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Abies Excelsa Pyramidalis — As its name indicates, this is a beautiful dwarf 

 pyramid. 



Abies Excelsa Parviformis — This Spruce is quite dwarf in .its habit, and has 

 its branches more horizontal than Conica, — is exceedingly slow in growth and 

 is one of the most interesting of its class. 



Abies Excelsa Pumila — A very dwarf variety, seldom growing above two 

 feet higli, with dark foliage and with distinct bushes and close habit. 



Abies Excelsa Pigmea — This is a very small dwarf, only growing one foot 

 high, — quite curious. 



Abies Excelsa Peyidnla — The branches of this variety are as pendent as those 

 of the Kilmarnock Willow, — with a little care in training it makes an inter- 

 esting, elegant tree. 



Abies Canadensis Nana — This is a very dwarf variety of our common Hem- 

 lock, and is compact and beautiful. 



Picea Pichta — This Siberian Silver Fir is a medium sized tree, thick with 

 rich dark foliage, which it does not lose like our Balsam Fir, and is "hardy as 

 an oak." One of the best. 



Picea Hudsonica — The Hudson Bay Silver Fir is a very dwarf and interest- 

 ing variety, growing only about three feet high, — one of the best dwarfs. 



Picea Pectinata Pendula — A weeping variety of the European Silver Fir, — 

 with a little care in training it is very ornamental. 



Pinus Cembra — This Pine is of slow growth ; makes a handsome conical 

 small tree; erect and regularly branched, aud has three-ribbed leaves, green 

 and white, giving it a beautiful plume-like appearance; it is worthy of a place 

 in the best collections. 



Pinus Mugho — A small shrub, with numerous branches and short leaves, 

 forming a dense mass of wood and foliage and perfectly hardy. These two 

 pines are not new, of course, but I think worthy of more attention. 



Juniperus (Sinensis — The Chinese Juniper is but little known in this coun- 

 try, many nurserymen even being unacquainted with it; it is perfectly hardy. 

 If it stands in a rich place and is inclined to grow too fast and loose, it should 

 be pinched, when it will make a compact, conical shrub, bright and beautiful, — 

 one of the most ornamental in attraction. 



Jufiiperns Sinensis Variegata — This is like the preceding, except its beauti- 

 ful green is interspersed with the branchlets of white. 



Juniperus Japonica Aurea — This is i* close-growing fine-leaved variety, with 

 the top of the plant beautifully golden; very attractive in the summer, but 

 browns somewhat with the frosts of autumn and winter. 



Juniperus Sabina Variegata — This variety of the Savin Juniper has^foliage 

 spotted with white and yellow, and is distinct and hardy. 



Juniperus Virginiana Glauca — The light glaucous color of this tree is very 

 pleasing and ornamental. If you wish for a dense dwarf specimen, clip in the 

 tops of the branches. 



Juniperus Virginiana Variegata — This is another variety of the Red Cedar, 

 with the foliage distinctly marked with yellow, — perfectly hardy. 



Juniperus Virginiana Pendula — The Weeping Red Cedar, has graceful, 

 drooping, slender branchlets, and is a desirable addition to our Weeping Ever- 

 greens. 



In the long list of Arbor Vitffis, we have some i^w very handsome dwarfs. 

 They brown some in the winter, it is true, but is it not pleasant to see them 

 hrigliten up in the spring ? You sometimes get on a long, sad face, but before 

 your true friends condemn you, cheerfulness comes again. 



