. A descriptive catalogue of fruit and forest trees, vines and shrubs, choice palms and roses. Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 60 CATALOGUE OF THE T. occidentalis Hoveyi. A fire, compact bush, with numerous flat branches of a yellowish-green color; of dwarf habit. Taxus baccata, "English ; A densely- branched, spreading bush, of a dark, som- bre hue; one of the best evergreens for clipping into artificial forms. T. dolobrata var


. A descriptive catalogue of fruit and forest trees, vines and shrubs, choice palms and roses. Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 60 CATALOGUE OF THE T. occidentalis Hoveyi. A fire, compact bush, with numerous flat branches of a yellowish-green color; of dwarf habit. Taxus baccata, "English ; A densely- branched, spreading bush, of a dark, som- bre hue; one of the best evergreens for clipping into artificial forms. T. dolobrata variegata. Same as the above, only that the ends of the branches are tipped with a pale yellow color. Torreya California, "California Nutmeg," 75 ft. A handsome, yew-like tree, forming a compact head and producing a nut very much resembling the nutmeg of com- Sequoia Gigantea. The California Big Tree. See page 59. T. baccata argentea, (T. elegantissima,) "Golden Dwarf ; One of the most valuable golden-leaved evergreens; the leaves of the new growth are of a bright straw color, rendering the plant highly ef- fective; of slow growth. T. baccata fastigiata, "Irish ; An up- right-growing variety, with deep, dark green foliage; branches erect, closely com- pressed, forming a pyramidal or broom- shaped head; a very distinct and beautiful variety. Thuyopsis dolobrata, "Hatchet-Leaved Arbor ; A most peculiar-looking tree from Japan; leaves shining green above, silvery- white beneath; of a pendulous and dwarf- ish habit. Torreya nucifera, Japan, 30-40 ft. Branches in regular whorls; leaves leathery, point- ed; nuts oval, about an inch long. Umbellularia Californica, "California Laurel or Bay Tree," 80 ft. A very handsome na- tive tree, with light green foliage, which emits an agreeable perfume when bruised. EVERGREEN SHRUBS. Abelia grandiflora, (A. rupestris.) A garden hybrid. A pretty shrub of straggling growth, beari


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