Gillet’s 
Flowering 
Shrubs 
ROSES-PRIVET 
PRIVET 
Don’t overlook the fine privets as specimen shrubs. 
Their showy bloom is like the Common Lilac, followed 
by dark blue berries. Use them freely in shrub 
groups, as formal trimmed specimens and accent 
plants, beside entrances, etc. 
EVERGREEN PRIVET 
L. ciliatum. 5 ft. Best Privet for an untrimmed 
specimen plant because of its dense, clear, dark 
green foliage and large white flower spikes. Best in 
shade, except near coast. 1)4 to 2 ft., 75c; 4-inch 
pots, 25c. 
L. Ionandrum. NEW. Another fine privet intro¬ 
duced recently. Evergreen leaves the size of Box¬ 
wood. Growth spreading and dense when well trim¬ 
med, making quick hedge of fine character. White 
bloom, followed by blue berries. Splendid for single 
specimen. Compact, well trimmed plants, 2x2 ft., 
$1.50 each; 30x30 inch, $1.75 each. 
L. Lodense. Trimmed specimens in Globes, Broad 
Pyramids and Cubes. Make splendid accent plants 
for formal work, diameter 18 inch, $1.00; 24 inch, 
$1.50; 30 inch, $2.00. Same for hedges, 8 to 12 inch, 
$12.50 hundred. 
L. Lucidum. “Waxleaf Privet.” Entirely evergreen, 
large deep green glossy leaves and fine appearance. 
Bushy plants, 18 to 24 inch, 50c; 2 to 5 ft., 90c. 
Flowering 
ALMOND 
Pink flowering. 4 to 8 ft. The beauty of this shrub 
in the spring is not soon forgotten. Flowers are 
double and cover the branches. 2 to 3 ft., 75c. 
ALTHEA. Rose of Sharon 
10 ft. The brightest and most free blooming shrub 
in the garden during July, August, September. Large 
showy flowers, which are developed by heavy prun¬ 
ing during winter. 
Single Violet, Single Ruby Red, Single Pure White. 
2 to 3 ft., 75c; 3 to 4 ft., 85c. Double Rose, 4 to 5 ft., 
$1.00; 5 to 6 ft., $1.25. $1.50; tree form, $2.25. 
CALYCANTHUS. Sweet Shrub 
*Calycanthus occidentalis. “Sweet Shrub.” Bushy. 
Foliage dark green; flowers dark chocolate. Frag¬ 
rant, free blooming. Has artistic and interesting 
seed-pods 50c-75c 
CAESALPINIA ... POINCIANA 
C. gillieisi. “Bird of Paradise.” Tall shrub or small 
tree; foliage double pinnate with small leaflets; flow¬ 
ers large, light yellow, with long, exserted stamens 
of brilliant red; blooms very freely. Gal. Cans, 3 to 4 
ft., $1.00. Smaller, 50c. 
CORYLUS. Filbert 
Filbert, purple leaved. 10 ft. Large round leaves, 
intensely dark, bronzy purple in spring, becoming 
greenish toward fall. Very distinct even among 
other purple-leaved shrubs. For sun or shade. Bears 
fine nuts. 2 to 3 ft., 75c; 3 to 4 ft., $1.00; 4 to 5 ft., 
$1.25. 
Corylus Avellana. 10 ft. The common hazelnut 
(filbert). A very ornamental shrub with the nuts 
as an added value. Named varieties. Bushy plants, 
in bearing. 50c to specimens at $2.50. 
CYDONIA. Flowering Quince. 
Cydonia japonica sanguinea. ‘‘Red Flowering 
Quince.” Very showy plant early in spring, covered 
with bright, semi-double, rosy red flowers, which 
appear just as the leaves begin to show. Attractive 
glossy foliage the rest of the summer. Cutting 
grown, not seedlings. Heavy bushy plants, 3 to 4 ft., 
$ 2 . 00 . 
C. Corallina. Coral color.. 
C. Marmorata. Pink and white. 
C. Grandiflora. Lemon and pink. 
Any of above, 1 to 1)4 ft., 75c. 
DAPHNE 
Daphne Mesereum. 4 ft. A rare shrub with frag¬ 
rant lilac purple flowers along the stems long be¬ 
fore leaves appear. 50c, 75c, and $1.00 each. 
BUDDLEIA 
B. superba. “Summer Lilac.” 8 ft. A fast-grow¬ 
ing, spreading shrub; remarkable for the long pan¬ 
icles of fragrant rose-purple flowers borne in great 
profusion in the late summer around which quanti¬ 
ties of Butterflies hover. 2 to 3 ft., 40c. 
B. lie de France. New, large fragrant flowers of 
brilliant rosy purple, tinted with violet. A vastly 
improved Buddleia. 50c, 75c. 
B. Alternifolia. 6 ft. New. Arching, pendulous 
branches densely covered with bright lilac-purple, 
fragrant flowers; aptly described as “A sheer water¬ 
fall of purple.” Do not prune back each year like 
other Buddleias. Potted, 35c to 50c. 
DEUTZIA 
Free blooming shrubs. Bell shaped flowers, spring 
and early summer. Should be more widely planted 
in California for their gorgeous color effects in the 
garden and shrubbery. Strong blooming size plants. 
D. Gracilis. 3 ft. (R.) One of our daintiest and 
most graceful flowering shrubs. Branches slender 
and arching, with profusion of small, beautifully 
formed flowers. 2 to 3 ft., 85c; 18 to 24 inch, 50c. 
D. fortunei. 8 ft. Flowers large and double; white, 
slightly tinged pink, in May. 5 to 6 ft., 85c. 
EXOCHORDA. Pearl Bush 
Exochorda grandiflora. “Pearl Bush.” A hand¬ 
some shrub producing an abundance of large white 
flowers in spring. A plant of rare excellence in 
most any situation. 12 to 18 inch, 35c. 
FORSYTHIA. Golden Bell 
Splendid shrubs, 6 to 8 ft., light up the garden 
with glinting masses of yellow very early in spring 
before the leaves appear. Make bright-hued fillers 
for massed shrub groups. 
Intermedia (Arching). Short leaved, earliest bloom¬ 
ing, broadest bushing; the long canes drooping so 
as to make a solid bank of brilliant green foliage. 
The best general purpose type. 2 to 3 ft., 40c; 3 to 
4 ft., 60c; 4 to 6 ft., 85c. 
Spectabilis (Showy Goldenbells). A form of inter¬ 
media similar in character, but with the largest 
flowers—often with five or six petals—crowded, and 
borne in the greatest profusion. 2 to 3 ft., 40c; 18 
to 24 inch., 35c. 
GOLDEN CHAIN 
Laburnum vulgare. 20 ft. Beautiful small tree or 
shrub, quick growth. Leaves soft, gray green. Flow¬ 
ers fragrant, bright yellow in long drooping racemes, 
suggestive of yellow Wisterias. 6 to 7 ft., $2.00; 5 to 
6 ft., $1.25; 4 to 5 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., 75c. 
PRIVET HEDGE 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET 
L. ovalifolium. “California Privet.” Forms a com¬ 
pact hedge by occasional pruning; easy of culture. 
Bare roots, per 100, 8 to 12 inch, $3.50; 12 to 18 inch, 
$5.00; 1)4 to 2 ft., $6.00; 2 to 3 ft., $7.50. Trimmed, 
bushy plants, 3 to 4 ft., $2.00. 
L. ovalifolium aurea marginatum. “Golden Privet.” 
Bushy field grown and trimmed. Balled. 1)4 to 2 
ft., 35c; for hedges, 8 to 12 inch, $5.00 per 100. 
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BUSH ROSES 
WHITE 
Caledonia. H. T. New pure white with long pointed 
buds. Slightly fragrant. 
YELLOW AND ORANGE 
Angele Pernet. Nothing yet produced equals the 
rich brownish orange color of this lovely rose. Of 
delightful fruity fragrance and glistening foliage. 
Autumn. H. T. Exquisite orange, red and buff 
shades. Superb for cutting. 
Golden Emblem. H. T. Outstanding yellow rose. 
Perpetual bloomer. Fine foliage. 
Mrs. E. P. Thom. Huge globular bloom of clear 
yellow. Vigorous healthy plant. 
RED 
E. G. Hill. H. T. Scarlet, shading to pure red. 
Fine foliage, long stems. Sweet scented. 
Etoile de Holland. H. T. Glorious large blooms of 
dark waxy red. Fragrant. Resists mildew. 
Patience. Scarlet - carmine, varying at times to 
orange-scarlet and carmine. Long slender buds of 
which the bush is full at all times. Provides an 
amazing quantity for cutting. 50c each. 
Red President Hoover. Bright glowing carmen red. 
50c. 
DARK PINK AND ROSE 
Dame Edith Helen. H. T. Free flowering strawber¬ 
ries and cream pink. Fine to cut. 
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Two-Year-Old 
Field Grown 
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PINK WITH COPPER SHADES 
Betty Uprichard. Free-blooming, semi-double, cop¬ 
per-red buds which open to lovely bi-colored flowers. 
Lemon scent. 
Pres. Herbert Hoover. H. T. Long buds of scarlet 
and gold. Opens to orange and rose. 
Radiance. Produces more first-class blooms than 
any other variety. Vigorous, hardy, disease resist¬ 
ant. Light silvery pink; delicious perfume. 
Talisman. H. T. The florist’s rose. Gold, yellow, 
crimson and orange. Hardy and thrifty. 
4th Zone 
40c Each 
3 for $1.10 
6 for $2.00 
SUNKEN GARDEN AT GILLET NURSERY 
