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Picea Hifdsonira — The Hudson Bay Silver 

 Fir is a very dwarf and interesting variety, 

 growing only about three feet high — one of 

 the best dwarfs. 



Picea pectinata pendida — A weeping 

 variety of the European Silver Fir — with 

 a little care in training, it is very ornamental. 



Piims cemhra — This Pine is of slow 

 growth ; makes a handsome conical small 

 tree ; erect and regularly branched, and has 

 three ribbed loaves, green and white, giving 

 it a beautiful plume-like appearance ; it is 

 worthy of a place in the best collections. 



Fimis MugJio — A small shrub, with nu- 

 merous 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. 



Junipervs Sinensis — The Chinese Juniper 

 is but little known in this country, 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. 



Juniperus Sinerisis variegata — This is 

 like the preceding, except its beautiful green 

 is interspersed with branchlets of white. 



Juniperus Japo?iica aurea — This is a 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 Sabiyia 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. 



J^miperus Virginiana variegata — This is 

 another variety of the Red Cedar, with the 

 foliage distinctly marked with yellow — per- 

 fectly hardy. 



Ju7iiperus Virginiana pendida — The 

 Weeping lied Cedar has graceful, drooping, 

 slender branchlets, and is a desirable addition 

 to our Weeping Evergreens. 



In the long list of Arbor Vitaes, we have 

 some few very handsome dwarfs. They 

 brown some in the winter, it is true, but is it 

 not pleasant to see them brighteyi vp in the 

 spring ? You sometimes get on a long, sad 

 face, but before your true friends condemn 

 you, cheerfulness comes again. 



Thuja dumosa — A real Dwarf Arbor Vitae, 

 growing only about three feet high, with 

 short flat branchlets, of a peculiarly beautiful 

 green in the summer ; browns in winter. 



Thuja cristata — A dwarf, compact, curious 

 novelty — a really interesting addition to this 

 class of Dwarf Arbor Vitaes. 



Thuja liana {Hooper^s Dwarf.) — This 

 beautiful dwarf originated with the dis- 

 tinguished nurseryman whose name it bears. 

 It is very compact and bright — one of the 

 best. 



Thvja Vervaeneana — A very pretty and 

 distinct variety, with slender branches and a 

 beautiful golden color. 



Thvja pendula — The AVeeping Arbor 

 Vitae,- like all the Weeping Evergreens, needs 

 a little care and skill in its management, 

 when it makes a very satisfactory appearance. 



Thuja pyramidalis — This variety is re- 

 markably upright and compact, forming a 

 slender pillar of green ; it is quite desirable 

 and attractive. 



Taxus adpressa stricta — This is another 

 erect, compact evergreen ; has dark, glossy, 

 green leaves, and is without doubt, one of the 

 most hardy of its species. 



Taxus Canadensis variegata — This is a 

 variety of our American Yew, with foliage 

 handsomely striped with yellow. With a 

 little annual clipping, it will form a very com- 

 pact bush, and present a very cheerful appear- 

 ance. 



Taxus Washinglonii — Of this plant, 

 Messrs. Hoopcs Brothers & Thomas say, "A 

 rare novelty, of quite vigorous growth, very 

 beautifully variegated, with deep golden 

 yellow spots and stripes." I am very much 

 pleased with the small plants we received 

 about a year ago. 



Some of the Biotas and Retinosporas, are 

 Wonderfully l)eautifu], but the fear that they 



