Get The Best For Your Garden—Armstrong Plants

Quality Plants For Sixty-eight Years

Now, as in all 68 years of Armstrong history, the trees and plants you’ll find in eac Armstrong salesyard are the finest that can be grown. We think we can serve new friends and customers best and merit the continued confidence of those who have insisted upon Armstrong plants for years, by making sure that the famous Armstrong quality is a part of every plant we sell.

For lack of space, most of the descriptions in this booklet are brief. Complete information, though, is no further away than your nearest Armstrong salesman. You will find him a trained nurseryman glad to help you with any planting or growing problem.

Plant Losses plants are subject to the whims of nature and no one can guarantee that a certain one will thrive. However, when the planting instructions given you with each purchase of Armstrong Nursery stock are followed, only rarely should you lose a plant. If you follow our planting instructions and do lose a plant, and you consider that we are at fault, we will replace it provided you notify us within three months after date of delivery.

Note Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., will ex- ercise care to have merchandise true to name. Provided it is expressly understood that this order is accepted on the condition precedent that it makes no warranty, express or im- plied, as to description, quality, productive- ness, crops, or any other matter whatsoever; that its liability in every instance whatsoever is limited to the purchase price; that orders shall be void should delivery be prevented or injury befall the stock from flood, drought frost or other causes beyond its control, and orders travel at risk of purchaser.

Fruits Ornamentals BACLT ONI CLs esr eee Aibelias ae ee 10 Apples .... Acacias 16 Apricots .... Acanthus . 10 Artichokes A Ceram 18 Asparagus Acokanthera -. ..10 Avocados ...... Agapanthus ..... = Blackberries _......... 7 Alnus... Boysenberries ......... Tee Sala pees Calamondin Arborvitaes

Carica ......... Arbutus) =. Carissa osc: feiss

[tite tee hare ae Aster trikartin 10 Chive: = 2... (ANICUD OG) Gace 10 Crabapple : Australian Fuchsia..11 Dwarf Apples ......... 4 JNA oeceecsse cece AY Dwarf Pears ........... CRB ain DOOS mea 14 Figs ....... sosvtteseeeecenceceee 4 Banana Shrub..........13 Grapefruit Ome Banana Trees 13 GTAPeS ---eeeeee eens i Bauhinias (745. 16 Jujubes ~......... ea 5 Beloperone 10 Korean Cherries...... 4 Bereeniass 10 Kumquat ~....-...--...- Betulaw2s...easa 18 Lemons ..-...----.------- SME BITCH rc ee ee 18 LIMES | ----.---- eee 8 Bird-of-Paradise......14 Loganberry ............. o Boston’ Ivy -...22.--— 1 Loquats -..--...-.-- 7 Bougainvillea ve Macadamia ..........---- ic Boxwood ......... Hs! Mandarins ..... ea keh Brassaia. wAkciineetc Mango —------2- eee 7 Brazil Sky Flower..11 Nectarines ... 5 _Brunfelsia 10 Nut yirees =: 6 :

Olivest: Fi Calla Lily

Oranges, eee ea 8 Calliandra he PRapayaee eee yi Gallistemoniee == 11 Peachesi ee eee 5 California Lilac ...... Be PEars eee oe eee 6 Calodendrum

Pecans eee 6 @amellias) ..--= Persimmons ...........- 5 Campanula_ ..... PIGS ee 6 Camphor Tree Pomegranate ............ t) Cape Chestnut ........ 16 IPrUNES 22. ps 6 G@arissapeee se 11 Quincey 6 @arob its... 16 Raspberries .............. 7 Cassiat. =e. 11 Rhubarb ..... 6 Ceanothus calli Sapotes_ .......... ey | Cedarie ==. eral Strawberries ............ 6 Ceratoniay =. meLG Subtropicals ..........- 7 Cestrum parqui....... 11 Tangelo .......... 8 Chamaecyparis ........ 17 Tangerines .... ye) Chamaelaucium......... 11 Wiel La sere ee ereceeet see ee 6 Chinese Elm.............. 18

Price Changes we hope to be able to maintain the prices given in this catalog throughout the sales season for which it is issued. However, unforeseen conditions some- times make price changes necessary and we reserve the right to change prices at any time without notice. Prices on all bare root stock in this catalog apply on the current crop only and are not effective after May 15, 1958.

Truck Delivery Free local delivery by cov- ered Armstrong trucks is an extra service available at any of our six salesyards. If you cannot conveniently visit one of our nurs- eries, just mail your order to Ontario. Truck delivery service to more distant points such as Santa Barbara or San Diego, is available at a small cost.

Mail Order Prices on all bare root plants include the cost of packing and shipping to any point in continental U.S. Plants in con- tainers shipped by express or freight are sent with transportation charges collect upon de- livery. Also, we make an additional charge of 10% of the value of the order to cover the cost of packing these plants.

All Gardening Needsin addition to a complete stock of genuine Armstrong prod- ucts, you’ll find a complete line of garden- ing supplies at each Armstrong location.

Armstrong Rose Catalog = Armstrong roses, those developed through Armstrong research, as well as the fine Armstrong-grown plants of other leading varieties, are world- famous. For complete information on Armstrong roses, ask for a copy of our rose catalog. It is free.

INDEX

Chinese Photinia ....13 Chinese Plumbago..13

Flowering Crabapple) 7a. 18

Cinnamomum .........- 16 Flowering Peach ....18 GISTUS me eens eres 11 Flowering Pear ...... 14 Cliviaw = Fountain Grass........ 14 Clytostoma Fraxinus

Gocceulus) = Fremontia

Colocasia .... uchsiawe ses Conifers Gardenias

Cordyline Geraldton Wax Correas |... low crernane 1 Corsage Vine - Gerberasne Cortaderia ...... Golddust Plant Cotoneasters

Golden Wonder ...... 11 Gold Flower ..... peal GTASSCST ae seeenemsese

Ground Cover Guinea Gold Vine..15

Creeping Fig ... Crepe Myrtle Crimson Iron Tree..16 Grotalariayes 11 Gupressus =.

Cymbidiums ib BENNO ote 14 Ceeras ae S14 Fie athersiyseenceescsrss 11 Cypress 17 Heavenly Bamboo..13 ae ae ek ae, TieCb enter ae Le,

Hedera ......:..: os

Dey 12 © Hemerocallis ....... Deciduous Shrubs_18 pbber2 no REO RES

Deciduous Trees......18

Hollies 12 Deodars sn 1% Honeysuckles S15 Dianella ...14 Distictis is) Tyorangeasiae oe ce oe Hymenosporum........16 Doxantha ell ER DeTICUnit 12 DD Uinantale eee lal BARKERS OOM ONT cacten che Dwarf Cypress ........ 17 TG Sa Pree tecnt tees svasncsanss 12

Incense Cedar ...

1 elaueb beam peseses erences 11 Indian Laurel..... 2: Elaeagnus a Abil Fives eee eee atises aces Elephant Ear ........11 Jacaranda Elms --.-------+1----- Jasminums Ericas ..........--.--- Juniperus Eucalyptus Eugenia SERS Kafir Lily Euphorbia Korean Cherry - 4,18 Evergreen Lagerstroemia Evergreen Lagunaria ........ Evergreen Lantanas ....... Evergreen Lavender .......

Wavian CUlameee es a5 Fatshedera Leptospermum. ........ 3 Matsiatec = lisallovoretsyobebi) eee er cen iy MernSe DAE USU GUIS eyeeeenetee 13 Fern Pine . Tea @Sieet ee rete 11 Festuca ..... Lily-of-the-Nile 10 ICUS meee ee ets Liquidambatv.............. 18

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Isonieetalperc se eee 15 Privetsa Magnolias .......-...- 16,18 SE APCUIS IU S ese eee Nahoniaw 13 Pyracanthas

ial tS e218 TUS teats c a eeeesreerer Maple: i2eies-ce< ALS QUEYCUS, <222.--22nc-cecereore- Matilija Poppy .....14 Raphiolepis Melianthus ..............-- 13. Red Castor Bean....14 Metrosideros ............16 Redwood ...-.-----s0-++---- 17 Michelia Reinwardtia ........--- 14 Mondo Rice Paper Plant....14 Moraeas Ricinus ....... pe14 Mulberries Rockroses ... Murraya =... Romneya

VIO IUS eee ome Royal Trumpet

IMEUIS aly ee- eee fore Winkew eee eee 15 Myrtle - Scarlet Bottle Nandina Bush

Natal Plum Schinus

Neanthe Sequoias ....

Nerium Serbian Bellflower. aah

New Zealand Flax..14 Shrimp Plant

Night Blooming Silverberry ....- Jessamine ............ salt Sinocalamnus . Oak Soe cere teers os cass 16 Star Jasmine ¢ Oleanders 13 Stephanotis ............-- Orange Jessamine . 13 Strawberry OTGh iCal ne Clee 16 Madrone ........-.-.--.- 10 Oregon Grape ........-- 13 Strelitzi aig cecccesssreseaces 14 Oreopanax see els Sweet Gum .............. 18 OsmanthuUsmeee cee 13 Sweet Olive nol Palins, ee 14 Sycamores 18 Pampas Grass .........- 14 Tea Tree’ -.....- als} Parthenocissus ..... 15 Tecomaria 15 Pasciflonay = 15 Tetrapanax 14 Pennisetum «........-.- 14 THUjAaS. Glen ality; Pepper Trees -.....-.-.-- 16 Trachelospermum ..15 Phaedranthus .......... 15 Trachycarpus ..........14 Philodendron .......... 13 Transvaal Daisies....12 Phoenix ..... Aa ad 14 Trinidad Flame Phormium. ..............--.14 BUSI renee 10 Photinia ...... aes 13 Trumpet Viney. 15 Phyllostachys ..........14 Ulmus asec a oh a} AMS eee eee 7 VClOnica see 12 Pistacia .... eG) Viburnums > ne Pittosporums . mists Vines Platanus . seeeoo eee!) Washingtonia .......... Pleioblastus ............. 14 Windmill Palm ........ Plumbaco seas Lo > GAeRielky Seas Podocarpus ..............17 Yellow Flax ............ POIMSeUW AS eee tl Yesterday, Today Pride of Maderia...11 and Tomorrow ....10 Primrose Tree ........ 16 Zantedeschia ............ 14

Deciduous Fruit & Nut Trees |

Armstrong Quality For nearly 70 years the production of fine fruit trees has been a major effort here at Armstrong’s. Top quality is always a part of every Armstrong tree and that means better performance over the years for you.

Planting Instructions To cet your new trees properly started and to enjoy the greatest success with them, be sure to follow the planting instructions which accompany each order. Generally, what pruning is necessary will have been dene before shipment.

Shipping We pay the transportation costs on plants shipped with- out soil, including fruit trees. Delivery to local areas by Armstrong or freight charges are prepaid.

trucks is free and mail, express,

Almonds

To get good crops you must plant the right combination of varieties for cross-pollination.

All Almonds: l-year trees, caliper 34-inch and up, $2.25 each, $20.00 ner 10 of one variety.

Jordanolo A vigorous, early-blooming variety which bears well. Large, long, papershelled nuts of superior quality. Pollinizer: Ne Plus Ultra.

; Drake Medium-sized semihard-shell nuts. / Prolific spreading tree. Of value chiefly as / pollinizer, Pollinizer: Nonpareil, Texas.

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y Nonpareil Leading commercial variety. Pa- ' pershell nuts of premium quality on a small tree. Drake or Ne Plus Ultra will pollinate.

4 Ne Plus Ultra Very large flavorful nuts with a soft shell. Pollinizer: Nonpareil, Jordanolo.

Texas Huge crops of small semihard-shell nuts with a fine flavor. Late blooming. Pol- linizer: Drake.

Apricots

Prices on all apricots (except Nugget): trees, caliper 32-inch and up, $2.25 each; per 10 of one variety.

l-year $20.00

Moorpark Extremely large fruit, generally considered to have the finest quality of all apricots. Late blooming, does best in interior valleys. July.

/ /

~~ Gravenstein Big,

Planting Distances

Variety Apricots, Peaches

Apples, Con’t.

Pettingill An Armstrong introduction for mild winter areas. Large rounded fruit, deep red flecked with yellow. More tart than Beverly Hills. Good for eating fresh, or for Sauce or pie. August-September. Plant Pat. No. 1352. $3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.

round fruits, beautifully

d striped with red. The flesh is crisp, juicy,

and delicious. Best in colder areas. cross-pollination. July-August.

Needs

~»Valmore Bright red fruit with flecks and

stripes of yellow, deliciously flavored, sweet and juicy. Fine for eating or for cooking.

Good for Southern California. July-August. ,

$3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.

Yellow Bellflower Old market variety, ex- cellent for eating. Crisp, juicy flesh with a sprightly aromatic flavor. September-October.

/Yellow Delicious Similar to the famous De-

licious in flavor—sweet and juicy. Better adapted to Southern California climate than Delicious. August-September.

es Dwarf Apples

Just what you need where space is limited.

from any apple tree. All Dwarf Apples, 3%- inch caliper and up, $3.95 each. Beverly Hills,

Delicious, Pettingill, Valmore, Yellow Deli- ne Royal Leading commercial variety and fine cious. . home fruit. Medium to large with a sweet and sprightly flavor. Good in all areas, best variety for coast. Late June. Crabapple 7 Tilton Large fruit, ripens few days later _7 Transcendent A large handsome tree loaded / than Royal. Does best in interior valleys. <A with spring apple blossoms followed by tre- Early July. “ mendous crops of little apples, brilliantly striped red and yellow. The best apple for New—Delicious jellies, preserves, or pickles. $3.00 each, $27.50

7 Nugget A brand new apricot resulting from

/ Armstrong Research. Large, red-cheeked fruit with a rich lip-smacking flavor. Ripens a few days ahead of Royal. Late June. Vigorous tree, blooming a few days after Royal. Plant Pat. No. 1651. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.

Apples

All apples (except Valmore and Pettingill): l-year trees, caliper %-inch and up, $2.75 each; $25.00 per 10 of one variety.

~/Beverly Hills Originated at the University

/ of California at Los Angeles for mild winter area. Especially good for Southern California coastal area where it has a well balanced flavor; almost too sweet in interior valleys. Attractive, medium-sized fruit, striped red and yellow. August-September.

Delicious Most everyone is familiar with these large tapered red fruits. The flesh is fine-grained, sweet, and all that the name implies. Needs cross-pollination. September- October.

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per 10.

Bush Cherries

Enjoy cherries anywhere on a handsome de- ciduous shrub, small enough to fit into any garden corner. White cherry blossoms in spring are followed by big crops of large fruit ripening in July. Plants are vigorous and easy to grow and they fruit regularly.

Either variety below—5-gal. tins, $4.95. Bare root plants, $3.95 each; 10 or more, $3.50 each. Special Collection: 1 plant of each variety below, $7.45.

Korean Cherry No. 20 Grows 5 to 6 feet tall. The fruit has just enough tartness to make it good for pies or preserves. Should have No. 60 planted nearby for cross pollination.

Korean Cherry No. 60 Smaller (3 to 4 feet) than No. 20. The large fruit is deep maroon, sweet and richly flavored. Relatively self- fruitful.

Plums, Figs, Prunes

¢ As

Trees are seldom over 10 feet tall, but they / bear heavily, and the fruit is as fine as that

Feet Apart Variety Feet Apart 20 to 25 Apples, Pears 20 to 35 20 to 25 Walnuts, Pecans 40 to 60

Cherries

Richmond, Morello and the Korean cherries will bear well in most areas. The sweet cher- ries need the longer colder winters of such places as Yucaipa, Beaumont, etc. Also, sweet cherry varieties need cross-pollination.

Prices on all cherries below: l-year trees, caliper %-inch up, $2.75 each; $25.00 per 10 of one variety.

Ppt ls i ny | i 2 a, we Richmond anes red fruits with zippy anven

/ Fine for pies or canning, Small tree—bears heavily. June.

Morello Beautiful maroon fruits slightly larger than Richmond. A larger tree, too. Late June,

Sweet Cherries

ig ieane Tartarian The big, sweet, purple-black

y fruits are favorites and the big robust tree bears heavily. Plant Bing with it for a pol- linizer. Early June.

Bing Very large dark red fruit, deliciously flavored and firm enough to can or ship well. Pollinizer: Black Tartarian. June.

Leading commercial pale yellow cherries Black

Royal Ann (Napoleon) canning variety. Big, with a bright red cheek. Pollinizer: Tartarian. Late June.

Figs

Figs grow easily in most of California. The healthful delicious fruit is prized by every- one and the tree with its tropical-like foliage is very ornamental. Price on all figs: Y2-inch caliper and up, $2.25 each; $20.00 for 10 of one variety.

Brunswick A medium-sized, light brown, short-necked fig, known in the South as Magnolia. The fine-grained flesh is sweet and delicious. A small tree which will stand a great deal of cold. Leave unpruned.

Brown Turkey One of the finest figs for gen- eral planting anywhere in California. The large, purplish-brown fruits have rich straw- berry-red flesh, fine-grained, sweet and juicy. Bears well everywhere, but the biggest crops are produced if the trees are heavily pruned in winter.

Kadota The famous white fig which is ship- ped fresh, used for drying, or pickling. Has extremely sweet rich pale amber flesh. Best suited to the warmer interior valleys. Leave unpruned.

Mission Short, fat, blue-black fruit with sweet, juicy, reddish-amber flesh. Bears tre- mendous crops even with little water and under adverse conditions. Most fruit with no pruning.

White Genoa. This huge white fig is the best variety for planting near the seacoast. Bears well inland, too. Pear-shaped with a waxy yellow skin and sweet amber flesh. Winter pruning gives bigger fruit but a lighter crop.

. Panaminit Big round fruits / handsome in color, with a rich deep red over-

a Robin A handsome

Special Armstrong Nectarines

Two decades ago the Armstrong hybridists tackled the problem of developing new varieties suitable for Southern California where older nectarine kinds have never been satisfactory. Now, we are able to offer four freestone nectarines—beautifully colored and richly flavored fruit from trees which bear consistently good crops nearly everywhere in California.

Pioneer Big, firm, deep red to maroon fruits with an occasional yellow highlight. The juicy orange-colored flesh has a distinctive and sprightly flavor which no one can resist. In spring, the tree of Pioneer is a beautiful sight when loaded with great big rosy-pink blooms. Late July. Plant Pat. No. 787. $3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.

are especially

laid on orange. The juicy flesh is golden- orange in color and is loaded with a sweet yet exhilarating fiavor. Ripens big crops in July nearly everywhere in California. Pre- ferable to Pioneer for coastal areas. A big vigorous easy-to-grow tree. Plant Pat. No. 1100. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.

» Silver Lode The skin is brilliant scarlet over

creamy white and the juicy flesh is laden with the richest kind of nectarine flavor. Silver Lode is the one white-fleshed variet among the Armstrong nectarine introductions. It ripens early (late June) and will produce heavily and consistently. Plant Pat. No. 1023. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.

Palomar A new late ripening kind—the new- ,

est of the Armstrong nectarines. The large fruit is exceedingly colorful, its polished skin a bright combination of red and orange. The firm yellow flesh is juicy and rich in flavor with just enough zip to make for delightful eating. Palomar, like the other Armstrong nectarines, is especially well suited for South- ern California conditions. Early to mid Au-

$31.50.

Special Armstrong Peaches

Where winters are short and mild, as in Southern California, the standard peach varieties can- not be depended upon for regular crops. These Armstrong kinds, especially developed for warm-wintered areas, are the result of many years of breeding and testing by Armstrong Hybridists. They are the best for Southern California and they are proving valuable for heavy crops and fine fruit in other parts of California, Arizona and the Southern States, as well.

SS, Springtime It is the earliest peach of all “ to ripen. You will pick consistently big crops

in May—often very early in the month, many weeks before any peach of comparable color or quality is ready for market. The medium sized fruit is attractively blotched and mot- tled with bright red. It is a firm near-free- stone with white flesh, loaded with nectar- sweet juice. Its earliness, inviting color, and high quality bring high profits to commercial growers and extra pleasure to home planters. Plant Pat. No. 1268. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.

red-cheeked, white- fleshed, semi-freestone which is juicy and honey-sweet. Eat it hard ripe like an apple. Robin has proved to be a most popular home planting variety and is also one of the most profitable of commercial kinds because of its extreme earliness (late May, early June) fine

Golden Blush Extremely large yellow peaches with a red blush. The flesh is firm, golden yellow, filled with rich juice and has a full- bodied peach flavor. It is a fast growing tree which produces heavily. Early August. Plant Pat. No. 473. $3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.

7) Mees This new late July—early August

ripening freestone is one of the best yellow- fleshed peaches yet introduced by Armstrong Research. The skin is a rich golden yellow, attractively overlaid with red. The yellow flesh is juicy and melting, with a rich peach flavor. In tests extending over several years at Ontario, the crops have been heavy and the fruit consistently large. Plant Pat. No. 1649. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.

stone with a marvelous sweet flavor—big

/ iow-fleshed peaches.

Standard Peach

Varieties

All of the varieties listed below are Armstrong quality trees, budded on special rootstock for greater vigor and disease resistance. Prices on all varieties below, including clingsitones: $2.25 each; 10 of one variety $20.00.

Early Elberta Well known pale yellow fruit with clear yellow flesh, firm, juicy, and de- licious. Good variety for Southern California. Mid-July.

Elberta One of the most famous of all yel- Only good in colder areas. August.

Miller’s Late Large, good quality fruit with yellow flesh. Best of the extremely late peaches. October-November.

—y Rio Oso Gem One of the largest, most hand-

gust. Plant Pat. No. 1652. $3.50 each; 10 for /

7 Fontana

some, and best flavored of all yellow-fleshed peaches. Tree not a vigorous grower. August.

Cling Peaches

Medium sized peach with firm, orange-yellow flesh right to the pit. Espe- cially good for Southern California. Septem- ber.

Sims Cling The leading commercial and can- ning variety. Large fruit, golden yellow out- side and in. Late August.

Jujubes

Jujubes The little reddish-brown fruits are excellent eaten fresh, having a date-like flavor. They are delicious as candid fruits. Young trees will often bear the first year after planting. The small narrow upright tree has lacy ornamental foliage. Deciduous. Either variety below: 1-year trees, $3.95; $35.00 per 10 of one variety.

Lang Medium sized, pear-shaped fruit, 142 to 2 inches long. October.

Li Large round fruit, often 2 inches or more in diameter. September.

oe An August ripening yellow free- color and the enormous crops in all areas. / golden fruits heavily marbled with crimson. Plant Pat. No. 529. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50./ They are delightful to pick, to slice, and

+» Meadow Lark This is by far, the best yel- good for canning. Flamingo is particularly

low-fleshed peach for coastal or other extreme mild-wintered areas, Big, golden fruits with a red blush and deliciously flavored yellow flesh. It ripens in late June, long before any yellow-fleshed peach of comparable quality. Plant Pat. No. 528. $3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.

High Color-——High Flavor

~» Redwing We think this white-fleshed beauty,

ripening in late June—early July, is the best white-fleshed peach ripening in any season. The fruit is large, richly blushed with red and the juicy flesh is delicious—a perfect blend of sweetness and acidity. Redwing is comparable to Babcock in its ripening season and its ability to produce consistently in mild-wintered areas. But the fruit is much larger, more colorful, and has a better flavor than any Babcock. Plant Pat. No. 621. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.

a fine home variety because the tree is semi- dwarf and it has the ability to produce consistently. Plant Pat. No. 661. $3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.

Curlew The first late-ripening peach which

will bear consistently in mild-wintered areas. It’s a big deep orange-yellow fruit with juicy yellow flesh and a mild and delicious flavor. Bears well at the coast and even better in- land. Late September. Plant Pat. No. 651. $3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.

Fruit and Flowers

7 , Saturn Each spring the tree is crowded with

/ beautiful double rose-pink blooms, which

* make a magnificent garden show and provide

plenty of flowering branches to cut for the house. Then in midsummer, your tree will be loaded with, big yellow-fleshed, freestone peaches with a flavor that is extra tempting. Plant Pat. No. 1485. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.

-~ Hachiya The big

Persimmons

Persimmon trees are very ornamental when the huge leaves turn to bright red and bronzes in the fall and the trees are loaded with brightly colored fruit. Armstrong trees are grown on special rootstock which makes them bear more consistently. Prices on both varieties below: l-year trees, caliper %-inch and up, $3.95 each; $35.00 per 10 of one va- riety.

conical fruit is bright orange in color, sweet, rich and mellow when fully ripe.

7 Fuyu Broad flat fruit, never astringent or

puckery. Even while still firm, you can eat them as you would an apple.

~ Double Delight A brand new fruiting-flow- ering peach for 1958. It is a perfect com-

eadily from the pit and is deliciously flav-

jena The juicy yellow flesh is firm, frees Yr / ored, rich and full-bodied with a “peachy” /

Pomegranate

flavor. Because this is one of the best va- rieties when it comes to regular production regardless of climate, and because the quality and flavor are so fine, it is one of the best yellow-fleshed varieties any Southern Cali- fornia home planter can choose. Early July. Plant Pat. No. 1150. $3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.

panion for Saturn because it blooms later— the double flowers being a delicate shell pink, a much lighter shade than those of Saturn. The big, juicy, yellow freestone peaches have a flavor which is sweeter and milder than that of Saturn and they ripen earlier. Plant Pat. App. For. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.

—7 Wonderful

No other fruit tree can boast flowers so spectacular or long lasting as the huge bright orange-red carnation-like blooms. Then right at Thanksgiving time, the bush is loaded with big, shiny, crimson fruits. l-year trees, $2.75 each; $25.00 per 10.

Pears

Generally, pears are best suited to colder areas, however, these varieties have been especially selected as best for Southern Cali- fornia conditions. Better crops will result if two or more kinds are planted together. All pears: caliper %%-inch uv, $2.75 each; $25.00 for 10 of one variety.

Large-Fruited Winter Nelis Good for South- ern California. It bears big crops of large long-keeping fruit with a rich aromatic flavor. Needs a pollinator. October and November.

Beurre d’Anjou Large yellow fruit brushed with crimson. Sweet, juicy and delicious. Keeps well. October-November.

Bartlett Famous and widely planted variety. Big, yellow, ruby-cheeked fruit with rich buttery flesh. August.

Gorham Similar to Bartlett in appearance. Has a spicy aroma and a rich flavor. Par- ticularly good for Southern California.

Red Bartlett

Max-Red Bartlett Identical with the famous Bartlett in size and quality. Differs in the rich cherry to mahogany-red color of the ripened fruit. August. Plant Pat. No. 741.

Dwarf Pears

With these dwarf trees, it is easy to grow pears and enjoy them in almost any home planting. The trees are seldom over 8 feet tall and start bearing almost immediately. The fruit is just as large and fine as that from any other pear tree.

All Dwarf Pear trees, budded on special rootstock: 34-inch caliper and up, $3.95 each, $35.00 for 10 of one variety.

Bartlett Beurre d’Anjou Gorham Max-Red Bartlett (Pat.) Large-fruited Winter Nelis

Pecans

The trees are excellent for shade anywhere, but will fruit heavily only where there is a great deal of summer heat and abundant moisture. l-year trees, 12-inch caliper and up, $7.95 each; $70.00 for 10 of one variety.

Mahan Pecan The nuts are often 214 inches in length! The paper-thin shells are filled with big richly flavored -kernels. which are easily removed in one piece.

Success The nuts are oblong, have a thin shell and the plump kernels are very richly flavored.

Quince

The quinces are rich in pectin and nothing excels them for making jellies and jams. Easy to grow anywhere. Bare root trees, 34- inch up, $2.75 each, $25.00 for 10 of one variety.

Pineapple A round, short-necked, golden yel-

Th low fruit with a flavor and aroma sugges-

tive of pineapples. October.

Smyrna Large fruit of lemon yellow. Makes delicious jelly alone or combined with other fruits. October.

Plums

Climax, Santa Rosa and Sierra are depending on environ- as well as

self-fruitful mental conditions. these four,

The others, will generally set fruit much better when interplanted with other varieties for cross-pollination.

Varieties are listed in their approximate or- der of ripening.

All varieties below except Sierra: ¥g-inch caliper and up, $20.00 for 10 of one variety.

$2.25 each;

Beauty Large, deep crimson fruit with am- ber-colored flesh, juicy and full-flavored. Pol- linizer: Santa Rosa, Satsuma, Inca. June.

yellow, heart-shaped fruit with a deep red blush, and firm yellow flesh. Not always consistent in mild-wintered areas. Pollinizers: Beauty, Santa Rosa. Late

— Santa Rosa Big purplish crimson fruit with delicious amber colored flesh. Bears fairly’ well everywhere without a _ pollinizer, often better planted with Beauty or Mari- posa. Late June.

Sierra This new Armstrong variety is a cross of Inca and Santa Rosa and combines the good qualities of both. The amber flesh is sweet and firm with the richest of plum flavors. The skin color, approaching that of Santa Rosa, is heavily mottled with rich red and overlaid with a purple bloom. In all tests at Ontario, crops have been extremely heavy and there is evidence that Sierra is at least partially self-fruitful. Until we have further verifica- Wwe recommend that planted with Santa Rosa for maximum yield. Early July. Plant Pat. No. 1482. $3.50 each;

$31.50 for 10 of one variety.

7 Hollywood It is spectacular! The spring flow- f ers are light pink, the big broad foliage is purple-red, and the delicious juicy fruit with its bright red flesh is dark purplish-red. Plant Inca with it. Late June.

e Satsuma Well-known Japanese Blood Plum. Deep red with a heavy lilac bloom and well flavored dark purplish red flesh. Good for

canning. Pollinizers: Santa Rosa,

Inca Fine yellow plum with firm, golden flesh, juicy and richly flavored. Bears big crops with Santa Rosa for a pollinizer.

~) Mariposa The gigantic purple-red fruits have

/ blood-red fiesh with a honey-like flavor and abundant juice. There is no bitterness to the skin or at the pit—just rich sweet goodness through and through. Pollinizers: Santa Rosa, Satsuma. Late July.

Sugar Sweet Prunes

The dried fruit is familiar to everyone but fresh prunes taste even better.

varieties below: caliper and up, $2.25 each; $20.00 per 10 of one variety.

l-year trees,

-) French Improved Large oval fruits of deep purple, with sweet yellow flesh. The standard variety for drying. Self-fruitful. September.

purplish-red fruit, ‘

sweetest of all. Particularly fine for Southern

California. Self-fruitful. Late July.

Sugar Very

4 Standard The largest and handsomest of / prunes. Dark blue with sweet amber-colored flesh. Use either variety above as pollinator.

Walnuts

The walnut is one of California’s favorite trees for fruit and shade. They grow large, so allow plenty of room for them.

All walnuts, 14-inch caliper and up: $4.95 each, $43.50 per 10 of one variety.

Eureka Very large, elongated nuts, with cream-colored, plump waxy kernels. Better quality nut than Placentia and stands more heat and frost, but does not bear as young nor as heavily.

Payne A very popular commercial walnut in the central valleys of California because of the extremely early and heavy crops borne by the young trees and because of its hardi- ness. Exceptionally high quality.

Placentia Generally favored for Southern California. The medium sized nuts have a smooth, thin, strong shell, well filled with richly flavored meat. Bears very large crops.

Willson Wonder It is often called the “Jum- bo Walnut” because of its enormous size. The nuts often measure more than 2 inches in diameter! An excellent variety for home use not only for the spectacular nuts, but the trees bear young and are very hardy. This variety does not produce the large crops of the standard commercial varieties.

Thomas Black Walnut

A ected strain of Eastern Black Walnut with a shell comparatively thin and easily cracked. It has all of the rich black walnut flavor and grows easily anywhere.

Vegetables

Green Globe Artichoke

The finest artichoke for market or home use. Large fine-flavored buds with a big tender heart. Easily grown, but does best in mild climates. 85c each, $8.00 per 10.

Cherry Rhubarb

Has the brightest red color and the large stalks are crisp and juicy. You will enjoy the improved flavor and quality when you grow your own. 75¢ each, $7.00 per 10.

Asparagus

Either variety below: 25 plants, $2.95; 100 for $8.95.

Mary Washington Popular dark green va- riety that is early and vigorous.

Paradise New U.S.D.A. selection. More re- sistant to rust than Mary Washington.

Strawberries

Donner Developed by the University of Cali- fornia. If you want the brightest color and the richest flavor, plant this. Bears early and keeps well. 25 for $2.00, 100 for $6.25.

Lassen Another University of California in- troduction which is rapidly replacing all other kinds commercially in Southern Cali- fornia. Bears large highly colored flavorful berries quickly and abundantly. 25 for $2.00, 100 for $6.25.

Rockhill No. 24 Without a doubt, this is the best of the everbearing types and it is the ideal berry for home use. The huge, bright red, honey-sweet berries start ripening early and you can continue to pick them until late fall. The strawberry bed will never have a runner, in fact, the plants are quite orna- mental and make an excellent border. This is the best strawberry for growing in jars or barrels, too. 10 for $2.50, 25 for $5.00, 100 for $15.00.

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Cane Berries

Plants of all berry varieties are available at any of our six nurseries or can be ordered for shipment during the months of January, February, March and April.

Blackberries

Himalaya An exceptionally vigorous variety with pig crops of medium-sized, shiny, jet- black berries of excellent quality. 45c each, $4.00 per 10.

lallie A fine new blackberry for Southern

Cr Rocalaee Loganberry

The tart, wine-red berries have long been a favorite for jams, jellies, or eating fresh. Thorns if any are very small. Rooted Tips, 65c each, 10 for $6.00.

New Improved Grapes

Each of these new hybrids has a distinctive quality which makes it superior to com- parable older kinds. Prices on all varieties below: 95¢ each, $8.50 per 10 of one variety.

+ Delight The first seedless grape with a true / Muscat flavor. Similar to Thompson Seedless

California—juicy, and full of sweet rich flav- /

or. Bears more heavily than Boysenberry. 65c each, $6.00 per 10.

~» Boysenberry

The huge, reddish-black berries are high in quality, sweet with a delightful aroma. They are unexcelled for pies, jams, preserves, or for eating fresh. Rooted Tips, 45c each, $4.00 per 10,

Raspberries

Munger One of the finest of all Blackcaps with large, jet-black berries, sweet and highly flavored, 65c each, $6.00 per 10.

Sodus Purple The big purple berries, about twice the size of ordinary raspberries, are juicy, sweet, and filled with old-fashioned raspberry flavor. 65c each, 10 for $6.00.

Bonanza An Armstrong-introduced variety particularly well suited for Southern Cali- fornia. Consistently bears big, firm, bright red berries with a delicious flavor. Plant Pat. No. 908. 65c each, 10 for $6.00.

in appearance and size and ripening a few days ahead of it. Early.

aos Muscat A hybrid between Black

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Muscat and the “‘slipskin’’? Diamond. Large, golden green berries with a mild Muscat flavor. Early mid-season.

~7Perlette Translucent, green, seedless grape.

f. Greatly resembles Thompson Seedless but is

larger and ripens 2 to 3 weeks earlier. Very early.

Scarlet Introduced as an improvement over

/ Concord for California. The jet-black berries

are fine for juice or jellies. A particularly good arbor grape. Early midseason.

Bearing Size Grapes

These are 3-year old, 6 to 7 foot vines, with the roots balled in earth. If planted early, they will usually fruit the same year. Prices on all varieties below, $7.45 each.

Black Monukka Concord

Delight Golden Muscat Perlette Ribier

Scarlet Thompson Seedless

Sub-Tropical Fruiting

Cherimoya

The unique, large, green, heart-shaped fruits have a delicious, ice cream-like, white flesh and they ripen in winter when other fruits are scarce. The tree, with its huge, velvety foliage, is fast growing and requires about the same conditions as a citrus tree. Hand- pollination insures bigger crops (our sales- men will tell you how to do it). Prices on all varieties below: Balled, l-year trees, $8.95 each.

Ott The original tree of this variety at Whittier, California, has never failed to pro- duce a large crop. The fruit has a sweet, full- bodied flavor that will please the most jaded appetite. Plant Pat. No. 656, 26°.

Deliciosa The flavor and quality are excel- lent and so is the production, but the fruit is not all large. The most resistant to cold and wind of all variteies. 25°.

Chaffey This excels in the heavy crops which it consistently produces in coastal areas. The fruit is handsome and the flavor excellent. 26>.

Sapote

A densely foliaged evergreen tree which is very ornamental. The fruit resembles a green apple, but the melting flesh has a rich peach- like flavor. Many people not able to eat other fruits relish Sapotes because of the high pep- sin content. 20°. Either variety below: balled, l-year trees, $8.45 each.

Wilson A tall, slender tree. Bears big crops, ripening fruit from August through January.

Suebelle Considered by many to have the best flavor. A large, handsome spreading tree which fruits over a long season.

Olives

Picturesque and easy to live with, olive trees are valuable for creating a typical California atmosphere. Originally brought here by the Spanish Padres, they thrive in most all of California. All varieties: 5-gal. tins, $5.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Mission The well-known variety introduced

by the Spanish Padres. of good quality. Upright tree. November.

7) Manzanillo. The leading commercial variety in California. A good-looking spreading tree with medium-large fruit of superior quality. Late October. 16-inch box only.

’ Bonita A new variety sold only for orna- mental use. It is more vigorous, has larger brighter foliage than other olives and gen- erally produces little fruit. 5-gal. size is avail- able in single or multiple trunk form,

Orchard Planting

Olive trees for commercial orchard planting are field-grown and are furnished bare root. They should be planted from February to June for best results. Write for special prices on bare root trees for commercial planting.

These ra selected seedlings of that most famous of tropical fruits, the Mango. In the mild, frostless coastal and foothill areas of Southern California, they will grow and fruit. 30°. 5-gal. tins, $8.95.

Tropical Mango

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Grapes

These are famous California varieties, most of which have been brought in from old- world vineyards. Most of them are especially good table grapes. Prices on all varieties be- low: 55c each, $5.00 per 10 of one variety.

~,Cardinal Large, crisp, deep red grape, sweet / and delicious. Ripens long before any variety

of comparable type. Very early.

Black Monukka. A delicious reddish-black grape with never a seed. Midseason.

well-known, early- ripening, greenish white grape. Sweet flav- ored and seedless. Early.

_, Ribier Huge, round, black grapes with a fine

flavor. Early midseason,

. Muscat Large, round, green berries, with a

rich unforgettable flavor. Late midseason.

—yBlack Hamburg Huge bunches of big, Mus- / cat-flavored, coal-black grapes. One of the

easiest kinds to grow. Late midseason.

Lady Finger Elongated white-

Early midseason.

— Flame Tokay Big, beautiful, brilliant to deep fs red grapes with a fair flavor. Late midseason.

~? Old-Fashioned Concord

Everyone is familiar with this blue-black native eastern “slipskin.’”’ It is Known for its distinctive foxy flavor and in cooler areas nothing excels it for juice or jelly. Early midseason. 95c each, $8.50 per 10.

Plants

Loquats

A fine small tree with big bold foliage which is very ornamental and which provides de- licious early ripening fruit as well. Hardy and easily grown most anywhere. 2-year trees, $7.95 each.

Champagne The big, yellow-skinned, white- fleshed fruits are exceptionally juicy with a zippy zestful tang. They are just right for jelly, too. March to May. 18°.

old Nugget The glossy deep orange fruits

fare tops in both appearance and flavor. The

orange flesh is sweeter than that of Cham- pagne and the fruit ripens later. May to June. 18°.

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The tree grows to 25 feet in height and is densely clothed with large toothed leaves. The round hard-shelled nuts have a marvel- ous flavor. Trees are grown from seed taken from heavy-bearing trees, but we cannot guarantee commercial production. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Papayas

“Melons on Trees’’—that’s what the fruit resembles when hanging from the large-leaved plant. Suitable only for sunny, well-drained locations, which are absolutely frostless. Cross pollination is necessary for fruit, so it is advisable to plant at least three. Gal. tins, $2.95.

cudinamarcensis Mountain Papaya. Ornamental and tropical-looking, with dark green 15-inch leaves, Hardier than Payaya Solo, but the occasional fruits have little value. Gal. tins, $2.95.

Healthful Citrus Fruits

Note present restrictions on the movement of citrus trees from area to area make it impossible for us to fill mail orders. However, you will find a complete stock of citrus varieties available at each of our six sales- yards throughout the year.

California Oranges

All varieties below: Trees, caliper 12-inch up, $7.45 each; $65.00 per 10 of one variety.

Robertson Navel Orange In size, flavor and juiceness, it is equal to any California Navel. The fruit ripens several weeks earlier than Washington and you can let it hang on for use as needed. The tree is smaller than that of Washington and will bear while much younger. An ideal “home orchard” orange.

Washington Navel Orange The world-famous winter-ripening seedless orange of California. In flavor, juiciness, and quality, the large fruit is unexcelled. Peels easily and the de- licious sections are easily separated.

Summernavel Orange This variety makes it possible to enjoy fine Navel oranges from March through July. In appearance, quality and flavor, they are equal to any Navel. Plant Pat. No. 347.

Valencia Orange The most popular summer orange the world over. Starts ripening in May and you can pick fresh fruit filled with healthful juice almost every day throughout the summer and fall.

Armstrong Seedless Valencia In size, ap- pearance, and quality, the fruit is the equal of any Valencia, but you have to look through many of these to find a single seed. The big tree grows as vigorously as that of the regu- lar Valencia.

Tarocco Orange An orange with brightly colored red flesh which yields richly flavored ruby juice. The medium size thin-skinned fruit ripens in April and May and has a delicious flavor. The tree grows and bears well in all areas, but the flesh color will be more intense in warmer areas inland.

Big Juicy Lemons

Frost Eureka Lemon California’s finest lem- / on is the Eureka. It will ripen fruit all year. This recent nucellar strain is an improve- ment on the old Eureka. Large, smooth, and almost seedless—these are very top quality.

Trees, 12-inch caliper up, $7.45 each; $65.00 per 10.

Meyer Lemon Ripens big, juicy, orange-

f colored lemons throughout most of the year

and is hardy enough to withstand severe

frosts. Marvelous for home planting as a tree, /

hedge, or large shrub and will give you plenty ef useful fruit. Grows easily anywhere from the coast to the desert. Gal. tins, $1.75; 5-gal. iins, $5.95. Tree form, ¥2-inch caliper up, $7.45 each.

Grapefruit

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Either variety below: Trees, Y2-inch_up, $7.45 Y

each; $65.00 ver 10 of one variety.

Marsh Seedless The best commercial variety. Large, almost seedless, with abundant juice and a fine flavor.

.» Ruby Grapefruit The newest and best of

pink-fleshed grapefruit. Has the brightest color in desert areas, but it is top quality wherever you plant it.

-j7 Bearss Lime

The most widely planted of all limes for com- mercial or home use. Ripens most of its high- ly acid seedless fruit with its piquant lime flavor in summer when limes are most ap-

preciated. Trees, caliper 2-inch up, $7.45 each.

_4 Calamondin An interesting and extremely hardy citrus

which bears great big crops of little reddish- orange fruits with an unusual tangy flavor throughout much of the year. They make good marmalade or may be used as a lime substitute. The handsome, glossy, green foliage and compact habit make it a hand- some shrub for any sunny spot. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Mandarin Oranges

All Mandarin varieties below: Trees, caliper ¥2-inch up, $7.45 each.

Kara Mandarin The bright orange flesh yields juice sweeter and richer than anything you have ever tried—and what a pleasant source of vitamins! The compact, good-look- ing tree bears huge crops.

Kinnow Mandarin Smooth-skinned glossy fruits are slightly smaller than those of Kara, but they lack nothing in quality. The tree is particularly good-looking.

Dancy Tangerine Large, handsome, thin- skinned, orange-red fruits, borne on a big, vigorous, heavy-producing tree.

Clementine Tangerine Medium size, sweet and delicious, the fruit is rich red in color. Does well everywhere and will ripen tanger- ines for Christmas in desert sections.

Satsuma (Owari) Orange Our nucellar strain is considerably more vigorous and faster growing than the original type, but produces the same big, flat, loose-skinned fruits, sweet, juicy, and practically seedless. A rather dwarf tree, seldom exceeding 8 feet in height, bears well in all districts and is one of our hardiest oranges. Ripe at Christmas time. (Tree caliper 3g-inch and up).

7 Minneola Tangelo

An interesting hybrid between the tangerine and the grapefruit, its delicious juice has some of the flavor qualities of both. The large, glossy-skinned reddish orange fruits are borne consistently in all areas. Trees, caliper /2-inch up, $7.45 each.

Nagami Kumquat

An ornamental, rounded, dwarf tree, seldom over 8 feet tall. Has big crops of small, olive- shaped, golden orange fruits, especially fine for marmalade or for pickling. Trees, caliper ¥g-inch up, $7.45 each.

Avocados — The King of Salad Fruits

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When To Plant——Hardiness

At any of our salesyards, you will find avoca- do trees ready for immediate planting throughout the entire year. If you are in doubt about the best variety for your area, we will be glad to help you.

Damage from frost varies with the condition of the tree, time of vear, and the length of exposure. Newly planted trees cannot be expected to withstand the temperatures in- dicated for each variety and should be given some protection.

Sizes. Armstrong avocado trees average from 4 to 6 feet in height. All varieties: $7.45 each, 20 or more, one variety or assorted, $4.95 each.

Anaheim A tall slender tree which does particularly well near the coast. The fruit is medium to large, glossy green, and well flavored. A profitable commercial kind be- cause of the huge crops. May to August. 28°.

Bacon Relatively new and becoming increas- ingly more. popular, both with commercial and home growers. Bacon is a hardy Mexican type, a heavy and consistent bearer, and seems to be well suited for all areas. The fruit is of medium size, green, pear shaped and excellent in quality. December to Feb- Tuary. 23>.

/ fastest growing and hardiest of all avocados.

A Haas Now a / because of its consistently big crops and high

Duke Shiny, oval, green fruits with buttery flesh and a mild pleasant flavor. One of the Especially good for colder interior areas. September-October. 22°.

+Edranol The dark green, pear-shaped fruits have a marvelous flavor—deliciously rich and nutlike. The tree is a slender, upright grower, which produces big crops in the interior areas. Splendid summer fruit for commercial or home planting. May to August. 26°.

Emerald This hardy variety has produced well in such widely separated locations as Riverside and the San Diego coastal area. The tall slender tree produces regular crops of medium-sized green fruit with richly flav- ored buttery flesh. December-January. 23°

Fuerte This is California’s leading avocado and does well in all avocado areas, except the coldest interior valleys. The fruit is pear- shaped, of medium size, with a green skin and creamy yellow fiesh. The large spread- ing tree is very ornamental. December to May. 24°.

leading commercial variety quality. The purplish-black fruit is of me- dium size, has rich buttery flesh and a small seed. Ripens over a long period, from May to October. 26°,

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green pear-shaped fruit of excellent quality. The tree is very handsome, large, spreading and symmetrical. It young. November to December.

starts bearing while 22°),

Mexicola The best variety for areas where summer heat is excessive and temperatures sometimes drop below 25° in winter. One of the most consistent of all varieties in bear- ing—small purplish-black fruit with a smooth skin. Large spreading tree. August to Sep- tember. 19°.

-y Rincon A good commercial or home variety

recommended particularly for coastal zones but good inland as well. The fruit is medium size, green, pear-shaped, and has a rich nutty flavor. A big spreading tree which ripens consistently good crops from February to May. 26°.

on a big, good-looking shade tree. The me-

Jens Top quality, green summer fruit, borne

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dium sized fruit ripens from May to October, and is all anyone could ask for in appear- ance and quality. 26°.

Zutano The light green pear-shaped fruit resembles Fuerte and ripens just ahead of that variety. A thin-skinned Mexican type which markets readily, and is fine for home use as well. Reports from all areas say “Heavy and consistent production.’’ Novem- ber to January. 26°.

Permanent Evergreen Shrubs

Armstrong Quality

Any plant or tree sold by the Armstrong Nurseries must measure up to the standards of qual'ty which have been maintained for nearly 70 years. Short cuts can be used in the propagation of the nursery stock, but Armstrong plants are never grown in any way which might jeopardize their performance or in any way lessen the

satisfaction which they are able to give you.

Shipping Plants in Containers

Shipments of plants in continers or balled to points outside of our truck delivery zone will be forwarded by express or freight with transportation costs collected upon delivery. Also, we make a charge of 10% of the cost for packing such material. No charge for packing

or transportation is made on bare root stock.

Garden Aristocrats — The Camellias

Every garden is enhanced with one or several camellia plants. They will provide beautiful all year foliage and you can pick your fav- orite color and flower form and lovely long- lasting blooms right in mid winter.

Prices on all varieties below (except Cin- derella, Buddha and Crimson Robe): Gal. tins, $3.45 each; 5-gal. tins, $9.45 each.

Alba Plena No wonder it is called “the per- fect white.’”’ The high-centered double flowers never have a petal out of place and never show a stamen.

Anita The rows of wide flaring petals, deep pink striped and flecked with red, surround a compact tuft of golden stamens. A hand- some plant which blooms to beat the band.

Cc. M. Hovey (Colonel Firey) Beautiful very double flowers, up to 5 inches across, of glow- ing rich crimson. Blooms late.

C. M. Wilson The same flower form as the popular Elegans—broad petals surrounding a high tuft of petaloids—except this is an all- over clear soft pink. The huge flowers are always perfect and the vigorous low-spread- ing plant blooms profusely.

Candida Elegantissima Large semi-double with big ruffled petals. The color is bright rose-pink, heavily marbled with white. A vigorous, upright plant.

Cinderella, 1957 All-America

Cinderella The medium size flower is unique in form with its rows of big wavy petals, notched and fluted at the edges. Rose-pink at the center, the petals have a lacy snowy- white border. The plant is a fine one, big, vigorous and free-blooming. Plant Pat. No. 1281. Gal. tins, $5.00 each; 5-gal. tins, $17.50 each.

Daikagura The first camellia to bloom—often in early October. The flowers, with rows of big wavy petals arranged informally, are deep rose-pink (sometimes blotched with white).

Debutante An early blooming double peony type. The delicate pink flowers are medium size, perfect for corsages, and the tall vigor- ous plant will give you plenty of them.

Donation This, like J. C. Williams, is an unusual English hybrid, a saluenensis japoni- ca cross. The flowers are semi-double with at least two rows of large wavy petals. It is also somewhat larger than the flower of J. C. Williams and a shade deeper in color, a warm clear pink. This is the first year we have been able to offer plants propagated from the original stock received from Eng- land. We are told that large well established plants are extremely profuse in bloom and that the flowers are sometimes up to 5 inches across.

Donckelari This is the famous English Don- ckelari with flowers as much as 6 inches in diameter, Two rows of velvety deep rich red petals with flecks and splashes of white, sur- round a tuft of golden stamens.

Eleanor Hagood The big, high-centered double flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, remind you of a giant Pink Perfection. The fine, large, bushy plant blooms late.

Elegans (Chandler) Big 6-inch blooms of rose-pink lightly splashed with white. Broad petals surround a high tuft of petaloids mak- ing this a very spectacular camellia. A low- growing plant which blooms very freely.

Fimbriata A large, high-centered, snow-white, formal double with each petal fringed or fim- briated at the edge. The plant is low and spreading. Blooms early.

Gigantea Fittingly named—the broad-petaled double flowers are gigantic. The color is deep red, marbled with white. Tall vigorous plant.

Glen 40 A beautiful big formal double with many broad perfectly imbricated petals of deep red. The orange undertone makes the flower glow like a red hot coal. Even young plants bloom freely. Midseason.

Herme (Jordan’s Pride) Semi-double flowers of bright pink with a broad, irregular border of white around each big petal. Big, bushy, easy-to-grow plant.

High Hat Blooms extremely early—often in October. Peony-like double flowers, 342 to 4 inches across, are soft shell-pink with vein- ings of rose-pink.

J. C. Williams A rare and unusual English hybrid. The single row of dawn-pink petals flares gracefully to a 3 to 342-inch bloom. A fast-growing plant marvelous for winter plooms.

Joshua Youtz Graceful informal blooms with rows of wavy white petals faintly touched with pink. The plant and flowers are similar to those of Daikagura, and this is also an early blooming variety.

Lalla Rookh (Laurel Leaf) A perfect formal double of medium size—rose-pink sometimes marbled white. Tall-growing vigorous plant with long slender leaves.

Lila Lee The double peony-like flowers are medium in size and snowy-white. The big luxuriantly-foliaged plant never fails to set huge numbers of flowers. Early midseason. Plant Pat. No. 891.

Special Camellia Offers

Cornerstone Collection

Four lovely and easy-to-grow kinds. Mathotiana Huge red.

Princess Bacciochi Light red.

Purity Snow white.

Debutante Warm pink.

Cornerstone Collection: One each of the above gallon tin size

$1095

Plus 4% sales tax in California

All Star Trio A marvelous addition to any garden. Alba Plena Snowy white.

Eleanor Hagood Big formal pink. Glen 40 The best red.

All Star Trio: One plant each of these kinds in gallon tins

$795

Plus 4% sales tax in California

Margarete Hertrich A lovely, fully-double, perfectly imbricated white. The flowers are medium to large with row after row of petals and never a one out of place. Big, free- blooming plant. Midseason.

Mathotiana (Julia Drayton) Often 6 inches across, very double, high-centered and love- ly, the flowers are brilliant scarlet. Usually has the big, high-pointed, rosebud-like cen- ter as in the illustration on the cover, but occasionally this will give way to a tuft of golden stamens. A big, vigorous plant. Mid- season to late.

Mrs. Charles Cobb A peony type of medium size, with large petals. One of the most deep- ly colored of all camellias—a rich glowing dark red which never blues. Midseason to late. »

> Pink Perfection Its name describes it per- fectly. The formal double blooms are deli- cate pink. Often appear from Thanksgiving until late spring.

Prince Eugene Napoleon (Pope Piux IX) The formal, double, rosy red blooms are always perfect with never an open center. One of the easiest of all camellias to grow.

Princess Bacciochi Velvety, carmine-red, peony-like blooms, always perfect and always plenty of them. One of the best looking of all camellia plants.

Purity Symmetrical, beautifully formed, dou- ble, snowy-white blooms of large size—every one is perfect. Blooms late—often at Easter.

Ville de Nantes Each petal of the big double red flower is deeply frilled or fimbriated. Sometimes flat, sometimes high-centered, the flowers are always striking.

Reticulata Camellias

Buddha-All-America 1958

The newest All-America Camellia Winner, a Hybrid Reticulata originating in China. The wavy fluted petals arch inward to give the 5 to 6 inch flower great depth. The color is phlox-pink with the fascinating iridescent quality peculiar to Reticulatas. The plant, with long lance-like foliage, is very vigorous, more open in habit, and less formal than are plants of the Japonicas. Plant Pat. No. 1215. Gal. tins, $6.95 each; 5-gal. tins, $19.95 each.

Crimson Robe This is acclaimed one of the most striking of all the Reticulatas introduced so far—a huge flower with big wavy petals of glowing iridescent red surrounding a tuft of golden stamens. The plant is vigorous, rather open and angular in habit. Gal. tins, $6.95.

Quantity Saving

Your choice of any 3 camellias in gal. tins selling regularly at $3.45 each—$8.79 (You save $1.56).

Your choice, any 3 camellias in 5-gal. tins selling regularly at $9.45 each—$24.45 (You save $3.90).

Colorful Spring Blooming Azaleas

Cascading masses of cheery bloom—white, lavenders, salmons, and reds—can be yours for many weeks in late winter and early spring with azaleas. Several plants are effective, but a mass planting makes

a garden show piece.

Rutherfordianas

These are magnificent hybrids with blooms so large and so profuse that you are often not able to see the plant. Grows 2 to 4 feet in height and always well covered with shining evergreen foliage. All varieties, blooming size, 6-inch pots, $3.95; 9-in pots, $6.95; Specimens in tubs, $17.50.

Constance Deep lavender-pink, paling to light pink at the center. Blooms early to mid- season

Dorothy Gish Brick-red with darker red markings at the throat. Early to midseason.

Firelight Semi-double—of bright cherry-red with gracefully ruffled petals. Early.

L. J. Bobbink Big wavy-petaled flowers of extremely lovely lilac or mauve. Blooms late.

Purity Big high-centered blooms of immac- ulate white with two rows of daintily ruffled petals. An early and very prolific bloomer.

Pink Purity Just like Purity in all particu- lars except that the flowers are a deep cerise to red.

Rose Queen Large, double, deep rose pink flowers—the brightest of any pink azalea we have. Blooms early.

Azaleas require a well-drained shady spot and an acid soil. Use peat moss liberally with your planting mixture. Instructions on the planting and care of camellias and azaleas will be found in your

Armstrong Planting Instructions.

Indica Azaleas

These are world famous for their big color- ful flowers. The plants are evergreen and very attractive, somewhat lower-growing and more spreading than other types. All va- rieties, blooming size, 6-inch pots, $3.95.

Albert and Elizabeth Deep pink, edged and flecked with white. Early.

Fred Sanders. Deep cherry-red. Early.

Mme. Petrick Superba Semi-double, rosy pink with a margin of white. Early.

Red Wing Ruffled flowers of rich red with an orange undertone. Blooms early and flow- ers are long-lasting. Plant Pat. No. 1159.

Schame Frize Deep salmon-pink with flecks of red. Double. Midseason.

William Van Orange Traffic signal red. Very large double flower. Blooms late.

Azalea Coccinea

The large upright plant flowers profusely, carrying big single magenta flowers for many weeks in the spring. The easiest to grow and the hardiest of all the azaleas we list. 6-inch pots. $3.95.

Permanent Evergreen

Abelia

Abelia grandiflora The arching stems with their small, shiny, bronze-green foliage are almost continually covered with little fragrant white flowers. Valuable for any landscape use, it grows to 6 feet, but can be pruned lower. Sun or part shade. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Acanthus

Acanthus mollis Huge notched leaves of pol- ished green. The big tropical-looking foliage fits perfectly into any modern planting. Par- ticularly fine for planters, indoors or out. 4 ft. 20°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Acokanthera venenata

A large distinctive shrub with broad foliage and an attractive bronzy color. The red tones become more pronounced in full sun. In spring it has small daphne-like flower clusters with a jasmine-like fragrance. Slow grow- ing. 10 to 12 feet. 28°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Lily-of -the-Nile

Agapanthus africanus In early summer, 2- foot spikes rise from a handsome clump of dark green straplike foliage to be crowned with huge 8-inch flower clusters of sparkling blue. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Aralia chinensis

A striking large shrub or small tree with deeply cut leaves from 2 to 4 feet long. Grows to 10 feet or more, usually with a single thorny trunk crowned with the unusual leaves. Excellent as an accent plant with tropicals. Sun or shade. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Strawberry Madrone

Arbutus unedo A handsome large shrub with thick dark green foliage. The white bell- shaped flowers are followed by clusters of brilliant red fruits resembling strawberries. Sun or shade. 6 to 10 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Arbutus andrachne An improved strain of Strawberry Madrone. The flowers and “fruits” are similar to those of A. unedo. It differs in habit being more compact and more densely covered with handsome dark glossy foliage. $-gal. tins, $7.45.

Aster Frikarti

From early June to December, the 2 to 219- inch lavender-blue flowers crowd every branch, Excellent for cutting. Grows any- where. Full sun or part shade. 20°. Gal. tins, $1.75.

Golddust Plant

Aucuba japonica Golddust Big, glossy, 7-inch leaves of light green flecked with gold. A perfect large tropical foliage for any shady spot, or for a planter, indoors or out. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Shrimp Plant

Beloperone guttata A compact little plant with long spikes of coppery bronze bracts all year. Sun or half shade. 2 ft. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.65 each.

Kurume Azaleas

Indescribably lovely in late winter and early spring when the plants are covered with clouds of pastel-hued bloom. The plants are taller (3 to 6 feet) than those of either Ruther- fordianas or Indicas and are hardy to about 10°. They sometimes lose some of their leaves in winter. All varieties below, 6-inch pots, $3.95.

Coral Bells The most popular of all Kuru- mes. Semi-double flowers of dainty pink.

Laughing Water Unusual among Kurumes for its very large blooms; 242 inches across. The big fragrant flowers are snow-white.

New Azalea Hybrids

Azalea Eureka Hardy new Hybrid azalea with big single salmon-pink blooms in clus- ters of from 3 to 5. The plant is vigorous, more spreading than high, and the foliage is dark green and glossy. 6-inch pots, $3.95.

Azalea H. H. Hume Another hardy new hy- brid resulting from U.S. Department of Agri- culture research. The big single creamy-white flowers are displayed in clusters of from 2 to 5. A vigorous plant, it is both erect and spreading. 6-inch pots, $3.95.

Shrubs

Bergenia

Bergenia cordifolia A fine shade plant with big broad foliage and spikes of exceedingly lovely pink flowers. Blooms all winter. Full shade. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Brassaia actinophylla

A very decorative plant with big polished leaves 10 inches long. Eventually makes a good small patio tree but is useful in planters while young. Hardy to about 20°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Brunfelsia calycina floribunda For six months or more, the compact rounded shrub daily opens showy fragrant flowers changing from deep violet to white as they age. Sun or part shade. 6 ft. 20°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Boxwood

Buxus japonica Low and dense with tiny, glossy, bright green leaves. One of the most useful of all plants for a formal hedge or trimmed specimen. 2 to 4 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65; Flats of 100 plants, $8.00.

Trinidad Flame Bush

Calliandra guildingi Brilliant red pompon- like flower heads cover the plant during the spring and summer. The evergreen foliage is lacy and fern-like. Full sun. 8 ft. 18°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal- tins, $5.95.

Evergreen Shrubs for Every Landscape Need

Scarlet Bottle Bush

Callistemon viminalis A tall, slender, semi- weeping plant which grows rapidly. Great masses of cascading scarlet bloom in spring. Full sun. 15 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Callistemon lanceolatus Lower-growing and more compact than C. viminalis. Displays dazzling scarlet bloom over most of the year. Drought resistant and grows anywhere. Sun. 6 to 8 ft. 18°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Serbian Bellflower

Campanula Rockcliffe The little plant, only 6 or 8 inches tall, displays hundreds of little bell-shaped, lavender-blue flowers in sum- mer. Marvelous for a border or ground cover or in a shaded or partially shaded location. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.45.

Natal Plums

Carissa grandiflora The thick, shining, dark green leaves form a perfect background for the intensely fragrant, white, star-like blooms and the edible brilliant scarlet fruit. Sun or part skade. 6 to 8 ft. 26°. Gal. tins, $1.65; §-gal. tins, $5.95.

Carissa Alles Lower growing and more spreading than C. grandiflora. It has larger fruit, but needs grandiflora nearby for pol- lination. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Golden Wonder

Cassia artemisioides A tall graceful plant with finely cut silvery-grey foliage. The sweet-scented flowers, resembling big, yellow bumblebees, perch all over it. Sun—little water. 8 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

California Lilac

Ceanothus griseus One of the best of the California Wild Lilacs. The handsome, thickly foliaged plant displays long spikes of deep rich blue flowers in spring. Intensely fragrant. Dry soil. 6 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Night Blooming Jasmine

Cestrum parqui <A _ good-looking evergreen shrub with shiny bright green foliage. At night the intense fragrance from its small white flowers will scent the entire garden. Full sun. 5 ft. 22°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Geraldton Wax Flower

Chamaelaucium Cameo Pink A graceful open shrub with finely cut foliage. The waxy little blooms of dainty pink are fine for cutting and arranging. Full sun. 5 to 6 ft. 22°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Rockroses

Cistus corbariensis The compact sage-green foliage is covered each spring with lovely crepe-like white flowers. Thrives in dry soil, sea spray, hot sun—in fact, most anywhere. 3 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Cistus purpureus An excellent foundation or background shrub for planting where the sun is the hottest and soil the driest. In spring and early summer it is covered with big orchid-pink flowers. 4 feet high and 6 feet across. Full sun. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Kafir Lily

Clivia grandiflora A fine plant to go with camellias, ferns, or other shade lovers. From a clump of broad, shiny, strap-like foliage, 18-inch stems rise to a crown of flaming orange flowers. Excellent as a pot plant— even indoors. 24°. Gal. tins, $2.95; 9-inch pots, $7.95.

Cocculus laurifolius

Every day in the year, every big shiny leaf on every one of the gracefully arching branches is a clean bright green. Sun or part shade. 8 ft. 25°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45,

Elephant Ear

Colocasia esculenta Exotic tropical plants with immense leaves, often 3 feet or more in length. They provide a lush tropical look in any shaded or partially shaded place. If dam- aged by frost, recovers quickly. 4 to 5 ft. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Australian Fuchsia

Correa pulchella From November to April this compact densely foliaged shrub is cov- ered with little bell-shaped flowers of soft pink. Only 18 inches tall, but spreads to 4 or 5 feet. Any soil. Full sun. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Correa magnifica Larger than C. pulchella, about 4 feet, it has larger grey-green foliage. The bell-shaped flowers, too, are larger and are chartreuse in color. 4 ft. 18°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Berried Cotoneasters

Cotoneaster apiculta A spreading semi-pros- trate shrub with long handsome foliage and bright red berries as large as cranberries. Grows anywhere. Full sun. 2 to 4 ft. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Cotoneaster glaucophylla A large shrub with gracefully arching branches clothed with small grey-green leaves. White spring bloom and red berries well into winter. 6 to 8 ft. 5°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Cotoneaster horizontalis A prostrate shrub with angular branches hugging the ground. In autumn the little leaves turn red and every branch is lined with growing crimson berries. 2 ft. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Cotoneaster lactea Has large, luxuriant, ever- green foliage and big clusters of bright red berries in winter. 5 to 6 ft. 12°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Canary Bird Flower

Crotalaria agatiflora Fast growing plant with light green foliage. The chartreuse flowers which line each branch look just like canary birds. Sun. Plenty of moisture. 6 to 10 ft. 25°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Garden Orchids

Cymbidiums are long lasting orchids which may be grown outdoors in Southern Califor- nia, except in the hottest valley and desert areas. You will find many varieties to choose from at each of our six salesyards. Any va- riety, 6-inch pots, $3.95 each; 3 for $9.95.

Fragrant Daphne

Daphne odora A dwarf low-growing plant with long thick leaves which are bright and shiny throughout the year. The dainty creamy white flower heads have enough fragrance to scent the entire garden. Shade. Plenty of moisture. 3 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $3.95; 5-gal. tins, $9.95.

Daphne odora Rose Queen Like Daphne odora, but has larger foliage, a slightly larger plant and flowers of deep pink. 4 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $3.95; 5-gal. tins, $9.95.

Brazil Skyflower

Duranta stenostachya Graceful arching plant with light green foliage and attractive little 4 to 6 inch sprays of purple blooms through- out the summer. Sun or half shade. 4 to 6 ft. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Pride of Madeira

Echium fastuosum In June, the enormous blue flower spikes rise above the large clump of soft grey foliage. Likes full sun and good

drainage. 3 to 4 ft. 15° Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Silverberry

Elaeagnus pungens Fruitland A large spread- ing shrub with big pointed leaves which look as if they had been painted with a frosty gild. Excellent coastal shrub but thrives anywhere. Sun or part shade. 8 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65; S-gal. tins, $5.95.

Heathers

Erica blanda A compact low plant with fine- ly cut foliage and spectacular clusters of bright red tubular flowers. Everblooming. Full sun. 3 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Erica canaliculata rosea From November to March it is a solid mass of small rosy laven- der flowers. A big, loose, graceful plant with heath-like foliage. Full sun and good drain-

age. 6 to 8 ft. 12°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Eugenia

Eugenia Armstrong This Armstrong intro- duction will fit many garden spots unsuited to the older and larger growing E. australis. Comparatively dwarf, it has the shiny year around eugenia foliage, but it is fine cut dark green and closely knit. It stays neat and com- pact with very little pruning. Plant Pat. No. 1037. 6 ft. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5- gal. tins, $6.45.

Eugenia paniculata australis A popular fo- liage plant which will reach 12 or 15 feet in height. Easily pruned to a single specimen or ideal as a hedge. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Poinsettia

Euphorbia Henriette Ecke Improved Giant double Poinsettia, 9 to 12 inches across, with many petals of brilliant scarlet. Full sun. 28°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Fatshedera lizei

A hybrid between the giant-leaved Fatsia japonica and the English Ivy. Somewhat re- sembles both with handsome, 5-inch deep green, glossy leaves. May be used as a shrub, as a semi-climber or trained against a wall or post in garden or planter. Sun or shade. 6 ft. 5°. Gal. tins, $1-95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45; 5- gal., trellis, $9.95.

Armstrong Evergreen Shrubs — The

Fatsia japonica The big shining notched green leaves, 12 in- ches across, are perfect for creating a lush tropical effect. Excellent for planter use as well as in the garden. Best in filtered or part shade. 4 to 8 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Hardy Ferns Nothing will enhance a bed of azaleas, camel- lias or other shade-loving plants like a few of these hardy ferns. They like the same grow- ing conditions, too.

All varieties below: gal. tins or 6-inch pots, $2.25 each. Woodwardia fimbriata in 5-gal. tins, $7.45 each.

Cyrtomium falcatum House Holly Fern Dark glossy fronds, 242 feet long. 5°

Polystichum adiantiforme Graceful triangu- lar fronds, 2 feet long and 8 inches wide. 15°.

Polystichum setiferum Compact, feathery fronds, 12 to 18 inches long. 0°. Pteris tremula Australian Brake Fern Long,

feathery, bright green fronds, 2 to 3 feet. 15a

Woodwardia fimbriata Native mountain fern with broad, arching fronds, 3 to 6 ft. 0°. 5-gal. tins, only.

Grafted Feijoas

The Feijoas, or Pineapple Guavas, with their good-looking all-year foliage and showy red and white flowers, make excellent large or- namentals. In addition to their fine appear- ance, hardiness and easy culture, they pro- vide an abundance of delicious fruit. 8 to pA sae, 1?

Choiceana The fruit is as large as a hen’s egg and has a delightful aroma suggestive of pineapple, strawberries and bananas mixed. This bears the largest and finest fruit, but Coolidge must be planted with it for cross- pollination. The plant is densely clothed with foliage, dark green above, silver beneath.

Coolidge Oval fruit, not quite as large as Choiceana, but with the same aroma and flavor. This one will bear crops even when planted alone.

Either variety above, grafted plants, gal. tins, $2.25; 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Fremontia mexicana A large native shrub with attractive grey- green foliage and a graceful spreading habit. In late winter and spring it is covered with masses of 3-inch golden yellow flowers. Full sun—little water. Eventually grows to 15 feet or more, 12°. Gal. tins, $2.95.

Fuchsias

You will find fuchsias of all types, from tall- growing kinds to cascading types for hang- ing baskets at your nearest Armstrong sales- yard. Just the right color and the right type to give you a colorful spot in any cool, moist, shady part of your garden. And you will en- joy showy blooms over a longer season than is possible with any other shade-loving shrub. Fuchsias are hardy to about 22°. All varieties, gal. tins, $1.65 each.

Gerberas

Transvaal Daisies The long-stemmed, daisy- like flowers are among the loveliest and most graceful of flowers. They range in color from straw through pink, yellow and orange to searlet, are long-lasting and fine for cutting. The plants need full sun and good drainage. 18°. Bare root divisions, 3 for $1.95; 6 for $3.45; 12 for $5.95.

Gardenias

Gardenias, or Cape Jasmines, are unequalled for their richly perfumed snowy-white blooms. They do best in partial shade and need good drainage and a slightly acid soil.

Gardenia jasminoides ‘“’Mystery’” The ex- quisite snowy-white flowers with their rich fragrance are the largest and finest of gar- denias. The plant, too, is outstanding, having the biggest, glossiest and most luxuriant fo- liage of any garden gardenia. This Armstrong strain is a specially selected one which we think is the best you will find anywhere. 3 to 4 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Gardenia veitchi The flowers are smaller than those of Gardenia Mystery (about 2 inches), but will produce nearly twice as many of them and they are just as delightfully fra- grant. The plant is a little smaller and lower with smaller foliage. 2 to 3 ft. 18°. Gal. tins, $1.65,

Uh, Strawberry Guava

Red CAttley Guava A handsome glossy-leaved evergreen plant averaging from 5 to 8 ft. in height. Always has an abundance of deep red fruits, unsurpassed for jams or jellies. 22°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Veronica

Hebe speciosa A good-looking, thickly foli- aged, rounded shrub with showy spikes of wine-red flowers. Good for the coast. Sun or part shade. Part shade inland. 3 to 4 ft. 22°, Gal. tins, $1.65.

Hibiscus chinensis

One of the showiest of sun loving plants for Southern California, they bloom throughout the year. All of the varieties listed below are single unless otherwise noted. All have big, handsome evergreen foliage and are hardy to about 28°.

All varieties listed below except those in- dividually priced, gal. tins, $1.75; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Agnes Galt Big deep coral-pink flowers. It is a very strong growing kind which out- blooms all others.

Brilliante Immense brilliant scarlet blooms— one of the most satisfactory and popular of all varieties.

Crown of Bohemia The most spectacular double hibiscus of all. Enormous many-pet- aled bronzy-orange flowers with tints of cerise, apricot and amber at the center. They actually seem to be iridescent. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Kona Fully double, with big wavy petals of warm rosy pink. Blooms very freely.

Mrs. Vasco Our newest kind from Hawaii. It’s a big flower of bright canary-yellow with a throat of snowy white. A very unusual flower—the finest yellow hibiscus we have ever seen. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Red Monarch Huge, fully double flowers of rich glowing crimson.

Stoplight A huge flower of brilliant cerise- red with wide-flaring crinkly petals. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

White» Wings Large graceful flower with recurving petals of glistening white—crim- son at the throat

Hemerocallis

Day Lilies Particularly fine for borders and for mass effect, as well. From a clump of sword-like foliage, the flower spikes rise to be crowned with big lily-like blooms. They last but a day, and new flowers open con- tinuously from spring until fall. Easily grown anywhere. Any variety in gal. tins, $1.45 each.

Hydrangeas

With their big, bold foliage and immense clus- ters of colorful flowers, Hydrangeas are one of the most showy of large plants for a shad- ed or partly shaded spot. 6 to 8 ft. 10°. Prices on all varieties: Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, Rouget de Lisle only, $5.95.

Hydrangea macrophylla Old Fahioned Hydran- gea Long a favorite. Has immense flower heads of white tinged with pink.

Rouget de Lisle Normally a deep carmine. Acidify the soil and the flowers will turn to deep rich blue. The plant is a little smaller than that of H. macrophylla.

Triomphe A particularly fine hydrangea with flower heads of deep rose pink.

Gold Flower

Hypericum patulum henryi A valuable land- scape shrub, hardy and easy-to-grow. Over most of the spring and summer it is covered with showy golden-yellow flowers. Any soil. Sun or part shade. 4 ft. 10° Gal. tins, $1.65. Hypericum moserianum Has the same gold- en-yellow blooms as H. henryi above, but the plant gets only half as tall. A marvelous low foreground shrub. 2 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Hollies

Illex cornuta Burford Can be grown im Southern California in sun or shade. Thick shining rounded leaves—neat, compact, and slow-growing. It never fails to bear plenty of big, bright red berries. 6 to 10 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.75; 5- gal. tins, $6.45.

Ilex cornuta Fertile Fertile Chinese Holly Grow- it right in the sun if you choose. Lustrous. spiny leaves and plenty of gay red berries. every Christmas. These are cutting-grown. from a special heavy berry-producing type.. 5 to 6 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.75; 5-gal. tins. $6.45..

Ilex aquifolium Fertile Fertile English Holly: Our special strain of cutting-grown plants. will produce berries every year. Shade or- semi-shade. Plenty of moisture. 8 to 10 ft. 5°.. Gal. tins, $2.45; 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Ilex aquifolium Silver Queen The foliage is. always beautifully variegated silver and light. green. 5°. Gal. tins, $2.95.

Ilex altaclarensis Wilson Has typical holly leaves—thick, glossy and often 4 inches long.. A magnificent shrub for landscape use, it. grows compactly, 4 to 6 feet in height. Has. fewer berries than the hollies listed above,. but they are larger. Shade or part shade. 5°. Gal. tins, $2.45; 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Ilex cornuta rotunda Has the same thick. spiny polished leaves as I. cornuta, but they are smaller and packed very tightly on each. branch. The naturally dense compact habit of” this holly makes it a fine garden shrub. Sun. or part shade. 3 to 4 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $2.45;: 5-gal. tins, $7.95. ‘

Jasmine magnificum

A semi-climbing plant having each rambling branch clothed with big, lustrous, dark green leaves. The snowy flowers, rich in fragrance and larger than those of the more common Jasmines, are displayed nearly all year. Ex- cellent for a low foreground shrub, or me- dium high mass effect. 2 to 5 ft. 26°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Lantana

Throughout almost the entire year these gay little compact shrubs will provide a con- tinuous display of brilliant color. May freeze during cold winters, but in a short time they are up and blooming again. 1 to 3 ft. 24°.

Both varieties below: Gal. tins, $1.45 each. Dwarf Orange Red Dwarf Yellow

Lavender

Lavandula officinalis The silvery-grey foli- age and the spikes of rosy-purple flowers make this an excellent garden plant for any sunny place. Then, too, the true old-fashioned lavender fragrance in both the foliage and flowers is always delightful. 2 to 245 ft. 5°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Tea Tree

Leptospermum Sanders A graceful, arching shrub with long slender branches covered with finely cut bronzy-green leaves. In spring, every branch is crowded with lovely %-inch lilac-pink flowers. Sun and good drainage. 8 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Privet for Hedges

Ligustrum japonicum Waxleaf Privet For a medium-size hedge, we know of nothing better. Thick, glossy, green leaves throughout the year. Grows to 8 ft., but can be pruned as desired. 3 to 8 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Ligustrum lucidum Japanese Privet A_ big- leaved tall-growing variety. Hardy and drought resistant. Fine for a tall hedge, big shrub or small tree. 4 to 12 ft. 10° Gal. tins, $1.65. Flats of 100 plants, $6.75.

Oregon Grape

Mahonia aquifolium Great big shiny toothed foliage all year with showy yellow flowers in spring and purple berries in the fall. Most luxuriant foliage in partial shade with ample moisture. 4 to 6 ft. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Mahonia aquifolium compacta This dwarf strain is unexcelled for a dense, compact, low bank of foliage. Just like the larger growing kind, it has the same holly-like foliage, yel- low flowers and berries. 2 to 4 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $2.45; 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Mahonia lomarifolia

A unique plant which makes a Striking gar- den specimen because of its unusual leaf pattern. Ultimately becomes a good sized, multiple trunked shrub. The whorls of long narrow foliage made up of many little spiny leaflets frame clusters of yellow flowers in spring which are followed by blue-black ber- ries. 8 to 10 ft. 20°. Gal. tins, $2.25; 5-gal. tins, $9.45.

Melianthus major

A striking plant with huge, gray-green, deep- ly notched foliage which is fine for accent or for tropical effect. Grows in a somewhat sprawling informal way from 3 to 5 ft. tall. Fine for use in planter boxes. Any soil, sun or shade. 20°. Gal. tins, $2.25; 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Banana Shrub

Michelia fuscata Slow-growing, compact shrub with deep green lustrous leaves. The creamy- yellow magnolia-like flowers which appear for a month or more in spring are power- fully fragrant. They will scent the entire gar- den with a delicate banana-like fragrance. Part shade. 6 to 8 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $2.95; 5- gal. tins, $8.45.

Orange Jessamine

Murraya paniculata Summer or winter, the bright green foliage is always glossy and fresh looking. In spring and summer, many panicles of sweet-scented white flowers like orange blossoms turn into small bright red fruits. Often the two appear together. Sun or part shade. 6 to 10 ft. 22°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Bananas

Musa ensete A decorative banana with great broad leaves radiating from a heavy stout trunk. Does not sprout from the base. 15 to 20 ft. 28°. Gal. tins, $1.95; S-gal. tins, $6.95.

nana of the tropics. Usually, several trunks form a clump, each of which unfolds the giant tropical-looking leaves. 15 ft. 28°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Josie paradisiaca sapientum The fruiting ba-

Myrtle

Myrtus communis compacta Dwarf Myrtle Excellent for a small compact hedge or a low bank of solid green. Stays extremely dense and compact—good looking throughout the year. Grows anywhere. 3 to 6 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65. Flats of 100 plants, $8.00.

Heavenly Bamboo

Nandina domestica For a single specimen or a hedge, this is a fine plant with its bronzy red new growth and its overall coppery red tones in winter. With two or more plants, you will get bright red berries, too. Sun or part shade. 5 ft. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Nerium (Oleander)

Continuously in bloom, the oleanders are a familiar sight almost anywhere in California. They are particularly good in desert areas but like the seacoast, too. Grow easily and bloom quickly. 6 to 8 ft. 12°.

Prices on all varieties below: Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Double Salmon (Mrs. Roeding)

Pink Beauty—single large pink

Double Rose Pink

Double White

Single Red

Single White

Oreopanax salvini

A spreading, many-branched, tropical-look- ing plant, with big, bold, deeply lobed, green leaves. Similar to its close relative, Fatsia japonica in appearance, but will stand more sun. Probably hardy in all except the coldest sections of Southern California. Part shade. 5 to 6 ft. Gal. tins, $2.95.

Sweet Olive

Osmanthus fragrans A splendid large founda- tion shrub with big, rich green, all-year foli- age. Tiny white flowers in clusters are nestled among the leaves for many weeks during late spring and early summer. Their fra- grance, reminiscent of hyacinth perfume, will scent the entire garden. Sun near the coast— part shade inland. 10 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Chinese Photinia

Photinia serrulata Nova Always clothed with big spiny, 8-inch leaves, a few of which turn to bronze and even brilliant red during the fall. In spring the plant is a mass of big 6- inch heads of white flowers. Grows easily anywhere. 8 to 10 ft. 5° Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

. Best Varieties and Highest Quality

Philodendron

Philodendron selloum The giant dark green polished leaves are deeply cut and are often 3 feet in length. Gives a lush tropical effect anywhere. Part shade on the coast—shade inland. 8 to 10 ft. 18°. Gal. tins, $2.95; 5-gal. tins, $9.95.

Philodendron Sao Paulo Similar in looks to P. selloum, but the leaves are somewhat broader and the plant is more upright in habit. Culture requirements are the same. Gal. tins, $3.45; 5-gal. tins, $11.95.

Philodendron evansii Similar to P. selloum in habit, but even more spectacular with larger, almost solid leaves of polished dark green. Stands more sun than P. selloum, with- out yellowing. 8 to 10 ft. 18°. Gal. tins, $3.45.

Pittosporums

Pittosporum tobira A wide, spreading, dense, round-headed shrub, with deep, glossy green foliage. Makes an excellent foundation shrub and is widely planted throughout California and Arizona. It thrives anywhere. 5 to 8 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Pittosporum tobira Whitespot Exactly like Pittosporum tobira, above, except that the foliage is variegated light frosty green and silver. 5 to 8 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal, tins, $5.95.

Pittosporum undulatum A fine big back- ground shrub, an unusually good small tree, or a tall handsome evergreen hedge. This is one of the most versatile of shrubs and it is widely planted everywhere in Southern Cali- fornia. Large, deep green, glossy leaves with wavy edges. 8 to 20 ft. 20°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5- gal. tins, $5.95. Trained tree form, 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Blue Plumbago

Plumbago capensis An informal, semi-climb- ing shrub which grows rapidly into an irregu- lar spreading mass. All summer long it is blanketed with lovely azure-blue flowers. Full sun. 5 ft. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Prunus

Prunus caroliniana Cherry Laurel Use it for a large background shrub, a screen, or grow it as a hedge. Throughout the year the ample foliage is glossy and attractive. Fast growing and thrives anywhere except in the desert. 25 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Prunus lyoni Catalina Cherry Large ever- green with glossy holly-like leaves. Useful as a background plant, large hedge or small tree. Grows easily most anywhere. Sun. 15 to 25 ft. 12°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Pyracanthas

Pyracanthas are extremely useful because they can be grown most anywhere and can easily be trimmed or trained into almost any desired shape. All of them are admired for the big red berries which brighten the fall and winter days.

Pyracantha crenato-serrata Graber If left as a single specimen, it will make a large spread- ing irregular shrub which needs plenty of room. But it may be trained espalier fashion against a wall or pruned and grown almost as desired. The foliage of this Pyracantha is large, glossy and good-looking throughout the entire year, while the big bright crimson berries are borne in clusters as big as your two fists. In the spring, the plant is covered with thousands of little white flowers which give way to the giant berries usually at their best right at Christmas time. Sun or part shade. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95. Gal. tins (staked) $1.95; 5-gal. tins (staked) $6.95. 5-gal. tins (trellised) $9.95.

Pyracantha crenato-serrata Santa Cruz Has the same fine large foliage as P. Graber and also displays clusters of glowing red berries right through the winter. This prostrate form will spread to 6 feet or more, but can easily be kept no higher than 114 to 2 feet. Sun or part shade, 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Permanent Evergreen Shrubs

Flowering Pear

Pyrus kawakami May be grown as a large shrub, a small tree, or trained espalier fashion against a wall or fence. The fresh luxuriant pear foliage is green the year around. Loaded with fragrant white pear blossoms in the spring. 8 to 12 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $2.95; 5-gal. tins, $7.95; 5-aal. tins (trellised) $9.95.

Hawthorn

Raphiolepis indica rosea In the early sum- mer it is covered with magnificent 6-inch panicles of dainty pink sweetly fragrant flow- ers resembling apple blossoms. Clusters of blue-black berries follow the flowers. But even without the flowers or berries, the plant is extremely handsome. Ordinary seedlings cannot approach these cutting-grown plants for beauty. 3 to 5 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5- gal. tins, $6.45.

Raphiolepis delacouri A bushy shrub with rounded, compact habit and olive-green foli- age. Covered in spring with panicles of clear rosy pink flowers. Sun or part shade. 5 to 8 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Yellow Flax

Reinwardtia indica. One of the finest winter or spring-blooming shrubs. In sun or shade it displays countless sunshiny yellow flowers about 2 inches across which brighten any winter landscape. 2 to 4 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.75.

Ricinus Red

Ricinus macrophyllus Red Red Castor Bean Big fast-growing plant with huge, palmate leaves, sometimes 2 feet across, deep purplish- red in color. Excellent for a quick and dra- matic tropical effect. Grows 8 to 10 feet tall. Sun or part shade. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Matilija Poppy

Romneya White Cloud Snowy white crepe- like blooms, sometimes 8 inches across, on 5- to 6-foot stems. The plant makes a big spreading clump of blue-gray foliage, May freeze down in coldest areas but will come right back to bloom again in the spring. Full sun, 15°. Gal. tins, $2.95.

Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia reginae The exotic flowers, of bril- liant orange and bright blue, resemble the crested head of a tropical bird. They crown stiff 3-foot stems which surmount a clump of deep-green leaves, somewhat resembling those of a banana plant. Displays the extremely long-lasting blooms in winter and spring and they are so showy that one can understand why this was chosen as the official flower of the City of Los Angeles. Full sun on the coast, part shade inland. 2 to 4 ft. 24°. Gal. fins, $2.95; 5-gal. tins, $8.45. Boxed specimens, $19.95.

Giant Strelitzia

Strelitzia nicolai Giant Bird-of-Paradise Simi- lar to S. reginae in character, but the giant leathery gray-green leaves may be as much as 5 feet long and a mature plant may reach 15 feet or more in height. The flowers are alike in form, but these are much larger with the coloring a combination of blue and white. Part shade. 26°. 5-gal. tins, $8.45.

Rice Paper Plant

Tetrapanax papyriferus It assumes graceful and irregular shapes as slender curving trunks arise to varying heights, each to be crowned with a cluster of giant leaves. The leaves are deeply cut, downy gray-green and a foot or more across. Grows rapidly in most any soil and is excellent for a bold tropical accent. mM to 12 ft. 22°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, 6.95.

Viburnums

Viburnum odoratissimum Always looks good, even in shade, with its shiny all-year foliage and delightfully fragrant white flowers. Red berries in the fall. Shade or part shade. 6 to 8 ft. 12°. 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Viburnum suspensum Few shrubs may be used in as many different locations or for so many purposes. An excellent screen, a fine hedge, or a beautiful individual specimen. Prune it or not. Grows anywhere but best in light shade. 8 ft. 18°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Viburnum tinus robustum A medium-sized, very compact shrub with luxuriant deep green foliage. White flowers in clusters are followed by black berries. This special strain is very mildew resistant. Sun or shade. 6 to 8 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Shiny Xylosma

Xylosma senticosa Every day in the year the shiny bright green foliage draws admiring glances. Graceful and luxuriant, it needs no pruning to keep it looking its best. One of the finest foliage shrubs for sunny places and not particular about soil or water. Tempera- tures of 110° or 17° bother it not in the least. 6 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Calla Lilies

Zantedeschia aethiopica White Calla Lily The best and most free-blooming form of these all-time favorite white lilies. Splendid for a shady spot. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.45.

Zantedeschia elliottiana Gold Calla Lily The large leaves are interestingly flecked with silver, while the flowers, on their long nod- ding stems are a rich golden yellow. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.45.

Palms — Bamboos — Grasses

Palms

Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cocos plumosa) Southern California’s famous Queen Palm. A tall, slender trunk topped with a plume-like crown of feathery fronds. Balled, 4 to 5 ft., $17.50; 5 to 6 ft., $21.00; 6 to 8 ft., $28.00.

Neanthe elegans A small, slender, upright palm. Slow-growing, from 2 to 8 feet. The finely cut fronds are useful in providing a delicate tracery of green against heavier foliage. Excellent indoors or in _ planters. Needs heat and frost protection. 5-gal. tins, $14.95.

Phoenix reclinata Senegal Date Palm It has a single or multiple trunk, often reclining or growing at an angle and crowned with arch- ing fronds. 20 to 30 ft. 24°. 5-gal. tins, $9.95.

Trachycarpus fortunei Windmill Palm A small palm with a straight trunk crowned with a cluster of fan-like leaves. Grows slowly from 15 to 25 feet. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $9.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Washingtonia robusta Mexican Fan Palm Slen- der trunk from 50 to 100 feet tall, topped with dark green, fan-like fronds. 12°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95. Balled, 5 to 6 ft., $30.00; 6 to 8 ft., $40.00; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Cordyline

Cordyline australis A popular accent plant with sword-like leaves borne in a cluster at the top of the rather slender trunk. 20 ft. 25°. 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Cordyline Mme. Andre Just like'C. australis above except that leaves are a rich bronzy red. 5-gal. tins, $10.95.

Bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea Fish Pole Bamboo A dense compact clump of gracefully foliaged canes, 20 to 40 feet high. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Sinocalamnus oldhami Giant Bamboo Grows 40 feet or more in height with canes 4 to 5 inches thick. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Pleioblastus distichus Fern Bamboo A low- growing dwarf with leaves variegated green and yellow. 6 to 8 feet. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

New Zealand Flax

Phormium tenax Green New Zealand Flax The thick clump of stiff sword-like leaves, 4 to 5 feet tall, make this an excellent accent plant. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Phormium tenax Variegated Like the above, but the leaves are striped green and creamy- white. 5-gal. tins, $9.95.

Phormium tenax Bronze Makes an outstand- ing accent plant with its long reddish bronze leaves. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Cyperus

Cyperus papyrus Rush-like green stems, 4 to 8 feet tall, are surmounted by a head of fine grass-like foliage. Likes moisture. 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Cyperus alternifolius More dwarf than C. papyrus. Broader leaves at the top of each stem give it an umbrella-like appearance. 3 to 4 ft. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Pampas Grass

Cortaderia selloana Handsome clump of long, arching, grass-like leaves, surmounted by great silvery-white plumes. 6 ft.

Gal. tins, $1.95. :

Dianella tasmanica

Spikes of showy, sky-blue flowers appear above the 2-foot clump of grassy foliage in spring. The flowers are followed by big, bril- liant metallic purplish-blue berries. Sun or part shade. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.75.

Festuca glauca Festuca glauca Blue Fescue Blue-gray grass growing in distinct tufts or clumps, 4 to 10 in. high, Useful as a small accent plant or as a no traffic ground cover. Good drainage, full sun. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Mondo jaburan Grass-like border plant to 1 foot, with dark green shining leaves and spikes of white flowers. Full or part shade. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Mondo jaburan aurea Variegated Similar to the above except that the leaves are striped yellow and green and the spikes of lavender blooms resemble those of a Grape Hyacinth. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Moraea Moraea iridioides Iris-like plant with dark green strap-like leaves. From spring to fall has many white flowers marked with yellow and blue. Sun. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.45.

Fountain Grass

Pennisetum ruppeli From a 2 foot clump of grass-like leaves, rosy-lavender plumes rise to 3 or 4 feet on nodding stems. Resembles Pampas Grass in miniature. Sun or shade. Hardy. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Many exotic and beautifullv flowered vines of the tropics are listed here in addition to the hardier kinds suitable for colder areas. You can choose a vine for any purpose and the temperature indicated

will give you some idea of its hardiness.

Bougainvilleas

Of all semi-tropical vines, the Bougainvilleas are perhaps the most spectacular. They will produce amazing masses of brilliant color and they continue in bloom for nearly the entire year,

All varieties listed below: Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Barbara Karst The deepest and richest shade of red. Very vigorous, it has smaller foliage and grows more compactly than other kinds. Suns 28°.

San Diego One of the most vigorous and fastest growing of all Bougainvilleas and also, one of the showiest with its huge, brilliant erimson bracts. Will cover large spaces with a mantle of flaming crimson. Sun. 28°.

Bougainvillea spectabilis Hardiest of the Bougainvilleas with masses of reddish purple flowers. Easily grown, but needs sun, 20°.

Temple Fire Compact rounded bush form, but retains all of the showy characteristics of other Bougainvilleas. Almost a continuous show of brilliant red color in any sunny spot. DRUONOmLteeooe

Violet Trumpet Vine

Clytostoma callistegioides In late winter and early spring it is covered with lovely big trumpet-like flowers of violet. The luxuriant dark green foliage will clamber over a back fence or wall. A fine ground cover, too. Sun or shade. 20°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Royal Trumpet Vine

Distictis Rivers Almost every day of the year the many big glossy leaves are enhanced by clusters of big, 6-inch, trumpet-like flow- ers. The tube is brilliant yellow and the open face is royal purple. Its brilliancy is breath- taking, and it is delightfully fragrant, too. Full sun. 22°. Plant Pat. No. 554. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Yellow Catclaw Trumpet

Doxantha unguis-cati It will cling to any surface making a dense mantle of shining green. The showy trumpet flowers of bril- liant yellow are 3 inches long and 4 inches across. Good for the desert or anywhere else. Sun. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Flowering Vines

Most of these vines will stand temperatures a few degrees lower than indicated ig they are planted in the shelter of a building or protected by a tree or another plant. All of these vines are sold in containers and are available at any of the Armstrong salesyards for

planting at any time of the year.

Creeping Fig

Ficus pumila The best evergreen vine for covering stone, brick, or wood. It makes a thick mat of small, heart-shaped, dark green leaves which clings closely to any surface. Sun or part shade. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.75.

Evergreen Ivies

All varieties below: gal. tins, $1.75; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Hedera canariensis Algerian Ivy Widely used as a ground cover as well as a vine. Has big, 6-inch leaves which remain a glossy rich green all year. 12°.

Hedera canariensis Yellowedge Just like H. canariensis except that the leaves are blotched with light green, dark green and creamy yel- low. 15°.

Guinea Gold Vine

Hibbertia volubilis The twining branches are densely clothed with handsome, heavy tex- tured, dark green foliage throughout the year. For many weeks in the summer it dis- plays quantities of brilliant golden 24-inch flowers. Grows rapidly to 8 or 10 feet. Sun or part shade. 20°. Gal. tins, $1.75.

Spanish Jasmine

Jasminum grandiflorum Extremely vigorous, fast growing, and hardy. From these extreme- ly fragrant, large, white flowers comes much of the world’s best perfume. Thrives most everywhere. Sun or part shade, 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Honeysuckles

Lonicera hildebrandiana A _ giant among honeysuckles, with almost unbelievable 7-inch yellow flowers, which are enticingly fragrant, and the biggest, and most handsome honey- suckle foliage you have ever seen. It will cover big spaces, but may be trained almost as you wish. Sun. 24°. Gal. tins, $2.95; 5-gal. tins, $8.45.

Lonicera japonica halliana The common honeysuckle familiar to everyone with its dark green foliage, its delightful fragrance, and almost continuous bloom. Grows easily anywhere. Makes a good ground cover. Sun or shade. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata veitchi Clings to any surface unaided. It will soon cover a wall, chimney, or stonework with a soft man- tle of green. In the fall the ivy-like leaves turn to reds and yellows, dropping complete- ly during the winter. Sun or shade. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.75.

Passiflora alatocaerulea

A beautiful passion vine. The spectacular 4- inch flowers, with crisp waxy petals of snowy white surrounding a crown of blue at the center. Fast-growing with plenty of soft light green foliage. Sun or shade. 25°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Blood Red Trumpet

Phaedranthus buccinatorius Covered with clusters of big, glowing red, tubular flowers nearly all year. It will cover stone walls, fences or buildings with a dense mantle of dark green in a short time. Full sun. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.95.

Corsage Vine

Stephanotis floribunda The snow-white tubu- lar flowers 1 to 2 inches across, are delight- fully fragrant, waxy and long-lasting—excel- lent for corsages. The vine is exceedingly at- tractive, too, wtih big, glossy leaves. Grow it in your garden or in a large container on your porch or patio. Plenty of moisture. 30°. Gal. tins, $2.95. 5-gal. tins, $8.45.

Cape Honeysuckle

Tecomaria capensis In the fall and winter, in fact most of the year, it glows with big clusters of tubular bright orange flowers. May be grown as a half climber, but also makes a fine large shrub. The small bright green foli- age is attractive throughout the year. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.65.

Star Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides Strong grow- ing but not rampant, it is beautifully foliaged with big, thick, glossy leaves. Myriads of little star-like spring flowers will perfume your en- tire garden. Can be pruned to make a large shrub or used as a ground cover. Sun, shade, or semi-shade. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95; Gal. tins (staked) $2.25; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Corsage Vine. Stephanotis floribunda

Ground Covers

These listed below and many others, such as Mesembryanthe- mum, Ivy Geranium, Gazania and Dichondra, are available in season at any one of our six salesyards. They are furnished in flats—usually a flat is sufficient to plant about 200 square feet. Prices vary slighily with the season.

Ajuga reptans Carpet Bugle Makes a dense mat of dark green foliage for any moist shady spot. Displays spikes of little blue flowers in spring and summer. Also available are Bronze Ajuga, with bronzy-toned leaves and Giant Ajuga with larger bolder foliage. Both of these will stand more sun than A. reptans.

Cerastium tomentosum Szow In Summer Sun loving prostrate plant with soft light gray foliage. Drought and frost resistant and thrives with little care.

Evergreen Ivy The Algerian Ivy, Hedera canariensis, listed above makes an excellent ground cover.

Fragaria chiloensis Chilean Strawberry Handsome glossy leaves and small edible strawberries. Sun. 5°.

Helxine soleiroli Tiny round bright green leaves make a dense carpet. For moist shady places only.

Lippia canescens Forms a flat mass of gray-green foliage, which tolerates extreme sun and heat and will stand considerable traffic.

Veronica pectinata Makes a soft gray-green undulating mat with spikes of small blue flowers. Hardv to heat and cold. Needs

good drainage and little water.

Evergreen Trees for Beauty and Shade

Among the various shapes and sizes of evergreen trees listed below, you will find the perfect companion for your home—just the tree needed to make a perfect landscape picture. All of these are sold in containers and are available at any of the Armstrong Nurseries for planting at any

time of the year.

The Acacias

Acacia baileyana The beautiful, fernlike, silvery-blue foliage is completely enveloped from January to March with lovely fragrant yellow flowers. Fast growing, rounded, and symmetrical. 30 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Acacia longifolia A neat, compact, upright tree, with long narrow leaves. Plenty of creamy-yellow flowers during the summer. Good seashore kind. 25 ft. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Acacia podalyriaefolia. The most spectacular of acacia blooms, you can cut the big canary- yellow sprays right at Christmas time. In- teresting, dwarf, spreading tree with rounded pearl-grey foliage. Full sun. 15 ft. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Orchid Tree

Bauhinia variegata A showy small tree which will fit into almost any sunny spot. The big, broad, two-lobed leaves of velvety bright green partially drop in April, only to better display the magnificent 3-inch flowers. Violet and purple, they look like exquisite orchids. Sun. 15 ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Cape Chestnut

Calodendrum capense A favorite from South Africa is this handsome globular tree of me- dium size. In summer it is almost solidly covered with 6-inch panicles of rosy-lavender flowers. Full sun, good drainage, little water. 25 to 40 ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Carob Tree

Ceratonia siliqua Its spreading symmetrical shape and dense, glossy, evergreen foliage, make the carob one of the most desirable trees for street planting or for all-year home shade. It is long-lived, deep-rooted, and will stand heat, wind and drought. 40 ft. 12°. 5-gal. tins, $5.95; 16-inch bex, $26.95.

Camphor Tree

Cinnamomum camphora Because of its mod- erate growth and regular pleasing form, it is a popular parkway or garden tree. Always handsome with its dense, bright green, glossy foliage tinted with rich bronze in the spring. It is a clean, hardy, deep-rocted tree, satis- factory most anywhere. 75 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Flowering Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus ficifolia Scarlet-Flowering Eucalyptus One of these trees, with its mantle of flam- ing scarlet flowers, is a glorious sight. The bright blooms are displayed against a back- ground of large, dark, glossy leaves. The tree is a handsome one, even when not in bloom. Rather dwarf, and spreading, it does best near the coast or along the cooler interior foothills. 20 to 25 ft. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Eucalyptus sideroxylon rosea Pink Iron-Bark A slender tree of moderate size, with masses of delicate pink flowers, set against silvery- gray leaves. This is a much more uniform grower than E. ficifolia and also much hard- ier, thriving almost anywhere in California, even in the desert. 20 to 40 ft. 15°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Eucalyptus Trees

Eucalyptus citriodora A _ picturesque tree which sends a slender white trunk towering high in the air with a graceful crown of foliage at the top. The long slender leaves are pungently lemon-scented. It is a fast- growing tree and one pleasant to live with. 40 to 80 ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum One of the

fastest growing trees in the world and widely planted in California for windbreaks or quick

shade. Thrives anywhere except in very cold sections or in the desert. Needs lots of room— really gets large. 150 ft. 17°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Eucalyptus globulus compacta Has no main trunk but is very bushy and densely branched, forming a symmetrical, round compact head. Excellent for a quick growing screen. 20 to 30 ft. 19°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Eucalyptus viminalis White Gum One of the most picturesque of the eucalypti, with a smooth white trunk and a wide-spreading picturesque crown of long lance-shaped leaves. Fast growing and hardy. Coast to desert. Very large. 125 ft. 12°. Gal. tins, $1.75.

Dwarf Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus pulverulenta Dollarleaf Eucalyptus A dwarf variety, upright and slender in habit, with the branches appearing to grow right through the round, silvery-gray leaves. Makes an unusual small garden tree, and the cut branches are useful for arranging. Coast or desert. 20 ft. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Indian Laurel

Ficus retusa Always neat appearing with a compact rounded head of thick leathery light green leaves. Fine for a small parkway tree, a patio corner, or any location where a trim little tree is wanted or where there is little room for roots. Can be trimmed and kept at any desired height. The more it is trimmed, the better it looks. Grows readily coast or inland. 20 ft. 25°. 5-gal. tins, $7.45. Trained tree form, 5-gal. tins, $8.95.

Evergreen Ash

Fraxinus uhdei A tall, slender, very grace- ful tree with long, pointed, glossy leaves. It makes a splendid parkway tree. Grows rap- idly so you will have no long wait for shade. 25 to 30 ft. 15°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Sweetshade

Hymenosporum flavum A small, slender tree with handsome all-year foliage. In spring, it displays masses of long, tubular, creamy yel- low blossoms, many times the size and with many times the fragrance of orange blos- soms. Makes a good parkway tree or is fine for any restricted area. 25 ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $8.45,

Lagunaria

Lagunaria patersoni Primrose Tree A slender pyramidal tree with thick olive-green foliage. In early summer, it has many Hibiscus-like rose-pink 2-inch flowers. Stands wind and is particularly fine near the coast. 20 to 25 ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $5.45.

Jacaranda

Jacaranda acutifolia In June, everyone mar- vels at the beauty of these lacy spreading umbrella-like trees because then they re- semble a fleecy cloud of brilliant violet-blue flowers. Makes a very picturesque tree with the soft tracery effect from the finely cut fern-like foliage. 30 ft. 22°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia With its big, dark green leaves, and its spectacu- lar, big, fragrant white flowers (6 to 8 inches across), this is one of the grandest of our American evergreen trees. A romantic fav- orite of the deep South. Grows easily most anywhere. 60 ft. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Dwarf Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora exoniensis The South- ern Magnolia in dwarf form with the same big polished leaves and big, white, fragrant flowers. Grows slowly and stays small. 15 to 20 ft. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $9.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Crimson Iron Tree

Metrosideros villosa The extremely hand- some, small tree is symmetrical and beauti- fully foliaged with thick, shining leaves. It is lighted up in summer by a myriad of bril- liant crimson flowers. Rare in Southern Cali- fornia, but it has everything to make it one of the best. 40 ft. 24°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Pittosporum

Pittosporum undulatum Makes an excellent small tree for a parkway, patio or small area. It has large, deep green, glossy, all-year leaves. The fragrant yellowish white flowers in spring are followed by big orange berries. 20 ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins (tree form), $6.95.

Holly Oak

Quercus ilex A symmetrical spreading tree with clean glossy, dark green, spiny leaves. Stands wind, salt air, hot inland conditions and requires little maintenance. An excel- lent street tree. 40 ft. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Pepper Trees

Schinus molle California Pepper Its graceful lacy foliage and bright red berries, together with the gnarled trunk, make it a very pic- turesque tree. Grows anywhere with ease. 50 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Schinus terebinthifolia Brazil Pepper Smaller than S. molle with larger leaves and larger scarlet berries. A neat, symmetrical, round- headed tree. Fine for the home place. 15 to 20 ft. 22°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Evergreen Elm

Ulmus parvifolia Evergreen A small tree with a spreading crown of slender drooping branches and small bright green leaves. May lose leaves for a short time in extreme cold, but this is one of the most satisfactory small evergreen shade trees that can be grown any- where in Southern California. 25 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Coniferous Evergreens

These are the cone-bearing evergreens, usually characterized by small needle-like foliage. Low maintenance and a wide range of sizes, shapes and foliage colors makes them very desirable for

landscape use.

Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara California Christmas Tree This handsome cedar from the Himalaya Moun- tains is a familiar sight all over California. Its frosty, blue-green foliage, its graceful shape, and remarkable adaptability to south- western conditions, make it a popular Cali- fornia favorite. 25 to 50 ft. 15°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Dwarf Cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood Ellwood Cypress Frosty blue-green in color, this dwarf conifer is one of the neatest we have ever seen. It grows very slowly, seldom gets over 6 feet in height, and there is never a small branch out of place. 6 to 8 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Cypress

Cupressus arizonica Arizona Cypress A beau- tiful bluish green cypress of narrow pyra- midal form, making splendid windbreak or attractive specimen tree. Thrives in desert or coastal areas. 20 to 40 ft. 10°. Flats of 100 plants, $6.75.

Cupressus forbesi Tecate Cypress A native Southern California cypress which is ex- tremely fast growing. It is ideal for this area because of its resistance to fungus and borers. The compact pyramid of foliage makes an attractive single specimen or a fine evergreen windbreak or screen. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95. Flats of 100 plants, $6.75.

Italian Cypress

Cupressus sempervirens The tall slender green spires are invaluable as accent points in a well designed landscape planting. This Armstrong strain will not become irregular as it ages, but will retain its slender com- pact shape permanently. 20 to 60 ft. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Prostrate Juniper

Juniperus sabina Tamarix We consider this to be one of the best of the prostrate Juni- pers. Forms a dense, compact mound of gray- green foliage spreading to 5 or 6 feet, but never getting more than 18 inches high. The foliage never changes color and there is noth- ing finer for a corner where a low, spread- ing plant is wanted. 0° Gal. tins, $2.25; 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Low-Growing Junipers

Juniperus chinensis Armstrong Armstrong Spreading Juniper A hybrid juniper, which makes a dense mass of soft gray-green foliage about 3 feet high, becoming 4 feet across. It is splendid for the foreground of any plant- ing, thriving equally well in sun or shade in any climate. 10° below zero. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal, tins, $5.95.

Juniperus chinensis Richeson A _ beautiful, little, low-growing, compact Juniper with blue-green foliage. Semi-spreading, it branches diagonally to a height of 3 or 4 feet and be- comes 5 or 6 feet across. Similar to Pfitzer Juniper, but has a more pleasing color. 4 to 5 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. fins, $5.95.

Erect Juniper

Juniperus hibernica fastigiata A narrow and erect plant which always stays neat, trim and closely knit. Fine for use where great height or breadth is not desired. It becomes about 115 to 2 feet in diameter and seldom exceeds 7 feet in height. Sun or semi-shade. 0°. 5-gal. tins, $7.45.

Twisted Juniper

Juniperus chinensis Twisted The densely tufted, twisted branches look almost as if they had been trained artificially. You can easily imagine this an outdoor ming tree, and for picturesque beauty or for giving your gar- den an unusual touch, it has no equal. Grows 6 to 8 feet, but may be kept lower if desired. Sun or half shade. 6 to 8 ft. 5° below zero. Gal. tins, $2.95; 5-gal. tins, $8.45.

Incense Cedar

Libocedrus decurrens One of our finest na- tive California evergreen trees. A tall, dense, compact pyramid of thick green foliage hav- ing a clean ‘‘woodsy” fragrance. Makes a magnificent long-lived tree, always trim and shapely no matter what its age. 25 to 50 ft. 5° below zero. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Pine Trees

Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine One of the most beautiful permanent pines for Cali- fornia. Extremely long needles in large tufts. The new growth is silver, changing to soft gray-green. Tall and slender. 80 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Pinus halepensis Aleppo Pine At maturity, makes an open round-headed tree, similar in appearance to the Monterey Pine. Young trees grow rapidly and are fine for quick effects. This variety is the best for hot dry areas. 50 ft. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

Coast Redwood

Sequoia sempervirens California Redwood The State tree of California is the well known California Redwood. It is among the largest and most picturesque of trees. Growing rap- idly into a beautiful specimen, it thrives readily anywhere on the Pacific coast except the desert. 150 ft. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95; 16- inch box, $26.95.

Arborvitae

Thuja orientalis Berckmann’s Dwarf Ever- golden Arborvitae Compact and broadly coni- cal in form, with bright golden foliage throughout most of the year. Grows easily anywhere except in the hottest desert sec- tions. Full sun. 6 ft. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Thuja orientalis Yellow Column Golden Pyra- mid Arborvitae Makes a tall, stately, pyra- midal column of bright green foliage, golden bronze at the tips. Very effective where a tall, permanent specimen is needed. The gold- en foliage tips are richer and brighter in full sun. 12 to 15 ft, 5°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45.

Cedrus deodara

California Christmas Tree

Fern Pine

Podocarpus gracilior In California gardens this South African forest tree makes a beau- tiful medium-sized tree with soft, fine-cut, green foliage, fern-like in appearance. A par- ticularly attractive thing with the tracery of its dark green foliage against a stucco wall. Rather loose and informal in habit, but ex- tremely graceful wherever planted. Sun or half shade. 15 ft. 15°. 5-gal. tins, $9.95; Tub specimens, $16.95.

Podocarpus macrophyllus A fine erect nar- row specimen or accent shrub with glossy, dark green, yew-like foliage. Will retain its stately symmetrical appearance with little pruning. Grows in sun or nearly full shade, and is excellent in a planter or as a tubbed specimen. 8 to 10 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $8.45.

Thuja orientalis Berckmann’s

Dwarf Evergolden Arborvitae

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

These trees and shrubs, which lose their leaves in winter, grow easily anywhere, including the desert regions. The trees in this group are par- ticularly valuable because they give cooling shade in the summer, but do not shut out light and warmth in the winter. Generally, they are faster-growing than the evergreens and are best to plant where quick shade is needed.

Dwarf Maple

Acer palmatum Slow-growing informal lit- tle tree with arching branches and small lacy deeply cut Maple leaves. Its graceful open habit and its liking for cool moist places, make it an excellent choice for use with the planting of camellias or azaleas. A fine patio plant, good in tubs or boxes. Shade or part shade. 8 to 12 ft. 5-gal. tins, $7.45.

Acer palmatum “Red Leaf” Similar in habit to A. palmatum, but smaller and slower growing. These are grafted plants of a spe- cial strain with leaves of deep maroon-red all through the spring, summer and fall.

Shade. 5-gal. tins, $16.95. Specimens in tubs, $26.95.

Bigleaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum. This native maple of the Pacific Coast makes a_ beautiful big Spreading tree in a very short time. Huge, deep green maple leaves, a foot or more across, provide dense summer shade. Per- fectly hardy. 60 ft. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum This maple grows readily anywhere on the Pacific Coast, and in a short time makes a beautiful shade tree. Grows in an erect pyramidal manner and is densely clothed with light green maple leaves. Good at the coast or inland—even the desert. Plenty of water. 30 to 60 ft. Hardy below zero. 5-gal. tins, $5.95. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $3.95; 8 to 10 ft., $5.45,

Alnus rhombifolia (White Alder)

A handsome fast-growing shade tree native to mountain areas of the West Coast. Grows in an erect manner with a tall straight trunk and whitish bark. Perfectly hardy, but needs constant moisture. 50 to 60 ft. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.

White Birch

Betula alba Its graceful, slender shape, white bark, and dancing foliage make this a fav- orite everywhere. Very effective Planted in groups. 30 ft. 20° below zero. 5-gal. tins, $5.95. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $4.45: 8 to 10 ft., $6.45; 10 to 12 ft., $9.45,

Ash

Fraxinus velutina Arizona Ash <A rounded tree of medium size with bright green foliage. Fine for the Southwest, it tolerates alkali and requires very little water. Good fast growing

coastal tree, too. 30 ft. 0°. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $3.95.

Fraxinus velutina coriacea Montebello Ash Differs from F. velutina in having larger darker leaves and a more dense habit. Leaves hold until late fall, then drop all at once. Excellent anywhere. 25 to 30 ft. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $5.95. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $4.45; 8 to 10 ft., $6.45.

Flowering Crabapple

Malus ioensis Bechtel This small symmetri- cal tree is the belle of the garden in spring when covered with its fully double flowers of soft pink. They look like little roses and are deliciously violet-scented. 8 to 12 ft. 0°. Bare root trees, $3.45.

Fruiting-Flowering Peaches

Now you can enjoy spring peach blossoms— and fruit, too—from the same tree. Thanks to the work of Armstrong hybridists, two new fruiting-flowering peaches, Saturn and Double Delight, will give you clouds of spring bloom, then follow with big crops of delicious fruit.

Saturn In spring every branch of the tree is crowded with beautiful double rose-pink peach blossoms. Then in midsummer, your tree will be loaded with big, yellow-fleshed, freestone peaches that are so good the tree is worth having for fruit alone. There is just the right amount of tang to make the flavor extra tempting. Plant Pat. No. 1485.

Double Delight A brand new peach sold for the first time in 1958. The perfect companion for Saturn, it blooms later but ripens fruit earlier. The flowers are shell pink, lighter in color than those of Saturn and the big, juicy, yellow-fleshed peaches which follow have a flavor sweeter and milder than that of Saturn. Plant Pat. App. For.

Either variety above, $3.50 each; $31.50.

Standard Flowering Peaches They stage a big show of spring color, but the fruit has little value.

ay on all varieties, bare root, 34-in. up, 399.

Peppermint Striped pink, red, and white. Early Red A spectacular ruby-red. Pure White Immense snow-white blooms.

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Crepe Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica A large shrub or small tree suitable for any garden, In mid-summer, the tree is almost hidden under a mantle of crepe-like flowers. They bloom best in the inland valleys. 12°.

All varieties: 5-gal. tins, $6.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Pink Crepe Myrtle 10 to 20 ft. Red Crepe Myrtle 10 to 15 ft. Dwarf Blue Crepe Myrtle 6 to 10 ft.

Dwarf Red Crepe Myrtle 8 to 10 ft. (16-inch box only).

Sweet Gum

Liquidambar styraciflua One of the few trees which will show those glorious “down east” autumn colors here in Southern California, A handsome pyramidal tree with maple-like leaves. 30 ft. 0°. Balled, 4-5 ft., $8.95; 5-6 ft., $12.95; 6-8 ft., $17.95; 5- gal. tins, $6.45; 16-inch box, $26.95.

Fruitless Mulberry

Morus Stribling A tree which will stand heat, drought, cold or alkali, and still grow very rapidly. This selected strain is absolutely fruitless and the dark green foliage is ex- ceedingly luxuriant. 30 ft. 5° below zero. Bare root, 8 to 10 ft., $5.95; 10 to 12 ft., $8.45. 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Chinese Pistache

Pistacia chinensis A good-looking round- headed tree with attractive pointed leaves. In the fall, the foliage turns to brilliant scar- lets, crimsons, and yellows. Seacoast or des- ert. 50 ft. 5°. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $5.95.

Sycamore

Platanus racemosa California Sycamore One of California’s most beautiful native trees with its big, light green foliage and irregular mottled white trunk. In addition to the regu- lar trees, we have some 2-year “clumps.” These are very picturesque for certain set- tings. 60 ft. 0°. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $3.95; 8 to 10 ft., $5.45. 5-gal. tins, $5.95. Bare root clumps, $7.45; 5-gal. clumps, $7.45.

Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia Nothing will grow faster nor more readily anywhere. A graceful tree, too, with fine compact foliage and a sym- metrical head. 40 to 60 ft. 0°. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $3.95; 8 to 10 ft., $5.45; 10 to 12 ft., $8.45. 5-gal. tins, $5.95.

Magnolia liliflora (Purple Lily Magnolia)

For almost 3 months, in spring, the plants are a garden showpiece with their many beautiful big lily-like flowers—rich purplish red on the outside, and creamy white inside. Makes a large spreading shrub or small tree with handsome foliage. Just the right size for the average garden. 8 to 10 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $9.45.

Saucer Magnolia

Magnolia soulangeana The big cup-shaped blooms are often 7 or 8 inches across, a creamy-white, delicately suffused with pink. Makes a handsomely foliaged large shrub or small tree throughout the summer and fall. 8 to 10 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $9.45.

Korean Cherry

Ornamental shrubs which give an extra bonus are the Korean Cherries. They are fully de- scribed and priced on page 4. Both No. 20 and No. 60 are medium-sized shrubs, very showy in spring when each bough is lined with tiny white cherry blossoms. They are doubly appreciated in midsummer when load- ed with delicious cherries.

Hibiscus moscheutos (Giant Flowered Hibiscus)

The giant flowers are unbelievable—like something out of a fairy tale. They are vivid- ly colored and are as large across as a din- ner plate—the biggest and most spectacular Hibiscus flowers of all. The plant grows to medium size (4 to 6 ft.). The older it gets, the more shoots it sends up from the base, and the more flowers it displays. Dies down in winter, but comes right back with a great succession of the giant flowers in midsum- mer. Easily grown and hardy anywhere.

All varieties below: Gal. tins, $1.95. Appleblossom Light pink.

Raspberry Rose Rose-pink.

Ruffled White Pure White.

Satan Brilliant red.

Super Clown Variegated white and pink. Super Red Dark red.

Gigantic flowers of Hibiscus moscheutos