PINUS, continued 



P. monticola. Mountain White Pine. (L m) A handsome tree of pyram- 

 idal form, with slender, somewhat pendulous branches. The foliage is bluish 

 green, and the whole aspect of the tree is that of a slender White Pine. 



P. Mughus. Dwarf Mountain Pine. (Ds) A low, broad, spreading 

 tree ; really more of a bush. Foliage deep green, leaves short, branches 

 dense. A valuable sort for rocky and hillside planting. (See plate on page 18.) 



P. ponderosa. Bull Pine. (Lr) Bark reddish; foliage dark green; 



larger and coarser than that of the Red Pine. 



P. resinosa. Red Pine. (L r) A beautiful form. Bark reddish brown ; 

 growth dense ; foliage long and of a light green. 



P. rigida. Pitch Pine. (Lr) A pyramidal tree forming an open, irregu- 

 lar head. The branches are spreading, branchlets light brown and foliage 

 dark green. A good sort for poor or thin soils and rocky slopes. 



P. Strobus. White Pine. (Lr) One of the most stately, beautiful and 

 valuable of our native evergreens. Tall and straight, with slender glaucous 

 foliage somewhat tufted at the ends of the branches. An extremely graceful 

 tree. (See plate on page 18.) 



P. sylvestris. Scotch Pine. (L r) A luxuriant grower in most any soil; 

 forming a broad pyramidal tree of dense growth. Foliage of a pleasing bluish 

 green. Good for temporary planting on the seashore. 



P. Thunbergi. Japanese Black Pine. (Lm) A handsome, hardy species 

 forming a broad, pyramidal head. The spreading branches are somewhat 

 pendulous and clothed with bright green foliage. 



PODOCARPUS. Yew 



P. Japonica. Japanese Yew. (Ss) An upright, shrubby tree of luxuriant 

 growth, resembling the Irish Yew, but of more open habit and larger foliage, 

 which is long and of a shining dark green. A valuable variety. 



P. Koraiana. Korean Yew. (S s) A larger, more upright -growing sort 

 than the foregoing ; heavy, deep green foliage. 



PSEUDOTSUGA 



P. Douglasii. Douglas' Spruce. (L r) A Colorado tree of great beauty, 

 with soft, large, dark green foliage, sometimes glaucous, giving the tree a beau- 

 tiful effect. 



RETINOSPORA. Japan Cypress 



These are all handsome, neat-growing evergreens, the several varieties assum- 

 ing very distinct colors and habit. They are very useful for decoration in winter 

 and for window boxes or pots. As miniature trees they are unequaled. The 

 exquisite shadings of yellow, white and green, lasting all the year round in a group 

 of this sort, are a constant source of pleasure ; and these lovely colors are particu- 

 larly conspicuous and agreeable in the winter. 



R. ericoides. Heath-like Japan Cypress. (Sf) Regular, conical bush, 

 desirable for contrast from its violet-red color in winter. 



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