GILLET’S 
CONE 
BEARING 
EVER¬ 
GREENS 
63 Kinds 
ABIES FIR 
*A. Magnifica. “Silver-tip fir” of the high Sierras. 
Splendid for Christmas tree. 8 to 12 in., 75c. 
CEDRUS 
C. Atlantica Glauca. “Blue Mt. Atlas Cedar.” The 
foliage is a beautiful silvery blue. One of the very 
finest conifers for an accent point in the landscape. 
Grafted plants, 4 to 5 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.75. 
C. deodara, DEODAR; “Indian Cedar.” Magnifi¬ 
cent tree, a picture of grace and beauty. Pyramidal 
in outline; lower limbs lie on the ground, upper ones 
droop gracefully. Foliage of young trees decidedly 
blue, not so much so when older. Excellent Living 
Christmas Tree. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50; 
4 to 5 ft., $3.00; 5 to 6 ft., $4.00; 6 to 7 ft., $5.00. 
C. libani. “Cedar of Lebanon.” Vigorous growth; 
wide-spreading, horizontal branches; dark green 
foliage; massive and picturesque. 6 to 7 ft., $6.00; 
specimens 12 to 20 ft., in boxes. 
CRYPTOMERIA. Plume Cypress 
C. japonica elegans. “Plume Cypress.” 12 ft. A 
low, dense, bushy tree with spreading branches, soft, 
wavy foliage, bright green changing to bronzy red 
in fall and winter. 3 to 4 ft., $2.50; 30 to 36 in., $1.00. 
CHAMAECYPARIS 
Trees valuable for garden and park purposes, and 
in the dwarf sizes admirably adapted to porch and 
interior decorations. Habit varies from almost 
dwarfs to very large trees. 
*C. Lawsoniana nidiforma. (R). “Birds Nest Cy¬ 
press.” Rare beautiful variety. Branches fern-like, 
of dwarf habit. Best in part shade. A rich green m 
color. 6 to' 8 in., $1.00; 8 to 12 in., $1.25. 
C. NootKatensis glauca. (R). “Blue Nootka Cy¬ 
press.” 10 ft. Rare. Handsome dwarf tree, Pyra¬ 
midal shape, with blue foliage; branchlets with slight¬ 
ly pendulous tips. 12 to 18 inch, $1.50; 18 to 24 inch, 
$2.00; 24 to 30 inch, $2.50; 30 to 36 inch, $3.50. 
*C. Lawsoniana Stewarti. “Winter Golden Cy¬ 
press.” One of the most satisfactory golden vari¬ 
eties, retaining its golden color throughout the year. 
Of rather slow growth, with feathery graceful foli¬ 
age. 1 to V /2 ft., $1.35. _ 
C. Obtusa nana. (R). A very dwarf form. Famous 
miniature Japanese Cypress. A plant of artistic ele- 
gance for house window box or rock garden, to 
$3.00. 
C. obtusa Crippsi. 6 ft. A beautiful and rare 
species of the Japanese Hinoki Cypress with grace¬ 
ful arching flattened, fern-like foliage, dark green, 
shading to bright gold at the tips. Of small size 
and prefers partial shade. 24 to 30 inch, $1.75. 
Groupings or single specimens of the needled evergreens listed on these two pages add 
tone and distinction to a garden that no other class of plants can do. They grow better and 
more valuable each year. Of no other single thing you may purchase for the home (inside 
or out) can this be said, unless it be a rare painting or fine antique furniture. 
CUPRESSUS. CYPRESS 
Tall or medium sized trees, usually of rapid erect 
growth. They thrive in almost any good soil and 
are useful landscape material for quick or perma¬ 
nent effects. Cypress keep their form better with 
little or no irrigation. 
C. Arizonica. “Arizona Cypress/' 40 ft. Beautiful 
bluish-green cypress of narrow, pyramidal farm. 
Suitable to the hot dry sections of the interior. 
Cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c; 2 to 3 ft., balled, $1.00. 
*C. Macnabiana. “MacNabs Cypress/' 30 ft. Ex¬ 
ceedingly rare in cultivation or in forest. Very 
beautiful evergreen with reddish brown branchlets 
and silvery green foliage. Highly suited to dry or 
shallow ledgy ground. Grows quite rapidly. May 
be pruned to low compact form. Has very pleasing 
odor. 4 to 5 ft., $3.00. Trimmed specimens, $2.50 up. 
C. torulosa majestica. “Bhutan Cypress/’ 20 ft. 
Rare Pyramidal tree with drooping branchlets and 
dense soft bluish green foliage. Beautiful specimen 
tree. 5 to 6 ft., $5.00; 6 to 7 ft., $7.50. 
C. Sempervirens. “Italian Cypress.” Ours are the 
superior Royali type. Tall slender tree, erect branches 
having columnar effects. Useful subjects, for gate¬ 
ways, arches, etc. 3 to 4 ft., $1.00; 4 to 5 ft., $1.50. 
*Means native of California. 
(R) Means suitable for Rock Gardens. 
JUNIPERS 
PROSTRATE JUNIPERS 
Sizes determined by spread not height. 
J. chinensis procumbens. “Trailing Chinese Juni¬ 
per." Prostrate creeping variety. Blue green foli¬ 
age. making a mat close to ground. Hardy. 50c to 
$1.50. 
J. communis depressa plumosa. “Andorra Juniper.” 
New and exceptionally fine prostrate juniper. 
During spring and summer, bright green in color, 
changing in winter to purple-bronze of an exceed¬ 
ingly rich shade. 12 to 18 inch, $1.00. 
J. Horizontalis Douglasi. (R.) “Waukegan Juni¬ 
per.” A creeping sort of soft blue foliage, not crver 
six inches high. Rare and distinct from any other 
sort. 18 to 24 inch, $1.75. 
J. sabina tamariscifolia. A very fine creeping 
Juniper seldom more than one foot high and at¬ 
taining a spread of 6 or 8 feet, making a dense, 
compact mat of gray-green foliage which never 
changes color. 12 to 18 inch, $1.00. 
J. chinensis sargenti blue. “Sargent Juniper.” 
Forms low, dense mat of widespreading branches 
clothed with blue foliage. Hardy. Likes sun. 18 to 
24 inch, $2.00. 
USE THIS HELPFUL 
—Group A— 
Group B— 
Firs 
Lawson Cypress 
Pines 
Arizona Cypress 
Spruce 
MacNab Cypress 
Cedrus 
Monterey Cypress 
Libocedrus 
Torulosa Cypress 
Hemlock 
Chinese Juniper 
Larch 
Sciadopitys 
Sequoia 
Japanese Yew 
—Group C— 
Italian Cypress 
Irish Juniper 
Irish Yew 
Column Chi. Juniper 
Thuya Beverleyensis 
Thuya Elegantissima 
Thuya Bakers 
Pyramid Arborvitae 
A 
—Group D— 
Mugho Pine 
Woodward A. vitae 
Thuya Ellwangeria 
BCD 
—Group E— 
Andorra Juniper 
Pfitzer Juniper 
Prostrate Juniper 
Savin Juniper 
Horizontalis Juniper 
Armstrong Juniper 
E F 
—Group F— 
Sargents Juniper 
Sabina Tam. Juniper 
Waukegan Juniper 
Procumbens Juniper 
Japonica Juniper 
PICEA. Spruce 
P. Alba. “White Spruce.” Beautiful compact tree. 
Stands drought. Of fine habit as Living Christmas 
Tree for small lawn. 3 to 4 ft., $4.00.; 4 to' 5 ft., $5.00. 
*P. Douglasi. “Douglas Spruce.” “Oregon Pine.” Ex¬ 
cepting the Sequoias, our most gigantic tree. 
Growth erect, rapid, and symmetrical. Excellent liv¬ 
ing Christmas tree. Foliage soft rich dark green. 
3 to 4 ft., $2.50; 4 to 5 ft., $3.50; 5 to 6 ft., $4.00; 
6 to 7 ft., $5.00. 
) P. Douglasi glauca. “Colorado Douglas 
\ Spruce.” This blue form makes beautiful , 
| lawn Christmas tree for small homes, as it 
J grows slowly, neat and compact. Have fine 
J stock of them and make rock-bottom prices, 
| so all can enjoy this unusually fine conifer. 
| Very hardy. With bare roots, 18 to 24 inch, 
1 7 50c; 24 to 30 inch, 75c; 30 to 36 inch, $1.00; 
? larger specimens with earth ball, $2.00 to $3.50. 
i This plant makes splendid evergreen hedge. 
P. Excelsa. “Norway Spruce." The quickest and 
most easily grown spruce. Adapts itself everywhere. 
Fine for Christmas tree on lawn. Pretty little speci¬ 
mens. 24 to 30 inch, $1.75; 30 to 36 inch, $2.50; 1J4 to 
2 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50. 
P. Koyamai. “Koyamai Spruce.” 40 ft. Of nar¬ 
row pyramidal and slow growth. Rare and beautiful 
conifer for Japanese gardens. 18 to 24 inch, $1.75; 
24 to 30 inch, $2.00. 
P. Sitchensis. “Sitka Spruce.” Bluish foliage. Slow 
and compact growth. A beauty. Rarely seen in 
cultivation. 24 to 30 inch, $2.50; 30 to 36 inch, $2.75. 
LARIX 
L. Leptolepsis. “Japanese Larch.” A tree you read 
about but seldom see. A most interesting cone bearer 
that sheds its leaves in fall, coming out in spring in 
feathery bright green. Very rapid grower. 12 to 18 
inch, 50c; 18 to 24 inch, 75c; 2 to' 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 
ft., $1.50. 
LIBOCEDRUS. Incense Cedar 
*Decurrens. Small specimens and full grown trees 
are beautiful. Glossy green foliage sheds dust. 
Forms a perfect cone. No more satisfactory ever¬ 
green for California conditions. Grows rapidly, lyi 
to 2 ft., 50c; 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50; 4 to 5 
ft., $2.50; 5 to 6 ft., $4.00; 6 to 7 ft., $5.00. 
PODOCARPUS 
P. Macrophylla and Chinensis. 50 ft. Rare Yew 
like plants with leaves ome-third inch wide by 
three and one-half inches long. Has pretty berry 
Fairly hardy. Either kind. 24 to 30 inch, $2.00. 
SEQUOIA 
*S. Gigantea. “Giant Sequoia.” Big tree of the 
Sierras. A trim sturdy tree when yooing, with blue- 
green foliage. 12 to 18 inch, 60c; 18 to 24 inch, 75c; 
2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50; 4 to 5 ft., $5.00. 
*S. Sempervirens. “California Coast Redwood.” 
Rapid growth, tapering pyramidal habit. Does well 
in all parts of California. Makes beautiful avenues 
or specimen tree. 2 to 3 ft., 75c. Balled, 4 to 5 ft., 
$2.75; 5 to 6 ft., $4.50. 
SCIADOP1TYS 
S. Verticillata. “Japanese Umbrella Tree.” Of ele¬ 
gant pyramidal habit and slow growth A rare tree. 
12 to 15 inch, $1.50, $1.75. 
*Means native of California 
