For Year-Round Effect 
USE EVE 
Remember, we are Evergreen Specialists—our field-fresh, acclimated 
stock, humus packed to reach you in perfect condition, is sure to please. 
Nothing makes a house a home like evergreens, Our prostrate and 
spreading kinds are ‘‘just right’ for under your picture window or to 
soften harsh foundation lines. Upright types are so important for ac- 
centing doorways and other features; for specimen planting and for 
evergreen hedging, screening and background. For the older home 
smothered in over-grown shrubs, replacement with our evergreens will 
GREEN PYRAMID 
ARBOR-VITAE 
(Thuja occidentalis 
pyramidalis) 
(Hardy Zones 2 to 6, 
Max. Hgt. 25 ft.) 
Very striking evergreen, with 
flat deep rich green foliage. Re- 
tains shape without shearing 
into natural pyramid form. For 
background plantings, or at 
building corners, or in front of 
pillars this kind of the Arbor- 
Vitaes can’t be beat. Definitely 
one of our most popular ever- 
greens. Holds color all through 
the year. 
Field-grown and moss-balled, 
provide a fresh, new look, 
BLUE DOUGLAS 
(Pseudotsuga toxifolia glauca) 
(Hardy Zones 4 to 6, Max Hat. 100 ft.) 
One of the finest tall-growing evergreens that can be planted. Ours 
is the bluish Rocky Mountain strain, much superior to Pacific or inter- 
mountain types for planting in the Midwest or East 
If you drive out this way let us show you plants that are 10 or 12 years 
old and you will agree there is nothing more handsome. 
WOODWARD 
GLOBE ARBOR-VITAE 
(Thuja occidentalis woodwardi) 
Beautiful field-grown trees, 15 to 18 inches, moss-balled. 
Institutional Prices 
8 to 10 in. Each Each Per 3 Each Per 10 Each Per 20 or More (Hardy Zones 2016) Maxe|Hgt.i3) ft.) 24 to 30 Anches: cur 
cy rs F ac ac 
$ $ $ Finest of all dwarf Arbor-Vitae. A true dwarf. 
10 for ]-50 25 for 3-00 100 for 10-06 Perfect ball shape that never requires shearing. Each Per 3 Per 6 
Useful entrance plant. Plant in sun or light shade. $3.25 $3.00 $2.75 
Very hardy. 
Institutional Price 
Each Per 10 or More 
$2.50 
Field-grown and moss-balled, 15 in. diameter. 
Each Each Per 3 Each Per 6 
$2.25 $2.15 $2.00 
BLACK or AUSTRIAN PINE 
(Pinus nigra) 
(Hardy Zones 4 to 6, Max. Hgt. 70 ft.) 
Most widely used Pine tree for ornamental plant- 
ing. Excellent for backgrounds, windbreaks, screen- 
ing. Shaggy, dark green foliage. Famous for resist- 
ing heat, drought and city smoke. Prices below. 
SCOTCH PINE 
(Pinus sylvestris) 
(Hardy Zones 2 to 7, Max. Hgt. 75 ft.) 
Most popular evergreen for Christmas tree plant- 
ing and with good reason. It is much easier to get 
a “catch”’ with Scotch Pine than other evergreens. 
It will grow in blow sand, the meanest clay or in a 
rock pile. Like other Pines, all it needs is good drain- 
age. Makes a dense bushy growth that shapes well. 
Ours has a good blue-green cast, and is unusually 
fast growing. For quick cover, windbreak and back- 
ground it is tops. Prices at right. PINE PRICES 
This spring we have an unusually fine group 
of 3-year transplanted NORWAY PINE, AUS- 
TRIAN PINE and SCOTCH PINE, your choice, 
at values you can‘t duplicate for trees of this 
size and quality (please allow us to substitute 
one variety in the likely event we are sold 
out when your order is received). 
3-year transplants, 8 to 12 inches. 
6 for 20 for 100 for 
$1.00 $2.75 $13.00 
YEW HEDGE 
Japanese Upright Yew NORWAY PINE 
(Pinus resinosa) 
(Hardy Zones 2 to 5, Max. Hgt. 75 ft.) 
Here is a tree that many think will become the 
foremost plantation Christmas tree, and those who 
have decorated a full-body Norway Pine (or Scotch 
Pine) in their homes will never willingly go back 
to a thin, shipped in tree. 
(Taxus cuspidata capitata) 
(Hardy Zones 4 to 6, Hgt. 25 ft.) 
Yew is unexcelled for evergreen hedging. Shears beautifully, thrives in shade or sun. 
Fertile soil is important and good drainage essential. Only Holly or Boxwood can be com- 
pared with Yew as luxury hedging. For the first time, this year we offer potted Japanese 
Yews, bringing this superb hedging within reach of the most modest budget. 
Out of pots, 9 to 12 in. transplants. 
Each Each Per 3 Each Per 25 or More Also useful for screening, climate control and 
woodland planting. Plant in the open as it does not 
tolerate shade. Prices at right. 
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Andorra Juniper 
ANDORRA JUNIPER 
(Hardy Zones 4 to 8, Max. Spread 4 ft.) 
One of the very best semi-prostrate evergreens available. Not so 
low-growing as Waukegan Juniper. 
Distinctive silvery green foliage in summer; rich purple tones in 
winter. Shape is much like a low, broad vase which makes it ex- 
tremely useful in foundation plantings, terraces and rockeries. Com- 
pletely hardy. Prefers a sunny location. 
PFITZER JUNIPER 
(Hardy Zones 4 to 9, Max. Spread 5 ft.) 
Pfitzer Juniper is perhaps the most universally 
satisfactory and useful evergreen shrub of them all. 
We grow thousands of them and never seem to have 
enough. It is “just right’’ for so many locations. 
Sey, 
WAUKEGAN JUNIPER 
(Hardy Zones 2 to 5, Max. Spread 4 ft.) 
We have selected this as the outstand- 
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SPINY GREEK 
JUNIPER 
(Juniperus excelsa stricta) 
(Hardy Zones 4 to 9, Max. Hgt. 8 ft.) 
This is not a first-rate evergreen but is such 
a trim and tidy fellow when young we de- 
cided to list it. We have a block of 1,000 12 
to 15 inch plants as compact and shapely as 
you have ever seen. They are very good for 
doorstep, foundation, urn or windowbox plant- 
ing. and the price you will note will make 
them: go in. a-churry 
Field-grown and moss-balled, 12 to 15 inches. 
Each Ea 3 Each Per 10 
Each Per 3 
Institutional Price 
Each Per 20 or More 
FEATHERWEIGHT 
PACKING TO 
SAVE YOU MONEY 
Because it is not possible to 
determine shipping costs in ad- 
vance, plants are priced FOB 
Elsberry. Shipments will ordinari- 
ly go forward RR Express and 
this is usually more satisfactory 
to you, except on small pack- 
ages which will be sent Parcel 
Post. Our sturdy, feather-weight 
packing keeps shipping charge 
to absolute minimum—average 
is 6 of plant cost. 
ing low, trailing, prostrate evergreen. Its 
steel-blue, needle-like foliage does not 
become so ragged with age as other low 
Junipers. Turns deep purple in fall. 
Splendid for embankments, grave 
covering, softening concrete edges and 
elsewhere where a mat of luxuriant ever- 
green foliage is needed. Our plants are 
exceptionally nice this year. Prices below. 
Wish you could see our beautiful block of plants. Prices at left. 
Exceptionally handsome and hardy, its feathery 
grey-green foliage 
resistant. 
No other evergreen | know flourishes so well from 
covers 
branches and makes it particularly useful in the 
foundation planting or as an informal border. It will 
stand considerable shade and is likewise drouth 
arching, spreading 
CANNAERT JUNIPER 
(Hardy Zones 2 to 8, Max. Hgt. 25 ft.) 
This is our favorite upright-growing Juniper. Heavily tufted lus- 
trous deep green foliage is its distinguishing charm. Masses of 
porcelain-blue berries add to its beauty and attract winter birds. 
Grows vigorously but may be trimmed to desired height. Not choosy 
as to soil and tolerates more shade than most Junipers. 
Cannaert Juniper 
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Any of our 3 Spreading Junipers, field- 
grown, moss-balled, full 15-18 ia, spread— 
your choice in any combination. 
Each Each Per 3 Each Per 10 
$9.80 $9.55 $9.40 
Institutional Price Each Per 30 or More 
$9.25 
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We offer both the Green and the Blue forms. 
from coast to coast. ; ; 
It would be difficult to select a better upright growing evergreen 
for foundation or doorway planting, accent or screening. 
Field-grown, moss-balled, 18 to 24 inches. 
Institutional Price 
Each Each Per 20 or More 
Each Per 3 Each Per 6 
Our Hardiness Zone Map, adapted from information compiled by Arnold Arboretum and 
U. S. Department of Agriculture, is the best means of indicating areas where any shrub or 
evergreen we list can be expected to thrive. From the map, find your own hardiness zone. Then 
note the zone designations after each variety listed. If the zones designated include your own, 
you can expect the variety to suit your climate. 
Sometimes plants may be successfully grown outside their normal zone, particularly if given 
extra protection. For example, Magnolia grandiflora is a zone 6 plant but here at Elsberry, 
(near the northern edge of zone 5) we have been growing a northern strain successfully for 
several years. You should be wary of taking plants outside their designated zones, however, 
unless you are willing to experiment. 
Of course, growth of our plants is controlled by factors other than minimum temperatures 
on which this zone map is based. Ordinary good growing conditions are needed to make ane 
plant thrive. Plants having protection against sweeping winds are generally favored, particular- 
ly during the establishment period. Well drained soil (more vital than soil fertility) is im- 
portant to almost any woody plant, as roots must breath as well as tops. Mulching is always 
beneficial. These and other growth factors are mentioned in our plant discriptions where they 
are particularly important and are covered in greater detail in our planting instructions that 
accompany each shipment. 
BLUE SPRUCE 
(Hardy Zones 2 to 6, 
Max. Hgt. 40 ft.) 
Sorry, we are sold out on 
Colorado Spruce for spring 
of 1954. We have thou- 
sands coming along all the 
way from one year to 6 
years old. This fall we will 
have some dandies to offer. 
MAKING YOUR 
PLANTS THRIVE 
It is easy to plant FOR- 
REST KEELING Evergreens 
and other plants and to 
make them thrive! 
With every order we 
send our own leaflet on 
planting, fertilizing, water- 
ing and mulching to secure 
rich, lustrous growth. 
Our varieties have been 
selected with resistance to 
disease and insects in mind, 
but our leaflet also tells 
how to control pests that 
may appear. Simple direc- 
tions for pruning to de- 
velop and keep the growth 
form you want are includ- 
ed. 
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