During the last 10 or 12 years we have doubtless imported 
the greatest assortment of new and rare woody plants 
brought into the country during that period. 
Also we have been working pretty hard at plant Weseding 
with ‘rather encouraging results. - 
As rapidly as possible we are dropping all. common lines 
and concentrating on novelties and specialties. These are 
the things that are in demand nowadays. . 
Hence this list is well worth very careful study if you take 
interest in trees and shrubs which are out of the ordinary. 
Several novelties either imported or originated by our- 
selves are now being introduced on an exclusive basis by . 
certain first-class retail catalog houses who wish “leaders” 
of high quality. We have more of these items coming along 
a9 shall be glad to explain the arrangement on request. 
EXPLANATION OF 
HARDINESS RATINGS 
As’ this list goes all over the U.S.A. (and abroad in peace- 
ful times), we believe it a good idea to indicate hardiness. 
This has been done by giving after the name of each item 
a number in ( ) indicating the zone up to which it is con- 
\ sidered hardy. 
». Our authority through Zone 7 is Rehder’s Tieaidbeck. For | 
Zones 8 to 10 we have been guided by Pacific Coast -experi- 
ence and have sub-divided Zone 9 so that 
(9) indicates probably safe to 20° (Sacramento and San 
Joaquin Valleys, etc.). — 
. (9%) indicates probably safe to 25° or 26° (San Fran- 
cisco Bay Region, etc.). 
(10) indicates will stand only very light frost. 
To find the-zone you are in refer to map on center pages - 
of this book, which we use by the courtesy of Arnold Ar- 
boretum and McGraw-Hill Book Co. 
Please understand that ‘all ratings show our ied opin- 
ion, but we disclaim all responsibility for their correctness. 
. We hope this innovation will be helpful to nurserymen all 
over the country. . 
ABBREVIATIONS— 
A. M. R. H..S.—Given an Award of Merit by Royal 
Horticultural Society of England. 
F.C. C.R. HS. indicates their First Class Certifi- 
cate, which is a distinction rarely conferred. 
A. M. C. H. S.—Given an Award of Merit by Cali- 
fornia Horticultural Society. 
Gal—Gallon can. » (Also see Del) e: 
LINING OUT STOCK— eS Pa 
For. convenience, this is assembled on pages s 39 and 40. 
The list comprises mainly new and uncommon items, so 
deserves careful scrutiny. 
ek GROWN AND GALLON CAN STOCK— 
_ We find that many customers, especially those at a dis-. 
tance, prefer to have us remove soil and ship “bare roots” 
packed in moss. Wherever possible, this should be done 
this season*on account of great scarcity of labor, shortage. 
of packing boxes, etc. So if you order this class of material 
please be sure to say whether you want it packed with or 
. without soil on the roots. 
California nurserymen will please note that 4-in. pot stock 
in body of list can be transferred at once to gallon cans for 
immediate sale, while the smaller sizes for growing on, to- 
pee with 2% ra 3-in. pot stock, will ‘be. found at end 
of list 
