GILLET’S 
CONE 
BEARING 
EVER¬ 
GREENS 
50 Kinds 
—Group 
A — Group B— 
Firs 
Lawson Cypress 
Pines 
Arizona Cypress 
Spruce 
MacNab Cypress 
Cedrus 
Monterey Cypress 
Libocedrus 
Greek Juniper 
Hemlock 
Chinese Juniper 
Larch 
Sciadopitys 
Sequoia 
Japanese Yew 
CONIFER GUIDE 
To Show General Form 
A 
B CD 
E F 
—Group C— 
Italian Cypress 
California Juniper 
Irish Yew 
Column Chi. Juniper 
Thuya Bakers 
Pyramid Arborvitae 
—Group D— 
Mugho Pine 
Woodward A. vitae 
Thuya Ellwangeria 
—Group E— 
Pfitzer Juniper 
Savin Juniper 
Armstrong Juniper 
—Group F— 
Andorra Juniper 
Sargents Juniper 
Sabina Tam. Juniper 
Waukegan Juniper 
Procumbens Juniper 
Shore Juniper 
Lawson Cypress nana 
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, B.B., 4 to 5 ft., $4.50; 5 to 6 ft., $6.00. 
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, B.B., 5 to 6 ft., $3.50. 
C. libani. “Cedar of Lebanon.” Vigorous growth; 
wide-spreading, horizontal branches; dark green 
foliage; massive and picturesque. Large specimens 
only boxed. Ask for prices. 
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 nana. (R). Rare beautiful very 
dwarf variety. Branches fern-like, grows in wide 
mound. Best in part shade. A rich green in color. 
B.B., 8 to 12 inch, $1.25; 15 to 18 inch, $1.50 and $1.75. 
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. B.B. 12 to 18 inch, $1.50; 18 to 24 
inch, $3.00; 24 to 30 inch, $3.50; 30 to 36 inch, $4.50. 
*C. Lawsoniana Steward. “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. B.B. 2 to V/z ft., $2.75. 
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. 2 to 4 
ft., $1.50 to $3.00, according to form. 
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. B.B. 30 to 36 inch, $2.00; 
3 and 4 ft., $2.50; 4 to 5 ft., $3.00. 
C. Squarrosa veitchi. “Silver Cypress.” “Moss 
Retinispora” (R.) Of broad pyramidal habit, but 
may be pruned any shape. Silvery-blue, billowy 
masses of foliage make this desirable. Best in part 
shade. 12 to 18 inch, 85c. 
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. 
Gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 50c; B.B. 4 to 5 ft., $2.50; 5 to 6 
ft., $2.75 
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, B.B., 12 to 18 inch, 50c; 18 to 24 
inch, 75c. 
JUNIPERS 
The junipers comprise a splendid collection of 
small trees. The growth varies from upright to 
spreading and trailing habit. Unequalled by any 
other plant for rock work, garden formal effects 
when small size is necessary. 
UPRIGHT GROWING JUNIPERS 
J. Communis hibernica. “Irish Juniper.” 8 ft., of 
upright narrow growth. Stands shearing well. 
Silvery green foliage. Fine for formal specimens. 
B.B., 4 to 5 ft., $3.00. 
*J. californica glauca. “California Juniper. 8 ft. 
Handsome pyramidal tree of small to medium size. 
The juvenile foliage is a beautiful silvery bluish- 
green. Unaffected by heat, cold or drought. 12 to 18 
inch, $1.50; 18 to 24 inch, $1.75; 2 to 3 ft., $2.00. 
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. 8 to 12 
inch, 35c; 2 to 3 ft., $2.50. 
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. B.B., 12 to 18 inch, 75c; 8 to 12 
inch, 50c. 
. J. Horizontalis Douglasi. (R.) “Waukegan Juni¬ 
per.” A creeping sort of soft blue foliage, not over 
six inches high. Rare and distinct from any other 
sort. Grows slowly. B.B., 8 to 12 inch, 50c. 
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. B.B., 24 to 30 inch, $2.50. 
J. conferta. “Shore Juniper.” A new creeping Juni¬ 
per from the seashore of Japan which makes a dense 
carpet of blue-green foliage about one foot high. 
B.B., 6 to 8 inch, 35c; 8 to 12 inch, 50c. 
SEMI-PROSTRATE JUNIPERS 
Sizes Indicate Spread and Not Height 
Armstrong’s Spreading Juniper. A new hybrid or 
sport, which is a fine new dwarf evergreen. It makes 
a dense mass of soft, grey-green foliage, about 2 
feet high, and becoming about 5 feet across. Splen¬ 
did for massing in the foreground of any planting. 
Thrives in sun or shade. 6 to 8 inch, 35c; 8 to 12 
inch, 50c. 
J. chinensis Pfitzeriana. “Pfitzers Juniper.” 8 ft. 
One of the finest Junipers in cultivation. Has bushy 
widespread horizontal branches, and forms an im¬ 
mense flat irregular head of bluish-green foliage, 
graceful in outline. Hardy. 8 to 12 inch, 35c; 12 to 
18 inch, 50c. Also a few large specimens, $2.00 up. 
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 15 
inch, 50c. 
L. European. Tall, handsome, deciduous conifer, 
with tapering trunk, drooping twigs and pyramidal 
head. Soft, feathery, delicate green foliage, particu¬ 
larly beautiful in early spring. B.B., 4 to 5 feet, 
$3.00; 5 to 6 ft., $3.75. 
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. B.B. 
1J4 to 2 ft., 50c; 2 to 3 ft., 85c; 3 to 4 ft., $1.75; 4 to 5 
ft., $2.75; 5 to 6 ft., $4.00; 6 to 7 ft., $5.00. 
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PINUS. PINE 
P. excelsa. “Bhotan Pine.” A graceful slow-grow¬ 
ing tree with very long blue-green needles. This 
variety often trained to irregular shapes for rock 
gardens as branches are extremely flexible. B.B., 
1^-2 ft., 75c; 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50; 4 to 5 
ft., $2.00. 
*P. Lambertiana. “Sugar Pine.” For home grounds 
when afforded sufficient space. Leaves bluish green, 
clustered towards the ends of the branches; cones 
15 to 20 inches long; seeds large and edible. B.B., 
12 to 18 inch, 85c. 
P. Monophylla. “Single Leaf Pine.” Native of 
Nevada. A small growing type of compact habit and 
short stiff silvery needles. Seeds edible. B.B., 12 
to 18 inch, 85c. 
P. mughus. “Mugho Dwarf Pine.” (R.) An ex¬ 
cellent dwarf pine, globe shaped and erect branch¬ 
ing. Very attractive, especially in spring when new 
growth resembles miniature candles. Specimen 
plants, 5 ft. diameter, $15.00; smaller, 50c, 75c, $1.00 
and $1.25. 
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. The seeds are edible. B.B., 5 to 6 ft., $5.00; 
6 to 7 ft., $7.50. 
*P. Ponderosa. “Western Yellow Pine.” Stout, 
spreading branches, forming a narrow spire-like 
head. Leaves long, dark green. A fine pine for quick 
effect. B.B., 2 to 3 ft., $1.75; 6 to 7 ft., $7.50; 3 to 4 
ft:, $ 2 .oo. 
*P. Sabiniana. “Gray Pine.” “Digger Pine.” Stands 
drought. Picturesque. Large, edible seeds. B.B., 18 
to 24 inch, 85c; 12 to 18 inch, 75c. 
INCENSE CEDAR 
