, pretty habit, large, rich foliage, and produces
immense, extremely fragrant, pure white flowers. The following improved
varieties of this noble tree have each some distinguishing characteristic in a
marked degree—extremely fine foliage, delicious fragrance, or decided habit
of flowering while yet small.
La Gallisonniere—A hardy variety; leaves with upper surface glossy green,
under surface russet brown.
Oxoniensis, Double White—The hardiest of the varieties of Magnolia Grandi-
flora, succeeding well as far north as Portland, where the more tender sorts
would entirely fail. Unlike most of the other varieties, which do not bloom
until comparatively large, this magnificent sort will produce large, fragrant,
double, white flowers when only a few feet high. In other points it resembles
the Grandiflora.
Praecox du Grand Jardin—An early flowering variety; tree a moderate
grower; flowers medium size.
Fuscata—BaNANA SHRUB. A pretty dwarf shrub with small leaves and yellow-
ish white flowers with a delicious scent, similar to that of a ripe banana.
Mahonia Bealii—A very distinct species with erect, unbranched stem and leaves
about one foot long, of a yellowish-green tint; large yellow flowers in long
racemes.
Facicularis—Foliage dark green, somewhat shining; flowers yellow.
Japonica—Unbranched stems and yellowish-green flowers.
Manzanita (Arctostaphylos Glauca)—The well-known native shrub, with white
flowers that are produced in racemes during the winter months, followed by
red berries.
Melaleuca, Decussata—An Australian tree of moderate growth, with glabrous
foliage and lilac-colored flowers in lateral heads.
Ericafolia—A medium-sized shrub, with heath-like leaves and white flowers.
Oppositifolia—A handsome shrub, with graceful foliage and scarlet flowers.
Styphilioides—Upright-growing shrub, with fine, feathery, plume-like white
flowers.
Metrocideros, Semperflorens—Flowers large, rich crimson, in dense cymes; a
highly interesting shrub, commonly called ‘‘Bottle Brush.”’
Murraya Exotica—A shrub or small tree, with pinate leaves and large, white, fra-
grant flowers, quite like those of an orange.
Myoporum, Laetum—Abz» evergreen shrub with white flowers, spotted brown and
star-shaped leaves, glossy and peculiarly speckled.
Myrtle, Common—A dwarf shrub, with shining dark green leaves and fragrant
flowers.
Double-flowering—Similar to the above, but having double flowers.
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Myrtle, Microphylla—A variety with dark green, diminutive foliage, set closely
along the branches.
Thymifolia—Thyme-leaved.
Variegated—A variety with handsomely variegated foliage.
Nandina, Domestica—A pretty evergreen, bearing tall spikes of handsome white
flowers, and covered through fall and winter with masses of red berries.
Oak, Quercus Acuta—An evergreen tree from Japan; leaves oblong, light green
and glabrous below.
California Live Oak—YThe well-known grand old California evergreen, which
adds so much beauty to our lowland scenery, where it abounds and grows to
perfection.
Cork—A variety of evergreen Oak; the outer bark furnishes the cork of commerce;
it is both ornamental and useful.
Cuspidata—An evergreen variety from Japan, with thick, small leaves and
edible acorns; the wood is much used for furniture; the tree does equally well
as hedge plant, or singly, as a handsome garden ornament.
Holly or Holm Oak (Qwercus flex)—A grand variety; a large shrub or medium-
sized tree, with eliptic, oblong, toothed leaves, glabrous above, velvety below.
Olea Fragrans, White—JAPAN FRAGRANT OLIVE. A native of Japan, with white
flowers and serrated leaves, shining above and paler beneath; flowers extremely
fragrant; blooming continually during the winter months.
Yellow—Similar to the preceding; flowers yellow.
Oleander—A class of plants too well known to need description, but unfortunately
not receiving the attention they should; they are the most profuse blooming
of evergreen shrubs, lasting from May till November; they require a full
exposure to the sun to keep them healthy. ‘The following varieties will be
found among the best and most distinct of the different colors:
Dr. Golfin—Single, very bright lilac rose.
Double Pink—The well-known variety.
Lilian Henderson—Most perfect double white.
Mad. Chas. Baltet—Rosy carmine, semi-double.
Mad. Dubois—Single, pure, white.
Mad. Peyre—Semi-double, straw color.
Madonni Grandiflora—Large white, semi-double.
Prof. Durand—Yellow, semi-double.
Purpureum Grandiflorum—Single, purple.
Single White.
Variegated—Leaves beautifully variegated, and margined yellowish white.
Orange, Bouquet des Fleurs—A handsome-leaved variety bearing beautiful waxy
flowers, which can be forced under glass.
Golden Variegated—Leaves with yellowish-white markings.
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Orange, Seville—Tree a strong grower and very ornamental, whether in bloom or
fruit; it will endure more frost than any other kind; flower large and very fra-
grant; fruit very large, flat, of a bitteracid flavor when ripe, and remains on the
tree for a long time; used for marmalade.
Osmanthus Aquifolia—A small evergreen, with dark, shining leaves, very much
‘resembling a Holly; flowers small, white and very fragrant.
Marginata Alba—A variety of the above, with leaves margined white.
Pepper Tree—A well-known tree of rapid spreading growth, with handsome, glossy,
feathery, light-green leaves, and reddish berries in autumn; it bears pruning
well, and under the knife, if well staked, becomes a splendid street tree.
Photinia, Serrulata—A native of China, with spreading head, bright, glossy,
shining leaves, and large corymbs of white flowers; as the leaves become old
they assume the most beautiful autumn tints and shades.
Pittisporum, Eugenioides—A distinct and beautiful large shrub of upright, conical
and rapid growth, with crumpled leaves of a glossy, shining, ight-green color;
a most handsome lawn tree.
Nigracans—A large shrub of symmetrical growth; leaves dull green, glabrous and
shining.
Tobira—Low spreading shrub, with dense, dark-green leaves and fragrant, white
flowers.
Tobira Variegata—Foliage of a lighter green than the foregoing, and varie-
gated with white.
Polygala, Dalmatiana—A profuse flowering shrub, with purple, pea-blossom-
shaped flowers, and pretty, light-green leaves.
Privet, California—A strong-growing, pyramidal shrub, with bright green, medium-
sized leaves, and white flowers in June; ornamental, and one of the best of
hedge plants.
Evergreen—The well-known hedge plant; leaves dark green; spikes of fragrant
white flowers in June; if symmetrically pruned it can not be surpassd as a
hedge plant.
Ibota—A pretty, small shrub from Japan, with slender twigs.
Raphiolepsis, Ovata—A _ beautiful, compact, low-growing shrub, with leathery,
dark, shining green leaves and fragrant white flowers, followed by black
berries in profusion.
Rhododendron—GRAFTED VARIETIES. Magnificent flowering evergreen shrubs—
the finest and most hardy of all evergreens. ‘They prefer a somewhat shaded
situation. Our collection embraces the leading sorts of the various colors.
Ponticum—Flowers purple, often spotted on the upper lobe, and freely produced
in short terminal corymbs.
Rosemary—The well-known hardy evergreen shrub, whose foliage is often used to
make Rosemary tea, a decoction for relieving headache.
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Sterculia, diversifolia—BovTtTLE TREE, also known as Brachychiton. A tree of
pyramidal form; leaves of various shape, lanceolate entire or three-lobed
glabrous. A handsome evergreen tree of moderate growth, preserving its
pyramidal form as it grows to size.
Veronica, Andersonii—One of the best evergreen flowering shrubs; flowers violet
blue. :
Imperialis—A variety with beautiful amaranth-colored flowers.
Variegated—A very handsome shrub with variegated foliage and blue flowers.
DECIDUOUS FLOWERING SHRUBS
The Deciduous Flowering Shrubs cannot be surpassed in beauty and gorgeous
coloring, when in bloom, by any of the Evergreen shrubs; when planted with the latter,
they make a fine contrast. Pruning shonld be done so as to preserve their natural
shape, and after blooming, and not in winter, otherwise the flowers would be cut off
with the prunings on the new wood. Lilacs, Snowballs, Mock Oranges. Weigelias
and Deutzias have their flowers on the young growth made the season previous.
Almond—YThe dwarf, double-flowering Almonds produce, in the greatest profusion,
perfect, double, finely formed flowers. At the blossoming each little bush is
one mass of bloom.
Double-white Flowering—Beautiful white flowers in May.
Double-red Flowering—An abundance of small, double, rose-like flowers.
Apple, Flowering—The double-flowering Crabs cannot be surpassed when in
bloom in early spring and when in fruit.
Atropurpurea—A handsome Crab, with dark purple flowers, produced in large
corymbs on all its branches, followed by a dark red fruit.
Bechtel’s Double Rose-colored Crab Apple—This is a true American
Crab Apple, producing quantities of fine, very fragrant, full double flowers,
closely resembling roses. It is one of the rarest, most tr ly meritorious noy-
elties lately introduced. Its beauty and worth are recognized by the most
noted and reliable horticulturists in the country, and those who plant it on our
recommendation will be thankful for the hint.
Halleana—A handsome bush, with long, leathery leaves; the whole plant is
covered with rose-colored, half double flowers, hanging in long, slender stems;
fruit size of a pea, brownish red, and hanging on until late.
Scheideckeri—ScuviDECKER’S CRAB. When in bloom, is covered with pink
flowers, flushed with rose, produced in large abundance all along its branches.
Althea, or Rose of Sharon—tThe Altheas are fine, free-growing, free-flowering
shrubs, of the easiest cultivation, and are particularly desirable on account of
blooming in August and September, when very few other trees and shrubs are
in blossom. We have the various colors in double sorts, from pure white to
violet.
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Althea, Variegated-leaved—A very showy, distinct kind; leaves highly varie-
gated with light yellow; flowers double purple.
Azalea, Indian or Chinese—A section of evergreen varieties, blooming continu-
ously from November to June, or even later, and of the greatest value for all
purposes, whether for decoration, cutting, or exhibition. ‘There are a great
number of garden seedlings and hybrids, including every shade and color.
Our selection embraces, however, only the best single and double sorts.
Succeeds best in a shady situation.
Occidentale (Rhododendron Californicum)—A deciduous shrub from two to six
feet high. Flowers numerous in terminal umbels; lobes yellow, spotted
within; leaves glabrous, paler beneath.
Pontica—A species growing from four to six feet high, with small, shining, hairy
leaves, and yellow or orange and red flowers in May.
Berberry, Common—A bandsome shrub, with yellow flowers in terminal, drooping
racemes, succeede1 by orange-scarlet fruit.
Purple-leaved—An inuteresting shrub, growing four to six feet high, with
violet-purple foliage and fruit; very effective in groups.
Broom (Genista) Andreana—A beautiful new variety of the common Broom,
having the superior petals golden yellow, and the lateral ones of a beautiful,
velvety crimson purple; very free flowering.
Candicans—F lowers white.
Scotch, or Common Broom—Filowers yellow; April to July.
Spanish—Flowers yellow, fragrant, in terminal racemes, from July to September.
Portugal— Flowers white.
Calycanthus, Floridus—SwWrEET Survus. ‘The well-known variety, with rich
foliage and fragrant wood, and having double purple, very fragrant flowers.
Praecox—A vigorous-growing variety, having larger leaves than the preceding.
Caragana, Arborescens—A shrub or small tree, with yellow flowers in early
spring; very hardy; a native of Siberia.
Cercidiphyllum, Japonicum—A new ornamental shrub of pyramidal habit,
having the young leaves red when first produced.
Ceanothus, Americanus—J"RSKY TEA, A small shrub, with a profusion of white
flowers in panicles; May and June. One of the best shrubs for growing in
shady places.
Chamaecerasus, Alberti—A low, somewhat creeping shrub; narrow leaves, and
violet, bell-shaped flowers,
Cherry, Flowering—These are very ornamental when in bloom, especially the
drooping and Japanese varieties.
Double-red Flowering (Sieboldii)—A Japanese Cherry, with large, semi-
double, white flowers tinged with red, forming large clusters, and so numerous
as to almost conceal the branches.
Red-flowering—A variety of the above with large, single flowers.
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Cherry, Japanese Weeping—Branches slender, and droop gracefully to the
ground; flowers rose colored; a fine specimen for a lawn.
Large Double-flowering—While in flower, a remarkably attractive tree, the
blooms being so numerous as to conceal the branches, and each bloom re=
sembling a miniature rose; white.
Ranunculiflora—An upright grower, producing large, double, white flowers,
somewhat like those of a Ranunculus.
Corchorus, Japonica—A slender, green-branched shrub, five or six feet high,
with globular, yellow flowers from July to October.
Silver-variegated—A dwarf variety from Japan, with small, green foliage
edged with white; very slender grower. One of the prettiest and most valu-
able of dwarf shrubs.
Crape Myrtle—A most splendid genus of flowering shrubs of free growth and free
habit, blooming profusely during midsummer.
Pink—Rose or pink colored flowers; makes showy hedges.
Purple—Bright purple flowers; free bloomer.
Regia—Beautiful rose color in the morning, growing deeper through the day.
Scarlet—Deep crimson, distinct.
White—Pure white; a pretty shrub.
Currant, Crimson-flowering—Deep red flowers, produced in great abundance in
early spring.
Yellow: flowering—Sweet-scented, yellow blossoms, with pink stamens.
Cytisus Purpureum—Az erect shrub, with dark green leaves and purple flowers.
Deutzia—Fine hardy shrubs, with fine habit, luxuriant foliage, and profusion of
attractive flowers. They are beautiful and popular, and of the easiest cultiva-
tion. ‘The flowers are produced in racemes four to six inches long.
Crenata—White flowers tinged with pink.
Fortunei—Single white.
Gracilis—Dwarf, compact habit; flowers double, pure white; the first to flower
and the most beautiful.
Dogwood, Red-flowered (Kubra)—No introduction of recent years has met with
so much favor as this. ‘The flowers are of a deep rose color, not merely white,
faintly tinged with pink. When full of flowers in early May, no prettier
object can be conceived.
Red-twigged—A native species, very conspicuous in winter, when the bark is
blood-red.
Siberica—Bears bunches of white flowers in May. In winter the young shoots
become a deep blood-red color.
Elder, Golden-leaved—Solid golden leaves; one of the best golden-leaved shrubs;
effective among other plants.
Erythrina, Crista-Galli—Corat PLAN’. A_ beautiful, summer-flowering plant,
witb dark crimson, coral-like flowers in large, terminal spikes.
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Euonymus, or Spindle Tree—A semewhat slender-growing shrub, with shining,
green foliage, and medinm-sized, scarlet berries.
Exochorda, Grandiflora—A fine shrub, producing large, white flowers in May;
one of the finest shrubs of its season.
Filbert, Purple-leaved—A very conspicuous shrub, with large, dark purple leaves;
distinct and fine.
Genista, Candicans—A small shrub, covered with yellow flowers in spring.
Hibiscus, Mutabilis—CHANGEABLE Hipiscus. ‘The large, double flowers of this
rare plant are pure white in the morning, changing to a pink at noon, and by
night are of a uniform light red. The contrast between them and the newly
opened ones is very striking.
Honeysuckle—The following varieties are of erect, shrubby habit; the other sorts
will be found under the head of Climbing and Trailing Plants.
Tartarian—A slow-growing kind, well adapted for ornamental hedges; pink
flowers.
Tartarian, UWhite--Forms an erect, high bush, with creamy-white, fragrant
flowers.
Grandiflora—-A beautiful shrub, very vigorous, and producing large, bright red
flowers striped with white in June.
Hydrangea, Hortensia—A native of Japan. An elegant plant, with large leaves
and large, globular heads of rose-colored flowers.
Paniculata Grandiflora--Immense pyramidal panicles of white flowers,
which change to pink, and finally to purple blossoms, from early August to
frost. One of the best ornamental shrubs.
Thos. Hogg—Flowers of the purest white, of very firm texture; invaluable for
florists’ use and all decorative purposes.
Lemon Verbena—A shrub well kwown for the agreeable fragrance of its leaves;
indispensable in the formation of bouquets.
Leycesteria, Elegans—-A beautiful shrub when in bloom, from the contrast between
the deep green hue of the leaves and stem, and the reddish purple of its large
flowers and berries.
Lilac—A well-known class of shrubs, indispensable in every garden; highly orna-
mental, perfectly hardy, and succeeding well in any ordinary garden soil.
They are the most satisfactory and most beautiful of spring flowering shrubs.
Besides the common purple and white varieties, many splendid hybrids have
been introduced to our gardens, a few of which we describe below:
Common Purple—Too well known to need any description; a good grower;
flowers and young wood both fragrant.
Common White-——Similar to above, : ut with white flowers.
Alba Grandiflora—Very large trusses of pure white flowers.
Al Fleurs d’ Oranger—Flowers creamy white.
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Lilac, Frau Dammann—The best white Lilac in our collection; the truss is im-
mense; flowers medium size and pure white.
Chas. X—A strong, rapid-growing variety, with large, shining leaves; trusses
large, rather loose, reddish purple.
Charles Joly—Double; very dark reddish purple; superb.
-de Croncels—-Carmine-red in bud, lilac when open; large truss.
Gigantea—Flowers blue; vigorous grower, with large leaves and spikes.
Gloire de Lorraine—Individual flowers large, red in bud, lilac when open.
Gloire de Moulins—F lowers very large, rosy-lilac in color and very fragrant.
JjJaponica—A new species from Japan; foliage dark green, glossy; flowers
creamy white, odorless, in great panicles; grows quite large, and blooms
much later than any of the others.
Lemoinei Flore Pleno—Panicles large; flowers reddish purple; semi-double;
fine.
Ludwig Spath—Panicles long; individual flowers large, dark purplish-red; the
finest of its color.
Michel Buchner—A new, double-flowering sort; color pale lilac; very distinct
and fine; an acquisition.
Persian—Small foliage and bright purple flowers.
Persian Cut-leaved—A variety with deeply cut leaves and reddish-purple
flowers.
Pres. Grevy—A beautiful blue; very double and very large; extra fine.
Pres. Massart—Red in bud, purple when open; large panicles; fine.
Rothmagensis Rubra—A distinct hybrid variety, with reddish flowers; panicles
of great size and very abundant; one of the finest Lilacs.
Rubella fl. pl.—Flowers lilac.
Rubra de Marley—Flowers purple; the variety most extensively used by the
Parisian florists for forcing.
Rubra Insignis—Dark red in bud, purple when open; large truss; superb.
Villosa—A species from Japan, large, branching panicles; flowers large,
purple in bud, white when open, and fragrant; flowers late.
Virginalis—Pure white; large, compact panicles.
Magnolia, Chinese—Shrubs and small trees; they do best if they are allowed to
grow bushy as a shrub; all flowers very small, early—some in February.
Conspicua
Gracilis—Moderate grower; flowers reddish purple.
Fine, large, white flowers, which are very fragrant.
Kobus—A tree of medium size, bushy growth; flowers blush-white, and fragrant.
Lennei-——Foliage large; flowers dark purple; a superb variety.
Purpurea—A small tree, or rather large shrub; flowers are dark purple and
cup-shaped.
Rubra—A strong-growing variety, with deep red flowers.
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Magnolia, Soulangeana-—-Largest of the Chinese Magnolias; spreading head;
produces in the greatest profusion white flowers with purple at the base of
the petals; flowers in March.
Stellata——A variety of dwarf habit, producing white, semi-double flowers earlier
than any other Magnolia, and blooming from January to March.
Maple, Japanese--The Japanese Maples should be allowed to grow into shrubs
and planted in places that are shaded, where they do best.
Atropurpureum—-DARK PURPLE-LEAVED JAPAN MApLE. Forms a bushy
shrub; foliage dark purple and deeply cut; very ornamental.
Atropurpureum dissectum—CU?T-LEAVED PURPLE JAPAN MAPLE. One of
the most striking and handsome of the Japanese Maples; form dwarf and
weeping. The leaves are of a beautiful rose color when young, changing to
a deep and constant purple as they become older. ‘They are also deeply and
delicately cut, giving them an elegant, fern-like appearance,
Atrosanguineum—BLOOD-LEAVED JAPAN Marie. Of dwarf habit and rounded
form; foliage five-lobed and serrated; reddish crimson in June; a charming
variety.
Japonicum-—-Large, deep-green foliage, somewhat circular.
Japonicum Uariegatum—tLarge, deep-green, fern-like leaves, splendidly
fringed and variegated with silvery white.
Mock Orange--SwkEE?T SyrincGAa (Philadelphus). A valuable class of shrubs of
vigorous habit; large, handsome foliage and beautiful white flowers, produced
in great profusion.
Coronarius——Pure white, highly scented.
Coronarius Flore Pleno Albo—Double-flowering.
Grandiflorus—Very showy, large flowers, slightly fragrant.
Golden-leaved-—-A very pretty plant of medium size, with golden-yellow foliage;
it keeps its color the entire season, and makes a striking contrast with purple-
leaved shrubs.
Paliurus, Aculeatus—Curis?t’s THORN. A hardy shrub armed with stipular
prickles and having greenish-yellow flowers in June and July; this variety is
supposed to have furnished the crown of thorns placed on the head of Christ
before his crucifixion.
Photinia Villosa—A large shrub bearing clusters of white flowers in May and red-
dish berries in autumn.
Plum, Double-flowering (Prunus Triloba)—A highly interesting and desirable
shrub; flowers a delicate pink, very full and double, and set closely on the
slender branches.
Tomentosa-——A pretty species from Japan, with plaited leaves and small red fruit
resembling Currants.
Poinciana, Gilliesii—_From Eastern Africa; showy yellow flowers; hardy.
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Pomegranate, Double Red—Flowers double scarlet; makes a pretty little tree
when trained up.
Double White—A fine, free-growing shrub, with abundant, double, creamy
white flowers.
Dwarf—A dwarf variety, blooming freely even when very small; flowers rich,
brilliant orange-scarlet; very desirable also as a hedge plant.
Mad. Legrelle—-Large double flowers of a rich aurora, the petals deeply edged
with white.
Pterostyrax, Hispidum—A large shrub or small tree from Japan, having fruit
covered with stiff, dense hairs; leaves large; showy white flowers in corymbose
racemes.
Purple Fringe, Mist Tree, Smoke Tree (Rhus Cotinus)—A much-admired shrub
for its curious fringe or hair-like flowers.
Crimson—A variety much admired for its beautiful crimson flowers.
Quince—The following varieties of the Japan Quince rank among our choicest shrubs;
their brilliant flowers, borne in great profusion, are among the first to appear
in spring, covering every branch, branchlet and twig.
Japan Scarlet—Bright crimson-scarlet flowers.
Japan White—A very beautiful variety, with delicate white and blush flowers.
Rhodotypus, Kerrioides—Highly ornamental, with handsome foliage, and having
large, single white flowers.
Rose Acacia—Valued for its elegant clusters of rose-colored flowers, which expand
in May and continue for several weeks.
Rhus vinicifera—JAPAN LACQUER OR VARNISH TREE. Leaves very long, re-
sembling those of a Walnut.
Snowbaill—An old, favorite shrub, of large size, with large, globular clusters of pure
white flowers.
Japanese (flicatum)—Of upright, bushy growth, bearing heads of white flowers
in great profusion.
Snowberry, Variegated—A shrub of very pretty habit; foliage, flowers and fruit
small, the former variegated; fruit purple, hangs all winter.
Spirea—This comprises a large class of elegant, low shrubs of the easiest culture, and
their blooming extends over almost the entire summer.
Anthony Waterer—A uew Spirea with very large heads of deep pink flowers;
it is of low, bushy growth, and continues to bloom during the summer.
Prunifolia fl. pl.—This is the variety well known as Bridal Wreath; flowers
double, pure white. }
Reevesii flore pleno—A beautiful, double-flowering variety.
Thunbergii—Single white flowers in bunches, often forming in April; very
graceful in appearance; branches drooping.
Van Houttei—A very good kind; flowers white, in bunches, and appear in
April.
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Staphylea, Colchica—A hardy, branching shrub from the Caucasian Mountains,
growing three to five feet high and having erect, terminal racemes of flowers,
seven to eight inches long.
Pinnata—Sv. AnTHony’s Nut. Flowers in racemes in May and June; fruit
white, pistachio-flavored; six to twelve feet high.
Styrax, Japonica—A very valuable shrub, loaded in May with white flowers, hang-
ing downward on long stems.
Sumach, Cut-leaved (hus glabra laciniata)—A very striking plant; leaves very
large, deeply cut, drooping gracefully from the branches, and turning to a
rich red in autumn.
Tree Paeony—These comprise a large class of handsome flowering shrubs, attaining
a height of six to eight feet with proper care; the flowers are remarkably
striking, of gorgeous colors, numerous, and enormous in size.
Vitex Agnus Castus—Cuaste TREE. A large, irregular-growing shrub, or small
tree, with light blue flowers in spikes in summer; peculiar odor.
Weigelia—A valuable genus of plants from Japan; they produce, from April to June,
superb, large, trumpet-shaped flowers, of all shades and colors from pure white
to red.
Abel Carriere—F lowers deep rose.
Dr. Baillon—Flowers dark red.
Hendersonii—Veep rose-colored.
Lavallei—A fine variety; dark reddish; the darkest variety.
Rosea—Azn elegant shrub and an old favorite; fine, rose-colored flowers.
Van Houtti—Carmine.
Variegated-leaved—Of dwarf habit, and possessing clearly defined, silvery
variegated foliage; flowers scarcely white; one of the best dwarf variegated
shrubs, and stands the sun well.
White Fringe—A large shrub of roundish form, with drooping racemes of pure
white flowers in May.
Xanthoceras Sorbifolia—Forms a large shrub; foliage resembling that of the
Mountain Ash; flowers white, reddish-copper-colored at base, disposed in
racemes eight inches long; flowers expand in April.
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CLIMBING AND TRAILING SHRUBS AND PLANTS
The Most Useful Class of Plants for Covering Cottages, Verandas, Walls, Trellises, Etc.
Akebia, Lobata—A newly introduced variety from Japan; flowers pale purple in
nodding or pendulous racemes; blossoms in February; a tall, climbing shrub.
Quinata—A very distinct and beautiful climber from Japan, with neat, small,
sub-evergreen leaves, purple flowers and ornameutal fruit.
Aimpelopsis, Engelmanni—A new variety with shorter joints than the Ouinque-
folia,; a good, rapid climber, growing six to ten feet in a season.
Quinquefolia— AMERICAN IVY, OR VIRGINIA CREEPER. Avery rapid climber,
with beautiful digitate leaves that become rich crimson in autumn.
Veitchii—JAPAN CREEPER, OR Boston Ivy. Leaves smaller than those of the
American, and overlap one another, forming a dense sheet of green, changing
to a rich crimson in autumn.
Bignonia, Grandiflora—TRumpet Vine. The well-known variety, with large,
orange-scarlet, trumpet-shaped flowers.
Speciosa—Leaves ovate, shining, flowers delicate mauve, finely veined deep purple.
Thunbergii—Bearing clusters of trumpet-shaped, crimson flowers.
VDenusta—Large, crimson, funnel-shaped flowers, with a spreading border.
Bougainvillea, Glabra Sanderiana—A very beautiful climber, with deep, rosy,
distinctly veined flowers.
Spectabilis—A variety with deep, rose-
colored flowers, larger than the
above.
Clematis—The Clematis are elegant, slender-
branched climbers of rapid growth,
with fine foliage and beautiful, large
flowers of various colors; they are
perfectly hardy, and can not be ex-
excelled as climbing plants in any
situation; they are very particular
as to soil, that of a loamy texture
being the most suitable; thorough
drainage is indispensable to good,
healthy growth; large, deep holes
should be dug, and if the soil is
heavy it must be replaced; in plant-
ing, the roots should all be spread
out, and plants pruned down to
one-half their height; they should
never be allowed to get very dry: BOUGAINVILLEA SANDERIANA.
an annual manuring should be given, and tops pruned off in December.
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Clematis, Duchess of Edinburgh—The best of the double whites: deliciously
scented; June and July.
Henryii—Large, finely formed, of a beautiful
creamy white; July to October.
Jackmanii—Intense violet purple; one of
the very best varieties; June to November.
Jackmanii Alba—White.
Kermesina—Red flower, medium size.
Madam Edouard Andre, or Red
Jackmanii—A beautiful variety of an
entirely new color; flowers large, abundant
and sweet scented.
Madam Grange—Crimson violet, red bar
in center; July to October.
Montana—Remarkably free growing and
profuse blooming; flowers white with a
dash of pink, and very sweet scented.
William Kennet—Deep lavender, ribboned
with carmine lilac.
CLEMATIS.
Clianthus, Puniceus—A beautiful, hardy trailing shrub from New Zealand, with
bright crimson flowers in clusters.
Cobaea, Scandens—A remarkably rapid-growing summer climber, with handsome
foliage, and producing large, purple, bell-shaped flowers in great profusion
during the fall months.
Decumeria, Barbara—SEL¥F CLIMBER. Clinging by rootlets as Ivy does; foliage
a shining green; flowers white, and bloom in clusters.
Dolichos, Lignosus—AUSTRALIAN PEA VINE. A very pretty climber, with purple,
pea-shaped flowers.
Honeysuckle, Aurea Reticulata—From Japan; a handsome, small-leaved
variety, with foliage beautifully netted and variegated with yellow.
Belgian—Blooms all summer; flowers red and yellow and very fragrant.
Fuschioides—F lowers brilliant scarlet; curious and interesting; one of the finest.
Halleana—Hat..’s JAPAN HONEYSUCKLE. A strong, vigorous, almost ever-
green sort; flowers pure white, changing to yellow; very fragrant.
Sinensis—CuHINESE. A well-known variety, holding its dark-green foliage very
late; blooms in July and September; very fragrant.
Yellow—Bright yellow and orange-colored flowers.
Ipome@a Mexicana—Flowers large, tubular, purple, with crimson throat.
Ivy, Giant—A very hardy kind, with large, thick, leathery leaves.
Trish—Large, dark green, luxuriant leaves.
Variegated—Leaves green and yellowish white.
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Jasmine, Catalonian—Flowers pure white, double and deliciously fragrant.
Capensis—White flowers, very fragrant; free growing.
Ligustrifolium—Fragrant, white flowers, with large, shining foliage.
Nudiflorum—Numerous yellow flowers, from November through the winter.
Officionale—Fragrant, white flowers; delicate, beautiful foliage; hardy.
Revolutum—ITALIAN JASMINE. Flowers bright yellow, in open clusters.
Kennedya, Rosea—Large, light-green foliage, with racemes of pea-shaped, rose-
colored flowers during February and March.
Rubicunda—Flowers dull, dark red.
Violacea Carulea—A variety with blue flowers.
Lycium Barbarum—Mavrrimony VINE. A half-climbing plant, bearing small,
pink flowers in summer, followed by berries, which turn a beautiful scarlet in
autumn.
Dulgare—Flowers purple.
Mandevillea, Sauveolens—CHILLE JASMINE. Beautiful, white, fragrant flowers,
an elegant, graceful climber.
Manettia, Bicolor—An ornamental climber,with large, funnel-shaped flowers;
bright scarlet at the lower portion and
yellow towards the top of the tube; fine for
pot-culture.
Passion Vine (Passiflora)—An extensive genus of
climbing plants, mostly of American origin,
and nearly all highly ornamental in foliage
and fruit. They are best adapted for cover-
ing large structures.
Coerulea—F lowers faintly scented, purple at
the bottom, white in the middle, and blue
at the ends; fruit yellowish.
Colvillei—Whitish, tinged with blue.
Constance Elliott—White; very hardy.
Pink—The flowers are very large, and pro-
duced in great abundance during the sum-
mer and fall.
Scarlet (Zacsonia Von Volxemt)—Scarlet.
Phaseolus, Caracalla—Snai. VINE. Large
flowers, purple and yellowish mixed; a fine
climber.
Physianthus, Albens—A _ beautiful climber,
flowering through summer and fall; flowers
pure white, fragrant.
Silk Dine (Periploca)—A rapid-growing climber, with glossy foliage and clusters of
purplish-brown flowers.
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PASSION VINE.
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Smilax—The most useful vine growing, being adapted for vases, baskets, trimming
in rooms, and for twining around designs of cut flowers.
Solanum, Jasminoides—A deciduous twiner, with bluish-white flowers deeply cleft
and spreading.
Sollya, Heterophylla—AvRTRALIAN BLUEBELL. An evergreen twiner from Aus-
tralia. with small, pretty, blue, bell-shaped flowers.
Swainsonia, Galegifolia Alba—Foliage long, graceful; flowers pure white, pro-
duced in sprays resembling sweet peas.
Grayana—Similar to the preceding, with pink, pea-shaped flowers.
Tecoma, Australis—Flowers yellowish white, tinged inside with purple or red;
foliage a dark glossy green.
Jasminoides—A fine climber; flowers borne in large panicles, single, bell-shaped;
corolla white, streaked with red in the throat; must be seen to be appreciated.
Trumpet Vine—See BIGNONIA GRANDIFLORA.
Virginia Creeper—See AMPELOPSIS QUINQUEFOLIA.
Vitis Heterophylla—JAPrANESE GRAPE. An ornamental vine, producing loose
bunches of blue-colored berries in the autumn, which are most attractive.
Wistaria, Magnifica—F lowers in dense, drooping racemes, of a pale lilac; foliage
very graceful; vigorous.
Chinese Purple—The handsomest racemes of purplish-white flowers are borne
about the middle of April.
Chinese Double Purple—With double flowers.
Chinese White—White flowers.
Multijuga—JAaraANESE. Bears racemes of flowers, from two to three feet in
length, of a light-purple color.
Multijuga Alba—A pure-white-flowered sort.
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BAMBOOS
Bamboos cannot be too highly recommended for garden decoration. ‘This class of
plants form one of the striking characteristics of the vegetation of China and Japan,
where many species occur that are hardy here in California. They thrive best in a
deep, rich soil, and require plenty of water when in a growing state. Under the gen-
eral name of Bamboo are included species belonging to several genera, as Arundinaria,
Bambusa, Phyllostachys, etc.
Alurea—This very handsome species forms elegant tufts, with its slender,
much-branched stems, which attain a height of from six to ten feet, and are
of a light green color in a young state, ultimately changing into a yellowish
hue.
Castillonis (Phyllostachys)—Stems and leaves beautifully variegated, the former
reaching a height of five to seven or more feet; the leaves, sometimes as much
as from seven to nine inches in length and two inches broad, are a dark green,
striped with bright orange.
Falcata (Arundinaria)—A very ornamental species, sending up young shoots,
long and graceful like the slenderest of fishing rods, while the older ones are
branched into a beautiful mass of light green foliage.
Hindii (Arundinaria)—\eaves very long and narrow, dark glaucous green;
growth compact; stems five to seven feet high.
Metake ( Arundinaria)—One of the best known of all the hardy Bamboos; erect,
thickly tufted stems, which are entirely covered by the sheaths of the leaves;
leaves one foot long, smooth and shining above and glaucous beneath,
Palmata (4ambusa)—A beautiful and effective species, well distinguished by
the large size of its leaves, which are one foot long by three inches broad;
stems grow from four to five feet in height.
Nigra (Phyllostachys) —The most striking of all the Bamboos. Its dark stems
and plumes of light green foliage present one of the most remarkable contrasts
in nature.
Simoni (Lambusa)—Leaves long and narrow, occasionally striped with white;
stems growing with great rapidity, nearly glaucous at the joints; branchlets
numerous, closely crowded.
Tessellata (Lambusa)—A species with larger leaves than any of the hardy
Bamboos; stems growing from three to four feet high.
Verticellata—Stems six to eight feet high, thickly crowded; the leaves are
narrow and short, streaked longitudinally with white.
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PALMS, DRACAENAS, AGAVES, YUCCAS, ETC.
PALMS
Palms have now become almost indispensable in all decorations, whether for
apartments, conservatories, or the production of tropical effects in landscapes, for which
the hardiest sorts are so useful and appropriate. When planted out, no class of plants
makes such a grand display, and none are of more easy culture. Rich soil, mulching,
and watering will, in a short time, produce grand specimens, amply repaying the extra
care. We havea large stock of all the leading sorts, especially of the hardy ones,
which we distinguish with an *.
CHAMASROPS EXCELSA.
Areca, Lutescens—One of the most graceful and beautiful Palms for decoration;
the foliage is of a bright, glossy green, with rich golden-yellow stems.
*Chameerops, Argentea—A variety of Chamerops excelsa, with a glaucous tinge.
*Excelsa—JAPANESE FAN Patm. A very hardy palm, with an erect stem
twenty to thirty feet high, and dark green, erect, fan-shaped leaves, deeply
cut into narrow segments. The Chameerops will endure more frost than any
other variety of Palm.
*Fortunei—Similar in appearance to the preceding, but having larger and broader
leaves cut half way or more down; segments pendulous toward the tips.
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*Chameerops, Humilis—Ita.ian Pato. A Fan Palm of dwarf habit; it isa native
of southern Europe, and very hardy; makes a splendid specimen if planted by
itself on a lawn.
*“Nepalensis—A handsome and unique variety of Japanese Fan Palm. ‘The
leaves are smaller and the leaf stalks shorter and stouter than in the usual
type; they project at almost right angles to the main trunk, creating a pretty
and interesting appearance. Severe winds do not mar their beauty in the least.
*Tomentosa—A variety of the hamz/is with glaucous-colored foliage.
CORYPHA AUSTRALIS
*Cocos, Australis—A beautiful and hardy Palm from Brazil; leaves pinnate, blue-
green and recurved; grows twenty-five to thirty-five feet high.
Corypha, Australis—A fan-leaved Palm of great beauty, from Australia; leaves
dark green; an elegant decorative plant for apartments or conservatories;
growth rapid.
Cycas, Revoluta—Saco Pam. A native of China and Japan, with cylindical,
usually embraced stems, terminating in a crown of handsome, deeply cut,
pinnate leaves of thick texture.
*Erythea, Edulis—Guavr.Lourr ISLAND PALM. A fine Palm from Guadalupe
Island. ‘The style and rapidity of growth are somewhat similar to the Cali-
fornia Fan Palm, but the leaves are a much deeper green in color, and have no
hairy or thread-like filaments attached.
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*Eyrthea, Armata—A slow-growing, hardy variety, with glaucous or bluish-colored
foliage.
* Jubea, Spectabilis——Cooviro Patm. A handsome and hardy Palm from Chile;
leaves pinate and of regular form; the most
southern of American Palms.
Kentia, Belmoreana—A beautiful, strong-growing,
conservatory variety, with deep-green, crisp foli-
age.
Fosteriana—The finest of the Kentias, and the best
Palm for house decoration; a free grower and
healthy; foliage bright green, gracefully re-
curved; whole habit graceful.
Latania, Borbonica—Large, deeply divided, fan-
shaped leaves, rich daik green in color; one of
the popular Palms in cultivation for decorative
work; of easy culture and comparatively hardy.
= Ze Levistonia, Rotundifolia—One of the prettiest of
KENTIA BELMOREANA. Palms, especially suitable for table decorations;
the foliage is similar to that of
Latania Borbonica, but smaller and
more gracefully recurved.
“Phoenix, Canariensis—CANARY
ISLAND PALM. ‘The handsomest
and hardiest species of the Date
Palm family. Being a rapid
grower, it soon develops into beau-
tiful specimens, with pinnate, dark
green leaves, from six to twelve
feet long; the division linear, lance-
shaped, very much pointed. It,
and the following varieties, com-
prise the grandest ornaments of our
gardens, parks and lawns, contrib-
uting a graceful and charming
tropical appearance to any land-
scape. It is fully as hardy as the
native Fan Palm, and differing so
widely from that variety in its
habit of growth, color and style of
foliage, a finer contrast can not KENTIA FOSTERIANA.
readily be imagined when the two are planted either opposite or alternately in
rows.
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*Phoenix, Dactylifera—From this species we derive the well-known dates of com-
merce. At various points inthis State, wherever the
plants have become of sufficient age, they are suc-
cessfully producing their glorious fruit. Itis highly
ornamental, in addition to its usefulness.
Reclinata—Axu elegant species, with long, handsome
leaves, having a pendulous habit. It is not quite
so hardy as some of the other sorts, but in protected
situations succeeds admirably.
*Pritchardia, Filifera (Lrahea Filamentosa)—The well-
known California Fan Palin; it is a native of the
southern part of this State, of erect,
rapid growth, with immense, fan-
LEVISTONIA ROTUNDIFOLIA.
shaped leaves ofa light-green color,
having numerous long, hair-like
filaments attached.
*“Sabal, Blackburniana—A slow-grow-
growing variety from Bermuda;
leaves long, blue-green, very convex at
back.
* Mexicana—A robust grower:alarge
Palm more stocky than the follow-
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ing; not common.
*Dalmetto— THE CABBAGE PAL-
METTO. Famous for its historical
associations and imperishability of
its wood under water; a native of
the Southern States; leaves long,
numerously divided and deeply
cleft.
*(Washingtonia, Sonorae—WAsHINGTON Paim. This new palm is one of the
hardiest and most beautiful known. It resembles somewhat, in growth and
foliage, our well-known California Fan Palm; its leaves retain their green color
during the winter months, and remain green for many years after they are
developed. ‘This is the second time this Palm has been disseminated in Cali-
fornia, some fifteen years ago seeds having been received from an unknown
source, the plants from which are now found growing throughout this State,
often side by side with the California Fan Palm, when the distinct appearance
of the form and leaves is easily recognized.
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DRACAENAS
Dracaena, Australis—A palm-like tree, with long, flag-like leaves; invaluable in
landscape gardening.
Indivisa—Leaves narrower, longer and more pendulous than the preceding.
Fosterii—A handsome variety of slower growth than either of the above; leaves
broader, drooping, and of a light-green color.
AGAVES
The Agaves aie noble, massive-growing plants, and form magnificent ornaments
for vases. All Agaves, Nolinas, Yuccas and Dasylirions are natives of the arid regions
of the Southern States, Territories and Northern Mexico; they will grow in the dryest
places, without any water at all, if once established.
Agave, Americana—The well-known, so-called Century
Plant.
Americana Uariegata—A variegated form of the
preceding, the leaves having a dark green center
broadly margined with rich yellow.
Coerulescens—Leaves with a decided glaucous bloom.
Ferox—VLarge-growing, deep green leaves, with formid-
able, red spines.
Shawii—Flowers in dense clusters on large panicles
two feet long; leaves grow in rosette form, two feet
in diameter, deep green.
CENTURY PLANT, : ee E
VARIEGATED. Sisalana—Yields the well-known Sisal Hemp.
YUCCAS
An extensive genus of handsome plants variously known as Adam’s Needle, Span-
ish Bayonet, etc., inhabiting the Southern United States, Mexico and Central America.
They make beautiful objects if properly placed, and thrive splendidly where other
plants could not live. ‘The flowers of all the species are large and showy, mostly white,
borne on large spikes from two to four feet long.
Yucca, Aloefolia Rubra—A very striking-looking plant, with brownish, stiff
leaves.
Aloefolia Variegata—l\eaves variegated green and white, the white some-
times tinged with pink.
Aloefolia Quadricolor—Leaves variegated similar to the preceding, with the
exception that instead of the green being in the center of the leaf, it is divided
and runs along the edges in narrow stripes.
Filamentosa—A varity of compact growth, with dark green leaves and majestic
spikes of yellowish-white flowers.
Pendula—Leaves finely curved; one of the best plants con vases,
Plicata—A very ornamental kind.
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DASYLIRION
Yucca-like plants, natives of Mexico, and hardy here. Popular scenic plants in
the semi-tropical gardens of southern Europe. Leaves usually narrow and grass-like,
gracefully drooping; recommended as fine decorative plants.
Dasylirion, Gracilis—Leaves recurved two to three feet long, less than one inch
broad, with sharp, marginal spines.
Glauca—A variety with spiry, glaucous, linear leaves.
Longifolium—Leaves longer than the type, pale green or glaucous.
Serratifolium—Flowers white; panicle dense, one foot long; leaves two feet
long, nearly one inch broad; marginal teeth; stem stout.
NOLINA BELDINGI
One of the stateliest of the whole Yucca family, now for the first time introduced;
a native of the Cape region of Lower California, where it grows to a height of 15 to 20
feet, with a very dense and wide crown, producing at the same time 8 to ro flower
spikes 6 feet long, each spike containing hundreds of white, lily-like flowers.
PANDANUS UTILIS—screw PINE
A grand decorative plant for centers of vases or grown as a single specimen; it is
called Screw Pine from the arrangement of the leaves upon the stem; leaves long,
recurved, dark green, with the edges thickly and finely serrated.
Pandanus, Veitchii—A variety similar to the preceding; leaves striped white and
green.
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ROSES
We make the growing of Roses a specialty and test all the new varieties on our own
grounds. Many of the new roses introduced in the past few years have proven very
similar to old and weil established sorts. Others after careful trial we have found lack-
ing in vigor of growth or freedom of bloom or both. It is true however that several
really drsirable novelties have been obtained. ‘The new classes and the new varieties
which we offer for the first time will, we conscienciously believe, be found to be entire
novelties and highly satisfactory additions to the most fastidious collections.
Our large stock and great variety of hardy and tender Tea Roses enables us to fur-
nish assortments adapted to any locality, either North or South.
Intending purchasers are cordially invited to visit our grounds and inspect the
plants when in bloom. In making selections we will always be ready to assist, giving
our best judgment as to the varieties suitable for any particular locality. Our roses are
grown entirely outof doors, either budded or grown on their own roots from cuttings and
will be found hardy and vigorous. Many object to budded roses on account of the
suckers they sometimes throw out, but if proper attention is paid to the planting this
will rarely be anannoyance. Budded Roses should be planted sufficiently deep so that
the junction of the bud with the stock is from three to four inches below the surface of
the ground.
Planting and Pruning.—The ground should be thoroughly prepared anda
good coat of well rotted manure spaded in to a depth of at least 15 inches. Light sandy
soils should have a coat of heavy loam or adobe worked in with the manure. When
setting care should be taken to straighten out the roots and those that are bruised cut
back to the sound part. Plant three or four inches deeper than they stood before and
press the dirt well around the roots with hand or foot. After setting cut the tops off
from ten to twelve inches above ground. ‘Tree rosesshould have the branches shortened
in and thinned out so that from five to eight remain to form the head. To produce
large flowers all roses should be pruned back each season before they make any new
growth; limbs should be thinned out and those left cut back to one-third or one-half
their length; a good coat of manure should be given them each winter and thoroughly
worked in the soil.
Mildew-——When the plants become covered with a whitish-looking mold or dust
the disease is meldew. his is generally caused by extremes of heat and cold, or by a
continuance of damp, cloudy weather. The best remedy is powdered sulphur, and
should be applied as soon as the disease makes its appearance. This may be done by
placing the sulphur in a piece of burlap and shaking it over the plants in the morning
when the dew is on.
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TREE ROSES
Tree Roses are grafted on hardy rose stalks four feet high, and when in full bloom
are objects of beauty. In this shape we grow only such varieties as will make well-
shaped, symmetrical heads. ‘Those marked with a star (**) can be supplied in this
form.
NEW ROSES
Crimson Hermosa—Gruss AN TrEpLitz. ‘This is the ‘‘reddist of all red roses;”’
in color it is the richest scarlet, shading to a velvety crimson as the flower
matures; in size it is larger than Hermosa; very fragrant, a free, strong
grower, and most profuse bloomer.
Balduin—HELEN Goutp. An excellent variety, with large, full flowers of fine
form; bright, glowing carmine; a free and continuous bloomer.
Dorothy Perkins—Large clusters of double flowers; soft, light pink in color; very
fragrant and lasting.
Gardenia—Flowers bright yellow, changing to a cream color when open; very fra-
grant; free bloomer.
Ivory—A sport from Golden Gate, with large, pure white flowers.
Liberty—One of the finest early flowering roses; in color a warm, rich, carmine-scarlet,
and surpassing its rival, the well-known Meteor, in abundance of bloom, size
and color.
Queen of Edgely, or Pink American Beauty—A sport of American Beauty;
color a bright pink; flowers large and deep, cup-shaped; very fragrant, like its
parent.
Soleil d’Or—This is the first of a new class of roses between the Persian Yellow and
the Hybrid Perpetual, Antoine Ducher; large, globular flowers, varying in
color from gold and orange to reddish gold, shaded with nasturtium-red.
TEA, OR EVER-BLOOMING ROSES
This group, with their delicious fragrance, their delicate neutral tints, and their
free-flowering qualities, is undoubtedly entitled to the distinction of being the most
choice, desirable and popular of all the families of roses. Asa class, they are sensitive
of neglect; the soil can scarcely be made too rich for their reception. Most of the
varieties, being of moderate growth, require rather close pruning. ‘The flowers are
most highly valued in the bud.
*k Amazone—Ycllow, reverse of petals veined with rose; long, well-formed buds.
*Anna Oliver—A superb rose; very large, full form, very double, and good sub-
stance; color lovely creamy blush shaded with deep carmine, tinged and edged
with silver-rose; very fragrant.
* Annie Cook—A seedling from Bon Silene, of a delicate shade of pink; an American
rose of great merit.
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Beaute Inconstante—Bright capucine-red, shaded and lined carmine and bright
yellow; a novel and distinct color.
Belle Lyonnaise—Pale lemon-yellow; a fine sort.
*Bon Silene—Noted for the great size and beauty of its buds, which are valued very
highly for bouquets and decorative purposes; deep rose color, sometimes bright,
rosy crimson; very sweet and beautiful.
* Bougere—Flowers extra large, very double and full; sweet tea scent; color, bronze-
rose or violet-crimson, delicately shaded with lilac.
Bridesmaid—A rose of American origin; clear, bright pink; identical with its parent,
Catherine Mermet, excepting as regards color.
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*Catherine Mermet—A very beautiful rose, valued highly for its beautiful buds;
color clear, shining pink, with delicately shaded amber and fawn center; large,
globular flowers; one of the very finest varieties; a strong grower and good
bloomer.
Christine de Noue—Axn elegant, deep-red rose, of fine texture and size; forces finely,
and is"altogether one of the best new Tea Roses.
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Climbing Devoniensis—A sport from Devoniensis; as productive as the old sort,
with the advantage of being a vigorous grower.
Climbing Niphetos—A very elegant new rose, same as Niphetos, except that it is a
vigorous climber.
Climbing Perle des Jardin—Identical with Perle des Jardin and equally good in
every way, but of vigorous climbing habit.
Climbing Souv. de Wooton (New)—A splendid variety, a sport from Souv. de
Wooton, with which it is identical, excepting in its strong, rampant, climbing
habit of growth, which often reaches 15 feet in one season; wonderfully free
blooming; flowers Lright magenta red, Jarge, full, and of fine form.
Climbing White Pet (New)—An unusually strong grower, with handsome, clean
foliage and pure white, very double flowers, borne in clusters, and produced
in great profusion.
Comtesse de Frigneuse—Delicate canary yellow; large, full, well formed; bud long
and pointed; very free flowering.
Comtesse Riza du Parc—A fine variety; color bright coppery rose, tinged and
shaded with soft violet crimson; flowers large, very full and sweet; a profuse
bloomer.
Coquette de Lyon—Canary yellow; medium size, fine form, full; growth vigorous.
*Cornelia Cook—VLarge, fine buds; creamy white.
*Devoniensis—Beautiful creamy white and rosy center; large, very full and double;
sweet tea scent; one of the finest roses.
*Doctor Grill—Coppery yellow, suffused with rose.
*Duchess de Brabant—Sott silvery blush, changing to deep rose, edged with silver.
*Duchess of Edinburgh—F lowers of good substance; color deep rosy crimson.
Eliza Sauvage—Yellow to white; a profuse bloomer.
Etoile de Lyon—Brilliant chrome yellow; large, finely formed buds and flowers.
*Gloire de Dijon—Fawn, tinted with salmon and rose; few roses have obtained
such wide and well-deserved popularity as this sort.
Golden Gate—The flowers are extra large, very full, and finely formed; the buds are
long and of the most desirable form; the color is a rich creamy white, beauti-
fully tinged with fine golden yellow.
*Gold of Ophir—Bright salmon and fawn; habit very vigorous. ;
*Grace Darling—A fine rose; color porcelain rose, elegantly shaded with vinous
crimson; medium size, handsome flowers; very sweet.
*Homer—Rosy pink with salmon shade.
Jules Finger—Flowers extra large and finely formed, very full and sweet; color
bright rosy scarlet, beautifully shaded with intense crimson.
La France—Silvery rose, changing to pink; very large, full, globular; a constant
bloomer, and the sweetest of all roses; an invaluable sort.
La Sylphide—Blush with fawn center; very large and double.
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Letty Coles—Still regarded as one of the finest roses of its color; soft, rosy pink,
shaded with intense crimson; extra large, full globular form, very double;
exceedingly sweet tea fragrance.
Luciole—Carmine rose, tinted with saffron yellow, base of petals coppery yellow;
large, long, well-shaped bud; very fragrant.
*Madame Chedanne Guinoisseau—A valuable and exceedingly beautiful
variety. flowers clear golden yellow, large, very full and sweet; buds long
and pointed; first-class in every way.
Maman Cochet— Flowers large full; clear carmine rose, shaded with salmon yellow;
a free blocmer.
Madame de Uatry—A splendid rose, large, full form; very double and sweet;
color rich crimson scarlet; very bright,
*Madame de Watteville—This grand rose is one of the most beautiful varieties
introduced; the color is a remarkable shade of creamy yellow, richly tinged
with carmine, while the large, shell-like petals each have a wide border of
crimson; the flowers are finely rayed, large, very full and highly perfumed.
*Madame Falcot—Nankeen, changing to yellow; very pretty bothin bud and when
expanded.
Madame Hoste—An exceedingly beautiful rose; extra large, full flowers of excel-
lent substance; color fine canary yellow, deepening at center to rich golden
yellow; grand for forcing.
Madame Joseph Schwartz—A lovely rose; extra large, globular flowers, very
full and deliciously sweet; color pure white, elegantly tinged and shaded with
pale yellow and rosy blush.
*Madame Lambard—A first-class rose; extra large, full flowers, very double; color
a beautiful shade of rosy bronze, passing to salmon and fawn shaded with
carmine; buds and reverse of petals deep, rosy crimson.
*Madame Maurice Kuppenheim—A remarkably pretty rose; flowers of elegant
form, large, full and double; color pale canary-yellow, faintly tinged with pink,
shaded with coppery rose, sometimes soft, rosy flesh; very sweet.
*Madame Scipion Cochet—Beautiful creamy rose, with deep crimson center;
flowers large, somewhat tulip-shaped, quite full and very sweet; a good, con-
; stant bloomer.
*Madame Welch—Pale yellow, deep orange center, often shaded with reddish
copper; flowers large, well formed and very double.
*Marie Lambert—Beautiful, pale flesh color, passing to rich creamy white; large,
regular flowers, full and well-formed buds; delightfully perfumed.
*Marie Van Houtte—White, slightly tinged with yellow, border of the petals
tipped with rose; flowers quite full and well formed; a superb rose.
Marquise de Vivens—Novel shade of violet-crimson, with center and base of petals
creamy yellow; large, full flowers; a constant and profuse bloomer.
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Mrs. Pierrepont Morgan—A sport from Mme. Cusin, but in every way much
superior to that variety; the flowers are much larger and very double; petals
are broad and massive; prolific bloomer; color intensely bright cerise or rose-
pink.
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*Niphetos—Pure white, very large and globular; a very popular rose; the best white tea.
*Papa Gontier—Extra large, finely formed buds and flowers, full and fragrant; color
brilliant carmine, changing to pale rose, reverse of petals purplish red; the
best red tea rose yet introduced.
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“Perle des Jardins (Pearl of the
Gardens )—This is the best yellow
tea rose; an abundant bloomer;
buds are very large; flowers of the
deepest vellow; highly fragrant.
» “President—Splendid, large flowers
! and buds, very double and full;
color soft, rosy crimson, changing
to brilliant carmine, shaded pur-
plish red; fragrant and beautiful.
Princess de Sagan—Velvety crimson,
shaded with blackish purple, and
reflexed with amaranth; of medium
size; full.
Princess of Wales—Outer petals rosy
yellow; center golden yellow;
large and of perfect form.
“Princess Stephanie—Flowers large;
petals prettily imbricated, full and
sweet; color salmon-yellow, deli-
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*“Rainbow--The color of thislovely rose
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with rich Gontier shades; the base
of the petals is of a rich amber.
“Reine Marie Henriette—Large, compact, finely formed flowers, very full and
regular, borne in clusters and tea-scented; color clear cherry-red; very pretty
. and desirable; a strong climber.
Reine Olga de Wurtemberg—Large, full and fine; color rosy flesh, delicately
tinged with salmon-yellow; petals margined with crimson; blooms in clusters.
*Safrano—Buff, shaded yellow; free bloomer; beautiful buds,
Shirley Hibbard—Beautiful nankeen-yellow; small flower, extra fine in bud.
Souvenir de Lady Ashburton—A fine shade of rich coppery red, delicately
suffused with pale orange-yellow; highly scented with true tea-rose odor.
Souv. de Wooton—A ted tea rose of American origin; flowers perfectly double, very
fragrant; shoots long, erect.
“Souvenir d’un Ami—Pale rose, sometimes slightly suffused with salmon; very
large, full, globular, highly perfumed; an old favorite.
*Sunset—This magnificent rose isa sport from Perle des Jardins, which it strongly resem-
bles, except in color; the flowers areof large size, fine, full form, very double and
deliciously perfumed; the color is a remarkable shade of rich golden-amber.
PAPA GONTIER.
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*The Bride—An ever-blooming pure white rose of large size and most perfect form;
the buds are pointed and the ends of the petals are slightly curved back; it is
a very free-blooming variety, and has the most delicious tea fragrance.
The Queen—Large, pure white, the offspring of Souv. d’un Ami, whose many qual-
ities it possesses; it is a continuous bloomer, producing successive crops of
buds and flowers in great profusion; the buds are beautifully formed and
exquisitely scented.
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*Triomphe de Luxembourg—Buft rose; large, and good in the bud; healthy habit;
a very desirable sort.
Viscountess Folkestone—Creamy pink, center deep salmon-pink; large, free and
sweet-scented.
W. F. Bennett—A fine rose, in profusion of bloom unsurpassed by any of the monthly
roses; it produces extra fine buds of the most brilliant crimson, with a delicious
fragrance.
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HYBRID TEA ROSES
A class produced by crossing varieties of the preceding and following divisions.
They are all of moderate growth, must have close pruning, and be grown in rich soil.
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Augustine Guinosseau, or White La France—A pure white La France, having
just a breath of rose-tinted blush delicately clouding the depths of its broad,
luxuriant petals; buds and flowers extra large, very full and finely formed,
and delightfully perfumed; it blooms all through the season.
Belle Siebrecht—A truly superb rose, a cross between La France and Lady Mary -
Fitzwilliam; color a solid pink of the richest shade (a rare color); flowers
sweetly perfumed and large, beautifully formed, and of long, tapering shape; a
free bloomer and vigorous grower.
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Cheshunt Hybrid—Red, shaded with violet; large, full, slightly fragrant; very dis-
tinct.
Duchess of Albany, or Red La France—lIt resembles La France, but is more
vigorous in growth, and much deeper in color; it is a continuous and free
bloomer, producing a great abundance of lovely buds all through the season.
A lovely rose in every way.
*Kaiserin Augusta Victoria—A German variety, and one of great interest to the
rose grower; color pure ivory white; a large, full flower, magnificent in bud;
stems long, and bearing large, strong canes with handsome foliage.
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*Madam Caroline Testout—A really grand rose, of the La France type, but
larger and of better color. It is clear pink; there is nothing in the rose line
can approach it in color; the flower is as large as Baroness Rothschild, and as
free as La France.
Meteor—Color rich velvety crimson, exceedingly bright and striking; buds and
flowers are large, and elegantly formed, and borne on nice long stems. It is
a vigorous, strong grower, and free bloomer.
. Souvenir de Pres. Carnot (New)—The finest rose offered in many years; the
combination of colors, pink and white tints, 1s the loveliest we have ever seen;
the beauty of form cannot be surpassed; in addition it is a strong, free grower,
with handsome foliage, easy to manage and easy to propagate.
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HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES
The varieties of this inestimable and truly popular group differ greatly in all their
characteristics, and so require somewhat different culture and treatment. As a general
rule, however, they thrive best in any good, rich soil. They are perfectly hardy, and
will stand the most severe winters, where the tender varieties of Tea Roses would not
survive. Close pruning is generally required, but should be regulated to some extent
by the rate of growth of each variety, those of vigorous habit not requiring to be cut
back so much as those of slower growth. The flowers range in color from the purest
white to the deepest crimson, with the intermediate shades of pink, blush, cherry. car-
mine and peach.
American Beauty—Anu ever-blooming Hybrid Perpetual. Its color is a deep,
glowing rose; the shape is globular; very double, with a delicious odor.
Anna de Diesbach—In color, the most lovely shade of carmine; very large, double
flowers, fragrant.
Baroness Rothschild—Pale, delicate rose, shaded with white; large and globular.
A grand rose; one of the very best.
Baron de Bonstettin—A strong, vigorous grower; large very double flowers; very
dark red, almost black; fragrant and fine.
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild—Flowers extra large, full and double; color
bright carmine, passing at center to clear pink; petals delicately edged with
white; exquisitely perfumed.
Black Prince—Very dark, velvety crimson, almost black; cupped form; large and
fragrant.
Captain Christy—Delicate flesh color, deeper in the center. ‘This is a very desirable
variety.
Dinsmore—A grand rose, flowers large and perfectly formed, color rich crimson
scarlet, very showy and handsome.
Duke of Edinburgh—Bright crimson, fine cupped form; very vigorous grower.
Earl Dufferin—Fine velvety crimson, beautifully shaded with rich, dark maroon;
very large, full and finely formed; fragrant and a free bloomer.
*Empereur du Maroc—Deep, velvety maroon; small size; very distinct and beautiful.
*Fischer Holmes—Bright scarlet; imbricated; one of the best.
General Jacqueminot—Brilliant crimson-scarlet; esteemed one of the finest roses.
General Washington—Brilliant rosy crimson.
Giant of Battles—Brilliant fiery crimson.
Gloire Lyonnaise—Color salmon-yellow, passing to rich creamy white, finely tinted
with orange and fawn; this is a beautiful rose.
*Gloire de Margottin—A grand rose, believed to be one of the finest of recent
years; color dazzling red; large, and of a regular symmetrical form, somewhat
globular, very full and deliciously scented; a very free bloomer and vigorous
grower.
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Glory of Waltham—Brilliant crimson, with fiery red center; very bright and showy;
large, full and regular flowers, highly scented.
Her Majesty—The largest rose ever introduced. It is of immense size, perfect form
and exquisite coloring, being a delicate but bright pink, shaded with rosy
salmon.
Jean Liabaud—lIntensely bright crimson, with violet shading; extra fine.
John Hopper—Deep rose, with crimson center, fine form.
Lady Helen Stewart—Bright scarlety crimson; flowers fully rounded out, petals
large and thick; highly perfumed and very beautiful.
Lady Mary Fitzwilliam—Bright, delicate flesh color, somewhat resembling Cap-
tain Christy.
* Mabel Morrison—White, faintly flushed with pink; extra.
Madame Charles Wood—Btilliant red, changing to bright rose.
*Madame Gabriel Luizet—One of the most beautiful of roses; it is extra large,
with broad, shell-like petals, elegantly formed; very double and full; delight-
fully perfumed; color is an exquisite ‘shade of clear, coral-pink, beautifully
suffused with lavender and pearl.
* Magna Charta—A splendid rose; very fragrant; color clear rosy red, beautifully
flushed with violet-crimson.
Marchioness of Lorne—A grand flower; rich, fulgent rose color, with vivid car-
mine centers; large, very double, cupped form; buds long and handsome, the
outer petals large; very sweet, and free flowering.
Margaret Dickson—This rose is almost a pure white in color, strong in growth and
quite free flowering; the finest Hybrid Perpetual rose of recent years.
*Merveille de Lyon—Pure white, shaded and marked with satiny rose; flowers very
large, double, and of a beautiful cup-shape; a superb variety.
*Mrs. John Laing—One of the very best of its class; color clear, bright pink,
exquisitely shaded; the buds are long and pointed, the flowers extra large and
full, borne on long stems; exceedingly sweet.
*Paul Neyron—Dark rose; very large, and of good habit.
Prince Camille de Rohan—Very deep velvety crimson; large, moderately full;
a good rose of splendid color.
*Ulrich Bruner—Brilliant cherry-red, a very effective color; flowers of fine form and
finish, carried well upon the plant; vigorous and hardy.
Vick’s Caprice—Flowers large, with a ground color of soft, satiny pink, distinctly
striped and dashed with carmine; it is beautiful in bud form, being quite long
and pointed; also plainly showing the stripes and markings.
Xavier Olibo—Scarlet, shaded with black; large, full and globular.
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MOSS ROSES
These are distinguished from other roses by the moss-like substance which sur-
rounds the flower buds. With few exceptions, they require close pruning, rich soil
and high culture. On account of their beautiful buds they are great favorites.
Captain John Ingram—Dark, velvety purple.
Elizabeth Rowe—Bright, satiny pink; very large and double; fragrant and finely
mossed.
Etna—One of the finest; very large and full; delightfully fragrant; color bright crim-
son, shaded with purple; very mossy.
Laneii—Red, shaded purple.
Luxembourg—Bright crimson-scarlet; large and very mossy,
Mousseline—Extra fine; large, very full and delightfully fragrant; color pure white,
sometimes delicately shaded with rosy blush, elegantly mossed and very beau-
tiful; a continuous bloomer.
Prolific, or Perpetual White Moss—White; very pretty in the bud.
NOISETTE, OR CHAMPNEY ROSES
The Noisette Roses are of American origin. The group is naturally of free
growth, with a tendency to produce large clusters of delicate-colored flowers during the
greater part of the season. Nearly all the varieties make magnificent climbers, require
but little pruning, and will grow well in almost any soil.
*Celine Forestier—Pale yellow, deeper towards the center; an excellent rose.
*Claire Carnot—Vellow, bordered with white and carmine rose; medium size, full
and well formed; growth vigorous.
*Cloth of Gold—Deep yellow center, with sulphur edges; a magnificent rose.
* Lamarque—White flowers; an excellent variety.
L’Ideal—Coppery rose, reflexed with metallic tints of copper and gold; large, full
and distinct.
*Marechal Niel—One of the largest and most beautiful roses grown; flowers extra
large, very double and deliciously perfumed; color deep golden-yellow; buds
of immense size.
*Reve d’Or—Deep yellow; large and full.
*William Allen Richardson—Orange-yellow; flowers small, of the Madame
Falcot type.
BOURBON ROSES
The varieties of this class vary greatly in growth and other features, but most of
them are of vigorous habit, and have dark, lustrous foliage.
Gloire de Rosamanes—Brilliant crimson; semi-double; continuous and profuse
bloomer.
Hermosa—BPright rose; a most constant bloomer.
Mrs, Bosanquet—Pale flesh color; large, double. fine.
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Red Bourbon—Dark, rich crimson; of most robust growth; will flourish in exposed
situations, and continue to bloom through the season.
Santa Rosa—Shell pink, inclining toward crimson.
Souvenir de la Malmaison—Delicate flesh color, tinted with fawn; very large
and double.
POLYANTHA ROSES
A group from Japan, distinguished from all others by panicled blooms. ‘They are
most constant and profuse bloomers, and exceedingly beautiful and fragrant; growth
low and compact; thornless.
Crimson Rambler—A beautiful, new, hardy, climbing Polyantha rose; a wonder-
fully strong, vigorous grower, often making shoots 15 feet long in a season;
the flowers are bright crimson, produced in immense clusters; a grand pillar rose.
Clotilde Soupert—Medium size, very double and beautifully imbricated, produced
in clusters; liable to vary, producing often red and white flowers on same plant.
Gloire des Polyantha—Rosy pink, well-formed flowers in immense clusters.
Mademoiselle Cecil Bruner—A very beautiful and valuable rose; the flowers are
very full and regular, perfectly double and fragrant; color clear, rosy pink,
passing to white.
Perle d’Or—Charming and very distinct; color coppery gold, changing to fawn and
salmon; flat, rayed form; very double, and elegantly perfumed.
Pink Soupert (New)—A seedling from Clotilde Soupert, with rosette-shaped flowers,
varying from pale pink to red.
Polyantha Grandiflora (New)—Large panicles of pure white, bramble-like flowers,
produced in great profusion in the blooming season; of climbing habit and
robust growth; very useful to cover old fences, trees, buildings, ete.; very
hardy.
BENGAL, OR CHINA ROSES
Natives of China. They are of moderate, ranching growth, with flowers and
foliage both small. ‘They require rich soil and close pruning; have no fragrance, but
in spite of this are a very valuable class, on account of the profusion of crimson buds
which they furnish.
* Agrippina—RKich, velvety crimson; moderately double; fine in bud; one of the best.
* James Sprunt A climbing sport from Agrippina; crimson, the same color as the
parent, but the flowers are fuller and larger; desirable.
PRAIRIE ROSES
This class is indigenous to the country, and for rapidity of growth they equal or
excel the Ayrshires, and surpass all other climbers in hardiness. They bloom in large
clusters late in the season.
Baltimore Belle—Pale blush, variegated carmine rose and white; very double;
flowers in beautiful clusters.
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Greville, or Seven Sisters—Flowers in large clusters; varies in color from white
to crimson.
Prairie Queen—Clear, bright pink, sometimes with a white stripe; large, compact,
and globular; very double and full; blooms in clusters; one of the finest.
PROVENCE, OR CABBAGE ROSES
A very old class, supposed to have been known to the Romans, and derives its
name from the great number of petals or flowerleaves. Habit drooping and straggling;
foliage massive; flowers generally globular and very fragrant. "They demand good
culture and close pruning.
Belle des Jardins—Purplish red with white; strong grower.
Common Provence (Centifolia or Cabbage Rose)—Rose color, large, full, globular,
very fragrant; a very desirable garden variety.
Tricolor des Flanders—White, striped with red, purple and violet.
AUSTRIAN ROSES
Natives of the south of Europe, having single flowers of a yellow or coppery-
yellow color. ‘They are very hardy as a class, and must not be severely pruned, merely
cutting away diseased or superfluous branches.
Austrian Copper—Vellow and red.
Harrisonii— Flowers fine golden yellow, of medium size, cupped form, habit pendu-
lous. An-abundant bloomer.
Persian Yellow—Bright yellow, small, nearly full, well formed; small foliage,
faintly scented like the Sweetbrier.
JAPAN, OR RUGOSA ROSES
A class introduced recently from Japan. ‘They are remarkable for their dark
green, dense foliage, and the purity of color of the flowers. High culture and light
pruning will bring out their beauties in the highest degree.
Chedanne Guinoisseau—Vigorous, healthy grower, with handsome foliage, and
large, full flowers of a beautiful satiny rose color; free bloomer.
Rugosa Alba—Single white, large and fragrant.
Rugosa Alba Plena—Siwmilar to the above, but has double flowers.
Rugosa Rubra—Deep, rose-tinged violet; single, fragrant.
BANKSIA ROSES
Also natives of China, and almost too well known to require further remarks. It
is well to say, however, for the few who may not be acquainted with them, that they
are among the most rapid-growing climbers, and most useful for covering arbors, bare
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walls, old stumps, and other unsightly objects. They are thornless, will succeed under
any ordinary circumstances, and require but little care.
Single White—A sport from the White Banksia and originating on these grounds;
flowers single in large clusters; quite distinct.
White—Pure white, very double, small flowers, with the delicate fragrance of the
violet.
Yellow—Clear yellow, small and very double.
ROSA WICHURAIANA
MEMORIAL ROSE
A distinct and valuable variety from Japan; it is of a low, trailing growth, its
stems creeping along the earth like an Ivy; the flowers are produced in the greatest
profusion, in clusters, on the end of every branch; they are pure white and very
fragrant. ‘This variety is valuable as a covering for walls and banks and for use in
cemeteries.
HYBRID WICHURAIANA ROSES
The habit of these roses is the same as that of the Wichuraiana.
Manda’s Triumph—Large clusters of pure white, double flowers, two inches in
diameter, sweetly scented; growth free, with luxuriant foliage.
Pink Roamer—Flowers single, in close heads, nearly two inches in diameter; color
light, rich pink; fragrant.
South Orange Perfection-—Perfectly formed double flowers in great profusion;
color soft bluish pink at the tips, changing to white.
Universal Favorite—Double flowers of beautiful rose color; fragrant; the most
vigorous of its class.
MISCELLANEOUS ROSES
The many admirable qualities possessed by the varieties gathered under this head-
ing warrant our placing them in a separate class. ‘They are far from receiving the
attention they deserve, each being noted for some distinct and prominent peculiarity
not found in any other Rose. Without them a collection of the ‘‘Queen of Flowers’ is
not complete.
Cherokee, Double—This is a strong climber, and has double white flowers.
Cherokee, Single—Large, single, pure white flowers.
Dundee Rambler (Ayrshire) (New)——Vigorous climber, with small white flowers
tinged rose as they open fully.
Empress of China (Hardy Climber)—An exceedingly rapid grower and perpetual
free bloomer; vigorous and hardy; flowers of medium size, very graceful form,
and high fragrance; color, soft dark red in bud, changing to lighter red or
pink as it expands; blooms from May till December; introduced from China.
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Fortune’s Yellow—This rose is also known by the following names: Beauty of
Glazenwood, San Rafael, Watkins and Hester. Flowers yellowish-orange,
large, semi-double; a splendid wall rose.
LORD PENZANCE’S HYBRID SWEET BRIARS
Apart from their extreme beauty they are most interesting, being crosses between
common Sweet Briars and various other roses. Like their parent, the common Sweet
Briar, their foliage is deliciously scented. The flowers are single, and of the most
beautiful tints.
Aimy Robsart—Deep rose.
Ainne of Gierstein—Dark crimson.
Flora Mclvor—White-tinted rose.
Lady Penzance—Fawn, changing to Austrian copper.
Sweet Briar—Leaves very sweet-scented; single pink flowers in May, followed by
reddish-yellow seed-pods in autumn.
White Rambler (Thalia)—Small or medium; daisy-like, pretty white flowers in
large clusters; fragrant; very ornamental.
Yellow Rambler (Aglaia)—A hardy, climbing rose, with very neat, pretty foliage;
the flowers are in clusters, yellow in the bud, changing almost to white when
fully expanded.
CLIMBING ROSES
These will be found described in the various preceding classes to which they belong.
We collect them under this heading for the convenience of our patrons. ‘They are
very useful, and highly valued for training over arbors, trellises and verandas; and as
screens for unsightly objects such as fences, walls, etc., they can not be surpassed.
Climbing Devoniensis, ‘Tea. Baltimore Belle, Prairie.
Climbing Perle des Jardins, Tea.
Climbing Souyv. de Wooton, Tea.
Climbing White Pet, Tea.
Gloire de Dijon, Tea.
Gold of Ophir, Tea.
Reine Marie Henriette
Reine Olga de Wurtemberg, Tea.
Gloire de Margottin, Hyb. Per.
Glory of Waltham, Hyb. Per.
Celine Forrestier, Noisette.
Claire Carnot, Noisette.
Cloth of Gold, Noisette.
Lamarque, Noisette.
L/ Ideal, Noisette.
Greville, or Seven Sisters, Prairie.
Prairie Queen, Prairie.
Double White, Banksia.
Single White, Banksia.
Yellow, Banksia.
Dundee Rambler, Ayrshire.
Cherokee Double, Cherokee.
Cherokee Single, Cherokee.
Fortune’s Yellow, Evergreen.
Empress of China, Hardy Climber.
Wichuraiana, Wichuraiana.
White Rambler.
Yellow Rambler.
Dorothy Perkins, Hyb. Wych.
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Marechal Niel, Noisette. Gardenia, Hyb. Wych.
Reve d’Or, Noisette. Manda’s Triumph, Hyb. Wich.
William Allen Richardson, Noisette. Pink Roamer, Hyb. Wych.
Crimson Rambler, Polyantha. South Orange Perfection, Hyb. Wich.
Polyantha Grandiflora, Polyantha, .
DECORATIVE BEDDING AND BORDER PLANTS
ftbutilon—CuINESE BELL-FLOWER, FLOWERING MAPLE. The Abutilons are gen-
eral favorites, on account of their easy culture and continuity of bloom,
presenting a magnificent appearance throughout the summer with their freely
produced, bell-shaped flowers of various colors.
Duc de Malakoff—Flowers crimson veined.
Eclipse—A pretty trailing variety, with large foliage beautifully marked with
dark green and yellow; flowers bright yellow with crimson throat; fine for
vases or hanging baskets.
Golden Fleece—Flowers bright yellow, a strong grower and very free bloomer.
The plants are symmetrical in growth, forming perfect pyramids, covered with
blooms the entire season.
Megapotamicum—sScarlet and yellow flowers; of trailing habit.
Sansation—Color of flowers a flaring orange-salmon, veined red; petals overlap-
ping and curled.
Savitzi—Large, deep green foliage, with a broad, white margin; the plants grow
dwarf and compact
JSouv. de Bonn—The silver-edged Abutilon. A most distinct and striking
novelty, and the most wonderful variegated Abutilon yet introduced. Itisa
strong grower, with a large, bright green foliage, distinctly edged with a
broad band of creamy white. Flower bright orange-red.
Achania, Malviviscus—Turx’s Cap. A pretty plant, remarkable for the beauty
of its scarlet flowers and its dark green, heart-shaped, sharply pointed leaves.
Achillea—The Pearl. One of the very best white-flowered plants for the border.
The blooms are borne in the greatest profusion on strong, erect stems the
entire summer.
Alnemone Japonica—One of the most desirable herbaceous plants, As a cut
flower we consider the Anemone invaluable.
Alba—Pure white, with yellow center and dark eye. Very free bloomer.
Alrmeria
long stems; a pretty and satisfactory border plant.
Arundo Donax—Tall-growing, cane-like shoots 10 to 16 feet in height, with long,
arching leaves.
Donax Variegated—A tall, graceful plant, with ribbon-like foliage, beautifully
striped white.
SEA Pink, Turirr. Narrow, grass-like leaves; rose-colored flowers on
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copYRICHTED BYABLANG.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII.
Asparagus, Plumosus—A beautiful climbing plant, with bright green, gracefully
arched foliage, surpassing Maiden Hair Fern in grace, delicacy of texture, and
richness of color.
Plumosus Nanus—A graceful, climbing Asparagus, its bright green foliage
being much finer than that of the most delicate fern; it will last for weeks
after being cut; an excellent house plant.
Sprengerii—A beautiful new variety of this graceful class of plants; especially
useful to grow as a pot plant, or for planting in hanging baskets.
Aspidistra, Lurida—Usetul foliage plant, with deep green leaves, and remarkable
for producing its flowers under the ground.
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Aspidistra, Lurida Variegata—A variety of the pre-
ceding, having foliage marked with broad stripes
of white.
Banana, Abyssinian (Musa Ensete)—The most gi-
gantic of the genus, with leaves of a bright
green color; planted out in a lawn or flower
garden, it produces a very tropical effect.
Begonia, Alba Picta—A pretty species, of compact
growth; the leaves are glossy green, freely
spotted with a bright, silvery white.
Airgentea Guttata—Foliage a rich green, spotted
with silver; a free bloomer.
== _= Haageana—One of finest Begonias yet introduced;
ASPIDISTRA VARIEGATED. flowers are of the largest size, a creamy white
with just sufficient pink to give them a bright, cheerful glow; the foliage is a
bronze-green above and red below.
Rex—A most ornamental, fancy-leaved species.
Rubra—Dark-green leaves; flowers scarlet-rose, glossy and wax-like.
Thurstonii—A distinct and pretty variety, with thick, heavy foliage of rich
metallic green above and bright red underneath; color of flowers a fine pink.
Bocconia, Cordata—PtuMeE Poppy. An attractive plant, growing six to eight
feet high, with large foliage and long spikes of white flowers in August.
Brugmansia, Knightii—Flowers large, double white, trumpet-shaped.
Canas—Plants used largely in sub-tropical gardening for the grand effect which their
rich and varied colored leaves produce. ‘They com-
bine the most striking tropical foliage with flowers
many of them equal to a Gladiolus. In addition to
a fine collection of the old standard sorts, we also
offer the following assortment of improved new
French Cannas.
Admiral Courbet—Flowers very large, of a light
lemon-yellow, flamed, striped and spotted with
crimson; foliage pea-green.
Alphonse Bouvier—Flowers large, a brilliant crim-
son, almost approaching scarlet when it first opens,
changing to a deep, dazzling crimson as tne flowers
fully develop; the foliage is of a rich, deep-green
color. CANNA.
Allemania—The upper petals of the flower are salmon, with broad border and
markings of yellow-white; lower petal is dark salmon, marked with yellow in
the center.
Austria—Pure canary-yellow of soft, even shade; a magnificent variety.
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Canna, Beaute Poitevine—Bright, rich crimson.
Cinnabar—Cinnabar-red, distinctly edged with golden-yellow.
Florence Vaughan—A grand yellow of bright golden shade, heavily dotted
with bright red. Very broad petals, forming an elegant flower. ‘The best of
all the yellows.
Egandale—The finest, freest and earliest of all the dark-leaved varieties; flower
soft, currant-red.
Geoffrey St. Hillaire—Flowers large, orange, overlaid with scarlet, very dis-
tinct; foliage bronzy-purple.
ftalia—Bright scarlet, with broad, golden border. The effect of the broad bands
of these two colors in these enormous flowers is very imposing.
Madam Crozy—Flowers of a dazzling crimson-scarlet, bordered with golden-
yellow, a marvellous and rich combination of colors; the foliage is of a rich
green.
Miss Sarah Hill—Flowers are of a rich carmine; foliage light green.
Mrs. Kate Gray—Flowers are of a rich orange-scarlet, overlaid with gold, and
measure from six to seven inches across; foliage of a bright, glossy green.
President Meyer—F lowers are of a rich cherry-carmine, produced in tresses of
immense size; has a broad, bronzy foliage.
Queen Charlotte—Enormous flower spikes, rich scarlet-crimson, broadly banded
with canary-yellow.
Sam Trelease—Flowers are of a rich, glowing scarlet; the edges of the petals
are marked with a distinct yellow band, with broad, yellow throat.
Admiral Avellan—Dark-leaved; rich orange-scarlet color, overlaid with salmon.
Burbank—The new California hybrid, with giant, orchid-like flowers. The
plant is a very strong grower, five to six feet high, with leaves of a texture :
like rubber; flowers of gigantic size; color rich canary, with a few carmine
spots in throat.
Carnations—The most useful and beautiful of cultivated plants; their beautifully
formed and various colored flowers are produced in the greatest profusion.
They are of the easiest culture, and are alike valuable for the flower-garden in
summer or the decoration of the conservatory or window-garden in winter.
Buttercup—Deep rich yellow, with a few streaks of clear carmine; flowers large
and very double.
California Gold (New)—Color bright yellow, with light markings of soft red.
Dr. Tevis—One of the best scarlet Carnations.
Ethel Crocker—Flowers very large; a perfect shade of pink.
Elsie Ferguson—F lowers clear, deep orange, lightly flaked with vermillion.
E. H. Childs—Very dark pink; extra large flowers.
Flora Hill—Very large white.
Governor Roosevelt (New)—Color deep rich brilllant scarlet, heavily shaded
with maroon.
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Carnations, Grace Runyon—Ground color of flower white, penciled with lightrose.
Harriet Bradford—Ground color of flower white; petals edged with scarlet and
lined with same color.
Harrison’s White—Pure white.
Helen Dean—Color a light clear pink; petals deeply fringed; extra large.
Tris Miller—Light salmon, shaded with yellow, lightly flaked with rose.
John Hinkle—Brilliant dark crimson; petals deeply fringed; extra large.
Leslie Paul—Very deep rose color; extra large; grand shape.
Lavender—Light lavender in color, shading to flame color in center; flowers of
large size, having a satin lustre.
Lizzie Guilbert—Bright scarlet; a strong grower.
Madam Albertini—Flowers very large; center round and full; color a delicate
flesh pink, with a strong clove fragrance.
Mayor Pingree—Clear lemon yellow.
Morello—Scarlet crimson, shaded with maroon.
Mrs. Geo. M. Bradt—Clear white, edged and striped with scarlet.
Mrs. McBurney—Clear salmon.
Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson—Flowers of immense size, borne on wonderfully long,
strong, stiff and erect stems; color dark, cerise pink.
Prosperity (New)—The ground color is a pure white, overlaid with pink mot-
tles, deepening towards the center. ‘The flowers are of immense size, meas-
uring fully four inches in diameter.
Purple King—Flowers large and double, purple, and deeply fringed; a vigorous
grower and very free bloomer.
Queen Louise (New)—Flowers pure white, borne on long stems; a free bloomer.
Rose Queen—Color soft, pure rose; flowers large and well formed.
Sophie Sievers—Color rich, golden yellow; surpassing Buttercup in color, size
of flower, and freedom of blossom.
Triumph—Pure bright pink.
William Scott—Flowers extra large, deeply fringed, and of a deep, rich pink.
Caryopteris, Mastacanthus (Blue Spires)—A handsome, hardy perennial plant
introduced from China, producing flowers in great profusion the whole length
of its branches all summer; the color is a rich lavender or sky blue.
Chrysanthemum—Of this beautiful Queen of Fall Flowers we cultivate about fifty
of the best varieties, selections from the Japanese, Large-flowered, and Pom-
pone or Bouquet sections, and including all the variouscolors and divers promi-
nent shades thereof.
Admiral Dewey—Deep chrome yellow.
Carrie Beli—Delicate shell pink.
Feu du Champsaur—Pure white.
Mavourneen—Beautiful flesh pink.
Meta—Large white.
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Chrysanthemums, Nagoya—Clear bright yellow.
Silver Wedding—Pure glassy white.
Shilowa— Brilliant crimson.
Willowbrook—VLarge; pure white.
Xeno—Bright pink.
Yellow Mayflower—Clear lemon yellow.
Zoraida—White.
Coreopsis, Lanceolata—A beautiful hardy border plant, grows 15 to 18 inches
high, and produces its bright, golden-yellow flowers in great profusion the
entire season.
Cyperus, Alternifolius—A pretty plant, throwing up numerous erect dark green,
jointless stems, supporting a quantity of long, narrow leaves, arranged in an
umbrella-like head. Habit compact; an elegant window plant.
Gracilis—A pretty form, with narrow foliage.
Desmodium, Penduliflorum—A very showy plant when in bloom; it sends up
shoots 4 to 5 feet that are covered with rose-colored flowers; blooms late in fall,
when there are few shrubs in flower.
Echeveria—Succulent plants, more or less ornamental, particularly so when in flower,
and useful either as pot-plants, for rockeries, edgings, or carpet bedding.
Secunda—Dwart variety, with downy leaves, red edges; flowers yellow and red.
Secunda Glauca—Foliage of pretty glaucous tint.
Eulalia, Japonica—A beautiful ornamental grass, forming large clumps, with long,
graceful foliage.
Gracillium—JAPAN RusH.—A beautiful ornamental grass, with narrow, graceful
foliage.
Japonica Variegated—A variety similar to Japonica, having foliage with
alternate strips of creamy white and green.
Japonica Zebrina-—-One of the most beautiful of grasses; foliage marked cross-
wise, presenting alternate bands of white and green, of varying width, but f
well defined.
Fern, Adiantum cuneatum-——-The well-known Maiden Hair Fern.
Adiantum gracillimum-—-The smallest, most graceful Maiden Hair.
Asplenium bulbiferum—A handsome Fern of rapid growth and easy culture,
with long, pendulous, light green fronds; remarkable also for forming young
growing plants on the old leaves.
Microlepia Hirta Cristata—A most useful decorative Fern, beautifully crested.
Nephrolepis Cordata Compacta—-A most desirable dwarf-growing Sword
Fern.
Nephrolepis Exaltata—Sworp FERN. A most graceful and beautiful Fern;
multiplying very fast--throwing out vines on which grow several plants again.
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Fern, Nephrolepis Exaltata Bostoniensis—-BOSTON SwoRD FERN. A variety
having fronds which frequently attain a length
of four feet; these arch and droop over very
gracefully, making this an excellent plant for a
table or pedestal.
Pteris tremula—A beautiful variety, with long,
bright green, gracefully arching fronds; a splen-
did room-plant.
Fuchsia—When in full bloom, one of the most grace-
ful of cultivated plants—nothing can surpass the
beauty of a well-grown specimen. ‘They delight
in a light, rich soil, and may be grown either as
pot-plants or planted out in border. In either
case they should be protected from the hot niid-
daysun. Ourcollectionembraces all the distinct
double and single varieties of any merit. HIOEMMON ISS
Chas. Blanc—Single; sepals dark red; corolla dark purple.
Duke of Albany-—-Single purple; drooping; very fine.
Jupiter—Very large and fine; extra double; corolla rosy purple, with bright
scarlet sepals.
M. Alphand--Single; large rosy-violet corolla; soft scarlet sepals.
Mrs. E. G. Hill—-Vargest double white.
Phenomenal—Largest double purple.
Pillar of Gold—A beautiful variegated Fuchsia; leaves are bronzy to red, shaded
olive-green and yellow. ‘Trained against a wall, it forms a beautiful object.
Gaillardia, Grandiflora—One Of the finest hardy perennials; the flowers are large,
produced on long stems; the center is dark reddish brown, while the petals
are variously marked with rings of brilliant scarlet-crimson, orange and ver-
million, and often a combination of all these colors on one flower.
' Gazania, Splendens—Flowers bright orange, with a black spot at the base of each
petal; a handsome border plant.
Geranium—This favored genus is too well known to need any description. It is
enough to say they are the most useful class of flowering plants in cultivation,
and in none has there been greater improvement for the past few years.
Alpine Beauty—A fine double white variety.
Gettysburg—Bright crimson-maroon, of beautiful shade, flowers very large and
fine form; single.
Henryi de Boni—Double white.
Marshal McMahon--One of the best of the bronze.
Queen of the West-—Single; rich scarlet; compact habit.
Re Umberta—Double, brilliant orange-red, with brighter shadings.
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Geranium, S. A. Nut--Double; dark crimson.
Souv. de Marande--Single; the upper petals are crystal-white, margined with
rosy-carmine, which shades to a peach-blossom pink; the lower petals are a
deep coral color, with blotch of pure white in the center.
Ivy-leaved.
Beauty of Castle Hili—Double; soft shade of rose, with dark blotch on upper
petals.
Chas. Monselet—Double; color fiery red; upper petals beautifully marked.
Garden’s Glory—Double; bright scarlet.
Incomparable—Double; a fine shade of rosy-carmine.
Jean d’Arc—Large double white.
Helianthus—SuNFLOWER. A class of perennial herbs hardly requiring description
in this country. All are of easy culture in almost any moderately good soil.
The taller-growing ones are well adapted for planting in a shrubbery, or in
the back rows of herbaceous borders.
Multiflorus Major—Only differs from the preceding in its larger flower heads.
Orgyalis—Height six feet; flowers yellow, comparatively small, numerous, and
forming a large panicle; very graceful.
Rigidus—Flower heads glistening golden-yellow, about four inches across; August;
height three feet.
Hollyhocks—Of this deservedly popular class of plants we can furnish a collection
of fine double sorts of all colors.
Hunnemannia Fumariefolia—Giant YELLOW TuLie Poppy. ‘The plant
grows about two feet high, quite bushy, with beautiful, feathery, glaucous
foliage; large buttercup-yellow poppy-like blossoms during summer until frosts.
Iris, German—One of the early spring flowering plants; flowers of large size and
exquisite colors; they thrive well in low, wet ground.
Japanese (/ris Kaempferii)—F lowers much larger than the above; colorings
and markings rich.
Iris, Variegated—A pretty, hardy, herbaceous plant, with variegated foliage, and
similar habit of growth to the well-known family of /Vewr-de-lis.
Lily of the Valley—Large, luxuriant foliage; small, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers in
pretty racemes.
Lippia Repens—A good substitute for lawn grass; thrives in any soil; rapidly coy-
ering the ground with a very close matting, covered in summer with tiny,
pale, lilac flowers.
New Zealand Flax (Phormium Tenax)—Warge, flag-like leaves; very ornamental,
Variegated—This fine variety has yellow lines along the foliage.
Variegated Colensoi—A dwari-growing variety; green leaves, with white
edging; very useful for bedding purposes.
Pampas Grass—The finest ornamental grass in cultivation; long, narrow, graceful,
dark green foliage, and silvery plumes on stems 6 to 8 feet high.
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Pampas Grass, Madam Rendatleri—With beautiful, rosy pink plumes.
Marabout—tThe most compact and finest of all the white sorts.
Variegated—Similar to the preceding, but not quite so strong a grower; the
foliage is beautifully edged with silver.
PAEONY HERBACEOUS.
Paeony Herbaceous—Are the most hardy and easily grown of all the garden
flowers. In delicacy of tint and fragrance, the Paeony more nearly approaches
the rose than any other flower. ‘Their extreme hardiness and easy culture
are important in favor of their extensive cultivation. In our collection will
be found the best and most distinct sorts.
Ama bilis—Light rose.
Amabilis Grandiflora—Light red; very double.
Carnea Elegans—Vink.
Comte de Paris—Light rose.
Delachii—Dark red.
Delicatissima—Light pink,
Edulis—V iolet rose.
Elegantissima—Pink.
Formosa Alba.
Francis Ortegal—Amaranth red.
Grandiflora Carnea Plena—Delicate blush; very large flower.
Grandiflora Nivea—Large, white, double flower.
La Coquette—Filesh color.
Officionalis—Dark crimson.
Palida—White, tinged red.
Peach—Pink.
Pottsii—Rose color.
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RUDBECKIA (GOLDEN GLOW).
Paeony, Reevesii—Double; deep red.
Sinensis rosea odorata—Large; double; crimson.
Triumph du Nord—Rose shaded lilac.
Pelargonium—More commonly known as ‘‘ Lady Washington’’ Geranium; a beau-
tiful class of plants for the conservatory or window during spring and early
summer.
Agatha—A fine flower of good form; upper petals bright crimson, blotched with
maroon and margined white; under petals blush white, feathered with bright
crimson. |
Beauty of Oxton-—-Upper petals very rich maroon, darkly blotched; under petals
very dark crimson, light centers; all petals margined with white.
Captain Raikes—Flowers very large and full; color dark fiery crimson; petals
crispy and of great substance.
Dr. Masters—Very rich shade of dark red; upper petals grandly blotched with
black; lower petals also shaded with black.
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Pelargonium, Duke of Albany—Rich crimson-maroon, margined with rosy lake,
light center, surrounded with rose shading.
Duchess of Bedford—Flowers of purest white, prettily fringed with feathered
spots of delicate rose on upper petals.
Duchess of Teck—Very large trusses of extra large, semi-double white flowers.
Embassy—Pure white, the two upper petals blotched with deep violet-maroon.
Lord Derby—Shaded rosy-magenta, white margin and throat.
Mabel—wUpper petals brilliant dark-maroon, under petals soft rosy-pink, large
white center.
Mad. Thibaut—White, blotched and marbled with rose, upper petals marked
with crimson-maroon, large white center.
Mad. Vibert—Ground color rose, almost covered with black-maroon blotches;
light center and edges.
Milton—Large, pure white flowers; upper petals blotched maroon.
Plateau—Upper petals rich crimson, blotched maroon, under petals bright crim-
son, shaded dark crimson, light center.
Prince of Pelargoniums—Vermilion-scarlet flowers, relieved by a blush-white
center, upper petals flushed crimson.
Princess Maud—Full orange-carmine flowers, margined with white, white center
surrounded with violet, upper petals blotched and feathered with maroon.
Queen Victoria—Crispy petals of a rich vermilion color, broadly margined
pure white; the upper petals blotched with maroon.
Rustic—Upper petals rich crimson, blotched and shaded maroon, under petals rich
crimson, light center, shaded with violet.
Striata Elegans—Flowers large, magenta-rose, flecked or barred with elegant
blue-mauve.
Variegated—Deep rose color, striped with white.
Platycodon, Grandiflorum—A valuable perennial, bearing handsome, large, bell-
shaped, deep- blue flowers.
Mariessii—A new variety; does not grow more than a foot in height, bearing
deep-blue, bell-shaped flowers, nearly three inches across.
Plumbago—Showy herbaceous plants, with large clusters of pretty blue flowers, a
color which, being comparatively scarce, ought to secure them a place in every
collection.
Capensis—Lavender-colored flowers; climbing habit.
Capensis Alba—F lowers white.
Romneya, Coulteri—CA.irorNiA TREE Poppy.—A hardy perennial, with large,
white flowers and a bunch of yellow stamens, resembling large, single
Peeonies; fragrance like a Primrose.
Russelia, Elegantissima—A very striking, semi-trailing plant, throwing long
spikes of rush-like, branching foliage, liberally covered with brilliant, coral
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RUSSELIA ELEGANTISSIMA.
‘red flowers;
Sagina,
especially adapted for
hanging baskets, vases or window
boxes.
Rudbeckia-Golden Glow—One of the
most beautiful fall-blooming flowers,
and continues for along time. The
flowers are double golden-yellow, on
4 to 6 feet long stems.
Pilifera—A hardy, evergreen,
moss-like plant, suitable for grass
edging on flower beds.
Selaginella, Emiliana—A most beatiful
and distinct species, of bold but very
graceful habit, growing about 10
inches high.
Solanum, Pseudo-capsicum— JERUSA=-
LEM CHERRY. A very useful pot
plant for winter decoration, It is of
branching habit, with small, oblong,
bright green and shining leaves, and
bearing in great profusion bright scarlet globular berries.
Strelitzia, Regina—BirbD OF PARADISE
FLOWER. Large, orange and purple
flower in April and May, abundantly
produced; leaves ovate oblong, in
long-stalked sheaths 2 to 3 feet high.
Swainsonia, Galegifolia Alba—A beau-
tiful, new, ever-blooming plant, with
pure white flowers, produced in sprays
of from twelve to twenty flowers, each
resembling a sweet pea; a rare decora-
tive plant for window or conserva-
tory.
Galegifolia Rosea—Identical with the
above, except that the flowers are
rose-colored.
Grayana—A pink-flowering variety.
Verbena—One of the most useful and
popular plants for bedding out, afford-
ing a constant succession of bloom,
and an endless variety of colors and
STRELITZIA REGINA.
markings. Ourcollection embraces scarlet, purple, crimson, pink, blue, white, etc.
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Violet, California—Clear violet purple; flowers very large; long stems; single.
Marie Louise—Double; purple, with white center.
Swanley White—Large, double, white.
Princesse de Galles (Princess of Wales)—WLarge circular flowers; color true
violet blue that does not fade; long stems; a strong grower with large, very
dark foliage; a grand variety of French origin.
BULBOUS AND TUBEROUS ROOTED PLANTS
Agapanthus, Umbellatus—A noble plant, producing large umbels of bright blue
flowers.
A maryllis—Bulbous plants, chiefly from the Cape of
Good Hope and South America; all the kinds
are eminently ornamental.
Beliadonna—Large, charming white flowers,
richly flushed with rosy red; very fragrant.
Formosissima—s?t. JoHN’s Liny. ~ Crimson
scarlet.
Johnsoni (Sfectabilis)—Wine red, with white
stripes.
Lindeni--Colors varying from nearly white to
dark crimson.
Longifolia Alba-Crinum‘ Capensis--Large
white flowers, deliciously fragrant.
Lutea—Golden yellow flow-
ers; blooms in fall.
Caladium, Esculentum—ELEPHANT’S Ear. A tropical plant
of the well-known Caladium family, growing to a height
of four or five feet, with a corresponding breadth; the
leaves are of immense size, often eighteen inches by two feet.
Calla Lily—Lity or THE NILe. The well-known variety so
common in our gardens; large; deep, green, tropical
foliage, and beautiful, large, pure white flowers.
Black—A remarkable variety from the Holy Land; flower
the shape of the Calla, rich dark purple, green under-
neath; stalk§brown-red; leaves large, wavy, rich green
veined with light green; the whole plant has a most
stately and elegant appearance.
2Italian Giant—A very distinct variety from Italy; habit
much more dense and compact than the ordinary Calla;
leaves very dark green and glossy, and of unusual sub-
AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS.
CALLA LILY,
SPOTTED LEAF. stance.
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Calla Lily, Little Gem—This is a dwarf variety of the old Calla; it can be used with
telling effect in many places where the tall Calla could not, on account of its
tall growth; it commences to bloom when very small.
Spotted-leaf—Similar to the well-known white Calla, but having its glossy,
dark, rich green foliage marked and dotted with numerous white spots.
Crinum, Amabilis—Large (two to three feet long), drooping leaves; long, tubular,
white flowers, pink inside,
Dahlia—The different species of Dahlias compose, as a whole, one of the most showy
classes of autumn-flowering plants; beginning to flower in August, they are a
perfect mass of bloom until stopped by frost.
AAutumn Glow — Orange-salmon.
Bellona—Salmon-red.
Bird of Passage—Lilac, edged pink.
Bob Ridley—Scarlet, tipped white.
Charm—Peach color.
Charlotte Dorling—White, shaded pink.
Dr. Boyers—Scarlet, tipped white.
Doodas—Clear yellow.
Duke of Rochester—Golden yellow, shaded brown.
Jewell—Buff, shaded light crimson.
Juarezii—Cactus Dania. Crimson.
Lady Paxton—White, bordered lilac.
Queen Mab—Maroon.
White Rose—VLarge, clear white.
Single.
Gracilis Perfecta—Rich scarlet.
Rob Roy—Large, deep scarlet.
Dahlias, Cactus (New).
Alegis—Color rich cardinal-scarlet.
Austin Canneli—Color light crimson-rose, shading lighter towards the edges.
Chas. Woodbridge—A magnificent light crimson, shaded purple.
Cinderella—Royal purple, deepening to a rich, velvety shade in the center.
Geo. Marlow—Primrose-yellow, shaded amber.
Green’s Gem—A rich, glowing, orange-red, bright and fiery.
Hohenzollern-—-A tich, bronzy, orange-red color.
John H. Roach—A fine, soft yellow.
Kingfisher—Purplish-crimson; petals curled and curved in an eiegant, irregular
manner.
Mr. Moore—Deep claret; one of the best dark varieties.
Miss AnnaNightingale—Clear yellow, flaked and heavily edged with scarlet.
Mrs. A. Beck—-A rich salmon-red, with scarlet reflex.
Queen Wilhelmina-—-Deep garnet, shading lighter at base of petals.
80 CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO.
Dahlias, Strahlen Krone—A rich and glowing cardinal-red.
Sparkler—Rich, glowing carmine.
Gladioli—--The cultivation of this magnificent flower is very simple; it thrives in any
soil except the heaviest clay. By planting from February to June, flowers
may be had from spring until winter. The bulbs should be planted four
inches deep, and, if possible, in the full sunshine.
Cardinalis—Scarlet.
Colvillei—Purple striped.
Queen Victoria——Salmon scarlet, feathered white.
Lily, Auratum—GOLD-BANDED Lity. ‘The golden-rayed Japan Lily; flowers hori-
zontal, of great beauty, and delicious fragrance.
Album—Fine pure white.
Candidum—Sv’. JosEpu’s Lity. The common white Lily; flowers trumpet-
shaped, large, and fragrant.
Longiflorium Harrissii—BERMUDA LiLy. The great value of this Lily is its
very free-blooming qualities; color purest white, and very fragrant.
Rubrum—Deep tose, spotted.
Montbretia, Crocosmiaeflora—An exceedingly beautiful bulbous plant; flowers
in long spikes, like a Gladiolus; color beautiful orange and crimson.
Narcissus, or Daffodils—Double and single varieties.
Tuberose—This valuable plant is too well known to need any description. To reach
their greatest perfection they should be given a very rich soil and good culti-
vation.
Italian—The well-known variety.
Pearl—A variety of dwarf habit, with large, prettily imbricated flowers.
ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT. 81
AQUATIC PLANTS
We would call attention to the following lst of plants. They are all easily grown.
All will be found to be very beautiful for their flowers and foliage and for their fra-
grance. ‘‘hey all succeed if planted in ditches, ponds, or near artesian wells. The soil
should be made rich.
Nelumbium, Speciosum—THE East INDIAN OR EGypTiAn Lotus. The flowers
are very beautiful being of a rose-pink color; when opened they are of a
creamy white and pink and very sweet-scented; perfectly hardy and very
vigorous.
HI Asis
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EGYPTIAN LOTUS.
Nymphea, Flava—FLoripa WATER Lity. Flowers yellow with delicate fragrance;
the leaves are variegated with brown. This variety is extremely vigorous
with us, and blooms very freely.
Odorata—FRAGRANT WATER Lity. This is the native North American Water
Lily. Its lovely white flowers are very fragrant; it can be successfully grown
ina tub where the mud is rich; it will produce flowers six inches, and leaves
thirteen inches across.
Odorata Rosea—FRAGRANT ROSE-FLOWERING WATER Lity. A very hand-
some variety, similar to the above, but with rose-colored flowers.
CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO.
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FRAGRANT WATER LILY.
Papyrus Antiquorum—The true Egyptian Paper plant; it
GOI OCUE2S
THE following Catalogues are published, some annually, others at intervals as
becomes necessary, and are mailed free to customers as soon as issued, and to all new
applicants on receipt of amount in stamps, named below.
Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, Figs, Olives, etc.,
4 cents.
Descriptive Catalogue of Shade, and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses,
Climbing Plants, etc., 6 cents.
Catalogue and Price List, free.
Catalogue of Phylloxera-Resisting American grapes, free.
CAILFORNIA NURSERY COMPANY,
Niles, Alameda Co., Cal.
grows from five
to eight feet high and supports at the top a tuft of long thread-like leaves
giving it a graceful and striking appearance.
INDEX
PAGE
Alei@S (GES. GipyetiS)\ sbecoutsasnecoop asdutocan 20
ANIoiOUENOIIN AS sn dacoban Boo aB OA Compa cE Coes cee nnar: 66
JAGACIE, see cbougn s aascanbes saccade aeadsroce 5, 19
JAGIENINE CG Sanaosan aco case ener ee tera ReRe atone 66
INC hillil alee hernes en mmise sac me ge ntee ni recinetee 66
PN GAO ATA SMecse nce eerie saint gets delnis eiseciene 78
PNG AN Carre Cre aces eis Foe cist oisler «Gielen ssieeie det 47
NICE DIA eRe Reena tac necislos anjscietnsmnetemasiens 38
AN kin@raGls INO neratolee ge, seopnesedaneaceone 6, 30
JNM NEL ee oie cc A Ree 30
pNeravabtay ANNs moment Somes ace alais atvseviea se dovseissieaieisi 73
PADS LOP SIS cece estos oe snseiss Asines qeciistelne 38
ANA @IONOINS 55 cera sopeeeo Hee eUO CoCo epee Mae TOSS 66
A DyoIE,- IMO TSabal sss 09 a oosebbone aeesee Oy GO
PRGA tal Coke ATES sccm ninietsirienns ssc dejeciesier= seis ler 81
PAVIDOTEN IP COR Ra ess eta cine ae suisieinelse nlseeecew’s 13
PAttalD UN GU Stes eeme ter a ciersusiniecie veronyeaisieleies si _ 120
JNSTENIIGY (os at Nees Ni am eee ee Ee a 6, 20
BNGIGeD UL CA Tel Cnr wciere cia ccitlsin a dislelsaiss stele Sates 13
PNG CO eee cer Cis eis PS cin wisisie bieieivielo calorie: wateaial 43
ANSSONS IY aise hei SPOR A ROG Rete eens Baseceiae ra 66
A\sesia\G hoy Dioxsab: so uscenoas bosuducacaeomesonsoe 66
ING leer eee nc cides ay epaieucus sialic Ree auton G, 22
PNG ATMA rater rdseerh Cieine ej teyotazsteusialosse Restate arse 67
PAS PUGS tote es tee ertstclisiic ele Seve eis sive vce nlcllato 67
FNCU CUD ARR CBee tuaeiecciacisiess: “aWieeGysiniesiciaiaee 20
PNCZall © aap ee ctae rin Sle 8a aiereierelejiale te aelerusyeeieares 20, 31
EXTEIICBY 26, CAE RUG GARRET aE aEA RRS Oro 20
Balti OOS Secimyats ast cies rac emaictrapme ston senieeale ager 42
MA EU A TNA eek stele riers seste\ceig etasie aicrepaniateavototet 68
BAECS sdk odae acasn COCR a CeSCCOoe aaa OSA TE 6, 12
JBORRONIDIEY S poe NorHGRU aoa ee eT acRe Se EMeR Ee cdaces 68
BST OST angie: alee nn TEeenboe qeane ne eens 20
PBT Statayy -eraccsisteveer(s eos eisiis sisi eciriasisiobssteieeeee 31
JBTIGASIOS TNE a paeeerode Se doar ane tenacenom erm naene 38
PAGI
Blue Gum (see Eucalyptus)............... 23
BOCCOM Lay aie Honea crnececcemete-cee aes ieee 68
BSG adsasecnsupis sbaacoicisneas seennons sonemcieee 20
Bougaimvalllleatec cee eee creer 38
Brachychiton(see Sterculia diversifolia) 30
BroOmiis dnausconmonc sepa a mecnane nine cates Qu
UB LOUO CCK (ewenao duno tanueb ie sodoescomaaadddae aoeecO 6
BI ADUSOVIEWTISNEL oo dubcodacs ba ons spsogoode oooane 68
BYDIGGDIEZ) ornnoomnodeoapaceas oo quenoqasdagouoonods 21
Bulbous and Tuberous Rooted Plants..78
Cactus Dahlia espera ees. tere: 79
@rillvoblbbaoleeememenommectcad ae aeedodoen osudcs sas 78
Gallavlyiliyreastie estes Serco ee ee emrs cere 78
Californiagkiant Rallinteeseecenerereeeraeerere 46
California Waurel\-o1 Baysdhree- esse 21
CaliformiagB ileaineemeereseer nes nee eee eer 14
CaliforniapNiutine seeerrssenerecee tesco 14
CaliforniayhversreeniGhernyarene a By
California wWalde Coficeraa. terete 21
Calycanthus: ion receeccer corte eee: 31
Camieihiaye iy aiten i sostenraecceny Tavstiasjacieeton 21
(CehrayoloOKe “WRSS.cocs ngvococascsaoedces oooodoads 21
Camas... Sui dasdattisasnectecat betcha Gieeseecnee ss 68
Carma tionsiisysceisa ie coteer ies: eanmenr nists 69
Carpententatie se scncneaase neon went: 21
Cassia sca ipereentenat neeeenere pam naeare 21
Catalipai ca.ncsaancserece cries crc ehtlase es 6
Carta mana cs ince cmasce cet nerstoseornatne 31
Cary OptenisSayssesteg ckcricracec sa eee sss 70
Caswarinal rac o caste se ese reser Ash
CeanothuSt eee eerie a ccces Dy Bil
Codeine ste atrium ween a tess eencinnisirseenee 14
Cedrel eae sactvc atin on emacecttstaceonneuee 7
Cephlalotascispecnesas serene oriccnaencistie 14
Cercidiphyllum....... Se eeetetisie bree yseiclacicate 31
CeS tru ttitera rec tase suiemnisene concise nance: 22
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CINE, JEON KESBHOET, co00000 c00n00 b00006 conse 31
(Chovsrnaye NWSE oNbaE cac5 b60006 ododocene cobauaaes 12
Clam sero ps7 iaiscereeasnasce tec caeeeeere 43
(CINAVTMAVSCSASIG 0550000 vgs090 soveundes Séosnc00c 31
[@) s(acicolblenenneseamnarsadcbencoduocss adaodconoos 7
(@) skort / eeaaennRe aE ea ianasectrsancobusasonoacabc 22
ChiristmiaseR ctinyae-eeereeeeeeee eee eeeeene 22
Chirysanthemiuimiperesss eee seeeeceee esas teee 70
C@leimatisinc wees msacssan oe eceeeereeeeecereee 38
Cliamthus:e. seo. scccaeeeeee ee cease 39
Climbing and Trailing Shubs and
Plants pe stisusencceecstewmmaretecetnccer oes 38
@ODse ase ase onsen enna tel eeectre aaeeeee ee 39
COCOSRE sessctpeiieaee-Bensee eeteeee ee eeeeee 44
Corontlar nig fieeiees ee ree eee 22
Corehorusmeress: Feb euk aceasta eee 32
WOLEOPSIS -5-sa5 nn seise see se eet ears role 71
(Gloymipulolersy hw hossnes ee sbousonas wasobebes poocas 22
(QF AN Dole seatodn ohanddaee esoduEacH soos yosbonD 44
CotoneasterKecancsnce-coeccscomuceserteeeeee 22
Grape Miyntlem ncaa rene eme emer eetes B2
Grates si cue. seat nwesBem enticement 22
(CHAVTNEHIN sq 5oado-eporeseepsesboo 666005 065400 008805 79
(CA OKOMTSAEY, acnocosscaouncs0q0s on0d0Sc6 gon0st 14
Currant; Hloweriniges sce daseee erence 32
Cunninghamia....... Fennec ene semen 14
(CWpCES goacndnoo zosadoonenacoened adc0s5e¢0 osn0s0000 44
(CSOIKESS. con nenda nos soncbadosenqcoasssaswadoonscn 14
(CHOBITS onc00 oeosodoon co fooscncsduosse Doosasc0c 71
Cy fisusieee..- Sehk ceteataeiatieeat ease meee 32
Mattodila(seesNancissus)ere-sseteeaeteeees 80
IDEN Neeaemamrbacncanccadodsds suesotnsasscgone -79
Dasylintonencestsnsake sere eres s eeeeeret 48
ID Bye) ahaYs) Scop ocone ocdosuorsesendoc cand ausdcocagace 22
[DEY olsvarhol on WKGKA 6.5 soo0c0cas cospnnceD doocadeos 23
Mecidions Shadellreesimcsemeascereeere 5
Deciduous Flowering Shrubs.............. 30
Deciduous Weeping Trees................. 02
Decorative Bedding and Border Plants.66
DECUMETIAls... snes cectassemeesaiantiret acces 39
Weerin ease ans een. cscs eas acetone 23
DESMO GUM aeeneeoemee eee eee ener mae 71
We Wtz1an.c. cavcascentsceeeesecasee eens 32
ID KatS) 20 acts REC eeE REPRO Sena SLODED ADE Dap ao bac. 23
DOP WOO cmsen ic oot oie scemtta soca ees 32
IDLO OVe ssp cops onoone couscemnsaeos HocGsando, vou 39
IDI KCN SEV sacGaoodcnousnsde0obades0s ssdbn 4000 dc 47
ID Lohr ol 2 sidoaaueeranoadnadooudssraactuodna pdgussoac 23
BiGHEVErIa satis Velen sceabuctaeesoseastnanmetn 71
Bilder cesses airodansescescess SeeadnsSmmeteas 32
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Hleagmus 280. a: actos. ceacee eee ee 7)
Ao) bc REP MR TR RCA aCROR CN scree oosceczc: Fy te
Hirythe as 2 accatienn. dat cae ieee eee 44
Hirythrimas .scaeteascassece nee eeeee aoe eee 32
Hscallonia si See. snsaceecete sce ee eee 23
Bulalia ve. 25: t5en te enee eee ee 71
Hucally Ptusizecsend-aceege es aco ee eee 23
OS eiilay chances oan see Pees 24
MOT Ml Sie By veredectin= ee eaeee eee eae 24
Huonymus (Spindle: Tree) -.....--.2-.:e.-. 33
Evergreen Trees and Shrubs.............. 19
HVverorecny Conieros mi rees sy =e eee 13
HxOchOrdiayss.uc0 Save sds. cece eee eee 33
Babiata.sczteuici ac sheee ees eee 25
Grit scavaieees anacaecnseue bere eee eee 71
PGC caeee Sc nocetss eek ee ee 25
Pullbbett:. 65s. Stnmaes.:seteoee eee eee Be
Puasa): «-8':). pier «co mane e zee ea 72
Gaillardia:sisis.sen ee eee eee eRe 72
GOLLY 8s sci esdcinscocabactet sees ee eee 25
GaZani a . cssesesdsiemneosene dace ee eee 72
GeniSta, 00). f.ncsce nee scee ete ee eee ae
Geran «.\...< -dheesseceeeee eee eee 72
Glad Oli evo. recesses nedoceeees oc 80
Grevillea cinch ee eee 25
GW aVay ccicd ccdecdecnctehescoRe eee eee eee 25
Habrothamntse..-c-crsesceesseee ee eee 2
i: Revs) oo Weer A AMeRE ESS ee Sebo bec Gscoo-68 or 25
Helianthus) 3.2.24 x sscene eee 73
TLIDISCUS «03:50: sciejosaee cae ee ee 33
PROM y 2 sis/cacsiatennes actacneh ee nee eee 25
Holl yHoeks i. sce cceeses sate ease eee 73
Toney stickier sears temee eee eee eeeeee 23589
Tlorses @hestititnerscescaeee eee eee 7
Hinman niaiy.c.ceseee-- tence ee eee 73
iy dram ge... cdccmtiasnecee een eee an
Hy penictim ! <..<,jerecwn wg eet ae eee 26
TW snide ace spielen Gramare cine eee erat ene eee ae 39
TpOmM cea) ch... -0. soenenewet semertee eee ee ene 39
TiS: os aversict tes ce ssicchouioenys Cacee een eee ee 73
JASMINE... ..dcunwesbecnateeeceepeee Saeko 40
I blo TRE RReereere eRe Ore cad scuisa Scodosduc 45
Judas: Tree oss. vcse otk wmnre aaron « See eee 7
JUMIPer .cciiv css yee deuwesee's Choa eee Re ee 15
Keri ad. 5. Assadiswoeceteysas ani deseiog eae eee 45
Renn edly ai. ts.uuasdns cscnt nt osen oeeee eee eens 40
Waburnitim vc .-tnccercccscee kee ee eeeer ee 7 Le
Tarela wis sccsdni wsarendtane Se besenenen nek Rene eee 7
TjatantasnacciSoseuccac been ee 45
TAUT Ole ccs Si, cciiseae aw eles oetive tone Saae aeeee 26
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JC ARIHAMIETIRIBIS :o a4 ocagionosasy poseashne dedosseor 26 Pad GaitiSpecsecn neue een reer etn ae 48
Iyerenoral W EPO o 5000 68 onano0 poeancoas coa000 BR Pap yas as aan euaereaseeecelanees aridity a: 82
BS VASTO MM Ae Meri ete canteen isllaeinunitenaeemires 45 Rawlowaitaenreeeeenere ee nade soonce 9
WAV CESheII aren rchincecetriiscsseincisidueciise nantes 33 DEP Oyoln Wala. cusecose adodoune sabeodous heEsoE 40
MEI OCEGMIELS! yee eerecsaee sane ene semea desteneee 15 Rea chish] owielslcemreer peer eet e eter 10
AP US Gree ees eres sss deca lee onelgeiectow elas 26 BOCAS ie ee eee ae Gua pe a ae cane 10
NG tiliy erste chastise stasis et coyaca suo seme scenes 80 Relargomitiy aay ree cacao nee: 75
Wily comtberVialileymenice te cacmesoseie ce ccee TB} IRE ppe rm lreern nny mentee heen ana) 29
TES Y OS ia os Oe ere Ge a ree 33 IRETSiialin OMe ere eR eee eer Ene RE RS ee 10
Meindl ets ceser saaneastes na sesaw stan) casei Hy iP hase olitisiss Gack tecn eee ect manana 40
ILAlO) OEY i badoasbalsnouomeonddacon cenbdesaeosumaTaed 73 Phellodencdiront ca mtatee seer: 10
TLalG RUNG) Joo XESCs Congaarenoense coenayeosoonaeonOs 8 NEV oO SHOUD < Ok ieee Weta ane Me aie Om Mee nn aet a ea 45
IL@OCUSEccovaspeedshoud assacou Etude castae 8,12 Photimiayencew sy cece astssonteceee 29,35
LOGUE: Goacae enue soca BU aRenn ramp raseusnrncees 26 Phy Stanbthsyepeatecree eee ee eee 40
ICA CUO So fence etacd aah aeRO Sac aenCen ae RBOmE pent 40 by bo\ dannaneo none tuted da ia Renda ou ueetne eeeoET as 15
Niacin Omer crue saacisin or dodan be ate eneiines ot 26 ESNet SOS) OXONCBIO cn aconn ve. gusadoonona monaco obeosb Osh 29
MaomoliamWMecid (OusH tes. -2e- ses 8, 34 Rianeghreer(See sycamore) eeeeeaca eee os ice)
Malem oliahwewviet ol eenttees pear caet cesses 27 Plamtin gag a ere eescees sae aectinacetet hocanis 4
INicalla@ ral eee partners ccislotercisjars ste vnitie Seto sieie 27 Platy codomic cy... ce oss easons Serine 76
Miauiglern JSleibe INieeSsneacasna condos euenos haceeo 8 Rlumbag oneness ee eSEo Nene ewes mncile aoe 76
IMraindevalllicane etek Gnconscrsaae sce ceeeeeaas 40 PiumreHloweringeseeye reese eeeeeeece: NOW 5
AIAG tetst peracetic s tenis: veloaieioticieve elo ervenaaien 40 POinciatlatresistae desserts sce eenieseiionsas 35
NV (abraranraitalserse nen neers acacs. casino ease ne 27 Poly gallaeen che ce saenwaamee eee uence 29
IV raya ees wenn tie cer auaiosennncie wlecaiie est 8,35 Romesranate Hlowerimeaaenvacdy-6 con. 36
HN ale appatles Cae ses cie ras csiovie Soacclec selector 35 POplats.casecnckare scence esate ers oeisees TO} LD
IMI@IANSWCRYy coogaccan opdodace Patan serearaaeet 27 Pritcharddatcae mss esata aeciewiaceetecee 46
IMIPETKOCIMETOS Hite in- sh seco. cacmsceccane sessener 27 IEF Oils ues ashen nodsede auoacuepenGetaaceaeodae 29
IN Gi Swart eetese nose sian es scastiwe Gumad aseene Ke) Picuimlil oeerne seveaer became emadsonrGcomecmenace 4
Mock Orange (Philadelphus)............. 25 Pterostytaxcrn ce nant Meson asans eaoees 36
INIOTUEMD RE TIA Ge neh se sje.crs Seine ceincsnacneeil 80 Bairp lest ce are eee pense antecicicelneleracecis 3
INTO Wit CaiteA Saas le so celeeelcldo sree ares cc Oy) 02 Owincew blower ceerecs epee a 36
IM COMI OEIEA na nddogadadiese sonenseee apdaocDDaEc Oy WD Raphiolepsisnerreerce cee anenesenessssr ce: 2
AW Actaiiate ny, etecereteat ss fais novos cieyers ageltste sows sais sloletntsresee 27 Riediwo Odie ace scqe nee tania eatene ss 16
INGO DOMME esse ely acceso eeleiees gs ane sue nae 27 INS tIMOSPORAM ae see aeb secant cr 16
May tleeraetancrtaeassccckscsince seme. mabe 27 Rivododendroneeyrenacteee sna cea ee saeee 2
INIAKOG ISO Sees ce cane onceesobacecndenbe ten anehenode 28 Odo ty MusweCennOdes yee ec monacter se: 36
INFARCISSTIS Perens orn. cecinseremere tacoma wecio nenrenies 80 UREN TTS ee ee nace anced con ae orotic Cemoenel 36
INewaZealarra giilaxameneeeeeccs ceccosse ee ccee FB JRVONMUVSVENElcngoos aacooaace apo doD NESIDeDA ne acoanet 76
ING liGlian ov obn ne Adena onacelbec odecr sean cascade 8I RO SESH aR eat ae earner ital Leu Deir 49
INIOLLGE. os dosdos oss obactaacoodocrcan tase toaRAncaeE 48 Rose Acacia...... Bes nae Naa ance ren 36
AINGy sii Maat ie seri cee ae nica oie na, <eltelatoalslsie wes 81 ROK vane hah /Gnados eoddeopaancoces aapmaddes SAAoGOSor 2
(©) alee eas et ar einrocigaitijiie slates aise 9, 28 Ieral eS aot napa se nosumentosaot nated uoseGcdade 77
Ollee: oo. ced.cateud aeenbe ne RIERA Ee Han eeeeeta screaaee 28 RASS elias yasscisrmeraceseran Sele suisa nec meena eae 76
OlleamnGhese ate ceagnucdsndonersneescadscomeccapeac 28 SY oye) een Neinonadear ie ane maacne unc e aanBaCE scoot)
(OiRRTANERE Aerated Ccgutie Hoe uGU RG Ge Gane creed anon 28 SE eabolluaaroucosnaneeror Reis sce ope RL 77
(OSITBY ITED ONES So Seacann aco senese eran toeerepnoddaD 29 SClad opithysSiqeeseneeeetececeeee ceercree 16
eoniy, ler baceOUS)-c..c. .2s2<e-+> «nesses 74 Selagutrellats aa enes omni snoeeemt eT
IPe nibh AIS Asean dann cadnannacon penceere Meee aaa 35 Shula AbeVS ganeacboo.keacsovaomaecdascabos cncecaean 40
Palms, Dracazenas, Agaves, Yuccas, etc.43 Shanhlll2b-cebaheaaks ddaseseda cocosoane aoadoabea sadone 4I
JPRVSOORNS (CaeiSS cagarassesacee) ener napcoeonEEbe 1B Graven oe pscosgudado ssonee saccade ood eo
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SHOW DEE yevgees cise oreoke heaee ene Renee 36 "Tree: Peconiy3se.2s neces eee eee eee 37
Solana s: se nossdew axsteneaeceenebenemeeeees TG Trumpet’ Vinee tee iece marca eee 41
Sollliva faeces ye Geos Eee eee ee 41 "TiberOS@5nhi.cssco xe scene eee Pee 80
Sophorate.vrck een eee eee WO, 12 Dulipy Pree. eee rae eee eee eee Ta
Spiked tess aleicec cots ea econ 36 Werbema ties scaaiesionciaee Rite tee teen oe eeeeeee Wal
1S] SIOKSS Seon Geode aHenOAEcMaesecdoncnUEAcoOeeR 16 Veronica: rs cieaennisscdsc ee saceseee eee RO)
SS) Ea abo cana nna ane aee Renee roasmeno creme saacrr 5 Wareimias Cree peters-.cnetteee ease eee 4I
Staplny leat. wsecesenaeaess wae cease eee By Wioletsic. ac iute teeta ee eee eee eee 78
Sereulian es teene ce acsnasance dese eee IO, 30 Wirgilia (Yellow, Wood))isnesss-seeseeeeeee II
Strelitzialss ceca citeke wt seeteseer es sees oon en eee 77 AA o>: ene erie a ueCob bccn ad addaesoos 37
SLYMARA wohietd anttandere see piememteen eee eee 37 Wa tiSisesosenet Siincec oatncen ee cele ae eee eeeeeree 41
SUMACME sheer ieced sheee a saet peek oes By W altiutts: s:.%.. caiaccosee trees eee meee Lars kno
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