BOOKS 
The following books, approved by 
our editorial board, POSTPAID at 
publisher’s price, anywhere in the 
U.S.A. 
\ you, TOO, CAN GROW A 
REDWOOD TREE. . =: . . - «(9% 50 
Two—mail $1.00 » Six—$2.50 * Twelve—$4.50 
BIG TREES : Jee $2.50 
REDWOODS OF COAST & SIERRA $2.00 
\SAVE-THE-REDWOODS LEAGUE 
Pamphlets—by U. of Calif. Professors 
Four—total 40 p.—postpaid in U.S.A. 5 “50 
CULTIVATED CONIFERS in 
NORTH AMERICA . $10.00 
SHRUBS & VINES for AMERICAN 
GARDENS $7.50 
HORTUS SECOND $7.50 
ATLAS FERTILIZER EMULSION 
PINT Tin—postpaid anywhere in U.S.A. $1.00 
@) OTHER RARE PLANTS 
READY TO SHIP NOW 
We import from Asia, Africa, Pacific Is- 
lands, Australia, S. America, Europe. Plants 
that make good, we grow to ship to proper 
climates. 
JELECOTE’S PINE—-Pinus patula. Featured by 
Sunset Magazine Dec. ‘49 as “The world’s 
most beautiful medium-sized pine.’ From 
Mexican mountains, hardy only to 20 
zero, more tender when young. Very rare in 
the U. S. Soft needles to 12 in. drooping like 
silk a Under 6 in. $1.00—in 1951, 6-9 
in. $2.00 ea. 
AUSTRALIAN PINE or HORSEHAIR TREE — 
Casuarina equisetifolia. Not a pine bui looks 
like one. Needles fine as horsehair, “‘lath- 
house” shade. Tree to 70 ft., ““-bead-like” cone 
to Y in. long, seeds like lettuce. Can live in 
dry heat, but makes tall windbreaks along 
swamp canals in Florida. So. half of U.S. 
only. Now ready—under 6 in. $1.00 ea.—6-9 
in. $2.00 ea. 
FRANKLINIA —F. altamaha (Gordonia), 
named for Benj. Franklin by John Bartram 
who found it in Georgia 1765. Once almost ex- 
tinct. Slender shrub up to 20 ft., flowers a sin- 
gle cup of 5 white petals to 3 in. across, with 
center of gold stamens. Blooms in S. in sum- 
mer, in N. E. states Aug. to Oct., leaves turn 
scarlet and bronze with frost. Family Thea- 
ceae, same as Camellia and “tea from China.” 
Hardy in N. Y. One to a customer—$9-12 in. 
$3.00 each. 
SPRING AND SUMMER 1951 
We expect to have several more species of 
“The Redwood Family’ and perhaps several 
of the varieties, in small sizes. After several 
years’ search, we have what are probably 
the first Athrotaxis seeds ever to reach this 
country, and have a hope for seeds of the 
other two species by Spring. About 50 other 
rare plants‘are here, more arrive each month. 
Some have nevey been in the U. S. before. 

TREES 
Our trees are pot-grown, shipped POTTED 
—never “bare root” wrapped in damp moss. 
This extra care costs two to three times as 
much, but it is essential to insure that your 
baby trees reach you with minimum shock 
and abundant vigor. 
Orders from northern states, received from 
about Dec. 15 to Mar. 1, are held for shipment 
until Spring, to avoid the danger of freezing 
in transit. As the number of trees available 
each year is still less than the demand, you 
may place your order any time of year, and 
we will reserve the trees you want. Please tell 
us the date when you would like to have 
your trees arrive. Shipments to the South can 
be made all winter. 
Our light, strong shipping pot and package 
has been perfected to save transportation 
costs. We sent a potted Sequoia 2 feet tall 
to Germany by AIR—it weighed only 4 lbs. 
Prices include the cost of packing. They 
apply to not more than three trees of each 
kind. Ask for a special quotation on larger 
quantities. If any size or kind of tree is sold 
out when your order arrives, we will write 
you what we do have available—or ship the 
size you list as second choice, adjusting the 
difference in cost. 
PRICES — DECEMBER 1950 
Prices and terms subject to change without notice. 
TERMS — Cash with Order— you pay express 
charges c.o.d. We mail you a notice on date of 
shipment so you can watch for trees. 
Height in inches — 6-9” 9-12" 12-15” 15-18” 18-24” 
Metasequoica ........... 5.00 6.50 8.00 10.00 12.00 
Taxodium 
distichums- 3-007 3.00 
Sequoia gigantea.. 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 
Cryptomeria 
(species) .............. 3.00 
Sequoia 
sempervirens .... 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 
Cunninghamia : 
SINGNSIS g.24e eco 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 
Metasequoia and Taxodium distichum shed 
leaves in winter—bare for Christmas. May be 
ordered any time for planting out the FIRST 
Spring, as they are hardy when protected, even 
in northern states. 
GUARANTEE 
We use the utmost care to have all our 
items true to name and as described, all 
plants, seeds, bulbs, etc., healthy, free from 
disease, vigorous, and carefully packed for 
shipment. The Rare Plant Club gives no war- 
ranty, express or implied, as to the growth 
or productiveness of any stock we sell. Lia- 
bility in all instances is limited to the pur- 
chase price. We cannot be held responsible 
for your culture, soil or weather conditions, 
nor for the acts of the transportation company. 
However, we are sincerely interested in help- 
ing you to succeed in growing the rare plants 
we offer, and want to assist you in every way 
that is reasonable. 
BANK REFERENCE 
Wells-Fargo Bank, San Francisco, Calif. 
RARE PLANT CLUB 
208 McAllister Ave. 
KENTFIELD, CALIFORNIA 
