
Stroll down this birch-sentinelled path, 
which leads through these pages. 
ABELIA ...A Real Show-Girl 
A. grandiflora. (S.) 6 ft. Small glossy leaves. 
Flowers an inch long, white flushed pink. Blooms 
profusely all summer. Fine foundation plant, im- 
proved by shearing. Quite hardy Gallon cans, 85c: 
small plants, 35c. 
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 Semi-deciduous. Ouite hardy. Gallon 
cans, 85c; small plants, 35c. 
Abelia. Edw. Goucher. NEW. Hardy evergreen 
foliage, rich pink flowers over long season, Compact 
habits. A very fine new plant. Small potted plants, 
40c. 
ARBUTUS ... Strawberries on a Tree 
A. unedo. “Strawberry Tree.” (S.) 10 ft. Large 
shrub, attractive glossy foliage. White flowers in 
winter months and with them the large red straw- 
berry-like fruit of previous season. Showy and hand- 
some but not edible. B.B., 18 to 24 inch, $1.25; 12 to 18 
inch, $1 ; gallon cans, &5c. 
AZALEA ... Glory of the Garden 
They are sensitive to lime, reauiring marked soil 
acidity. This condition may be induced by applica- 
tion of Aluminum Sulphate, 4% lb. per square yard or 
5 pounds ner 100 square feet sprinkled evenly over 
surface and lightly worked in. (15c per lb.; 2 Ibs., 25c; 
10 Ibs., $1.03, not prepaid). Don’t allow them to be- 
come over-dry. Plant part shade or with morning 
sun, in peat-mess. (See Page 11 also.) 
Kurume. Evergreen. 3 tt. Hardy to 15 degrees 
above zero. Glorious blooms in early spring. Laven- 
der, pink, red, salmon. 2 yr. small plants, 35c, 10 for 
$3.00. 
BARBERRIES .. . Necklace of Berries 
Berberis dulcis nana. Dwarf Box Barberry.” Foli- 
age deep green, compact. Hardy evergreen, orange 
flowers. One of the best low hedge and_ border 
plants. Grows 18 inches to 2 feet. 6x6 inch, 50c; 4x4 
inch, 35c. 
Barberry sargents. 6 ft. Handsome Evergreen, ob- 
long leaves, glossy and deep green. Graceful in form. 
Flowers yellow, berries blue. Very hardy. 18 to 24 
inch, $2.25; 15 to 18 inch, $1.75. 
Verruculosa. ‘“‘Chinese Dwarf Barberry.” 3 ft. Zero. 
Fine new variety makes a low mound of dark green, 
grey beneath. Evergreen all climates, in cooler cli- 
mates turns gorgeous red. Full sun. Golden flowers 
in spring. 15 to 18 inch, $1.75. 


BOXWOOD FOR FORMAL EFFECTS 
Page 8 
GILLET’S 
EVERGREENS 
FOR 
Fine Foliage 
GLORIOUS FLOWERS 
PROFUSE BERRIES 
BOXWOOD ... Strictly Formal 
This plant always gives an air of distinction to 
one’s grounds. Useful for formal planting and as 
accent plants. 
True Dwarf English Boxwood. Trimmed globes. 
6 to 8 inch, 50c; 8 to 12 inch, $1.00; 12 to 15 inch, $2.00. 
For miniature hedge, small plants, $6.00 per 50, $10.00 
per 100, 
Gold Tip Boxwood. This variety is prettily flacked 
with golden hue on tips of fairly large leathery 
leaves. Is particularly effective in part shade, 12 to 
15 inch, $1.25; 15 to 18 inch, $1.75; 18 to 20 inch, $2.25; 
20 to 24 inch, $2.50; 24 to 30 inch $2.75, 
English Boxwood. Trimmed cones. 32 to 38 inch, 
$5.50 each; $10.00 pair. 
BROOMS ... Rich in Color 
Fast growing shrubs which brighten up landscape 
with brilliant masses of 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., 
85c; 3 to 4 ft., 75c, $6.00 per 10; 2 to 3 ft., 50c; $4.00 
per 10. 8 to 12 inch, for hedges, $5.00 per 100. 
C. hybridus. ‘‘Burkwoodi.” Bronze red, very bushy 
and a heavy bloomer. Gallon cans, 85c. 
hybridus. ‘“‘Lord Lambourne.” 4 ft. 10 degree. 
An exceedingly graceful bush, with brilliant. red and 
buff flowers borne in great profusion. Gallon cans, 
85c. 
C. hybridus. ‘San Francisco.”’ 5 ft. 10 degree. 
Semi-spreading, and its rich velvety red flowers, al- 
most uniform in color, are the deepest and reddest of 
all the Brooms. Gallon cans, 85c. 
G. monspessulanus. (S.) 4 ft. Hardy kind with 
clouds of small bright yellow flowers in spring. 4 to 
Baette blo, 
CAMELLIA ... Snooty Elegance 
Several late blooming varieties in reds, pinks, 
variegated. $3.50 to $5.00; 6 to 8 inch, red and rose 
pinks, 60c. 
CHOISYA TERNATA ... Orange Blossoms 
Mexican Orange. 5 ft., dense shrub, glossy green 
foliage with showy-white, sweetly scented blooms. 
Quite hardy. 15 to 18 in., $1.50; 18 to 24 in., $2.00; 24 
to 30 in., $2.50. 
COTONEASTER ... Berries en mass 
Handsome shrubs, leaves of varying shades of 
green, some turning to bright fall colors; flowers 
minute, usually white or pinkish; berries of many 
hues and colors varying from crange to bright scar- 
let. Unexcelled for grouping, corner effects and for 
edging large plantings of shrubbery borders and for 
rock gardens. 
PROSTRATE COTONEASTERS 
For Rock Gardens, Etc. 
Size is determined by spread and not by height. 
C. horizontalis. (R.) 3 ft. Deciduous. One of the 
best trailing shrubs. Branches grow almost on the 
ground. Leaves shiny, small and turn red before 
falling. Flowers pinkish white. Berries bright red in 
great profusion. Hardy. Gallon cans, 85c. 
C. microphylla. (R.) 3 ft. Spreading habit, but 
semi-erect. Dark green foliage, evergreen. Berries 
rose red. Quite hardy. Does well in part shade. 
12 to 18 inch, 85c. 
UPRIGHT COTONEASTERS 
C. apiculata. ‘Cranberry Cotoneaster.” 2-4 ft. 
Very fine spreading, semi-prostrate vareity with big- 
gest, reddest berries you ever saw on a plant of this 
kind. Handsome foliage turns red in Fall. Full sun. 
Hardy. Potted, 75c. 
C. heberphylla. 7 ft. Deciduous. Here is a hardy 
fine foliaged berried shrub, with attractive dark red 
berries. Foliage turns red in Fall. B.B., 2 to 3 ft., 
$1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.25. 
heroveana. 6 ft. One of the finest upright grow- 
ing Cotoneasters. Semi-drooping fountain-like habit. 
Brilliant red berries. Some of the leaves turn red in 
fall. Bushy, field grown plants, 1% to 2 ft., $1.50; 
2 to 2% ft., $2.00. 
C. parneyi. 8 ft. (C. lactea.) Foliage much larger 
than other Cotoneasters, with clusters of big brilliant 
red berries. Finest tall variety. Full sun. 2 to 3 ft., 
$2.00; 18 to 24 inch, $1.50;; 12 to 18 inch, 85c. 
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Where 10 ornamental trees or shrubs of one 
variety are ordered 10% reduction from list 
prices. 

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Plants Add to the Joy of Living 
“Clothes do not make the man,” but they sure make the 
American woman the most desired of all the species. So it 1s 
with plants — for the most costly house is but a dreary home 
without the dressing up and fmish that only trees, shrubs, 
vines and lawn furnish. Classic example of this is Southern 
California, which without plants from all over the world 
would be just a hot, brown monotony most of the year. 

A GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL PLANTING 
Figures Show Ultimate Heights, in Some Cases Taking Many Years 
(Index on Last Page Shijws Page for Description) 
PLANTS THAT TOLER- 
ATE SOME SHADE 
Deciduous 
Redbud—6 to 20 ft. 
Dogwoods 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—1l ft. 
Privet, All—10 ft. 
Snowball—8 to 10 ft. 
Snowberry—4 to 5 ft. 
Evergreen 
Abelia—4 ft. 
Ajuga—3 in. 
Arbutus Unedo—10 ft. 
Aucuba—4 to 6 ft. 
Azalea—3 to 4 ft. 
Boxwood—2Z to 12 ft. 
Camellia—10 ft. 
Christmas Rose—l ft. 
Cotoneaster microphylla—4 ft. 
Daphne—1 to 4 ft. 
Euonymous, All—4 to 10 ft. 
English Laurel—5 to 20 it. 
Fatsia—2 to 4 ft. 
Ilex, Holly—4 to 20 ft. 
Kalmia—S to 7 ft. 
Laurel—5 to 20 ft. 
Laurustinus—4 to 8 ft. 
Lily of Valley—1 ft. 
Mahonias—2 to 4 ft. 
Pachysandra—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 
Redbud—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—5S to 12 ft. 
Laburnum—20 ft. 
Tulip Tree—60 ft. 
Magnolias—8 to 30 ft. 
Purple Leaf Plums—12 ft. 
Peach—12 ‘to 15 ft. 
Pagoda Tree—30 ft. 
Plants That Have Variegated Leaves 
Used as accent plants and to give life and 
color to border and foundation plantings. 
Ajuga Eleagnus 
Arborvitae, Golden Euonymous 
Arundo Grass Holly 
Aucuba Honeysuckle 
Boxwood Hydrangea 
Box Elder—Maple Ivy 
Daphne Juniper 
BERRY =FFECTS 
“4 
Deciduous 
Barberry—2 to 6 ft. 
Bittersweet—Climbing. 
Daphne Meserium. 
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. 
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 
Juniper (some) 
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 
FOR BRILLIANT FALL 
FOLIAGE 
Trees 
Amur Maple 
Silver Maple 
Sugar Maple 
Sweet Gum 
Pistachia 
Oak—Red Pin 
Medlar 
Shiubs 
Berberies, All 4 
Calif. Red et ft. 
Cotoneasters 
Dogwoods ¢ 
Euonymous Alatus—5 ft. 
Mahonia—sS ft. 
Myrtle, ‘‘Crepe”’—4 to 12 ft. 
Nandina—4 ft. 
Plumbago, Larpente—1 ft, 
Snowball—s ft. 
Spireas—4 ft. 
Sumac—5 ft. 

Myrtle Beech—40 ft. 
pouyiae Birch—20 ft. 
Ribbon Grass Filbert—10 ft. 
Thuyopsis 
Weigela 
Barberry—3 to 4 ft. 
DROUGHT RESISTANT 
PLANTS 
Deciduous 
Albizzia—30 to 50 ft. 
Buddleia—6 to 15 ft. 
Chestnut—30 to 50 ft. 
Grapes 
Hackberry—30 ft. 
Hawthorn—12 to 15 ft. 
Lombardy Poplar 
Privets 
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. 
Brooms 
Cypress, McNab—20 ft. 
Cypress—Monterey—30 it. 
Cypress—Italian 
Cedar, Incense—75 ft. 
Dracena—10 ft. 
Fremontia 
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—s0 ft. 
Ilex Vertic—6 to 8 ft. 
Sweet Shrub—s0 ft. 
Willows 
Sweet Gum 
Pin Oak—40 ft. 
TREES FOR QUICK 
SHADE 
Catalpa 
Hackberry 
Locust 
Plane 
Poplar 
Silver Maple 
Willow 
Chinese Elm 
Purple Leaf Trees and Shrubs 
Maple Schwedler—40 ft, 
’ 
Prunus Pissardi—l5 ft. 
Prunus Triloba—8 ft. 
Prunus Bliriana—15 ft. 
Prunus Vesuvius—5 ft. 
Maple Japanese—6 to 12 ft. 
GILLET’S 
EVERGREENS 
FOR 
Fine Foliage 
GLORIOUS FLOWERS 
~ PROFUSE BERRIES 
DAPHNE .. . Fragrance Unexcelled 
Daphne odora variegata. 4 ft. A shrub aristocrat; 
deep green glossy leaves margined with cream, very 
fragrant pink flowers in late winter and spring. Best 
in part shade. B. & B., 9 to 12 inch, $1.75; 12 to 15 
inch, $3.00; 18 to 24 inch, $4.50; 6 to 8 inch, potted, 5c. 
ERICA HEATH... Winter Flowers 
E. carnea vivella. (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 red flowers in late fall and 
through the winter, even under snow. L nexcelled 
rock plant. Very hardy. 8 to 10 inches wide, $1.00. 
ELEAGNUS ... Two-Toned Effect 
E. pungens maculata. (S.) Small shrub for part 
shade with foliage beautifully marked with golden 
yellow. The best of all variegated shrubs. Balled. 
18 te 24 inches, $2.25; gallon cans, 85c. 
EVONYMUS... Of Varied Use 
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. 
35c and 50c. 
E. japonica. In Gold Spot and Golden varieties, 50c 
and 75c, 
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, $1.00 to $1.50. Gal. 
cans, 85c. 
FATSIA... Tropical Boldness 
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. Gallon cans, 85c; larger, $1.50. 
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SILK WORMS 
Are you interested in Silk Worms? Some 
are, and we can furnish large trees on which 
to place grafts of proper Mulberry kinds for 
them. Also can furnish the grafting or cut- 
ting wood. Ask for prices. 

B. & B. mears with ecarth-ball wrapped in burlap. 

Capitol Dome, Sacramento. Crepe Myrtle 
(see Page 11) in Foreground. 
HOLLY ... The Aristocrat 
“English Holly.” 15 ft. Dark green elegant waved, 
prickly leaves, grafted from trees that berry heavily. 
12 to 18 inch, $1.50; larger sizes from $2.00 to $7.50. 
“English Holly.” Silver Variegated Leaf. Beautiful 
shrub for part shade. 12 to 18 inch, $1.50. 
“Chinese Holly.”’ 15 ft. Leaves similar to English 
Holly but rectangular. Big red berries. Stands more 
heat than English. Grafted female plants: 10 to 15 
inch potted, $1.00; 18 to 24 inch, $2.00. 
“Buford Holly.” 8-15 ft. Foliage is large, deep 
green, but not spiny and glossy as though varnished, 
Plenty of big, bright red berries strikingly placed on 
stems, and bears them over seven months of the 
year. Stands zero weather, From small pots, 50c¢ each. 
“Japanese Holly.” Shrub-like. Dark green small 
leaves. Can be sheared to neat specimens. Black ber- 
ries. Sheared specimens. 18 to 24 in., $2.50; 15 to 18 
Tih... sapotue 
“Big Leaf Holly.” Ilex Latifolia. NEW. 20 ft. 
Very much worth while for foliage effect. Glossy 
green leaves of size and shape of English Laurel, but 
slightly toothed. Red berries in dense clusters. One 
of the most beautiful Hollies. Hardy to 5 degrees 
above zero. Seedling plants, berrying habits undeter- 
mined. 24 to 30 inch, $1.50, 
“American Holly.’’ Hex Opaca. 20 ft. Native cf 
Eastern states. A desirable ornamental on many 
situations. Hardier than English Holly, For plants 
that have berried, size 3 to 4 ft., $4.00 per pair; 4 to 
6 ft., $5.00 pair, male and female. 
“Means native of California. 
(R) Means suitable for Rock Gardens. 
(S) Means Shrub. (T) Means Tree. 
USE THIS GUIDE IN SELECTING LEAFY EVERGREENS 




Erica Heath 
Lonicera pileata 


GROUP D 
Barberry verruculosa 
Cotoneaster Horizontalis 
Cotoneaster Microphylla 
GROUP A 
Arbutus 
Brooms 
Camellia 
Cotoneasters (Upright) 
Daphne odora 
Eleagnus pungens 
Fatsia 
Hollies 
Laurels 
Rhododendron 
Kalmia 
Osmanthus 
Photinia 
GROUP B 
Abel'a ‘ 
Azalea 
‘Barberry Dulcis 
Barberry Sargent 
Boxwood (Untrimmed) 
Choisya : 
Euonymous japonica 
Mahonia 
_Nandina 
GROUP C 
Euonymous pulchellis 
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