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IN FOREGROUND 
ABELIA 
A. grandiflora. (S.) 6 ft. Small glossy 
Flowers an inch long, white flushed pink. Blooms 
profusely all summer. Fine foundation plant, im- 
proved by shearing. Quite hardy. B.B., 12 to 18 
inch, 50c; 18 to 24 inch, 75c; 24 to 30 inch, $1.00. 
Abelia Schumannii. 3 ft. New Abelia similar to 
A. grandiflora, but the beautiful pinkish-lavender 
flowers are much larger and brighter and in profu- 
sion all through the spring and summer. Any soil. 
full sun or part shade. Quite hardy. 12 to 18 inch, 50c. 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS (Manzanita) 
*A. manzanita. 
leaves. 
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. container, 18 to 24 inch, 
75c; 12 to 18 inch, 50c. 
AUCUBA 
A. japonica. ‘Gold Dust Laurel.” (S.) 6 ft. 
Leaves almost covered with yellow dots. Excellent 
for tub culture or planting in shade. 4 in. pots. 6 
to 8 inch, 35c: 8 to 12 inch, 50c; 12 to 18 inch, 75c; 
18 to 24 inch, $1.00 up. 
Small male plants, 35c. 
AZALEA 
These plants will glorify your gardep. ‘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, 
l4 lb. per square yard or 5 pounds per 100 square feet 
sprinkled evenly over surface ard lightly worked in. 
(Sc per Ib.; 2 lbs., 25c; 10 Ibs., 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 showy abundance. With 
flower buds, 9 to 12 inch, $1.15; 12 to. 15 inch, $1.50. 
Nudiflora. Very attractive with blooms early in 
May, varying in color from a beautiful pink to red- 
oe aetae A good shrub for mass planting. 6 to 
8 inch, 75c. 
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. 
*Occidentalis. 6 ft. 
pink fragrant flowers. 
9 to 12 inch, $1.00. 
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. 
True Dwarf English 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. For miniature 
hedge, 4 to 6 inch, $6.00 per 50, $10.00 per 100. 
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. 
CEANOTHUS 
*C. prostratus. (R.) “Indian Carpet.” Entirely 
prostrate and evergreen. Small glossy, leathery 
leaves completely cover the ground. Stands tramp- 
ing, drought and severe cold. Flowers violet blue. 
Will run over rocks and hangs gracefully from walls. 
Rooted divisions, $7.50 per 100. Gallon cans, 50c. 
A_ Californian with white to 
With flower buds. Deciduous. 
GILLETS BROAD LEAF EVERGREENS 
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 drought 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 en- 
ceedingly graceful bush, with brilliant red and buff 
flowers borne in great profusion. Bushy plants. 
B.B., 18 to 24 in., 85c. 
C. hybridus. San Francisco. 5 ft. 10°. Semi- 
spreading, and its rich velvety red flowers, almos: 
uniform in color, are the deepest and reddest of all 
the Brooms. 12 to 18 inch, 75c. 
G. monspessulanus. (S.) 4 ft. New. Hardy kind 
with clouds of small bright yellow flowers in spring. 
Foliage small. 2 to 3 ft., 50c; 18 to 24 in., 35c. 
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. 
Seto izeancbes pl.35. 912 to 45 anch) $1753.15) fo 18 
inch, $2.50. 6 to 8 inch, Potted, 40c. 
D. odora. White Same prices as above. 
ERICA. HEATHER HEATH 
E. carnea rosea. (R.) Heath. 1 ft. high by 3 ft. 
wide. Dwarf. Numerous short branches densely 
covered with minute needle-like leaves, bearing an 
abundance of bright, rosy flowers in late fall and 
through the winter, even under snow. Unexcelled 
rock plant. Very hardy. 8 to 10 inches wide, 85c. 
Mediterranea Hybrida. ‘Darley Heath.’ Dwarf, 
compact growth, not over 12 or 15 inches in height. 
Purplish pink flowers in winter. Very hardy. Balled. 
12 to 15 inch, $1.00. 
SCOTCH HEATHER 
E. vulgaris rubra. (R.) 1 to 2 ft. Red flowers in 
profusion in the fall. B. & B., 12 in., $1.00. 
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 distinc. 
B.B., bushy plants, 50c to $1.00. 
E, japonica. In Gold Spot and Golden varieties, 35c 
and 50c. ; 
E. japonica fertilis. 8 ft. Glossy green leaves and 
showy orange colored berries. B.B, 15 to 18 in., $1.00. 
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. 
FATSIA 
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. Potted, 50c to $1.00. 
KALMIA 
K. latifolia. “Mountain-Laurel.”’ 7 ft. An elegant 
evergreen shrub; thick, shiny foliage and clusters of 
white disc-shape flowers slightly tinged with pink; 
blooms in June. Plant in partial shade. Acid soil. 
Bushy plants, 18 to 24 in., $3.50. 
*Means native of California. 
(R) Means suitable for Rock Gardens. 
(S) Means Shrub. (T) Means Tree. 

BOXWOOD FOR FORMAL EFFECTS 
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510.00 ORDERS FOR ORNAMENTALS 
PREPAID WITHIN 4th PARCEL POST ZONE 
® Many plants through the catalog are priced PREPAID, when not so marked and orna- 
mental plant order amounts to $10.00 or more, transportation 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 l5c 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- BERRY EFFECTS DROUGHT RESIS- 
ATE SOME SHADE Deion TANT PLANTS 
Deciduous Barberry—2 to 6 $t. Deciduous 
Cercis—6 to 20 ft. Bittersweet—Climbing Albizzia—30 to 50 ft. 
Cornus, All—8 to 15 ft. Dogwoods—4 to 15 ft. Buddleia—6 to 15 ft. 
Filbert—8 to 20 ft. Euonymous—4 to 10 ft. Box Elder—60 ft. 
Hydrangea—4 to 8 ft. Flowering Crab. Eleyi—20 ft. Chestnut—30 to 50 ft. 
Honeysuckle Bush—8 to 10 ft. Hawthorn—12 to 15 ft. Grapes 
Kerria—6 ft. High Bush Cranberry Hackberry—30 ft. 
Philadelphus—8 to 10 ft. Honeysuckle—8 to 10 ft. Hawthorn—12 to 15 ft. 
Plumbago—1 ft. Ilex—6 to 8 ft. Locust 
Privet, All—10 ft. Mt. Ash—25 to 30 ft. Lombardy Poplar 
Snowball—8 to 10 ft. Rhamnus—S to 10 ft. Rhamnus—5 to 10 ft. 
Snowberry—4 to 5 ft. Snowberry—4 to 5 ft. Redbud—6 to 20 ft. 
Virginia Creeper Snowberry—4 to 5 ft. 

Evergreen Spireas—4 to 6 ft. 
Abelia—4 ft. Evergreen 
Ajuga—3 in. sr Evergreen 
Arbutus unedo—10 ft. 
Arbutus menzies—50 ft. 
Berberis—4 to 5 ft. 
Cotoneaster, All 
Eleagnus—4 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 tt. 
Stransuesia—8 ft. 
Arbutus Unedo—10 ft. 
Aucuba—4 to 6 ft. 
Azalea—3 to 4 ft. 
Boxwood—2 to 12 ft. 
Camellia—l0 ft. 
Christmas Rose—1 ft. 
Cotoneaster microphylla—4 ft. 
Daphne—1 to 4 ft. 
Euonymous, All—4 to 10 ft. 
English Laurei—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. 
Manonias—2 to 4 ft. 
Pachysandra—6 to 12 in. 
Podocarpus—2 ft. 
Pyracantha Crenulata—H to 10 ft. 
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—i0 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—€ ft. 
Pines—Most All. 
Romneya—6 ft. 
Scotch Broom—7 ft. 
Viburnum 
FOR BRILLIANT FALL 
FOLIAGE 
Rhododendron—3 to 8 ft. 
Viburnum—4 to 8 ft. Trees 
Yew—5 to 20 ft. Sugar Maple FOR WET PLACES 
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FLOWERING TREES  oak—Red Pin Ilex Vertic—6 to 8 ft. 
Albizzia—30 to 50 ft. ser bis cheaper ta ee ea 
Catalpa 
Cercis—8 to 12 ft. Shrubs 


Crab Apple—12 to 18 ft. 
Crepe Myrtle—15 ft. 
Dogwoods—10 to 15 ft. 
TREES FOR QUICK 
SHADE 
Berberis, All \ 
Calif. Red Bud—l0ysft. 
Hawthorn—12 to 15 ft. Cotoneasters 
Horse Chestnut—25 ft. Dogwoods Box Elder 
Jap. Cherries—5 to 12 ft. Euonymous Alatuts—5 ft. Catalpa 
Koelreutia—30 ft. Mahonia—5 ft. Hackberry 
Laburnum—20 ft. Myrtle “Crepe’—4 to 12 ft Locust 
Locust—30 to 50 ft. Nandina—4 ft. Plane 
Liriodendron—60 ft. Plumbago, Larpente—1 ft. Poplar 
Magnolias—8 to 30 ft. Snowball—8 ft. Silver Maple 
Purple Leaf Plums—12 ft. Spireas—4 it. Willow 
Peach—12 to 15 ft. Sumac—S ft. Chinese Elm 
Plants That Have Variegated Leaves 
Used as accent plants and to give life and color to 
border and foundation plantings. 
Purple Leaf Trees and Shrubs 
Barberry—3 to 4 ft. Maple Schwedler—40 ft. 
Myrtle 
Ajuga Daphne 
Arbervrae: Golden Eleagnus Periwinkle Beech—40 ft. Maple Japanese—6 to 12 ft 
Arundo Grass Euonymous Privet Birch—20 ft. Prunus Pissardi—15 ft. 
Aucuba Holly ee Grass Filbert—10 ft. Prurus Triloba—8 ft. 
Boxwood oneysuckle huyopsis av ewe 2 
Box Elder—Maple Hydrangea Virginia Creeper Prunus Bliriana 15 ft. 
Chestnut Ivy Weigela Prunus Vesuvius—15 ft. 
Juniper 

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., 18 to 
24 inch, gallon cans, 85c; 24 to 30 inch, $1.50. 
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 18 inch, $1.00, 
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, gallon cans, 50c; B.B., 18 to 24 inch, 
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; 7 to 8 ft., $7.50; gallon cans, 75c. 
PHOTINIA 
*Photinia, arbutifolia. ““Toyon,” “Christmas Berry,” 
“California Holly.”” Well known native shrub, bril- 
liant red berries. Thrives admirably under cultiva- 
tion, Gallon cans, 75c. 
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 1.00s53 tor 4itt, oiesoce4 tO 5. ttepepe. 50s 
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We have Trees and 
Shrubs suited to the 
higher elevations, as 
around Lake Tahoe. Let 
us help you in making 
your selection. 

See Page 10 for Broad Leat 
EVERGREENS with 
SHOWY BERRIES 

RHODODENDRON IN BORDER 
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 net acid, see 
directions under Azalea. Page 8. 
We offer the finest grafted stock and can supply 
all the best and most popular varieties in Red, Pin 
and Lavendar with numerous flower buds. Size of 
plants about 15 to 18 inches wide by 18 to 24 inches 
tall at $3.50 to $4.50. 
Hybrid Seedlings. Grown from select seed of red 
varieties, but may vary in color. B.B., bushy, 12 
to 15 inch, with flower buds, $1.75 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. Gallon cans, 60c; 4-in. 
pots, 35c. 
V. Burkwoodi. ‘Gardenia Scented Viburnum.” 
NEW. Hardy. A really wonderful new shrub, ac- 
claimed everywhere. Nearly evergreen with large 
glossy green leaves which assume lovely autumn 
tints. Fast growing with deliciously fragrant white 
flowers which are pink in bud stage. Potted, 50c and 
75c. 
PLANTING 
= SEASON 
Each year early in the planting season 
some one asks “Is it too late to plant” 
an apple tree or maybe it’s a shade 
tree. The answer to such questions is 
on page two, under heading of... 
ges~ SHIPPING SEASON -3ag 
(S) Means Shrub. 
B. B. Means Earth-ball wrapped in burlap. 
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Where 10 ornamental trees or shrubs of one 
variety are ordered 10% reduction from list 
prices. 
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USE THIS GUIDEIN SELECTING LEAFY EVERGREENS 


Group A Group B 
Manzanita Abelia 
Aucuba Azalea altaclare 
Buddleia Azalea Mollis 
Camellia Azalea occidentalis 
Daphne Cistus 
Fatsia Euonymous 
Gardenia Genista 
Laurel Lonicera pileata 
Magnolia Upright Cotoneasters 
Oleander Rhamnus 
Osmanthus Viburnum 
Rhododendron 
Kalmia 
Group C 
Evergreen Azalea 
Erica 
Euonymous Pulchellis 
Group D 
Ceanothus prostrate 
