GILLET'S 
LEAFY 
EVER¬ 
GREENS 
60 Kinds 
See Page 10 Also 
ABELIA 
A. grandiflora. (S.) 6 ft. Small glossy leaves. 
Mowers an inch long, -white flushed pink. Blooms 
profusely all summer. Fine foundation plant, im¬ 
proved by shearing. B.B., 8 to 12 inch, 40c. 
Abelia Schumannii. 3 ft. Zero. New Abelia similar 
to A. grandiflora, but the beautiful pinkish-lavendar 
flowers are much larger and brighter and in profu¬ 
sion all through the spring and summer. Any soil 
full sun or part shade. Small plants, 25c to 50c. 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS (Manzanita) 
*A. glauca. “Great Berried Manzanita.” A Spanish 
name meaning little apple. Evergreen shrub with 
crooked branches; bark dark red; flowers white or 
pink in clusters; fruit berry like and brown in color, 
leaves silvery. For sunny situations. A striking 
acquisition to any garden if soil is acid. Gal. con¬ 
tainer, 18 to 24 inch, 75c. 
AZALEA 
These plants will glorify your garden. Many are 
loaded with flower buds. They are sensitive to lime, 
requiring marked soil acidity. This condition may 
be induced by application of Aluminum Sulphate, 
V 2 lb. per square yard or 5 pounds per 100 square feet 
sprinkled evenly over surface and lightly worked in. 
(15c per lb.; 2 lbs., 25c; 10 lbs., 90c, not prepaid). 
Don’t allow them to become over-dry. Plant part 
shade or with morning sun, in peat moss. 
Altaclare. Deciduous. 4 ft. Brilliant yellow. Large 
flowers. Foliage red in autumn. 8 to 12 inch, $1.00. 
Mollis. Deciduous. 5 ft. Orange, apricot, yellow 
shadings. Large flowers in showv abundance. With 
flower buds, 9 ta 12 inch, $1.15; 12 to 15 inch, $1.60. 
Nudiflora. Very attractive with blooms early in 
May, varying in color from a beautiful pink to red¬ 
dish-purple. A good shrub for mass planting. 6 to 
8 incn, 50c. 
Kurume. 3 ft. Hardy to 15° above zero. Glorious 
blooms in early spring. Evergreen foliage. Flame. 
Single Bronzy Red. Rosymorn. Double cerise pink. 
6 to 8 inch, 50c. 
'Occidentals. 6 ft. A Californian with white to 
pink fragrant flowers. Deciduous. 8 to 12 inch, 50c. 
BUXUS. Boxwood 
This plant always gives an air of distinction to 
ones grounds. Useful for formal planting and as 
accent plants. Besides those listed we can furnish 
large specimens for fine estates. Write for prices 
and photographs. 
Dwarf Boxwood. Trimmed globes. 6 to 8 inch, 50c; 
8 to 12 inch, 90c; 12 to 15 inch, $2.00; 15 to 18 inch, 
$2.75; 18 to 24 inch, $3.50. 
Gold Tip Boxwood. This variety is prettily flecked 
with golden hue on tips of fairly large leathery 
leaves. Is particularly effective in part shade. 8 to 
12 inch, 75c; 12 to 15 inch, $1.50; 15 to 18 inch, $2.00; 
18 to 20 inch, $2.25; 20 to 24 inch, $2.50; 24 to 30 inch, 
$2.75; 30 to 36 inch, $3.00. 
AUCUBA 
A. japonica. “Gold Dust Laurel.” (S.) 6 ft. 
Leaves almost covered with yellow dots. Excellent 
* or n tl J b culture or planting in shade. 4 in. pots, 6 
8 ' n . cb ’ { 5c l 8 ito 12 inch, 50c; 12 to 18 inch, 75c; 
lb to 24 inch, $1.00 up. 
CEANOTHUS 
*C. prostratus. (R.) “Indian Carpet.” Entirely 
prostrate and evergreen. Small glossy, leathery 
leaves completely cover the ground. Stands tramp- 
an d severe cold. Flowers violet blue. 
Uill run over rocks and hangs gracefully from walls. 
Rooted divisions, $7.50 per 100. 
CYTISUS 
A fast growing group of shrubs which brighten up 
landscape with their brilliant masses of yellow pea¬ 
shaped flowers; valuable as a contrast to solid green 
shrubbery; unusually hardy and thought resistant. 
All require full sun. 
C. scoparius. “Scotch Broom.” (S.) 6 ft. A very 
fast growing, erect, bushy shrub with minute leaves 
and large, yellow, pea-shaped flowers, borne in great 
profusion in the spring. Hardy. B.B., 4 to 5 ft., 75c- 
3 to 4 ft., 50c; $4.00 per 10; 2 to 3 ft., 40c; $3.50 per 
10. 8 to 12 inch, for hedges, $5.00 per 100. 
C. hybridus. “Lord Lambourne.” 4 ft. 10°. An ex¬ 
ceedingly graceful bush, with brilliant red and buff 
flowers borne in great profusion. Bushy plants to 
bloom 1940, 50c to $1.00. 
C. hybridus. San Francisco. 5 ft. 10°. Semi¬ 
spreading, and its rich velvety red flowers, almost 
uniform in color, are the deepest and reddest of all 
the Brooms. 6 to 8 inch, 35c. 
G monspessulanus. (S.) 4 ft. New. Hardy kind 
with clouds of small bright yellow flowers in spring. 
Foliage small. 2 to 3 ft., 50c. 
DAPHNE 
Daphne odora variegata. A real shrub aristocrat, 
with deep green glossy leaves margined with cream, 
bearing exquisite sweet pink flowers in late winter 
and spring. Best in part shade. B.B., bushy plants 
6 to 9 inch, $1.00; 9 to 12 inch, $1.35; 12 to 15 inch’ 
$1.75; 15 to 18 inch, $2.50. 
EUONYMUS. Evergreen Euonymus 
Admirably useful and attractive when used in 
groups, edgings, hedges, corner plantings and in 
rockeries. 
E. japonica, albo marginata. “Silvermargined. ” (S.) 
5 ft. Leaves have a very narrow margin of silvery 
white. Growth slow and compact. Entirely distinct. 
B.B., bushy plants, 50c to $1.00. 
E. japonica fertilis. 8 ft. Glossy green leaves and 
showy orange colored berries. B.B., 12 to 15 inch, 
75c. 
E. Patens (Evergreen Wahoo). 5 ft. Hardy shrub. 
Green stems, very dark green leaves. Wealth of red 
fruits that break open like Bittersweet, showing a 
beautiful coral seed and pod, makes it very striking. 
It does well in shade and makes a good foundation 
plant, 12 to 15 inch, 85c. 
E. Pulchellis. (E. Microphylla) (R.) Very dwarf. 
Tiny leaves. Makes good edging or single specimen. 
Quite hardy. Trimmed specimens, 75c to $1.50. Gal. 
cans, 50c; 10 for $4.00. Some with variegated silver- 
leaves, potted, 50c to $1.00. 
FATS 1A 
F. japonica. 4-8 ft. (S.) A massive plant of tropical 
appearance with very large shining green, deeply 
lobed leaves, one foot across. Immense truss of 
white bloom in fall. Best in a shady place. Quite 
hardy. Growth slow. 4-inch pots, 35c. 
LAUREL 
Prunus laurocerasus latifolia. “English Laurel.” 
“Cherry Laurel.” (S.) 15 ft. Small tree or large bush. 
Very large, glossy, evergreen foliage, beautiful both 
summer and winter. For sun or shade, B.B., 2 to 3 
ft., $1.75; 3 to 4 ft., $2.25. 
P. lusitanica. “Portugal Laurel.” (S.) 20 ft. Som¬ 
ber, very dark green leaves. Growth very compact 
when sheared. Flowers white. One of the hand¬ 
somest evergreen shrubs for tub culture or in deep 
shade. B.B., 4 to 5 ft., $5.00; 5 to 6 ft., $6.00. 
L. nobilis. “Grecian Bay or Laurel.” 8 ft. The 
well-known Bay Tree so often trained as globes and 
pyramids for outdoor or indoor tub plants. Stiff, 
dark green leaves. A fine shrub for shade. From 
this plant Ancient Greeks crowned their heroes with 
Laurel. B.B., 18 to 24 inch, $1.50; 12 to 15 inch, 75c. 
A CHINESE PROVERB 
If you want to be happy three hours, get drunk. 
If you want to be happy three days, kill a pig. If 
you want to be happy three weeks, get married. If 
you want to be happy always, be a gardener! 
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS PLEASE ADD 
3% SALES TAX 
'Means native of California. 
(R) Means suitable for Rock Gardens. 
(S) Means Shrub. (T) Means Tree. 
$10.00 ORDERS FOR ORNAMENTALS 
PREPAID WITHIN 4th PARCEL POST ZONE 
| Many plants through the catalog are priced PREPAID, when not so 
marked and ornamental plant order amounts to $10.00 or more, trans¬ 
portation will be PREPAID to your nearest Freight, Railway Express, or 
Parcel Post destination. (Route at our discretion.) Fruit and Nut Trees, 
when ordered with and in excess of $10.00 worth of ornamentals will go 
prepaid. All other plants of mailable size may be had by P. P. within 4th 
Zone, by adding 15c per plant. Any excess payment will be refunded 
or extra value in plants sent. Unless pruned back, trees 4 to 6 ft. and 
larger, not mailable. 
A GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL PLANTING 
Figures Show Ultimate Heights, in Some Cases Taking Many Years 
(Index on Last Page Shows Page for Description ) 
PLANTS THAT TOLER¬ 
ATE SOME SHADE 
Deciduous 
Cercis —6 to 20 ft. 
Cornus, All—8 to 15 ft. 
Filbert —8 to 20 ft. 
Hydrangea — 4 to 8 ft. 
Honeysuckle Bush— 8 to 10 ft. 
Kerria — 6 ft. 
Philadelphus —8 to 10 ft. 
Plumbago—1 ft. 
Privet, All—10 ft. 
Snowball — 8 to 10 ft. 
Snowberry — 4 to 5 ft. 
Evergreen 
Abelia — 4 ft. 
Ajuga— 3 in. 
Arbutus L^nedo — 10 ft. 
Aucuba — 4 to 6 ft. 
Azalea — 3 to 4 ft. 
Boxwood —2 to 12 ft. 
Camellia—10 ft. 
Christmas Rose — 1 ft. 
Cotoneaster micropbylla— 4 ft. 
Daphne — 1 to 4 ft. 
Euonymous, All—4 to 10 ft. 
English Laurel — 5 to 20 ft. 
Fatsia—2 to 4 ft. 
Ilex, Holly—4 to 20 ft. 
Kalmia — 5 to 7 ft. 
Kolkwitzia—6 ft. 
Laurel—5 to 20 ft. 
Laurustinus— 4 to 8 ft. 
Lily of Valley — 1 ft. 
Mahonias— 2 to 4 ft. 
Pachysandra— h 6 to 12 in. 
Podocarpus — 20 ft. 
Pyracantha Crenulata—4 to 10 ft. 
Rhododendron—3 to 8 ft. 
Viburnum—4 to 8 ft. 
Yew — 5 to 20 ft. 
FLOWERING TREES 
Albizzia—30 to 50 ft. 
Catalpa 
Cercis—8 to 12 ft. 
Crab Apple—12 to 18 ft. 
Crepe Myrtle—15 ft. 
Dogwoods—10 to 15 ft. 
Hawthorn—12 to 15 ft. 
Horse Chestnut—25 ft. 
Jap. Cherries—5 to 12 ft. 
Koelreutia—30 ft. 
Laburnum—20 ft. 
Locust—30 to 50 ft. 
Liriodendron—60 ft. 
Magnolias—8 to 30 ft. 
Purple Leaf Plums—12 ft. 
Peach—12 to 15 ft. 
BERRY EFFECTS 
Deciduous 
Barberry—2 to 6 ft. 
Bittersweet—Climbing 
Dogwoods—4 to 15 ft. 
Euonymous—4 to 10 ft. 
Flowering Crab. Eleyi — 20 ft. 
Hawthorn—12 to 15 ft. 
High Bush Cranberry 
Honeysuckle—8 to 10 ft. 
Ilex —-6 to 8 ft. 
Mt. Ash—25 to 30 ft. 
Rhamnus—5 to 10 ft. 
Snowberry—4 to 5 ft. 
Virginia Creeper 
Evergreen 
Arbutus unedo—10 ft. 
Arbutus menzies—50 ft. 
Berberis—4 to 5 ft. 
Cotoneaster, All 
Eleagnus—6 ft. 
Euonymous, Fertilis 
Ilex, Holly—4 to 20 ft. 
Lonicera, All 
Mahonia—4 to 6 ft. 
Nandina—4 ft. 
Photinia—8 to 10 ft. 
Privet, Wax — 15 ft. 
Pyracantha, All 
Rhamnus—4 to 6 ft. 
Stransuesia—8 ft. 
FOR BRILLIANT FALL 
FOLIAGE 
Trees 
Sugar Maple 
Liquidambar 
Pistachia n 
Oak—Red Pin 
Sorbus Aucuparial 
Medlar 
Shrubs 
Berberis, All 
Calif. Red Bud — 10 ft. 
Cotoneasters 
Dogwoods 
Euonymous Alatus—5 ft. 
Mahonia—5 ft. 
Myrtle “Crepe”—4 to 12 ft 
Nandina—4 ft. 
Plumbago, Larpente—1 ft. 
Snowball—8 ft. 
Spireas—4 ft. 
Sumac — 5 ft. 
DROUGHT RESIS 
TANT PLANTS 
Deciduous 
Albizzia—30 to 50 ft. 
Buddleia—6 to 15 ft. 
Box Elder—60 ft. 
Chestnut—30 to 50 ft. 
Grapes 
Hackberry—30 ft. 
Hawthorn—12 to 15 ft. 
Locust 
Lombardy Poplar 
Rhamnus—5 to 10 ft. 
Redbud—6 to 20 ft. 
Snowberry—4 to 5 ft. 
Spireas—4 to 6 ft. 
Evergreen 
Acacia—30 to 60 ft. 
Boxwood—2 to 12 ft. 
Cistus—4 ft. 
Cytisus, All 
Cypress, McNab—20 ft. 
Cypress—Monterey—30 ft. 
Cypress—Italian 
Cedar, Incense—75 ft. 
Dracena—10 ft. 
Junipers—2 to 20 ft. 
Laurel, Eng.—15 to 20 ft. 
Manzanita—5 to 15 ft 
Mahonia—4 to 6 ft 
Oleander—8 ft. 
Photinia—8 to 10 ft. 
Pyracantha, All— 
Pampas Grass—6 ft. 
Pines—Most All. 
Romneya—6 ft. 
Scotch Broom—7 ft. 
Viburnum 
FOR WET PLACES 
Scarlet Maple—50 ft. 
Ilex Vertic—6 to 8 ft. 
Liquidambar—50 ft. 
Willows 
TREES FOR QUICK 
SHADE 
Box Elder 
Catalpa 
Hackberry 
Locust 
Plane 
Poplar 
Silver Maple 
Willow 
Chinese Elm 
Plants That Have Variegated Leaves 
Used as accent plants and to give life and color to 
border and foundation plantings. 
Myrtle 
Periwinkle 
Privet 
Ribbon Grass 
Thuyopsis 
Virginia Creeper 
Weigela 
Purple Leaf Trees and Shrubs 
Ajuga Daphne 
Arborvitae, Golden Eleagnus 
Arundo Grass 
Aucuba 
Boxwood 
Box Elder—Maple 
Chestnut 
Euonymous 
Holly 
Honeysuckle 
Hydrangea 
Ivy 
Juniper 
Barberry — 3 to 
Beech — 40 ft. 
Birch — 20 ft. 
Filbert — 10 ft. 
4 ft. Maple Schwedler—40 ft. 
Maple Japanese—6 to 12 ft 
Prunus Pissardi—15 ft. 
Prunus Triloba—8 ft. 
Prunus Bliriana—15 ft. 
Prunus Vesuvius — 15 ft. 
A LIST OF SMALL TREES FOR 
SMALL GARDENS 
Usual Height 
See 
EVERGREEN 
in feet 
Page 
10 
6 
Ligustrum lucidum 
. 25. 
11 
12 
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DECIDUOUS 
Birch. Pyramidal. Canoe. 
. 30 
13 
Dogwoods. 
15 
14 
Elm. Parvifolia 
20 
13 
Filbert. Green and Purple. 
. 15 
5-11 
Flowering Crabapple 
10-20 
14 
Flowering Peach . 
15 
14 
Flowering Plums 
. 15 
14 
Hawthorns. All. 
18 
14 
Laburnum. Golden Chain 
. 15 . 
11 
Mountain Ash. American 
20 
13 
Maple. Circinatum. 
. 15 
13 
Maple Ginnala 
15 
13 
Maple Japanese 
8-15. 
11 
Redbud. Canadensis 
. IS 
14 
LONICERA. Honeysuckle 
L. pileata. (R). (S). 3 ft. Compact shrub; with many 
very small leaves; graceful drooping habit. Likes the 
sun but does well in part shade. Prune often. A 
“best seller,” doing well in any position. Half 
hardy, potted. 25c to 50c; B.B., 12 to 18 inch, 50c; 
18 to 24 inch, 75c and 85c. 
MAGNOLIA 
M. grandiflora. lanceolata. 30 ft. (T.) This one is 
hardy and will stand snow. Large glossy leaves, 
magnificent white cupped flowers 6 inches across. 
Heavy field grown, B.B., 2 to 3 ft.. $2.00; 4 to 5 ft., 
$3.50; 5 to 6 ft., $4.50; 6 to 7 ft., $6.00; 7 to 8 ft., 
$7.50; 8 to 9 ft., $10.00. 
PHOTINIA 
'Photinia, arbutifolia. “Toyon,” “Christmas Berry,” 
“California Holly.” Well known native shrub, bril¬ 
liant red berries. Thrives admirably under cultiva¬ 
tion. 24 to 30 in., B.B., $1.75. 
P. serrulata. “Low Photinia.” (S.) 8-10 ft. Foliage 
large, glossy and new growth bronzy red; flowers 
white with orange berries following. B.B., 24 to 30 
in., $2.00. 
RHAMNUS 
*R. Crocea ilicifolia. (S.) 6 ft. Small roundish 
holly like leaves of deep glossy green. In Fall is a 
mass of small bright red berries. Ideal for hillsides 
and canyons, as the foliage retains its bright glossy 
appearance through the driest summers. Balled, 
2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1,75; 4 to 5 ft., $2.50. 
(S) Means Shrub. 
B. B. Means Earth-ball wrapped in burlap. 
S Where 10 ornamental trees or shrubs of one 
'i variety are ordered 10% reduction from list 
i prices. 
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GILLET'S 
LEAFY 
EVER¬ 
GREENS 
60 Kinds 
See Page 10 Also 
RHODODENDRONS 
These popular shrubs must have an acid soil, par¬ 
tial shade and no spading around the plant Mulch 
with peat or leaf mold. If your soil is not acid, see 
directions under Azalea. Page 8. 
We offer the finest grafted stock and can supply 
all the best and most popular var eties in Red, Pink 
and Lavendar with numerous flower buds. Size of 
plants about 15 to 18 inches wide by 18 to 24 inches 
tall at $4.00, $4.50, $4.75 and $5.00; 12 to 15 inch, $2.50 
to $3.50. 
Hybrid Seedlings. Grown from select seed of red 
varieties, but may vary in color. B.B., bushy, 12 
to 15 inch, with flower buds, $1.50 each. 
VIBURNUM 
V. tinus. “Laurustinus.” Well known, universally 
grown, hardy everywhere on this Coast. Splendid 
winter bloomer, clusters of pinkish white flowers, 
beginning in December or January, cover the plant 
all spring, for 5 or 6 months. Potted 25c to 75c. 
V. Burkwoodi. NEW. A really wonderful new 
shrub, acclaimed everywhere. Nearly evergreen with 
large glossy green leaves which assume lovely 
autumn tints. Fast growing with deliciously frag¬ 
rant white flowers which are pink in bud stage. 
Hardy to Northern Ohio. A limited quantity of 4 to 
6 inch. Potted plants at 50c. 
USE THIS GUIDE IN SELECTING LEAFY EVERGREENS 
Group A 
Manzanita 
Aucuba 
Buddleia 
Camellia 
Daphne 
Fatsia 
Gardenia 
Laurel 
Magnolia 
Oleander 
Osman thus 
Rhododendron 
Group B 
Abelia 
Azalea altaclare 
Azalea Mollis 
Azalea occidentalis 
Cistus 
Euonymous 
Genista 
Lonicera pileata 
Upright Cotoneasters 
Rhamnus 
Viburnum 
Group C 
Evergreen Azalea 
Erica 
Euonymous Pulchellis 
Group D 
Ceanothus prostrate 
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