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cheapness, consequent upon the ease with which it can be propagated from seed, 

 together with the fact that it readily adapts itself to almost any soil, this species 

 has been widely disseminated; and there is scarcely a park, cemetery or rural 

 community where specimens of it cannot be found many of them being in an 

 advanced stage of dilapidation. 



Weeping Norway Spruce. Picea excelsa ptndula Loud. In this variety we 

 have a unique member in the family of spruces, which embraces most of the 

 characteristics of the Norway in addition to a strikingly peculiar habit of 

 growth. Differing from the Norway, its limbs grow in a decidedly weeping 

 fashion, while occasional branches turn up in a most eccentric manner. Being 

 slender and much smaller than the Norway, it is one of the finest specimen trees. 

 It should be located at a somewhat conspicuous spot on the lawn and is excellent 

 for use in small grounds. While its growth is made rather slowly, the weeping 

 spruce is entirely hardy and not in the least fastidious as to soil. 



FIG. VIII Weeping Norway Spruce. Picea excelsa pendula Loud. 



The Norway spruce comes from central and northern Europe, where dense 

 forests of it cover immense tracts of country and the old trees vary in height from 

 eighty to one hundred and fifty feet. A natural forest of Norway, grown under 

 favorable conditions, presents a sight long to be treasured in one's memory, since 

 their long, pendulous, gracefully-curving branches, festooned with dark green, 

 shining foliage, sweep the ground. 



The Norway is of great value in ornamental planting, when used judiciously, 

 but it is not suited to use on extremely small lawns nor to any situation where 

 space cannot be afforded for it to develop normally. It is valuable for planting 



