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J. J. BUTZER, PORTLAND, OREGON 
SHRUBS, Etc. 
Arborvitae 
American —18 to 24 inches. Native, known as white 
cedar. Foliage bright green, yellow-green underneath ; 
brown and bronze in winter. $2.50 each. 
Golden —Elegant; habit regular ; foliage tinged with 
gold in spring. $3.00 each. 
American Variegated Pyarmidal — Foliage dark 
green. $3.00 each. 
Cedrus 
Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria Elegans) —Beautiful 
delicate green foliage and graceful habit, color chang¬ 
ing to reddish brown in winter. Price, $1.00 to $2.50 
each. 
Deodar or Indian Cedar (C. Deodara)—Very hand¬ 
some; branches drooping; foliage silvery green. Very 
popular. Each $2.50. 
Cypress (Cypressus) 
Allumii —Handsome pyramid shaped conifer. Foliage 
greenish-blue. $2.00 to $3.00 each. 
Cypress Lawson’s (Chamacyprais Lawsoniana) — 
Graceful and conspicuous ; branches horizontal, slightly 
pendulous ; foliage dark green. $1.00 to $2.50 each. 
Italian —Bright green. Very compact in growth, 
nothing finer in upright type. 2 to 3 ft., each $2.50; 
3 to 4 ft., $3.00. 
Hemlock (Tsuga) 
Western (T. Hookeriana) —Very beautiful and ap¬ 
pealing ; branches pendant and foliage deep green. 
Each $2.50. 
Juniper (Juniperus) 
Irish (J. Communis Hibernica)— Pyramidal in form, 
foliage silvery gray. Very striking. Each $2.00. 
Retinospora 
Plumosa— An exceedingly handsome, acorn-shaped 
evergreen of medium tall growth, from Japan, with 
feathery, light green foliage. $3.00 each. 
Squarrosa Veitchii— Dense growth ; soft beautiful 
silvery blue foliage, arranged in spirals which gives 
the impression of boiling over. $3.00 each. 
Spruce (Picea) 
Norway (P. Excelsa) — A lofty, rapid grower; 
branches drooping. Fine for hedge or wind-break. 
$1.00 to $2.00 each. 
Colorado (Pungens) —The original form of the fam¬ 
ous Blue Spruce ; foliage sometimes quite blue, mostly 
light green. A vigorous grower and hardy, making 
fine specimens in a broad based, sharply defined pyr¬ 
amid form ; foliage rigidly angular with sharp needles 
very densely set. $3.50 each. 
HEDGE PLANTS 
Barberry—Japanese. 18-24 inches. $20.00 per 100. 
Box—Dwarf. 8 to 12 inches. $16.00 per 100. 
Box—Dwarf, 6 to 8 inches. $14.00 per 100. 
Cypress—Lawson. 18 to 24 inches. $60.00 per 100. 
Laurel—English. 18 to 24 inches. $30.00 per 100. 
Laurel—English. 12 inches. $15.00 per 100. 
LIGUSTRUM (Evergreen Privets) 
The most widely used hedge plants in the southwest 
are the Ligustrum or Privets, and included among 
them are tall and low growing varieties, hardy and 
rather tender sorts, large and small leaved forms, all 
of which can be trimmed to the size hedge desired. 
Ligustrum ovalifolium. "California Privet." 3 to 8 
ft. Esteemed for hedge plants. A strong growing 
shrub, with bright green, medium sized leaves; forms 
a compact hedge if pruned occasionally; easy to grow, 
extremely hardy and partially deciduous. 
2-year—30 to 36 inches. $7.00 per 100 
2-year—24 to 30 inches. 6.00 per 100 
1-year—16 to 24 inches. 5.00 per 100 
English (L. Vulgaris). An old time garden type of 
informal habit. Gray-green bark and foliage with 
white flowers and shining black berries. Price as above. 
BETULA (Birch) 
Betula alba. “European White Birch.” 40 ft. A 
large spreading tree with gray green foliage and 
slender branches. As the trees get older the bark be¬ 
comes white and branches are often pendulous. 
5 to 6 ft., $1.00 
Betula alba laciniata. “Cutleaf Weeping Birch.” 25 
ft. The most ornamental fo all Birches with very 
white bark, pendulous branches and deeply cut leaves. 
Beautiful as a single specimen or in groups. 
4 to 6 ft., $1.00 
CATALPA 
Catalpa speciosa. “Western Catalpa.” 60 ft. A hardy 
ornamental tree especially desirable to plant where 
winters are cold. A good tree for the desert, since 
the leaves are large and give good shade. The tree 
will stand considerable abuse, but responds to good 
treatment. 5 to 6 ft., $1.00 
CHERRY 
Japanese —Double pink flowers. 2 to 3 ft. $1.00; 3 
to 4 ft. $1.25; 4 to 5 ft. $1.50. 
CRAB 
Bechtel’s Flowering —Masses of double pink rose-like 
flowers fragrant. 2 to 3 ft. 75c; 3 to 4 ft. $1.00; 4 to 5 
ft. $1.25. 
HORSE CHESTNUT (Aesculus) 
White Flowering (Hippocastanum). Foliage showy. 
Flowers stand in upright panicles. 6 ft. $1.35 
LABURNUM (Golden Chain) 
L. Vulgari. A beautiful, small-growing tree, with 
long, drooping, racemes of fragrant yellow flowers. 
6-8 ft. $1.25 each 
LINDEN (American) 
A stately tree, growing 60 to 80 feet tall, with large 
shining cordate leaves. Valuable for its beautiful 
white wood. Its flowers appear in July. 6 to 8 ft. $1.25. 
MAPLE 
Norway —Of large, compact habit; broad, deep green 
shining foliage, and stout, vigorous growth. 
6 to 8 ft. $1.00 
Oregon —Wide-spreading branches and large foliage; 
very rapid growth. 6 to 8 ft. $1.00 
Silver or Soft —Tree of rapid growth ; foliage bright 
green above and silvery white beneath. 6 to 8 ft. $1.00 
Purple-Leaved Sycamore Maple— A purplish tone is 
imparted to the tree by the purple under-surface of its 
leaves ; the effect being very fine when the leaves are 
in motion. 6 to 8 ft. $1.00 
Silver Variegated (A. Negunde Variegatum)— 
6 to 8 ft. $1.00 
Golden Variegated—4 fo 5 ft. $1.00. 
MOUNTAIN ASH 
Very ornamental trees, especially when covered 
with its clusters of red berries in the fall. 
Each, 4 to 5 ft. $1.00; 6 to 8 ft. $1.25 
THE POPLARS—Populus 
Carolina. A vigorous, native pyramidal tree of rapid 
growth, with large glossy leaves; valuable for quick 
shade. Makes a fine spreading head if well cut back 
the first few seasons. 6 to 8 ft. 75c 
Lombardy. The selective appreciation of trained 
landscape builders is getting this fine type into much 
more general use. Old trees which were thoughtfully 
placed, are outstanding landmarks today; their great 
height, dense slenderness, and sombre silhouette 
against the skyline, a picturesque effect. 6 to 8 ft. 75c 
SWEET GUM (Liquidamar) 
Liquidambar stryachiflua. “Sweet Gum.” 30 ft. 
This beautiful pyramidal tree of symmetrical habit 
with large maple-like leaves is one of the few trees 
which assume gorgeous autumn colors. 4 to 6 ft. $1.25 
LIRIODENDRON (Tulip Tree) 
Liriodendron tulipfera. “Tulip Tree.” 125 ft. A 
hardy, beautiful, pyramidal tree, with handsome, clean 
foliage, and tulip-like flowers of yellowish-orange. 
Brilliant yellow in fall. 4 to 6 ft. $1.25 
THORNS FLOWERING (Crataegus) 
Handsome dwarf trees with shiny leaves of attrac¬ 
tive shape and color; blooming in profusion late in 
spring with compact clusters of small, rose-like flowers. 
These are followed by large red fruits and vivid au¬ 
tumnal colorings. 
Double White. 4 to 5 ft. $1.00. 
Paul’s Double Scarlet. Flowers deep crimson-scar¬ 
let ; very double. This is one of the most attractive 
small trees for solitary specimens or groups, as showy 
in fruit as when in bloom. 4 to 5 ft. $1.00 
