Semi-Prostrate Junipers 
(Continued from previous page) 
J. chinensis Pfitzeriana. "Pfitzers Juniper." 
8 ft. Has bushy, wide-spread, horizontal 
branches, and forms an immense flat, irregular 
head of bluish-green foliage, graceful in out¬ 
line, 6-8 feet in height and the same across. 
Heat or cold, sun or shade, seacoast or desert, 
it does equally well under all conditions. 
Balled, 4-5 ft., $4.00; 3-4 ft., $3.00; 2-3 ft., $2.50. 
J. virginiana Kosteri. "Roster Redcedar." 
Forms a semi-dwarf open bush with spreading, 
graceful arching stems, 2 to 3 feet high and 
4 to 5 feet across, marine-blue in color. Balled, 
4-5 ft., $4.00; 3-4 ft., $2.50; 2-3 ft., $2.00. 
J. sabina. "Savin Juniper." A low, many- 
branched 4 foot evergreen, with semi-horizon¬ 
tal branches and dark green foliage which 
grows under all conditions and is an excellent 
foliage plant for foundation planting. Balled, 
4-5 ft., $4.00; 3-4 ft., $2.50; 2-3 ft., $1.75. 
J. squamata meyeri. “Meyer Juniper." 4 ft. 
A semi-upright handsome looking plant with 
dense shiny blue foliage. One of the most 
striking in color of all conifers. Balled, 2-3 ft., 
$2.50; 11/2-2 ft., $1.75. 
Upright Junipers 
J. californica. "California Juniper." 10 ft. A 
native of the high desert mesas, making a 
beautiful, small, pyramidal tree. When small 
is silvery bluish-green, becoming darker as the 
plant matures. Unaffected by heat, cold, or 
drought. Balled, 3-4 ft., $2.75; 2-3 ft., $2.0. 
J. chinensis columnaris. "Column Juniper." 
10 ft. A tall, narrow column with extremely 
blue, dense foliage. Balled, 6-8 ft., $4.00; 5-6 
ft., $3.00; 4-5 ft., $2.50. 
J. excelsa stricta. "Greek Juniper." 6 ft. A 
dwarf, dense, compact cone of blue-green foli¬ 
age. Balled, 2-3 ft., $2.00; iy 2 -2 ft., $1.50. 
J. chinensis torulosa. 8 ft. A semi-dwarf, 
picturesque plant, with densely crowded, 
tufted branchlets, which looks as if it had been 
trained artificially in old Japan. Splendid near 
a pool or in the background of a rock garden. 
For picturesque beauty, we believe it excels 
any other Juniper that we grow. Balled, 4-5 
ft., $4.00; 3-4 ft., $3.00; 2-3 ft., $2.50. 
J. hibernica fastigiata. "Narrow Irish Juni¬ 
per." 8 ft. Very narrow and erect like Italian 
Cypress, glaucous blue-green in color. A very 
attractive conifer for using near columns and 
doorways, where great height is not desired. 
See illustration bottom of preceding page. 
Balled, 3-4 ft., $2.50; 2-3 ft., $1.75. 
J. virginiana pyramidiiormia. "Pyramidal 
Red Cedar." 20 ft. One of the most perfectly 
formed conifers we grow, making an upright 
pyramid, dark green in summer and with a 
bronzy tint in the winter months. Balled, 5-6 
ft., $3.00; 4-5 ft., $2.50; 3-4 ft., $2.00. 
A Row of Incense Cedars 
The aromatic fragrance of their 
foliage brings the forest 
to your door. 
Incense Cedar 
Libocedrus decurrens. "Incense 
Cedar." 25 to 50 ft. A native of 
California mountains and one of our 
finest evergreen trees. Makes a tall, 
narrow pyramidal tree with deep 
green lustrous foliage, very dense 
and compact. Gal. containers, 50c. 
Pines 
Pinus Canariensis. "Canary Island 
Pine." 80 ft. One of the most beau¬ 
tiful and permanent of all Pines for 
California. Extremely long needles 
in large tufts. The new growth is 
silvery white. Tall and slender. 
Balled, 3-4 ft., $2.00; 2-3 ft., $1.50; 
gal. containers, 1-2 ft., 50c. 
P. coulteri. "Big Cone Pine." 75 
ft. A picturesque native of the Cali¬ 
fornia mountains, making a dense 
conical tree, with the largest and 
heaviest cones of all native Pines. 
Balled, 5-6 ft., $3.50; 4-5 ft., $2.50; 
3-4 ft., $2.00; gal. containers, 1-2 ft., 
50c. 
P. halepensis. "Aleppo Pine." 50 
ft. A rapid growing Pine suitable 
for quick effects, particularly in dry 
locations. Longer lived than the 
Monterey Pine and similar in ap¬ 
pearance. Balled, 4-5 ft., $2.50; 2-3 
ft., $1.75; gal. containers, slender, 
3- 4 ft., 50c. 
P. pinea. "Stone Pine." 80 ft. 
Those who have traveled in Italy 
will remember this picturesque tree 
which develops a broad umbrella 
shape when mature. When young it makes a 
dense, broad, heavy cone-shaped tree, one of 
the most handsome evergreen specimens that 
can possibly be grown, and it thrives in almost 
any location. Balled, 5-6 ft., $5.00; 4-5 ft., 
$3.50; 5-gal. containers, 3-4 ft., $2.50. 
P. radiata. "Monterey Pine." 60 ft. A well 
known native of the California coast. Very 
bushy when young, with bright green foliage. 
Valuable for quick effects because it is the 
fastest grower of all Pines. Although native 
to the coast it grows readily inland, but is 
not long-lived there. Boxed, 12-14 ft., $30.00; 
10-12 ft., $25.00; balled, 3-4 ft., $2.00; 2-3 ft., 
$1.50; gal. containers, 1-2 ft., 50c. 
P. Torreyana. “Torrey Pine." 40 ft. A fam¬ 
ous California Pine, native only to two small 
areas on the California coast. Under cultiva¬ 
tion makes a picturesque, rather slender tree. 
Gal. containers, 2-3 ft., 50c. 
Podocarpus 
Podocarpus elongatus. 15 ft. A bushy tree 
of medium size with soft, light green foliage. 
Makes a dark green tracery against stucco 
walls. Sun or shade. Balled, 5-6 ft., $3.50; 
4- 5 ft., $2.50; 3-4 ft., $2.00; gal. containers, 3-4 
ft., slender, 75c. 
Yews 
Taxus baccata elegantissima. "Dwarf Gold¬ 
en English Yew." 8 ft. Makes a thick rounded 
column, 3 to 4 feet through and becoming only 
6 or 8 feet high. Deep green foliage, becoming 
tinted with deep gold on the new growth. A 
magnificent specimen for lawn or shady place 
Balled, 3-4 ft., $3.00; 2-3 ft., $2.50. 
THE GIANT SEQUOIA 
It Looks This Way for the First Hundred Years 
Arborvitae 
Thuja beverleyensis. "Golden Column Arbor¬ 
vitae." 15 to 20 ft. The tallest and stateliest of 
the Chinese Arborvitaes, growing into a nar¬ 
row column of golden-green foliage, particu¬ 
larly effective for specimen planting or for 
framing a doorway. Needs full sunshine to 
bring out the rich golden color. Balled, 6-7 
ft., $3.50; 5-6 ft., $3.00; 4-5 ft., $2.50; 3-4 ft.. 
$1.75. 
T. elegantissima. "Golden Pyramid Arbor¬ 
vitae." 12 to 15 ft. Similar to the Beverley¬ 
ensis, but not as tall, with a broader, more 
bushy base. The green foliage is tipped with 
golden bronze. Balled, 5-6 ft., $3.00; 4-5 ft., 
$2.50. 
T. bonita. "Bonita Arborvitae." 3 ft. Simi¬ 
lar to Berckman's Evergolden Arborvitae be¬ 
low, except that instead of being golden it has 
beautiful deep green foliage, the same color 
all the year around. Balled, iy 2 -2 ft., $1.50. 
T. orientalis aurea nana. "Berckman's 
Dwarf Evergolden Arborvitae." 6 ft. Of dwarf 
habit, compact and symmetrical, almost globu¬ 
lar as it gets older. All the branches are tipped 
with a bright golden tint, which is held all 
through the year. See illustration bottom of 
preceding page. Balled, 4-5 ft., $5.00; 3-4 ft., 
$3.50; 2-3 ft., $2.50; U/ 2 -2 ft., $2.00. 
T. pyramidalis. 15 ft. A tall, narrow column 
of bright green foliage. Balled, 5-6 ft., $3.00; 
4-5 ft., $2.00; 3-4 ft., $1.50. 
California’s Famous Sequoias 
Sequoia gigantea. "Giant Sequoia." The famous Big Tree of 
the Sierras, the oldest and largest of all living things. A trim, 
sturdy pyramid when young, with blue-green foliage. Grows 
fairly rapidly, is beautiful at all ages, and makes a majestic 
specimen for posterity. Thrives almost anywhere in California 
except in desert regions. Balled, 2-3 ft., $2.50; l'/ 2 -2 ft., $2.00; 
gal. containers, 75c. 
S. sempervirens. "Redwood." 150 ft. The well-known Cali¬ 
fornia Redwoods are among the largest and most picturesque 
trees known. They grow rapidly into beautiful specimens, but 
since they are natives of cool coastal regions, they do best 
where it is not too hot and dry. Gal. containers, U/ 2 -2 ft., 75c. 
Coniferous Evergreen 
TREES AND SHRUBS 
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