Sheared Ligustrum 
LIGUSTRUM 
A fine family of shrubs deserving a great deal more popularity than it now has. Because the Privets are such important hedge 
plants, too many of us think of them only in that connection and lose sight of the fact that there are many varieties which, grown as 
specimens, are as desirable shrubs as their better advertised cousins. An important feature of this group is that they are not particular 
as to soil and will thrive where many plants would starve. In these days of a scarcity of manure this is a thought for the gardener 
to consider. 
Mostly natives of Asia and the Mediterranean region, they are, of course, not all hardy North but all do thrive throughout the 
South and some, like the beautiful L. lucidum, develop into glorious specimens furnishing not only pleasing flowers but great crops of 
unusually attractive fruit. 
Among the Privets will be found some of our most beautiful foliage plants, foliage so waxy and polished that it hardly seems 
possible that it can be real. 
Coriaceum. A dwarf, hardy variety, with 
small, extremely dark, crinkled leaves. 
Very ornamental. A handsome variety of 
Japonicum discovered in Japanese gardens. 
Balled & Burlapped. Each Per 10 
12 to 18 inches.$1 00 $9 00 
18 to 24 inches. . 1 50 12 50 
2 to 3 feet. 2 00 17 50 
Aurea-marginatum. A strong, upright 
grower, similar to Japonicum, but the 
leaves are margined with yellow or gold. 
Makes an attractive specimen plant where 
something different is desired. 
Nepalense. An evergreen shrub with 5-inch 
leaves and large flowers in broad panicles 
in July and August. Not hardy North. 
Nobilis. Similar to Lucidum, except it is an 
upright grower. Very desirable for corners 
and other situations where a taller plant 
than Lucidum is required. 
Prices of the six preceding varieties. 
Balled & Burlapped. 
Each 
Per 10 
1 to 2 feet. 
...$0 75 
$6 50 
2 to 3 feet... 
. 1 00 
7 50 
3 to 4 feet. . 
1 50 
12 50 
4 to 5 feet . 
.... 2 25 
20 00 
Iwata. Dwarf variety with small, rounded 
leaves, mottled yellow. Very bushy and 
compact. Satisfactory for foundation 
planting. 
Lucidum.* The finest of all Ligustrums. 
Very bushy, compact-spreading, with rich, 
dark waxy leaves and panicles of white 
flowers followed by large bunches of black 
berries loved by the birds. It is almost 
indispensable for foundation plantings and 
is also fine for hedges and as individual 
specimens. Can be pruned to any desired 
size or shape or allowed to develop into a 
splendid small tree. 
*There is much controversy 
about these two varieties. 
Bailey and authorities of the 
Arnold Arboretum would change 
the name of our Wax-leaf or 
Japanese Privet, now and for 
years past known and sold by 
nurserymen as Ligustrum luci¬ 
dum, to Japonicum, and vice 
versa. The 1937 Southern Con¬ 
vention of Nurserymen at Nash¬ 
ville also went on record as 
favoring this change. We are 
not making the change this year 
but may do so next season if pub¬ 
lic opinion seems to warrant it. 
Prices of L. iwata and L. lucidum. 
Each 
Per 
10 
12 to 18 inches. 
$0 75 
$6 
50 
18 to 24 inches. 
1 00 
9 
00 
2 to 3 feet. 
1 25 
11 
00 
3 to 4 feet. 
. 2 00 
17 
50 
Specimens. 
18 to 24 inches. 
1 50 
12 
50 
2 to 3 feet. 
2 25 
20 
00 
3 to 4 feet. 
. 3 50 
32 
50 
Excelsum superbum. A rapid grower with 
brightly colored leaves, variegated green 
and white. Very showy. 
Gracilis. A graceful, upright grower, with 
dark green foliage. 
Japonicum.* Strong, upright grower, with 
large green leaves often with reddish 
margin. Creamy white flowers in loose 
panicles followed by bluish black 
berries. Should be used only where _ 
height is desired. 
Ligustrum lucidum 
Our Ligustrums 
Are Grafted 
They may cost a little 
more at first, but when 
you consider their free¬ 
dom fromroot-knot (nem¬ 
atode) and consequent 
longer and more vigor¬ 
ous growth in southern 
Florida and similar situ¬ 
ations, the original out¬ 
lay is well spent. A dis¬ 
ease-resistant Privet is 
used for root-stock. 
Ligustrum japonicum 
GLEN SAINT MARY NURSERIES CO., Glen Saint Mary, Florida 
