.. . Reedings Quality CONIFERS 
ONIFERS are the most important group of trees. Planting 
them is an investment in dignity and permanence, the 
foundation of a growing intimacy with the owner and his 
family through the years. Choose your tree with an eye to the 
future. Most of them do not tolerate shallow, poorly drained soils 
beyond the early years. Conifers in California have a relatively 
rapid growth due to more favorable conditions. Give them 
plenty of room—let them expand with dignity. 
ABIES ... Firs 
Abies concolor. Cl. (White Fir.) This is the 
Silver Fir so much admired in the Sierra Ne- 
vadas. Resistant to drought and heat. A mod- 
erately slow-growing tree that is well adapted 
for planting on a small lot. Makes a very beau- 
sul outdoor Christmas tree. BB 2-3’ $6.00, 
18-24" $5.00. 
A. pectinata. C2. (European Silver Fir.) Growth 
moderate. Leaves dark, glossy green above 
and silvery beneath. Similar to A. nordmanni- 
ana but needles are shorter and growth more 
open. BB 18-24" $5.00. 
A. pinsapo. C3. (Spanish Fir.) Magnificent tree, 
very symmetrical. Leaves short, dark green, 
entirely surrounding branches. BB 18-24" $5.00. 
CEDRUS . . . Cedars 
Cedrus atlantica glauca. C4. (Blue Mt. Atlas 
Cedar.) Long drooping branches are heavily 
clothed with blue-gray needles arranged in 
rosettes. The branches grow directly into the 
wind on all sides. The rather open stiff growth 
of very young trees soon changes to the full, 
graceful beauty of the more mature specimens. 
BB 3-4’ $7.50, 30-36" $6.00. 
C. deodara. C5. (Indian Cedar.) The most pop- 
ular tree in California and widely planted both 
as specimens and as avenue trees. Branches 
are carried horizontal to the trunk clear to 
the ground. Foliage is grayish-green on young 
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trees but becomes dark green as the trees 
grow older. More generally used than any 
other tree in’ California as a Living Christmas 
Tree. BB 5-6 $7.50, 4-5’ $6.00, 3-4’ $5.00, 2-3’ 
$4.00. 
CHAMAECYPARIS 
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. C6. (White Cedar.) 
A handsome pyramidal tree with branchlets 
fern-like and feathery; growing more beauti- 
ful with age. We consider this the most beau- 
tiful of the large conifers. it appears to best 
advantage when allowed ample space but does 
not become so wide a tree as the Cedrus deo- 
dara. BB 5-6’ $10.00, 4-5’ $7.50, 3-4’ $5.00. 
C. lawsoniana alumni. C7. (Scarab Cypress.) 
A variety of dense growth and columnar habit; 
foliage glaucous with a pronounced blue metal- 
lic hue. Much used for foundation or accent 
planting. BB 2-3’ $4.00. 
C. lawsoniana ellwoodi. C8. (Elwood Cypress.) 
Silvery blue foliage is fine and lacy; growth 
columnar and moderate, making it an excel- 
lent accent plant. New. BB 18-24’ $6.00, 15-18" 
$5.00. 
C. lawsoniana nidiformis. C9. (Birdnest Cy- 
press.) Low bushy and compact. Attractive 
shade of green and charming in a restricted 
space. BB 15-18” $3.75. 
C. obtusa nana. C10. (Dwarf Japanese Cedar.) 
Extreme dwarf and ideal for rock gardens and 
pot culture. 6” pots $2.50. 
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Cryptomeria japonica. Cll. (Jap- 
anese Cedar.) A handsome, 
rapid-growing tree with an 
elongated pyramidal outline 
and plume-like, upward-spread- 
ing branches. 5 g. c. 4-5 $3.50; 
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C. japonica elegans. C12. 
(Plume Cedar.) Foliage fine and 
feathery, dense and compact; 
in summer green, in winter cop- 
pery. A handsome small tree. 
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“We are living in a furious epoch. New 
statements of human standards will appear 
as we emerge, new motives will dominate 
masses of men. The instinct to be at peace 
and to memorialize will be vastly stimulated. 
I hope these memorials will express new 
ideas in artistic forms. Living testimonies 
that remain fresh and are useful to the 
people should have primary consideration. 
Obligations will rest on the people to main- 
tain them, and thus will memories not fade 
or become static. Good careful plantings 
on public properties will make new appeal 
year after year, they will stand for tranquil 
living, and they will bless us all with the 
beauty and the bounty of the earth.” 
(eek BVI ENG 
Professor Emeritus 
of Horticulture 
Cornell University 
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