GILLET'S 
CONE 
BEARING 
EVER¬ 
GREENS 
50 Kinds 
—Group 
A—• Group B— 
Firs 
Lawson Cypress 
Pines 
Arizona Csrpress 
Spruce 
MacNab Cypress 
Cedrus 
Monterey Cjrpress 
Libocedrus 
Greek Juniper 
Hemlock 
Japanese Yew 
Larch 
Sequoia 
Tonreya 
Nootka Cypress 
CONIFER GUIDE 
To Show General Form 
—Group C— 
Berkman A. V. 
Italian Cypress 
California Juniper 
Irish Yew 
Pyramid Arborvitae 
Hills Silver Juniper 
—Group D— 
Mugho Pine 
Woodward A. vitae 
—Group E— 
Pfitzer Juniper 
Savin Juniper 
Armstrong Juniper 
—Group F— 
Andorra Juniper 
Sargents Juniper 
Sabina Tam. Juniper 
Waukegan Juniper 
Procrunbens Junipei 
Shore Juniper 
Lawson Cypress nana 
CEDRUS 
C. Atlantica Glauc 2 u “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., 5 to 6 ft., $6.00; 6 to 7 ft., $7.50. 
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., 2 to 3 ft., $2.50. A few larger. 
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., 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. Obtusa nana. (R). A very dwarf form. Famous 
miniature Japanese Cypress. A plant of artistic ele¬ 
gance for house window box or rock garden. Nice 
specimens, 2 to 3 ft., $3.00; $4.50, 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., 3 and 4 ft., $2.50; 
4 to 5 ft., $3.00. 
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 form. 
Suitable to the hot dry sections of the interior. 
Quart cans, 18 to 24 inch, 35c; gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 
50c. 
C. sempervirens fastigiata, “Italian Cypress.” A 
tall, slender-growing variety with straight branches 
lying close to the stem; for formal effects and other 
landscape work. Balled, 8 to 10 ft., $6.00; 7 to 8 ft., 
$5.50; 6 to 7 ft., $4.50; 5 to 6 ft., $3.50; 4 to S ft., 
$2.50. 
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 charming 
bronzy red in fall and winter, B.B., 12 to 18 inch, 
60c; 18 to 24 inch, 85c; 24 to 30 inch, $1.25. 
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. californica glauca. “California Juniper. 8 ft. 
A rare handsome pyramidal tree of medium size, 
straight and spire like. Clothed to the ground with 
beautiful silvery foliage. Unaffected by heat, cold 
or drought. Gal. cans, 12 to 18 inch, $1.50; 18 to 24 
inch, $1.75; B.B., 2 to 3 ft., $2.25. 
J. Excelsa stricta. “Greek Juniper.” Very orna¬ 
mental. Decidedly dwarf and conical in form, dense¬ 
ly clothed with blue foliage. A distinct species of 
great beauty; an annual shearing keeps it trim. 8 to 
12 inch, 50c. 
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, 50c. 
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, 85c; 18 to 24 
inch, $1.00. 
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, 60c; 12 to 
15 inch, 85c. 
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., 12 to 18 inch, $1.00. 
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; 12 to 15 
inch, 75c. 
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. B.B., 15 to 18 inch, 75c; 
18 to 24 inch, $1.00. 
J. chinensis Pfitzeriana. “Pfitzers Juniper.” 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. 12 to 18 inch, 75c; 18 to 
24 inch, $1.00. 
J. chinensis sargenti blue. “Sargent Juniper.” 
Forms low, dense mat of widespreading branches 
clothed with blue foliage of handsome texture. Hardy. 
Likes sun. 8 to 12 inch, 75c. 
J. Communis depressa “Prostrate Juniper.” 2 ft. 
A gray foliaged plant, spreading six to eight feet, 
but not over two feet high. Can be kept smaller by 
trimming. Excellent in front of; taller conifers. 
B.B., 8 to 12 inch, 50c; 12 to 15 inch, 85c. 
J. Communis depressa aurea. “Golden Prostrate 
Juniper.” A bright golden form of above species. A 
bright note among more somber plants. B.B., 12 
to 18 inch, $1.50; 18 to 24 inch, $1.75. 
J. Scopolorum hilli. “Hill’s Silver Juniper.” 8 ft. 
A fast growing cone of magnificent silvery white 
fine-needled foliage. An upright juniper of incom¬ 
parable form and color. 8 to 12 inch,. grafted plants, 
85 c. 
•Means native of California. 
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. 
lYi to 2 ft., 50c; 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.75; 
4 to 5 ft., $3.00; 5 to 6 ft., $4.00. Also large specimens. 
PICEA. SPRUCE 
P. Excelsa. “Norway Spruce.” 30 ft. The quickest 
and mast easily grown spruce. Adapts itself every¬ 
where. Fine for Christmas tree on lawn or ever¬ 
green groups. Hardy. B.B., 3 to 4 ft., $3.50; 4 to 5 
ft., $4.00 to $5.00; 5 to 6 ft., $5.00 to $6.00. 
P. Koyamai. “Koyamai Spruce.” 40 ft. Of nar¬ 
row pyramidal and slow growth. Rare and beautiful 
conifer for Japanese gardens, the lawn or evergreen 
groups. Hardy. B.B., 3 to 4 ft., $3.50; 4 to 5 ft., $5.00; 
5 to 6 ft., $7.50. 
P. Sitcbensis. “Sitka Spruce.” Bluish foliage. Slow 
and compact growth. A beauty. Rarely seen in 
cultivation. Develops its beauty with age. Hardy. 
B.B., 3 to 4 ft., $4.00; 2 to 3 ft., $3.00 
PINUS. PINE 
P. densiflora umbraculifera. “Japanese Umbrella 
Pine.” Dwarf to 12 feet, densely clothed. Pinching 
off the terminal growth trains this tree to dense 
wide-spreading head. B.B., 3 feet, $3.50. 
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.3., 
3 to 4 ft., $2.00; 4 to 5 ft., $2.50. 
*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., 
18 to 24 inch, $1.00. 
P. Monophylla. “Single Leaf Pinei.” Native of 
Nevada. A small growing type of compact habit and 
short stiff silvery needles. Seeds edible. B.B., 18 to 
24 inch, $1.25; 24 to 30, $1.50. 
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. B.B., 12 to 15 
inch, $1.50 to $2.25; 15 to 18 inch, $2.50. 
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., 8 to 9 ft., $10.00. 
*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., a few only ranging from $1.00 to $2.50. 
*P. Sabiniana. “Gray Pine.” “Digger Pine.” Stands 
drought. Picturesque. Large, edible seeds. B.B., 
24 to 30 inch, $1.00. 
