Trees 



CYPRESS, JAPANESE. See RETINISPORA. , LAWSON S (Chama- 



cyparis Lawsoniana). The most beautiful and probably the tallest 

 of the American cypresses attaining 200 feet in Northern California. 

 Ascending branches with drooping tips giving graceful plumose 

 effect. Very rapid grower when young. Great merit is that it 

 does well in the mountains toward the South, but is not reliably 

 hardy in New England. Very variable. It is to the South what 

 the retinisporas are to the North. 



EUONYMUS (E. Japonicus}. 6 feet; upright-growing shrub, with glossy 

 dark-green leaves. ij to 2 inches long. Does best along the 

 coast. Not quite hardy in the North, except in shaded, protected 



situations. Several variegated forms. , CREEPING (E. radi- 



cans). (See VINES, p. 333.) 



FETTER BUSH (Pieris fioribunda). Dense growing bush with dull, deep- 

 green foliage. Flowers in drooping, terminal tassels. White. April, 

 May; 2 to 4 feet. The conspicuous flower buds all winter 

 make this plant particularly decorative for bordering drives, etc. 



, JAPANESE, or ANDROMEDA (P. Japonica). Similar to the 



foregoing, but larger and with looser habit of growth. 



FIR, BALSAM (Abies balsamea). 50 to 80 feet. A slender tree. Foliage 

 dark green and lustrous above, pale below. The common fir of 

 eastern North America, giving Canada balsam. Foliage fragrant 

 in drying. Loses its beauty early in cultivation. Thrives on a 



variety of soils and where other evergreens would fail. , 



NORDMANN S (A. Nordmanniana). Most ornamental and stateliest 

 fir. 100 to 150 feet. Glossy dark foliage. Broadly conical out 

 line. Leaves remain on the trees for eight years. Thicker and 

 wider than most conifers. Uninjured by salt spray. Large speci 

 mens transplant badly. Said to winter-kill in some spots near 



Philadelphia, but is uninjured much farther north. , RED. 



See SPRUCE, DOUGLAS. , WHITE (A. concolor). The best 

 fir in the North, withstanding heat and drought. Very hardy. 250 

 feet. Rapid grower, and the most ornamental fir for the East. 

 Needles bluish, curved and with feathery effect. Conical habit, 

 and with little pruning makes a very compact tree. A. lasio- 

 carpa is similar, but more compact. 



GARLAND FLOWER (Daphne Cneorum). With trailing branches. Dark 

 green linear leaves. Flowers in clustered heads. Purplish pink. 



