Image from page 49 of "Armstrong Nurseries" (1947)
Title: Armstrong Nurseries
Identifier: armstrongnurseri1947arms
Authors: Armstrong Nurseries (Ontario, Calif. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) California Catalogs; Nursery stock California Catalogs; Fruit trees California Catalogs; Ornamental trees California Catalogs; Shrubs California Catalogs; Flowers California Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental California Catalogs
Publisher: Ontario, Calif. : Armstrong Nurseries
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Summer-Holly Comarostaphylis diversifolia. 675. "Summer-Holly." 15 ft. 15°. One of the most beautiful of large native California shrubs. The long, narrow, notched leaves look something like those of the native California Christmas Berry or the popular Strawberry Madrone. They are always glossy and good-looking. It has big clusters of red berries like the native Christmas berry, hanging from it in August and September, and the dainty little creamy flowers which precede the berries look like those of the Arbutus. The de- lightful combination of flowers, berries and foliage makes this shrub a point of continuous interest in any garden. It begins to bloom and berry when 4 to 5 feet high. Likes a semi-shady spot with reason- able summer moisture. Grows rather tall and slen- der. Gal. tins, $2.00; 5-gal. tins, $6.00. The Fragrant Coronilla Coronilla glauca. 679. "Honey Coronilla." 3 ft. 15°. A neat compact little plant spreading its branches down tu the ground and forming an attractive mound oi silvery-green foliage. During the winter months, when garden color is scarce, the plant is smothered with small, pea-shaped flowers of de- lightfully clear canary-yellow in dense clusters. Ex- tremely fragrant, particularly at night. It grows readily almost anywhere in California. Sun or half- shade. Gal. tins, $1.00. Pink Australian Fuchsia Correa pulchella. 685. "Australian Fuchsia." l^b ft. 24°. This is one of the fine foreground shrubs for California gardens. It stays small, only about 18 inches high, and makes a dense mass of foliage which may spread out for 4 or 5 feet. The little, waxy, bell-shaped flowers are a beautiful soft pink, and are borne in the winter from November to April. Extreme heat does not bother it, and it rather likes dry soil. A fine shrub to plant in front of Chamaelauciums described on page 45. Sun or shade. Gal. tins, $1.00; 5-gal. tins, $3.50. Correa alba. 681. "White Correa." 4 ft. 20°. More upright than the above, becoming about 4 feet high and as much across, with handsome silvery grey foliage. Hanging all over it in the summer-time are many little bell-shaped white flowers about a half inch long. It will do well in any soil. The hottest sun does not bother it. Gal. tins. 80c. Correa harrisi. 683. "Red Correa." 1-2 ft. 24°. Start- ling new Correa, with bell-shaped flowers an inch or more in length in a bright shade of orange- scarlet. Grows very much like Correa pulchella in habit but with much deeper and brighter colored flowers. Gal. tins, $1.50. California Garden Orchids You can easily grow spectacular orchids in your own garden by planting Cymbidiums. Like most people, you Will probalDly become more enthused each year, and want to add newer and more unusual varieties to your collection. In the fall, you will find yourself eagerly watching the clumps of grassy, sword- like foliage tor the start of each flower spike, which will ulti- mately become a 1 to 3 foot spray of magnificent orchids, with as many as 30 blossoms on a single spray. The sprays become more numerous as the plants mature, and we have seen as many as 20 on a single plant. Cymbidiums grow well along the coast, from San Diego to San Luis Obispo, and in all inland valleys except desert areas. They should be planted in filtered sunlight and in a fibrous soil, mixed with plenty of coarse leaf mold or peat moss. Be certain that they have good drainage. They will ordinarily stand temperatures down to 28° without damage. We cannot guarantee a specific sliade, because the colors vary considerably even in the same vari- ety; however, they are all beautiful. AH varieties below in 6-inch pots, S15.00 each. Cymbidium Butterlly. 721. Usually comes in shades of yellow, bronze or m.ahoganj'-brown. Occasionally a pink tone appears. Blooms midseason. Cymbidium Capella. 723. The color varies from pink to crim- son-rose. Large, with many flowers to the spray. Midseason. Cymbidium Curlew. 725. Large fragrant flowers, predominantly white, with dehcate veining of reddish-brown and light pink. Cymbidium Dotterel. 726. Very free-blooming, beautifully col- ored and uniquely marked in tones of brownish-lavender, lavender-pink, and lemon-yellow. Mid to late season. Cymbidium Feu de Joie. 727. Quite variable in color, ranging from greenish-bronze to red-bronze with darker lips. Cymbidium Gold Mohur. 729. Striking flowers in varying tones of yellowish-gold. Mid to late season. Cymbidium Hugh Evans. 737. Usually is greenish gold with bright red lips. Free-flowering and lovely. Mid to late season. Cymbidium Insigne. 738. Very upright sprays with many flowers, usually of medium to deep pink, with the lips Veined and spotted deep rose. Cymbidium Jessica. 739. The color is quite variable, in tones of light pink, greenish-yellow to deep yellow, with lips heavilv spotted crimson-purple. Flowers mid to late season. Cymbidium Madeline. 745. Quite variable, either medium to deep pink or chartreuse with a lavender flush. Lip spotted blood red. Midseason. Cymbidium Merlin. 746. Varies considerably from, fine deep pink to strong clear yellow. Late season. Cymbidium Palermo. 749. Blooms all season, carrying large flowers of light to deep rose pink, with heavy purple spots. Cymbidium Pauwelsi. 751. Varies from light creamy yellow to deep rich bronze or brown. A very strong grower with very long bloom spikes. Cymbidium Penelope. 752. Light to dark greenish-buff shaded rose, with red lips and lighter throats. Mid to late season. Cymbidium Plover. 753. Chartreuse through light yellow to pale pink, heavily spotted lips. Mid to late season. Cymbidium veitchi. 759. Extremely attractive colors, ranging from light pink to pale straw yellow through buff to orange, Vv'ith spotted lip and throat. Blooms late. Cymbidium Victor. 760. Varying tones of yellow and bronze; free flowering and always lovely. Cymbidium Wheatear. 758. Quite variable but mainly toward a creamy straw color. Mid to late season. Cymbidium Zebra. 751. Usually has various shades of deli- cate lavender-pink. Exceedingly free-blooming with short spikes. Mid to late season. — 46 —
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Ground Orchid, Epidrendrum o'brienianum. Ground Orchids Epidendrum o'brienianum. 11. "Ever- blooming Ground-Orchid." 5-6 ft. You can easily grow this brilliant orchid in your garden, if the temperature does not go below 25°. Almost every day in the year the leafy plant, with its odd aerial roots, will have a number of graceful flower spikes, each crowded with big clusters of brilliantly colored scarlet flowers, the lip shaded with orange yellow. It is difficult to imagine a more spectacular sight than one of these plants, growing around the trunk of a shade tree—one having rough bark to which it will cling. The plant wih become more gorgeous with greater in- crease in size and numbers of flower spikes each year. Full sun or light shade along the coast, semi-shade elsewhere. 6-inch pots, $3.00. Epidendrum radicans. 13. "Orange Ground Orchid." 4-5 ft. 26°. A slightly smaUer plant from the above but with even more and brighter blooms. Its 1-inch flowers are a brilliant cinnabar-red approaching or- ange. 6-inch pots, $3.00.
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Image from page 49 of "Armstrong Nurseries" (1947)
Title: Armstrong Nurseries
Identifier: armstrongnurseri1947arms
Authors: Armstrong Nurseries (Ontario, Calif. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) California Catalogs; Nursery stock California Catalogs; Fruit trees California Catalogs; Ornamental trees California Catalogs; Shrubs California Catalogs; Flowers California Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental California Catalogs
Publisher: Ontario, Calif. : Armstrong Nurseries
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
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About This Book: Catalog Entry
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Summer-Holly Comarostaphylis diversifolia. 675. "Summer-Holly." 15 ft. 15°. One of the most beautiful of large native California shrubs. The long, narrow, notched leaves look something like those of the native California Christmas Berry or the popular Strawberry Madrone. They are always glossy and good-looking. It has big clusters of red berries like the native Christmas berry, hanging from it in August and September, and the dainty little creamy flowers which precede the berries look like those of the Arbutus. The de- lightful combination of flowers, berries and foliage makes this shrub a point of continuous interest in any garden. It begins to bloom and berry when 4 to 5 feet high. Likes a semi-shady spot with reason- able summer moisture. Grows rather tall and slen- der. Gal. tins, $2.00; 5-gal. tins, $6.00. The Fragrant Coronilla Coronilla glauca. 679. "Honey Coronilla." 3 ft. 15°. A neat compact little plant spreading its branches down tu the ground and forming an attractive mound oi silvery-green foliage. During the winter months, when garden color is scarce, the plant is smothered with small, pea-shaped flowers of de- lightfully clear canary-yellow in dense clusters. Ex- tremely fragrant, particularly at night. It grows readily almost anywhere in California. Sun or half- shade. Gal. tins, $1.00. Pink Australian Fuchsia Correa pulchella. 685. "Australian Fuchsia." l^b ft. 24°. This is one of the fine foreground shrubs for California gardens. It stays small, only about 18 inches high, and makes a dense mass of foliage which may spread out for 4 or 5 feet. The little, waxy, bell-shaped flowers are a beautiful soft pink, and are borne in the winter from November to April. Extreme heat does not bother it, and it rather likes dry soil. A fine shrub to plant in front of Chamaelauciums described on page 45. Sun or shade. Gal. tins, $1.00; 5-gal. tins, $3.50. Correa alba. 681. "White Correa." 4 ft. 20°. More upright than the above, becoming about 4 feet high and as much across, with handsome silvery grey foliage. Hanging all over it in the summer-time are many little bell-shaped white flowers about a half inch long. It will do well in any soil. The hottest sun does not bother it. Gal. tins. 80c. Correa harrisi. 683. "Red Correa." 1-2 ft. 24°. Start- ling new Correa, with bell-shaped flowers an inch or more in length in a bright shade of orange- scarlet. Grows very much like Correa pulchella in habit but with much deeper and brighter colored flowers. Gal. tins, $1.50. California Garden Orchids You can easily grow spectacular orchids in your own garden by planting Cymbidiums. Like most people, you Will probalDly become more enthused each year, and want to add newer and more unusual varieties to your collection. In the fall, you will find yourself eagerly watching the clumps of grassy, sword- like foliage tor the start of each flower spike, which will ulti- mately become a 1 to 3 foot spray of magnificent orchids, with as many as 30 blossoms on a single spray. The sprays become more numerous as the plants mature, and we have seen as many as 20 on a single plant. Cymbidiums grow well along the coast, from San Diego to San Luis Obispo, and in all inland valleys except desert areas. They should be planted in filtered sunlight and in a fibrous soil, mixed with plenty of coarse leaf mold or peat moss. Be certain that they have good drainage. They will ordinarily stand temperatures down to 28° without damage. We cannot guarantee a specific sliade, because the colors vary considerably even in the same vari- ety; however, they are all beautiful. AH varieties below in 6-inch pots, S15.00 each. Cymbidium Butterlly. 721. Usually comes in shades of yellow, bronze or m.ahoganj'-brown. Occasionally a pink tone appears. Blooms midseason. Cymbidium Capella. 723. The color varies from pink to crim- son-rose. Large, with many flowers to the spray. Midseason. Cymbidium Curlew. 725. Large fragrant flowers, predominantly white, with dehcate veining of reddish-brown and light pink. Cymbidium Dotterel. 726. Very free-blooming, beautifully col- ored and uniquely marked in tones of brownish-lavender, lavender-pink, and lemon-yellow. Mid to late season. Cymbidium Feu de Joie. 727. Quite variable in color, ranging from greenish-bronze to red-bronze with darker lips. Cymbidium Gold Mohur. 729. Striking flowers in varying tones of yellowish-gold. Mid to late season. Cymbidium Hugh Evans. 737. Usually is greenish gold with bright red lips. Free-flowering and lovely. Mid to late season. Cymbidium Insigne. 738. Very upright sprays with many flowers, usually of medium to deep pink, with the lips Veined and spotted deep rose. Cymbidium Jessica. 739. The color is quite variable, in tones of light pink, greenish-yellow to deep yellow, with lips heavilv spotted crimson-purple. Flowers mid to late season. Cymbidium Madeline. 745. Quite variable, either medium to deep pink or chartreuse with a lavender flush. Lip spotted blood red. Midseason. Cymbidium Merlin. 746. Varies considerably from, fine deep pink to strong clear yellow. Late season. Cymbidium Palermo. 749. Blooms all season, carrying large flowers of light to deep rose pink, with heavy purple spots. Cymbidium Pauwelsi. 751. Varies from light creamy yellow to deep rich bronze or brown. A very strong grower with very long bloom spikes. Cymbidium Penelope. 752. Light to dark greenish-buff shaded rose, with red lips and lighter throats. Mid to late season. Cymbidium Plover. 753. Chartreuse through light yellow to pale pink, heavily spotted lips. Mid to late season. Cymbidium veitchi. 759. Extremely attractive colors, ranging from light pink to pale straw yellow through buff to orange, Vv'ith spotted lip and throat. Blooms late. Cymbidium Victor. 760. Varying tones of yellow and bronze; free flowering and always lovely. Cymbidium Wheatear. 758. Quite variable but mainly toward a creamy straw color. Mid to late season. Cymbidium Zebra. 751. Usually has various shades of deli- cate lavender-pink. Exceedingly free-blooming with short spikes. Mid to late season. — 46 —
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Ground Orchid, Epidrendrum o'brienianum. Ground Orchids Epidendrum o'brienianum. 11. "Ever- blooming Ground-Orchid." 5-6 ft. You can easily grow this brilliant orchid in your garden, if the temperature does not go below 25°. Almost every day in the year the leafy plant, with its odd aerial roots, will have a number of graceful flower spikes, each crowded with big clusters of brilliantly colored scarlet flowers, the lip shaded with orange yellow. It is difficult to imagine a more spectacular sight than one of these plants, growing around the trunk of a shade tree—one having rough bark to which it will cling. The plant wih become more gorgeous with greater in- crease in size and numbers of flower spikes each year. Full sun or light shade along the coast, semi-shade elsewhere. 6-inch pots, $3.00. Epidendrum radicans. 13. "Orange Ground Orchid." 4-5 ft. 26°. A slightly smaUer plant from the above but with even more and brighter blooms. Its 1-inch flowers are a brilliant cinnabar-red approaching or- ange. 6-inch pots, $3.00.
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