

CRYPTOMERIA 
Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese Cedar). A hand- 
some, rapid-growing tree with an elongated pyra- 
outline and plume-like, upward-spreading 
branches. 1 g. c. 75c. 
midal 
C. japonica elegans (Plume Cedar). 
feathery, dense and compact; 
Foliage fine and 
in summer green, in 
winter coppery. A handsome small tree. 5 g. c. 
$1.75; Ig. c. 75c. 
C. japonica nana (Dwarf Japanese Cedar). Foliage 
similar to C. japonica but habit of growth spreading 
and compact. Fall and winter coloring spectacular. 
BB 12-15" $2.00. 
CUPRESSUS . . . Cypress 
Cupressus arizonica (Arizona Cypress). Growth com- 
pact; branches somewhat stout; foliage silvery blue; 
tree of very good form. More hardy than Monterey 
Cypress, especially for warm locations. 5 g. c. $1.75; 
leg. 5 60c, 10 for $5.50. 
C. macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress). The well-known 
Cypress tree of California. Valuable for hedges, 
windbreaks, and as shelters along the sandy sea- 
shores. Does well in all sections of the Pacific 
Coast. 5 g. c. $1.75; 1 g. c. 60c, 10 for $5.50. 
C. sempervirens fastigiata (Italian Cypress). A tall, 
slender-growing variety with straight branches lying 
close to the stem; for lining drives and for landscape 
work. BB 3-4 ft. $2.50, 2-3 ft. $2.00; 5 g. c. $1.75; 1 
g. c. 75c. Specimens: Boxed, 10-12 ft. $30.00, 12-15 
ft. $40.00. 
JUNIPERUS .. . Junipers (Upright Varieties) 
Juniperus chinensis californica. An extremely nar- 
row columnar tree, very useful in landscape work 
for formal planting or as accent trees. This type has 
silvery blue foliage. Boxed, 8-10 ft. $175.00, 10-12 
ft. $200.00. 
J. chinensis wilsoni pendula (Wilson's Weeping Juni- 
per). Handsome upright Juniper with gracefully 
drooping branches. Boxed, 12-15 ft. $75.00. 
J. virginiana cannarti (Cannart Red Cedar). A small 
tree of compact and slender growth. Foliage is 
bright green. A decided improvement over Juniperus 
virginiana. Produces masses of attractive grayish- 
purple berries. Boxed, 8-10 ft. $25.00. 
PERMANENCE and DIGNITY 
J. virginiana glauca (Silver Red Cedar), An up- 
right tree of compact growth, columnar form 
and blue, cypress-like foliage. Boxed 8-10 ft. 
$25.00. 
SPREADING VARIETIES “A 
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Juniperus chinensis pfitzeriana (Pfitzer’s Juni- 
per). Of spreading habit with selvery-green 
foliage. Untrained plants make excellent 
ground cover; by staking, trees four to six 
feet high can be obtained. Useful for wide 
foundation plantings. Will stand consider- 
able shade. BB 4-5 ft. $7.50, 3-4 ft. $5.00, 2-3 
ft. $4.00. 
J. sabina (Savin Juniper). A semi-erect bushy 
useful for grouping and 
planting. Foliage an even shade of medium 
BB 2-3 ft. $4.00, 18-24’ $3.00. 
plant; foundation 
green. 
J. sabina tamariscifolia. A low-growing trail- 
ing variety of symmetrical form; densely 
branched and compact. The feathery foliage 
is dark bluish green. Excellent for foundation 
planting; also very effective used in groups 
and masses. BB 18-24” $3.75, 15-18" $3.00. 
LIBOCEDRUS .. . Incense Cedar 
Libocedrus chilensis (Chilean Incense Cedar. A rare 
and beautiful small tree of conical outline, useful 
in border or large foundation planting. Foliage cheer- 
ful, light green and very feathery. A native of Chile 
and though little known it is well suited for use in 
California gardens. Boxed, 8-10 ft. $40.00. 
L. decurrens (California Incense Cedar). A native of 
the Pacific Coast States. Of vigorous, compact growth 
with foliage similar to Arbor Vitae. It retains its pyra- 
midal form when mature and is a valuable accent 
plant BB 18-24 $2.50. Specimens: Boxed, 7-8 ft. 
$15.00, 18-20 ft. $50.00, 20-25 ft. $75.00 to $100.00. 
PICEA ... Spruce 
Picea polita (Tiger Tail Spruce). Slow growing tree 
of irregular form; branchlets bunched producing a 
tufted effect that makes the tree strikingly unique. 
Very rare. BB 2-3 ft. $5.00, 18-24" $3.50. 
P. pungens (Colorado Spruce). A stiff, little, slow- 
growing tree that is splendid as a Christmas Tree for 
the small garden. BB 15-18" $2.00. 

Characier and seclusion is given to this hideaway garden by 
using a background of conifers. 
Conifers toward the same end on a much larger scale in famous 
Dr. John McLaren employed 
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 
P. pungens glauca (Colorado Blue Spruce). Beauti- 
fully symmetrical, this slow- 
growing tree is ideal for planting in small gardens. 
even when young, 
It may be distinguished from Koster’s Blue Spruce 
by its shorter needles, more compact growth, and 
darker color. BB 18-24" $3.50; 15-18’ $2.50. 
P. pungens kosteriana (Koster’s Blue Spruce). A very 
popular tree with silvery-blue foliage and graceful 
pendulous branches. 
most beautiful of spruces but trees are inclined to be 
irregular in form when young. Boxed 7-8 ft. $35.00, 
8-10 ft. $50.00. 
Generally considered the 
P. smithiana (Himalayan Spruce). Trunk grows up- 
tight while the branches slope downward, the 
branchlets being very drooping and graceful; foli- 
age closely set, long, slender, and soft; cones are 
6 to 8 inches long. The most rapid growing spruce. 
A tree of decided beauty and individuality. Boxed, 
8-10 ft. $40.00, 12-15 ft., $75.00, 15-18 ft. $100.00, 
18-20 ft. $125.00. 
PINUS ... Pine 
Pinus canariensis (Canary Island Pine). The feath- 
ery, soft green foliage of this beautiful pine harmon- 

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7 ae a, . the life of conifers, field planting and ultimate use in land- The landscape scene forms an ideal back-ground for the 
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with alfalfa (p. 21) and treated with agricultural gypsum 
stateliness in time to come, each year adding to their 
traditional mission of growing beautiful with age. 
