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SPRUCL, continued 



Mr. August Belmont's Hempstead estate shows good examples of the rejuvenation of old Norway 

 Spruce trees. They were 80 feet high and had become scraggy and ragged at the top. Twenty feet 

 were cut off and the side branches shortened to a point preserving the natural form, and the roots fer- 

 tilized. Three years afterward the tops are dense, compact and handsome. 



White. P. alba. A bright blue-green tree of hand- 

 some compact form. Large trees here attest its 

 ability to retain these qualities in old age. It is 

 a native of Maine, but is less plentiful than the 

 more somber black and red Spruces. Its color 

 often equals the Colorado Blue Spruce. We 

 offer specimens 10 to 15 feet high, trained uni- 

 formly for formal gardens, and larger trees 16 to 

 22 feet. 



Engelmann's. P. Engelmanni. A rare and valu- 

 able conifer with dark green foliage, lighter 

 underneath. Perfectly hardy. 



Oriental. P. orientalis. Closely resembles the 

 Nordmann's Fir in its dark rich color and dense 

 habit. Its short, black -green leaves are re- 

 tained for nine years. Native of Siberia, its 

 hardiness is undoubted. 



Colorado. P. pungens. The sage-green color and 

 strong needle-pointed leaves on stiff, shelf-like 

 branches make this a beautiful and conspicuous 

 tree. It is a strong, stern tree and can stand salt 

 spray. In early summer its color approaches 

 that of the variety. 



Colorado Blue. P. pungens, var. glauca. This 

 conspicuous lawn ornament has become more 

 quickly known and appreciated than any other 

 evergreen. It instantly attracts the eye and forms 

 the center of the picture. It cheerfully lights up 

 a dark corner and harmonizes with a background 

 of White Spruce and darker Firs and Pines. The 

 scintillations of its silver sheen are like a lace of 

 hoar-frost sparkling in the sun. 



Koster's Colorado Blue. P. pungens, var. glauca 

 Kosterii. This is grafted from an extra blue 

 tree. 



Alcock's. P. bicolor ; syn., Alcockiana. Viewed 

 by the horizontal rays of the afternoon winter 

 sun illuminating the under side of the ascending 

 branches, it is the most brilliant blue evergreen. 



Norway. P. excelsa. On Long Island tine Nor- 

 way Spruce does the most toward break- 

 ing the flatness of the winter landscape. 

 Groups of them tower to twice or three 



Privet hedge and arch at residence of Mr. Talbot J. Taylor, Cedarhurst. L I. 

 At the right is a large White Spruce. 



NORWAY SPRUCE, continued 



times the height of the farm-houses they shelter. 

 Rapid-growing, dark green, graceful and dense 

 when young, it is worthy of extensive planting 

 for hedges, shelter-belts and screens. We offer 

 60 trees 10 to 20 feet, 20 trees 20 to 30 feet 

 high, and small ones in quantity. All can be 

 shipped by rail. 



Weeping Norway. P. excelsa, var. inverta. An 

 erratic curiosity growing 15 to 20 feet high, with 

 branches hanging fantastically downward. 



Douglas. Pseudotsuga Douglasii. This promises- 

 to be the most valuable Spruce for general plant- 

 ing. It grows rapidly to a dense, graceful tree of 

 soft light bluish green foliage, which does not get 

 thin, ragged or brown. The Colorado form is 

 hardy ; that from California tender. 



YEW. Taxus 



The Yews are all shade-enduring and have very 

 dark green foliage. The Yew family is famous in 

 literature through the ancient Yews of Europe, 

 which we have the good fortune to be able to grow 

 here. This latitude is their northern limit for this 

 country. A little winter protection of straw or the 

 shade of other trees is sufficient to prevent their 

 becoming brown in severe weather. 



English. T. baccata. In this region the English 

 Yew grows as a broad bush of many stems of 

 darkest green foliage. 



Golden English. T. baccata, var. aurea. A little 

 plant of bright golden yellow. 



Irish. T. baccata, \yc.fastigiata. A narrow dark 

 column. Needs protection in winter. 



Canadian. T. Canadensis. The spreading branches 

 of the Canadian Yew cover the ground like 

 green carpet, forming in time a mat 15 feet 

 broad and l$t feet high. It will grow in damp, 

 shady places. It has bright red 

 berries. 



Japanese. T. cuspidata. This is 

 perfectly hardy, and there should 

 be an active demand for it. At 

 Dosoris, Glen Cove, the estate 

 of the late Charles A. Dana, we 

 have moved an old specimen of 

 this species 21 feet wide and 15 

 feet high. It has not browned in 

 most severe exposure to north 

 winds or bright winter sun. We 

 have seed and layers of this stock. 



Dwarf Japanese. T. cuspidata, var. 

 brevifolia. On the same estate 

 are specimens of this, 15 feet 

 wide and 3 feet high. It is a 

 rugged, dark green plant, as if 

 from up near the snow line. We 

 have moved one of these to the 

 nursery and layered, to make 

 new plants. 



