. Descriptive catalogue of deciduous and evergreen ornamental trees, palms, shrubs, roses, Nursery stock, California, Catalogs; Ornamental trees, California, Catalogs; Evergreens, California, Catalogs; Shrubs, California, Catalogs; Roses, California, Catalogs. ORNAMENTAL, DEPARTMENT. 25 Fabiana, Imbricata—An erect-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
. Descriptive catalogue of deciduous and evergreen ornamental trees, palms, shrubs, roses, Nursery stock, California, Catalogs; Ornamental trees, California, Catalogs; Evergreens, California, Catalogs; Shrubs, California, Catalogs; Roses, California, Catalogs. ORNAMENTAL, DEPARTMENT. 25 Fabiana, Imbricata—An erect-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 hardy 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 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 {Erica)—All the Heaths are low-growing, and succeed best in a shady situa- tion. Capidata—An erect-growing variety with white flowers. Mediterranean—A handsome, dwarf,•compact-growing, little evergreen, with light, feathery foliage and abundant purplish-pink flowers. Multiflora—A low-spreading shrub with purplish flowers. Vagans JHba—Cornish Heath. A dwarf variety with white flowers.
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