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Pine, continued 



Korean. Pinus Koraiensis. This is a beauti- 

 ful tree of blue-green foliage and compact, 

 symmetrical growth. It is entirely hardy 

 and promises to be a long-lived tree. As 

 a food plant it takes high rank, and there 

 is a probability of its being the best nut 

 Pine for this region. In Arizona and ad- 

 jacent states, the Indians get a large part 

 of their living from the Pinyon Pines. 



Umbrella. Sciadopitys verticillata . A little 

 tree that ranks with Boxwood and Palms 

 in dignity, refinement and aristocratic 

 bearing, having the rich color and texture 

 of such plants. It forms a narrow pyramid 

 3 to 10 feet high, of leaves 5 inches long, 

 arranged like the rays of an umbrella. 



Retinospora 



Japan Cypress ; Chamaecyparis 



For the summer beauty of evergreens, 

 Retinospora pisifera and its varieties, R. plu- 

 mosa, R. plumosa aurea, R. squarrosa and R. 

 filifera are unexcelled. After the severe weather of 

 mid-winter they take on a dull green color like the 

 American Arborvitse, but not as decidedly so. _ 



We have a large stock of these varieties trained 

 into dense, broad domes and pyramids. They are 

 worth two or three times as much as the usual 

 Retinosporas of similar height. Their density and 

 symmetry give them the appearance of age and 

 long established planting. The density of their 

 growth lessens the damage from snow in winter. 

 They are grown wide apart and we move them with 

 three to five times as heavy a ball of earth as is 

 customary, therefore, they are in the best possible 

 condition to give good results. (See page 44.) 



The prices quoted are low for their quality. 



A frequent use for them is to plant at the base 

 of new buildings or terraces. Another use is to make 

 beds of evergreens on the borders of a lawn or to 

 edge down groups of taller Pines and Cedars. 

 Horticulturally, these close plantings are just what 



Residence of Mr. J. Rogers Maxwell, Glen Cove, L. I. Mugho 

 Pines are the low cushion-shaped trees which will finish off the 

 group of taller Austrian Pines. (See page 4 1 .) 



they like best, for they do not like to stand alone on 



a wind-swept hill. 



Retinospora plumosa. Chamacyparis pisifera, 

 var. plumosa. This is a fleecy and plumy pyramid 

 of light green foliage. It should be used as a back- 

 ground or foil for the other varieties. There is 

 no evergreen more delicate in its detail of foliage 

 than this. 



At Newport it is extensively used with the 



Bed of fancy < 



ice of Mr. Walter G. Oakman, Roslyn, L. I. It contains Retinospora, Dwarf Arborvitae, 

 Nordmann's Fir, Boxwood, Spruce and Mugho Pine 



