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Nordmann's Fir, planted for Mr. Talbot J. Taylor, Cedarhurst, next the salt water, show- 

 ing its ability to withstand such situations. 



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CEDAR, continued 

 Mt. Atlas Silver. C. At- 

 lautica, var. glauca. 

 This is the most ad- 

 mired tree at Dosoris, 

 Glen Cove, where the 

 late Chas. A. Dana col- 

 lected every available 

 evergreen. Its wide 

 arching branches are 

 radiant with silver-blue. 

 Deodar. C. Deodara, 

 This tree combines the 

 feathery gracefulness of 

 the hemlock and the 

 beautiful glaucous hue 

 of the blue spruce. 



CEPHALO- 

 TAXUS 



A genus of the yew 

 family, with foliage as 

 dark and broad as the 

 Nordmann's fir. They 

 are hardy, shade-endur- 

 ing and prefer moist and 

 sheltered positions. 



C. Fortune!. A round 

 bush with graceful 

 branches and lustrous 

 dark foliage, suitable 

 for woodland borders. 



C. pedunculata, var. fas- 

 tigiata; syn., Podocar- 



pus Koreana. A column of black green foliage 3 to 6 feet high. When older the top becomes 

 broader, assuming a vase form. It is preferable to the Irish yew. 



FIR. Abies, erroneously Picea 



The Fir family includes some of the noblest trees. They are all conical in form, lofty in height, 

 and, excepting the blue species, are dark rich green in color. 



Evergreens add to human comfort, as does a fire or easy chair. They are not merely ornaments 

 difficult to transplant and liable to look ragged and gloomy. We have the stock, the knowledge and 

 the skill, to make evergreens a success. 



Nordmann's. A. Nordmanniana. Connoisseurs 

 award this the highest place among dark-foliaged 

 trees. It is strong and dignified, the broadly 

 conical outline retaining till old age its wide- 

 spreading lower branches. The leaves remain 

 on the tree for eight years. They are thicker and 

 wider than those of other evergreens, and are 

 uninjured by salt spray. The Nordmann's Fir 

 usually transplants with difficulty, but ours are 

 prepared to be moved successfully. The speci- 

 mens from 6 to 14 feet high are the largest and 

 best available. 



Silver. A. Picea; syn., , A. pectinata. There is a 

 specimen 85 feet high in the old Hicks garden on 

 the Winthrop place at Westbury. It closely 

 resembles the Nordmann's Fir. We offer trees 

 10 to 16 feet high. 



Cephalonian. A. Cephalonica. A valuable hardy 

 tree with dark, sharp-pointed needles. In gen- 

 eral appearance it is difficult to distinguish from 

 the Nordmann's Fir. We offer specimens up 

 to 10 feet. 



Balsam. A. balsamea. The Christmas tree of 

 northern forests. A useful tree of dark green 

 that loses its lower limbs after about a dozen 

 years. 



Eraser's Balsam. A. Fraseri. This native of the 

 Apalachian Mountains makes a spire of dark 

 green lustrous foliage. 



Concolor, or White. A. concolor. The blue or white 

 green foliage, holding its color throughout the 

 year, gives this tree a most distinguished appear- 

 ance. Its shape is pyramidal, with long, up- 

 curving foliage. Among the sharp-pointed ever- 

 greens this species and the following will be 

 most highly esteemed when their merits are 

 known : Nordmann's Fir, Colorado Blue, White, 

 Engleman's Oriental and Douglas Spruces. 



Lasiocarpa. A. lasiocarpa. Like the Concolor in 

 foliage, but dwarf and compact in form. 



Nobilis glauca. A. nobilis glauca. Similar to the 

 two above species, with which it grows in the 

 Rocky Mountains, this has blue-green foliage.. 

 It is dwarf and slow in growth, 



