The Special Attention of 
“OLD CUSTOMERS” 
is requested 
For reasons mentioned below the preceding two pages are copied verbatim from 
G.A. 47. This marks the fifteenth year that we have issued this booklet and during 
that time conditions have changed so radically that we are uncertain whether to continue 
it or not. In its first seven years we experimented with various styles but in volume 8 
for spring 1941 its final form was worked out and has been followed ever since. 
Our wholesale business is now approximately ten times what it was when the first 
volume appeared in 1934 and practically all wholesale orders have to be filled during 
December, January and February which makes our work so heavy in those months that 
for the last 3 or 4 years we have been compelled to close the nursery to all visitors and 
retail customers for a period of 5 or 6 weeks during the worst of the rush. Furthermore 
these conditions make it increasingly difficult for the writer to find time to do “Garden 
Aristrocrats’’ justice. 
We seem to have two alternatives, either to discontinue this booklet entirely or to 
reduce it for the most part to a simple price list and limit reading matter entirely to items 
either originated or introduced by us which have not previously been described in it, 
sO we are going to let our readers be the ones to decide the question. If enough of them 
feel that it has a definite value and should be continued we will probably take that course, 
otherwise our feeling is that we might as well discontinue it and probably retire com- 
pletely from the retail business which now amounts to only a small portion indeed of our 
total output. If you are willing to express an opinion on this matter we will surely 
appreciate it. 
This volume differs from all previous in that we have included in Part I only starred 
items described for the first time and such items as have not appeared more than 
once previously. For this reason we have shown in Part II not only hardiness ratings 
but also the latest volume of G.A. in which description appeared. Those who have 
not been on our mailing list very long can obtain the more recent issues upon request 
as most of them are still available. 
PART I 
Conifers 
*CHAMAECYPARIS lawsoniana knowfeldensis (5). Seeing this for the first time at 
Boskoop, Holland in 1938 and liking it very much we promptly imported plants. After 
a thorough test our good opinion remains. Its habit is practically prostrate with some 
resemblance to the well known Cham. laws. nidiformis, Birdnest Cypress, but branches 
are more arching, color is sage green but not glaucous and growth is somewhat slower. 
Pot grown $1.00. 
CHAMAECYPARIS lawsoniana minima aurea, GOLDEN MINIATURE LAWSON CY- 
PRESS (5). A very golden form of Cham. laws. minima of even slower growth so will 
never get out of bounds. This charming dwarf conifer is highly recommended for 
growing in containers, rock gardens or small spots in general gardens. Pot grown, 
grafted $2.50. 
PINUS patula, JELECOTE PINE (8). Certainly one of the most beautiful Pines. The 
drooping needles, hanging all along the branches, are often 10 or 12 inches long and 
give the tree a unique and graceful appearance. Makes a spreading round head. There 
are some nice specimens in the Arboretum of Golden Gate Park which are greatly 
admired. Balled 5 to 6 ft. $10.00, 3 to 4 ft. $5.75, 2 to 3 ft. $4.25, 1% to 2 ft. $3.50; pot 
grown $1.50. 
