TWELVE DESIRABLE CONIFERS 205 



ARBORVIT.E (Thuja occidentalis) 



While not suitable for quite so many purposes, the Arbor- 

 vita^ comes next in usefulness as an inexpensive evergreen. It is 

 good in the form of small plants in window boxes for Winter effects ; 

 it is good for hedges a little later, and it is good as a specimen still 

 later. 



RED CEDAR (Juniperus virginiana) 



There are many sections where you cannot keep Boxwoods out- 

 doors all Winter, which really is the time you want them most. A 

 good substitute, hardy almost anywhere, is the Red Cedar. It 

 makes a splendid specimen plant even in a small state and when 

 from four to six feet high it is ideal for planting at either side of a 

 front entrance of a residence, on a terrace, or on the open lawn. 



COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE (Picea pungens) 



The Blue Spruce is one of the most stately of conifers and as 

 expensive as any. You will sell but one as against a hundred or 

 more of Norway Spruce. Yet it always pays to have at least a few 

 on hand and to my mind it is better to have your nurseryman supply 

 you with plants about eighteen inches or so in height of the true 

 blue color than to buy hundreds of small seedlings of which only a 

 very small percentage will turn out blue. 



BALSAM FIR (Abies balsamea) 



The Balsam, with its graceful branches, you can use to ad- 

 vantage both when small and later on for mass planting. Like all 

 others, when the plants get to be 3 ft. and over in height, they need 

 room if you want them good all the way around. 



HEMLOCK (Tsuga canadensis) 



Since it is as useful as the Balsam, it is always well to have a 

 stock of different sizes on hand. 



SABINE JUNIPER (Juniperus Sabina) 



The Sabine Juniper, with its graceful habit, is one of the showiest 

 of all conifers. It is especially adapted for planting in the fore- 

 ground of taller growing sorts, but it is equally as good treated as a 

 single specimen. 



DWARF MOUNTAIN PINE (Pinus Mugho) 



The Mugho Pine, while not as graceful as the Sabine Juniper, 

 is every bit as useful. There are plenty of occasions where you can 

 use it to advantage. 



