GILLET'S 
CONE 
BEARING 
EVER¬ 
GREENS 
50 Kinds 
CEDRUS 
C. atlantica. “Mt. Atlas Cedar.” Large trees of 
open growth and pyramidal form. When young, 
branches are somewhat stiff but with age they be¬ 
come beautifully graceful with drooping branches 
closely covered witn dark green foliage. 6 to 8 inch, 
50c; 8 to 12 inch, 75c. 
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. 
Makes medium size tree. Grafted plants, B.B., 6 to 
7 ft., $7.50; 4 to 6 inch grafted plants, 75c. 
C. libani. “Cedar of Lebanon.” Vigorous growth; 
wide-spreading, horizontal branches; dark green 
foliage; massive and picturesque. Large specimens 
only boxed. Ask for prices. 
CEPHALOTAXUS 
C. pendunculata fastigiata. “Korean Yew.” Inter¬ 
esting tree with dark green yew-like foliage, known 
as “False Yew.” Growth compact, upright wide 
column, useful in small places and rock gardens. 
B.B., 24 to 30 inch, $2.25. 
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. 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., 15 to 18 inch, $2.00; 18 to 24 
inch, $2.75; 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. 4 inch 
pots, 85c. 
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. 4 to 5 ft., $3.50. 
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. 
Gal. cans, 3 to 4 ft., 60c. B.B., 3 to 4 ft., $1.00; 4 to 
5 ft., $1.75. 
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, 4 to 5 ft., $2.25. 
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 15 inch, 
75c; 15 to 18 inch, $1.00; 18 to 24 inch, $1.25; 24 to 30 
inch, $1.50. 
—Group A— 
• Group B— 
Firs 
Lawson Cypress 
Pines 
Arizona Cypres# 
Spruce 
MacNab Cypress 
Cedrus 
Monterey Cypress 
Libocedrus 
Greek Juniper 
Hemlock 
Japanese Yew 
Larch 
Nootka Cypress 
Sequoia 
T orreya 
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CONIFER GUIDE 
To Show General Form 
A 
B CD 
E F 
—Group D— 
—Group E— 
—Group F— 
Berkman A. V. 
Italian Cypres* 
California Juniper 
Irish Yew 
Pyramid Arborvitae 
Hills Silver Juniper 
Mugho Pine 
Woodward A. vitae 
Pfitzer Juniper 
Savin Juniper 
Armstrong Juniper 
Prostrate Juniper 
Andorra Juniper 
Sargents Juniper 
Sabina Tam. Junipei 
Waukegan Juniper 
Procumbens Junipet 
Shore Juniper 
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. All Junipers are 
HARDY. 
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. Very rare in cultivation. Gal. cans, 18 
to 24 inch, $1.75; B.B., 24 to 30 inch, $2.25; 30 to 36 
inch, $3.00. 
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, 75c; 12 to 15 inch, 85c; 15 to 18 inch, $1.00. 
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. Grafted plants, 12 to 15 
inch, $1.25; 15 to 18 inch, $1.75. 
*Means native of California. 
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, 60c; 12 to 15 inch, 85c; 15 to 18 inch, $1.25. 
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. 6 to 8 inch, 50c. B.B., 12 to 15 
inch, $1.35; 15 to 18 inch, $1.50. 
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., 8 to 12 inch, 85c; 12 to 15 inch, $1.00; 15 to 
18 inch, $1.35. 
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. Plentiful silver berries. Grows slowly. B.B., 
8 to 12 inch, 75c; 12 to 15 inch, 85c; 15 to 18 inch, 
$1.25. 
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. 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 ccr shade. Hardy. B.B., 15 to 18 inch, 
$1.00; 18 to 24 inch, $1.50; 24 to 30 inch, Fall, 1940, 
$ 2 . 00 . 
J. chinensis Pfitzeriana. “Pfitzers Juniper.” One 
of the finest Junipers in cultivation. Bias bushy 
widespread horizontal branches, and forms an im 
mense flat irregular head of bluish-green foliage, 
graceful in outline. Hardy. 6 to 8 inch, 35c; 12 to 
15 inch, 75c; 18 to 24 inch, $1.00; 24 to 30 inch, $1.50. 
J. chinensis sargenti blue. “Sargent Jun per.” 
Forms low, dense mat of widespreading branches 
clothed with blue foliage of handsome texture. Hardy. 
Likes sun. An elegant juniper. 4 to 6 inch, 35c; 
8 to 12 inch, 75c; 12 to 15 inch, $1.00. 
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., 12 to 15 inch, $1.25; 15 to 18 inch, $1.50. 
*Means native of California. B.B. means dug with 
earth ball, wrapped in burlap. 
JUNIPERS-CONTINUED 
J. Communis depressa aurea. “Golden Prostrate 
Juniper.” A bright golden form of above species. A 
bright note among more somber plants. B.B., 18 to 
24 inch, $1.75. 
J. Sabina. “Savin Juniper.” A semi-spreading 
shrub attaining 6 to 8 feet width by 2]!4 feet high. 
Can be pruned low. Foliage sage green. Useful in 
Evergreen groups and foundation of house. Extreme¬ 
ly hardy. 6 to 8 inch, 35c. 
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., 
2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.75; 5 to 6 ft,, $4.00; 6 to 
7 ft., $5.00. 
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 to $4.00; 
4 to 5 ft., $4.00 to $5.00; 5 to 6 ft., $5.00 to $6.00; 6 to 
7 ft., $6.00 to $7.50. 
P. Koyamai. “Koyamai Spruce.” 40 ft. Of nar¬ 
row pyramidal and slow growth. Rare and beautiful 
conifer from Japan, for lawn or evergreen groups. 
Hardy. B.B., 3 to 4 ft.. $3.50; 4 to 5 ft., $5.00; 5 to 6 
ft., $6.00; 6 to 7 ft., $7.50. 
P. Sitchensis. “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., $4.50. 
PINUS. PINE 
P. Coulteri. “Big Cone Pine.” Gray foliage. Edible 
nuts. 3 to 4 ft., $1.75. 
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., $2.50. 
*P. Monophylla. “Single Leaf Pine.” Native of 
Nevada and Eastern slopes of the Sierra. A small 
slow growing type of compact habit and short stiff 
silvery needles. Seeds edible. B.B., 18 to 24 inch, 
$1.50; 24 to 30 inch, $1.75. 
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, $2.25 to $2.50. 
*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., a few only ranging from $1.00 to $2.50. 
*P. Sabiniana. “Gray Pine.” “Digger Pine.” Stands 
drought. Picturesque. Large, edible seeds. B.B., 
30 to 36 inch, $1.50. 
* Means Native of California. 
PFITZERS JUNIPER 
