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CLIPPED ENGLISH LAUREL 
In Foreground 
LAUREL... Foliage Elegance 
English Laurel. 15 ft. Small tree or large bush. 
Very large, glossy, evergreen foliage, beautiful both 
summer and winter. For sun or shade. Gallon can, 
oo 24 to 30 inch, $2.00; 30 to 36 inch, $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., 
California Laurel. See Umbelluria, Page 10. 
Gold Dust Laurel. ‘“Aucuba.” 6 ft, Leaves sprin- 
kled with yellow dots. Excellent for tub culture or 
planting in shade. Pots, 6 to 8 inch, 25c; 18 to 24 
inch., $2.25 up. Will set large berries with male plant 
—4 in pot, 40c. 
“Grecian Bay Laurel.’”’ 8 ft. The well-known Bay 
Tree so often trained as globes and pyramids for out- 
door or indoor tub plants. Stiff, dark green leaves. 
A fine shrub for shade. From this plant Ancient 
Greeks ‘crowned their heroes with Laurel.” Gallon 
cans, 85c. 
Laurustinus. “Viburnum Tinus.” Well known, uni- 
versally 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, 85c; 
4 inch pots, 40c. 
LONICERA ... Pygmy Leaf and Growth 
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, 50c; gallon cans, 85c; B.B., 18 to 
24in., $1.25, 
MAGNOLIA . .. Mammoth Flowers 
All Magnolias require acid soil. See under Azalea, 
Page 8. 
M. grandiflora. 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, 4 to 5 ft., $3.50; 5 to 6 ft., $4.50; gallon 
cans, 85c., 
M. glauca (Sweetbay)—20 ft. Very desirable small 
tree or shrub with handsome, glossy foliage and 
sweet-scented, creamy white, cup-shaped flowers re- 
sembling small waterlilies. B. & B., 4 to 5 ft., $4.00. 
MANZANITA .. . California Flora-fied 
*A. 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 gar- 
den if soil is acid. Gallon cans, 85c. 
EVERGREEN PRIVETS 
These fine evergreen shrubs are not to be confused 
with ordinary privet hedge. 
Ligustrum ciliatum. “Bright Fruited Privet.” 
Dwarfish. Foliage dark green, thick and glossy; flow- 
ers white. Excellent for a low hedge. Balled. 2% to 
3 ft., $1.50. Standards, Clipped round heads on 4 ft. 
stems. For formal planting, $2.50 to $3.50 each. 
Ligustrum henryi. 3-8 ft. Small, glossy, pointed 
leaves and one of the finest for a low hedge or for a 
pruned specimen plant. Gallon cans, 60c; 18 to 24 
inch, 85c. Small plants for hedge, $17.50 per 100. 
Ligustrum japonicum. “Nepal Privet.” 3-8 it. 
Large, glossy deep green leaves, hardy from seacoast 
to desert. Gallon cans, 60c; smaller size, 40c. 
L. Lucidum. ‘“Waxleaf Privet.” 15 ft. Entirely 
evergreen, large deep green glossy leaves and fine 
appearance. Creamy white flowers. followed by large 
clusters, blue berries, B.B., 18 to 24 inch, 50c; 2 to 3 
ft., 85c; 3 to 4 ft., $1.00. Standards, round heads on 
4.{t. straight stems, $1.50, $2.00, $.250. 
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EVERGREENS 
RHODODENDRONS ... Tops in Flowers 
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 varieties in Reds and 
Pinks and with numerous flowers buds. Size of 
plants 12 to 15 to 18 inches at $6.00 to $7.50. 
KALMIA ... Calico Patterned Blooms 
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, 15 to 18 in., $3.75. 
MAHONIA . .. Holly Grape 
Oregon Grape. ‘‘Mahonia.” 6 ft. Dark green 
coppery purple during winter. New. growth 
Flowers bright yellow. Blue berries from 
Hardy. For sun or shade. 
Heavier grades, $1.00 
leaves, 
glossy. 
which a fine jelly is made. 
Gallon cans, 85c; $7.50 per 10. 
to $2.00, 
Oregon Grape. *M. ilicifolium_ compacta. A new 
variety with foliage like Oregon Grape, though some- 
what lighter in color; growth dwarf and compact, 
making it a fine little shrub for foundation planting. 
Balled, 15 to 18 inch, $1.75. 
NANDINA ... Heavenly Bamboo 
Nandina domestica. 5 ft. Not a bamboo but is 
made up of a number of canes densely clothed with 
compound leaflets, bronzy red when young, dark 
green at maturity, and beautiful coppery red tones in 
winter. Sun or shade; clusters of red berries in win- 
ter. 15 to 18 inch, $1.50; 18 to 24 inch, $2.00; gallon 
cans, 85c. 


Berries of the Hardy Pyracantha Lalandi 
OSMANTHUS .. . Fragrant Olive 
O. aquifolium. 15 ft. (S.) An exceedingly handsome 
shrub with dark green, spiny-toothed leaves, like 
those of English Holly, bearing clusters of exceed- 
ingly fragrant, small white flowers. Slow growing, 
prefers partial shade, mildly acid soil. 24 to 30 inch, 
$2.00. 
SUNKEN GARDEN AT GILLET NURSERY 

RHODODENDRON IN BORDER 
PHOTINIA.. . Christmas Berry 
*Photinia, arbutifolia. ““Toyon,” “Christmas Berry,” — 
“California Holly.” Well known native shrub, bril- 
liant red berries. Thrives admirably under cultiva-— 
tion. Gallon cans, 85c; 24 to 30 inch, $1.25, ae 
Photinia serrulata nova. Glossy foliage and big — 
lacy flower heads. The big, handsome foliage is 
bronze, reddish green when it first comes out, turn- 
ing to bright glossy green. One of the most beautiful 
large shrubs; will grow almost anywhere. 5 gallon 
cans, bushy, $2.00. & 
PYRACANTHA .... Burning Bush : 
Crenulata. “Chinese Evergreen Hawthorn.” (S.) 
Foliage long, narrow, glossy and dense; easily trim- 
med to globes or cones; berries bright crimson and 
showy. This variety will berry well in part shade. 
B.B., 1% to 2 ft., $1.25 gallon cans, 85c. 4 
Crenulata yunnanensis. Variety Graberi. 12 it. 
Spreading growth semi-prostrate; can_ be trained 
against wall or to frame windows; foliage glossy; 
masses of large bright red berries, remain until 
early spring. Excellent for general ornamental plant- 
ing. Birds rarely molest the berries. Potted, 50c; 
gallon cans, 85c; larger, $1.00 to $1.50. Tree form, 3 ft. 
stems, large heads, $3.75 to $5.00. Q 
Coccinea. Firethorn. Thorny low growing shrub; 
flowers white; berries orange; from August to De- 
cember. ; Gallon cans, 85c; larger, $1.00 to $1.50. 
Lalandi, Firethorn. 15 ft. Strong growth with 
long shoots that can be trained on wall if desired. 
Profusion of white flowers. Berries orange yellow in 
immense clusters. Hardy. Potted, 50c; gallon cans, 
85c; larger, $1.00 to $2.00. 
Rogers Firethorn. Hardy. 6 ft. New variety, with 
quantities of bright orange berries clear to tips of A 
every willowy branch. Plant covered with frosty, 
lacy, white bloom in May. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 4 to 5 ift., 
$1.50; 5 to 6 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.25. 4 : 
Rosedale Firethorn. 8 ft. (Trademark registered.) 
Resistant to pear blight, with enormous quantities” 
of large, bright scarlet fruits, 
foliage. Gallon cans, 85c. 
UMBELLULARIA ... Haughty Evergreen — 
*Umbellularia californica. ‘California Bay Tree.” | 
“Oregon Myrtle.” 40-ft. One of finest native Pacitic 
Coast trees, with compact, round-topped crown, 
dense, dark green foliage. Leaves, pungently fragrant 
when crushed. Grows slowly but easily anywhere, — 
Quite hardy. Gallon cans, 85c. : 
*Means native of California. = ae 
(R) Means suitable for RockGardens. . re 
(S) Means Shrub. (T) Means Tree. 
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