and when you use these lovely plants—which keep their leaves 
(not needles) throughout the year—you achieve a subtle and 
luxurious beauty not possible with other plants. 
From our own severe trial plantings we have selected 12 va- 
rieties that are outstanding in hardiness, adaptability and beauty. 
But check our hardiness map to be sure the plants you desire are 
adapted to your locale. 
Troubled with shady spots? Broadleaf Evergreens, as a class, 
endure shade far better than most plants 
Scarlet Firethorn Magnolia Grandiflora 
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA 
(Hardy Zones 6 to 9, Max. Hgt. 35 ft.) 
No other broadleaf evergreen is like the fabulous Southern Magnolia—huge, leathery, evergreen 
coves. Flowers i eS ally moar saucers 8 in. in diameter. s $ 
is ‘romantic Magnolia of the South’ towers to 90 feet in its southern ran i 
Cree feet VAaTeL EeM in the North. Pande: Out mo cotton. 
e are considerably north of the Magnolia Grandiflora native range, yet our plants have thrived 
beautifully and are well acclimated. This plant is such a garden prize thet it is North planting in a 
protected spot even if you live in Zone 5, 
Field-grown, moss-balled, 15 to 18 inches. 
ac Each Per 3 
$2.25 $2.00 
SCARLET FIRETHORN 
(Pyracantha coccinea) 
(Hardy Zones 5 to 9, Max. Hat. 6 ff.) 
Our northern selection of Firethorn, which we 
raise from seed, is one of the hardiest strains. 
Abundance of brilliant berries is this plant’s strong 
suit, as these berries linger on the plant well into 
the winter months. Pyracantha will be the plant to 
use against a fireplace or at the corner of a build- 
ing where mass effect is desired. Leaves will re- 
main all winter in the southern states, but you may 
find some defoliation during the winter in the 
North. No other evergreen has such an abundance 
of red berries .. . nothing is more attractive against 
tgs Rose Gardenia 
OREGON ROUND LEAF JAPANESE HOLLY 
a home! 
Out of 6-inch pots, 8 to 10 inches. 
GRAPE HOLLY (Ilex rotundifotia) Each Each Per 3 Eoch Rene 
(Hardy Zones 5 to 9, Max. Hat. 6 ft.) $1. 
(Mahonia aquifolium) 
(Hardy Zones 5 to 7, 
Max. Hat. 5 ft.) 
Easily grown, with shiny Holly- 
like leaves and clusters of yellow 
flowers followed by bunches of blue 
berries. This broadleaf evergreen is 
attractive and hardy. Thrives in 
shade or sun. Excellent in the foun- 
dation planting. Ornamental foliage 
is useful for cutting purposes 
Four-year transplants, 12 inches, 
moss-balled. 
Each Each per 3. Each per 6 
$1.80 $1.60 $1.50 
Institutional Price 
Each Per 20 or More 
$1.25 
HYBRID 
One of the finest new broadleaf evergreens for hedging purposes 
Hardier and generally superior to other forms of Japanese Holly. If 
you have been wanting an evergreen hedge to enclose a patio, you 
will be delighted with this plant 
Rich, almost black-green foliage contrasts well with other foun- 
dation plants such as Yews and Junipers. Readily trimmed to any 
Evergreen foliage and black berries 
desired shape 
striking against background of fresh snow 
particularly 
Each Each Per 3 
$1.60 $1.50 $1.40 $1.25 
Field-grown, 10 to 12 inches, moss-balled 
Institutional Price 
Each Per 6 Each Per 20 or More 
STRAWBERRY 
COTONEASTER 
(Cotoneaster apiculata) 
ROSE GARDENIA Sige 
(Gardenia yeitchi) 
(Hardy Zones 8-9, Max. Hat. 3 ft.) 
Well known blooming 
Gardenia used extensively by flor- 
ists. Our plants are in bud and will 
soon furnish waxy white corsage 
blooms. Foliage rich, lustrous green. 
winter 
Culture same as Geraniums. Can 
stand but few degrees of frost; so 
transplant indoors before killing 
frost this autumn. 
Institutional Price 
Each Per 20 or More 
$0.75 
WINTERBERRY 
(Euonymus patens) 
(Hardy Zones 5 to 7, Max. Haft. 6 ft.) 
A wonderful broadleaved evergreen shrub. We 
are amazed at the way it will thrive in deep shade 
as well as full sun. 
Completely hardy. Use it generously in the foun- 
dation planting or for hedging or screening. Use it 
free-growing or sheared to any size or shape, Its 
rich, leathery foliage, white flowers in spring and 
messes of Bittersweet berries in fall and winter 
provide year-round charm 
Our type Winterberry is unusually dense and 
bushy and we have never had a better block of 
plants to offer. 
Ficld-grown, moss-balled, 18 in. spread. 
(Hardy Zones 4 to 8) Plants out of 3-inch pots, bushy. Each Each Per 3 Each Per 6 
Outstanding among the glamorous Cotoneasters— $2.60 _ $2.50 7p $2.40 
considered far superior to any of the other low rach Fock pers Institutional Price 
spreading forms. The berries are gorgeous, largest of $0.75 $0. Each Per 20 or More Wi b Vi 
the Cotoneasters so far as we know, brilliant glossy $2.25 interberry Vine 
red and plenty of them to bring color to the garden 
through late summer, fall and winter, or until con- 
sumed by birds. 
A truly delightful shrub for border or foundation 
planting. 
2-yr. heavy transplants. 
Institutional Price 
Each Each Per 3 Each Per 6 Each Per 20 or More 
$1.25 $1.15 $1.00 $0.90 
ENGLISH BOXWOOD 
(Hardy Zones 5 to 9, Max. Hot. 10 ft.) 
Use as a specimen or in hedging. Boxwood is a 
very slow grower and develops compactly without 
any trimming. 
Will thrive in shaded locations and takes kindly 
to a peat moss mulch. Does not like harsh climate 
Our plants are grown right here in Elsberry and will 
thrive wherever Boxwood is hardy. 
Dwarf, dark green, 3-yr., twice transplanted, 6-9 in. 
Each Each Per 3 Each Per 6 Each Per 20 or More 
$0.75 $0.70 $0.60 $0.50 
VIBURNUM BURKWOODI 
(Hardy Zones 5 to 8, Max. Hat. 5 ft.) 
ented Viburnum because its ¢ 
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Called Garden 
| the garden wi 
? ner s 
are 1 
full sun ; ai i but moist 
Several 
th 
Moss-balled, Mransplants 
Each Eoch Per 6 
$2.00 a $1.75 
He a heady, tropical 
Viburnum Burkwoodi 
American Holly Berry 
RHODODENDRON 
(Hardy Zones 4 to 7, Max. Hat. 6 ft.) 
Hybrid Rhododendrons open up a new field of 
beauty to those who have hesitated to plant this 
classic broadleaf evergreen heretofore. We are hun- 
dreds of miles from native Rhododendron haunts and 
yet these plants thrive for us if certain simple growth 
requirements are observed. Plant on protected east 
or north exposures where plants escape hot after- 
noon sun. Use lots of acid peat moss in the planting 
hole, and mulch heavily with peat or leaf mulch 
Never cultivate around these shallow-rooted plants. 
The heavy trusses of flowers, 3 to 4 inches across 
and ranging in color from red to lavender, are equal- 
(Ilex opaca) 
(Hardy Zones 5 to 9, 
Max. Hat. 30 ft.) 
Everyone knows the American 
Holly and little needs to be said 
of its merits. It is our only native 
northern broadleaf evergreen tree 
and most gardeners agree it is Our 
best. 
rieties of A-1] merit that will fill almost 
any need. Whether you wish to glorify 
a trellis, soften brick or stone walls with 
that enduring ‘Hall of Ivy’ effect, or 
clothe a problem embankment, you will 
find among these an outstanding vine to 
do the job—and quickly. 
in almost any home planting scheme. 
Have you been looking for the fastest 
growing hardy vine nurserymen know—or 
has it been a delicate lacy vine with a 
profusion of bloom? 
From the hundreds of possible selec- 
tions we have culled our list to four va- 
CLEMATIS JACKMANI 
(Hardy Zones 5 to 9, 
Max. Hot. 12 ft.) 
Huge, velvety violet-purple 
flowers are of a color not 
shown in any other vine. Doz- 
ens and dozens of Clematis have 
been introduced but none, in 
our estimation, rival the glory 
of Jackman Clematis. 
Grows rapidly through sum- 
mer and early autumn = and 
blooms all summer long. Likes 
fertile, moist, cool soil and a 
protective mulch. 
Use freely on pergola, fence, 
upright supports or rocks 
Potted plants. 
Each Each Per 3 Each Per 10 
$1.30 $1.25 $1.10 
BALTIC IVY 
(Hardy Zones 4 to 9, 
Max. Hot. 50 ft.) 
Hardy form of English Ivy 
Best evergreen vine for planting 
North as well as South. 
Unexcelled for covering walls 
of stone and brick. Equally use- 
ful as ground cover where grass 
is shaded out, or for shaded em- 
bankments. Spreads and covers 
rapidly. Plant 2 feet apart eacn 
way. Our established pot plants 
never stop growing. 
Each Each Institutional Price 
Each Per3 Per6 Each Per 100 or More 
$0.59 $0.50 $0.45 $0.30 
GOLDFLAME HONEYSUCKLE 
(Hardy Zones 5 to 9, Max. Hat. 20 ft.) 
Everblooming. Hundreds of fragrant 
flowers are carmine outside, pure gold 
inside, Vigorous, strong grower. May be 
trimmed as a vine, shrub or law hedae. 
Not touchy as to soil or growing condi- 
tions. Far and away the most striking 
Honeysuckle vine, we believe 
ed in appeal by huge leathery evergreen leaves. Priceless at Christmas. Cutting 2-year, field-grown plants. 
Potted in peat out of 6-inch pots, 6 to 8 inches. boughs only increases the density Each Each Per 3 Each Per 6 
Each Each Per 3 Each Per 6 anantenn y $1.25 $1.10 | $1.00 
$1.50 $1.25 $1.15 Our plants are grown from Institutional Price 
Each Per 20 or More 
$0.90 
SILVER LACE VINE 
selected northern types and are 
frequently transplanted to assure 
good planting results. Plant sever- 
al for pollination and berry pro- 
Gloss duction : (Hardy Zones 4 to 9) 
KBelic Moss-balled, 10 to 12 inches. Imagine a hardy vine that 
Each Each Per 3 Each Per 6 will grow 20 feet or more in 
$1.80 $1.60 $1.50 
GLOSSY ABELIA 
(Abelia grandiflora) 
(Hardy Zones 5 to 9, Max. Hat. 4 ft.) 
Handsome broadleaf evergreen shrub fa- 
mous for long flowering season—May till 
frost. Dense, glossy foliage excellent back- 
ground for white, pink flushed masses of 
bloom. ‘ 
Use generously in the foundation plant- 
ing where low shrubs are indicated or 
create a trim, tidy hedge (set 2 feet apart) 
which requires a minimum of pruning. Will 
endure light shade and succeeds in any 
reasonably good garden soil. Truly a garden 
gem. 
a_ single season! And one 
of breath-taking beauty to 
boot! 
The fleecy flowers of 
Silver Lace burst forth in a 
misty cloud in late summer 
when few woody plants are 
in bloom. 
Perfectly clean. Insects do 
not bother it. Plant in a 
sunny location for best 
growth, 
Field-grown, No. 1 plants. 
Each Each Per 3 Each Per 6 
$1.10 $1.00 $0.90 
Institutional Price 
Each Per 20 or More 
$0.75 
Silver Lace Vine 
Field-grown, 3 times transplanted, 18-24 in. 
Each Each Per 3 Each Per 6 
$2.60 $2.50 $2.25 
Institutional Price 
Each Per 20 or More 
$2.00 
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ON OTHER SIDE 
American Holly 
HARDY 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET 
(Ligustrum ibolium) 
(Hardy Zones 4 to 9, Max. Hat. 8 ft.) 
At last a Privet that combines the rich, glossy texture of 
tender California Privet with the hardiness of the common 
Privet of the North. If you desire a rapid-maturing formal 
clipped hedge, Privet is a standard plant to use and our 
type is definitely superior to other types heretofore offered 
northern gardeners. 
While the best of the Privets are not in a class with the 
finer evergreen hedging plants, it is noteworthy that Hardy 
California Privet is semi-evergreen even in the northern 
states. 12 to 18 inch plants, well branched. Plant 1 foot 
DWARF BLUE LEAF 
WILLOW HEDGE 
(Hardy Zones 4 to 9, Max. Hgt. 4 ft.) 
Exciting new silver-blue hedge plant Completely hardy 
and a true dwarf Willow. We have observed this plant go 
through our recent Sahara-like summers and have been 
frankly amazed at the way the feathery, willowy, compact 
foliage stood the worst of the drouth without flinching. 
Use it trimmed as a colorful, low formal hedge around 
beds or walks. Let it grow untrimmed where you wish a soft 
striking mound-shaped hedge 3 to 4 feet tall. Plant one 
foot apart. 12 to 15 inch plants. 
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RED LEAF BARBERRY 
(Hardy Zones 5 to 9, Max. Hgt. 4 ft.) 
Great improvement over the older green Japanese Bar- 
berry. Blood-red leaves provide rich color to home grounds 
from spring tili fall and red berries remain to provide 
winter color. One of the most serviceable low hedge plants. 
Requires little if any trimming and grows in almost any 
soil. Noted for ability to withstand dry conditions, Plant 
in full sun one foot apart for tight hedge. 12 to 15 inch 
plants. 
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