CALIFORNIA PRIVET. 



Of all the hardy shrubs in cultivation no other 

 is so valuable and so useful as the California Privet, 

 either for hedging, for use as a screen to "plant 

 out " buildings or other unsightly objects, for mass- 

 ing or for planting as specimens upon the lawn; 

 especially when trained to the standard or globe 

 form. It is almost an evergreen (holding its foliage 

 until Christmas) and during the whole Summer and 

 Autumn it is densely clothed with smooth, glossy 

 foliage of the most intense, deep, rich green 

 imaginable — much richer in color than tree or bush 

 Box. The Standards surpass in effectiveness and 

 rich color the popular Bay Tree, and possess the 

 untold advantage of being perfectly hardy; requir- 

 ing no care or protection in Winter. The Globe 

 Privets I offer are veritable balls of richest green — 

 so dense, a bird cannot enter them. The demand 

 for these two forms of trained Privet is so great 

 that I have grown several thousand of them, which 

 I offer at less than half the price at which imported 

 ones are sold for. Being acclimated they are very 

 much better in every way than imported stock. 



STANDARD PRIVET. 



3 feet high $1 00 each. 



4 " " 1 50 " 



5 " " 2 00 " 



6 " " 2 50 " 



GLOBE PRIVET. 



1^ feet high |0 75 each. 



2 •• " 1 00 " 



3 " 1 50 " 



4 " " 2 50 " 



CALIFORNIA PRIVET HEDGE. 



Introduced, recommended and planted by me 

 as a hedge plant in 1873 and its beauty and value 

 were quickly recognized. Since then it has grown 

 in popularity so rapidly, that to-day it is planted 

 more largely in America by far than any other plants for this purpose. The demand for it is so great 

 that I carry a stock of over 250,000 plants of it. If planted in a single row, it should be planted 8 inches^ 

 apart in the row, requiring three plants for every 2 feet of hedge. If planted in double row, the rows 



should be 1 foot apart, and the plants 1 foot apart 

 in each row, requiring two plants for every foot of 

 hedge to be planted. All the plants except the 

 smallest size quoted were cut to the ground when 

 one year old and are composed of many branches 

 or stems, being very bushy. 



One year, 12 to 18 in., 50c. per doz. ; $2.00 per 100. 

 Two years, 1^ to 2 ft., 75c. per doz.; $3.00 per 100. 

 Two years, 2 to 3 ft., $1.00 per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 

 Three years, 3 to 4 ft., $1.25 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Rates by the thousand given upon application. 

 Note. — I have prepared and will mail free 

 upon request, a Circular, giving full instructions 

 " How to plant and care for a Privet Hedge," in 

 order to secure the quickest and best results. 



PYRAMIDAL BOX. 



Very effective and ornamental; indispensable in formal gardening. Of rather slow growth, with 

 abundant dense, small, dark evergreen foliage. They have been pruned and grown to form well-shaped 

 dense pyramids, which formal shape they retain with very little care. They are entirely hardy and thrive 

 in any well-drained soil. My bushes having been frequently transplanted, lift with large balls of fibrous 

 roots with earth and transplant in perfect safety. Fine specimens 3 ft. high and 18 inches m diameter at 

 base, each $1.50. 



AUCUBA JAPONICA. Va^riegated Laurel. 



A choice evergreen shrub with very handsome Laurel-like foliage of glossy green, beautifuly varie- 

 gated and blotched with golden yellow; exceedingly attractive and fine. It is only half-hardy, but is 

 immensely valuable for decorative purposes, for which it is generally grown in tubs, and is charmingly 

 effective. Beautiful plants, 3 ft. high, each, $2.00. 



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