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found admirable for hall use. A. cxcclsa (Fig 36) is 

 the leading species, because it was first introduced. It 

 is therefore better known than A. gliiiica or ./. robiisia 

 compacta. A. glaiica has foliage of a rich blue-green. 

 A. robusta compacta is a strong grower of very com- 

 pact growth, and most symmetrical habit. Its heavily 



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foliaged branches a|)pear to be covered with moss, so 

 thickly set are they with the rich, deep green foliage. 

 The two last named kinds have been very high-priced, 

 until within a few years, because of their scarcity, but 

 thev are now grown in large quantities, and very fine 

 specimens can bo lidught for a reason.Tble sum. 



