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Evergreen Trees 



PINt, continued 



Red, or Norway. P. resinosa. A tall tree, native 

 to Maine and westward. It is distinguished from 

 the Austrian Pine only by its darker green color. 

 It is a handsome long-lived tree that merits ex- 

 tensive use. 



Mugho. P. montana, var. mughus. This dwarf in 

 a family of giants has many places of usefulness ; 

 as a low cover on road banks, terraces and hills, 

 or as a lawn specimen. It is a compact, button- 

 shaped bush, 2 or 3 feet high and twice as wide, 

 eventually becoming 10 feet high. It has been 

 trained by the avalanches of the Alps to lie flat 

 and spring up again uninjured. 



RE.TINOSPORA, continued 



gates, at the angles of walks and drives, and bor- 

 ders of the lawn. We have a large stock in pyra- 

 mid and dome form, 2 to 12 feet high, for deco- 

 rating formal gardens, for planting next to 

 foundations of a house, for tubs and terra-cotta 

 urns, for window boxes, and for grouping on the 

 lawn. Annual shearing preserves their compact 

 appearance and improves their color. 



R. filifera. C. pisifera, var. filifera. This is a 

 light green pyramidal tree with thread-like 

 branches 8 to 14 inches long, gracefully arching 

 over its surface. 



UMBRELLA PINE. Sciadopitys 



S. verticillata. A small garden or 

 lawn tree which attracts attention 

 by its dignity, refinement and 

 aristocratic bearing. It is a pyra- 

 mid of graceful, lustrous foliage. 

 The leaves are 5 inches long 

 and ^ inch broad, arranged in a 

 circle like the rays of an um- 

 brella. See page 65. 



PODOCARPUS. See Cephalotaxus 



RILTINOSPORA 



(Japan Cypress). Chamaccyparis 



A Japanese genus of delicately 

 beautiful evergreens chiefly re- 

 markable for their gracefulness 

 and the varied coloring of their plumy foliage. 

 They are especially valuable for grouping in situa- 

 tions too small for the larger pines and spruces. 



R. plumosa. C. pisifera, var. plumosa. Usually in 

 the shape of a pyramid 3 to 8 feet high and wide, 

 with light green foliage. 



JJ. plumosa aurea (Golden Japan Cypress). C. 

 pisifera, var. plumosa aurea. This is the best 

 known variety. Its deep golden yellow foliage 

 is brilliant all the year and adds a cheerful note 

 to the landscape. 



3?. squarrosa (Blue Japan Cypress). C. pisifera, 

 var. squarrosa. The silvery blue member of the 

 family is a charming little tree. Its bright and 

 fleecy foliage and happy expression win friends 

 for it winter and summer. 



At Newport the above three varieties are largely 

 used in pattern bedding. Scroll form beds are 

 filled with contrasting varieties of Retinospora, 

 arborvitae and yew, sloping upward to taller 

 plants of hemlock and fir. Such groups are 

 often used against recessed walls at entrance 



Group of evergreens on lawn of Mr. Hamilton Carv. i, Yucca ; 2, Arbor- 

 vitae ; 3 Retinospora plumosa aurea; 4, Swiss Stone Pine; 5, bank of Tliun- 

 berg's Barberry, Deutzia, Syringa and Dogwood on steep bank below the road. 



i R. obtusa. C. obtusa. This distinct species differs 

 from the graceful and delicate forms of the above 

 in being dark green, strong, rugged and hardy 

 in appearance. In Japan it is an important tim- 

 ber tree, and is worthy of general planting here. 

 Fifth Avenue auction rooms sell at fabulous 

 prices the Chabo Hiba as 200 years old, the 

 heirlooms of the ancient families. The skilful 

 Japanese manufacture them from this species, 

 twisting it in grotesque forms and grafting on 

 numerous little branches of the dwarf variety. 

 It then resembles the quaint gnarled plants made 

 by patient dwarfing and starving in little pots 

 for several generations. 



R. obtusa nana (Japanese Dwarf Cypress). C, ob- 

 tusa nana. A curious compact little plant con- 

 torted as if it struggled with fate on the cliffs of 

 alpine summits or by the sea where the wind 

 twisted and buffeted it about. Each plant grows 

 after a different plan. It may be used in rock- 

 gardens or wherever a touch of darkest green 

 in small form is needed. A weird and unique 

 plant. There is a golden form of this beautiful 

 variety. 



SPRUC1L 



Picea, erroneously Abies, including Tseudotsuga 



The Spruces are all tall spires and popularly classed with the Firs. These and the pines are the most 

 important large evergreens for landscape planting. They are sprightly, alert, cheerful-looking trees, 

 native of Arctic and mountainous regions. Those listed are well adapted to our soil and climate, and 

 groups may be planted in the most windy situations. The Colorado Blue, Engelmann's and Douglas' 

 Spruces and Concolor Fir, all from Colorado, and the White Spruce, are a brilliant, cheerful, and 

 energetic addition to the landscape. 



