260 HARDY PICTORIAL TREES. 



best are ferox argentea, argentea angustifolia, elegantissima, 

 longifolia, lucida, marginata. 



Juniperus virginiana ^/tfz^rtf. Evergreen. Height, 30 

 feet. Leaves greyish white, distinct and beautiful. There 

 is also a variety of this species in which the leaves are 

 produced in patches of green and white, which is very 

 ornamental. 



Ligustrum ovalifolium variegatum. Evergreen. Height, 

 8 feet. Leaves green, distinctly and broadly margined 

 with silver ; very showy. 



Phlomisfruticosa. Evergreen. Height, 2 feet. Leaves 

 greyish white, flowers yellow. A pretty and distinct dwarf 

 plant. 



Pinus excelsa. Evergreen. Height, 100 feet. A free- 

 growing and very handsome white-leaved Pine, good for 

 specimens, groups, and avenues. 



Pinus strobus nivea (the Snow Pine). Evergreen. 

 Height, 100 feet. A handsome silvery-leaved Pine of 

 slender but graceful and rapid growth. 



Picea nobilis glauca. Evergreen. Height, 100 feet. 

 One of the most beautiful of the Piceas, the leaves almost 

 white. 



Rhamnus Alaternus foliis argenteis. Evergreen. 

 Height, 10 feet. Leaves green, broadly and regularly 

 margined with silver. A very beautiful plant, best against 

 a wall, except in warm dry localities. 



Acer Negundo variegatum. Deciduous. Height, 20 

 feet. Leaves almost white, hardy, of free growth, and 

 altogether one of the most beautiful white-leaved trees 

 ever introduced. 



Amygdalus communis foliis variegatis (the Variegated 

 Almond). Deciduous. Height, 20 feet. Leaves green, 

 well and regularly edged with white. A showy and 

 beautiful tree. 



Hippophae rhamnoides (the Sea Buckthorn). Deciduous. 

 Height, 1 5 feet. Leaves and bark greyish white, distinct 

 and effective. Well adapted for the seaside. 



