MYOPORUM. Ornamental shrubs and trees, scattered from China to Australia. It is best known (and after the December 1990 freeze, probably most bitterly resented) for M.laetum, a bushy shrub useful for screens and hedges. The following are quite different in character and landscape uses. Sun, most soils, moderate to occasional watering. Hardiness varies.

parvifolium. Western Australia to Victoria. This is a trailing species, making broad mats of slender, closely branched stems. Leaves are closely spaced, narrow, and usually about 1" long. Small white to pale pink flowers are clustered near the shoot tips in summer. ‘Putah Creek’ is a robust selection from the U.C. Davis collection, growing about 2' tall and spreading widely. It has dark green leaves and white flowers. An unnamed selection described simply as red leaf form, received from the U.C. Santa Cruz Arboretum, is much lower and slower growing. It has heavily red tinged leaves and cream-colored flowers with red centers. Recently received from Warren Roberts, at the U.C. Davis Arboretum, is ‘Tucson’. This has more slender, closely branched stems than other selections and smaller, bright green leaves. This should become a popular ground cover here. All are highly decorative ground covers for warm, sunny spots. 18^oF or less.