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19. Blue spruce 



{Picea pungens) 



20. Japanese umbrella pine 



{Sciadopitys vcrliciUata) 



21. Mugho pine 



{Pinus mughus) 



22. Obtuse leaf Japanese cypress 



(Relinospora ob(usa) 



23. English yew 

 (Taxus baccata) 



Extremely harch" forms a 

 perfect specimen plant for 

 the lawn. 



Very hardy; retains a com- 

 pact crown. An excellent 

 specimen plant when grouped 

 with other evergreens on the 

 lawn. Does not grow to large 

 size. 



A low-growing evergreen; 

 hardy; important in group 

 planting. 



Beautiful evergreen of small 

 size; hardy; desirable for group 

 planting. 



An excellent evergreen 

 usually of low form; suitable 

 for the lawn, massed with 

 others or as a specimen plant; 

 will grow in the shade of other 

 trees. There are various 



forms of this species of dis- 

 tinctive value. 



TREES BEST FOR THE STREET 



1. Oriental sycamore 



{Platanus orientalis) 



2. Norway maple 



{Acer platanoides) 



Very hardy; will adapt itself 

 to city conditions ; grows fairly 

 fast and is highly resistant 

 to insects and disease. 



Very hardy; possesses a 

 straight trunk and symmetri- 

 cal crown; is comparatively 



