Pseudotsuga, continued 



Pseudotsuga mucronata glauca. BLUE DOUGLAS SPRUCE. A smaller tree 

 than the above, with shorter and stouter branches. The leaves vary from 

 bluish green to almost silvery white. Generally considered hardier than 

 the type, but of much slower growth. Our plants are grown from 

 the most highly colored specimens and have their origin in Colorado. 

 Recommended for the colder portions of the North. 

 P. mucronata pendula. WEEPING DOUGLAS SPRUCE. A form 

 with pendulous branches and drooping branchlets. The 

 foliage is usually more blue than in the typical form. This 

 remarkable tree is much admired as a specimen plant. 



Sciadopitys The Um- 

 brella Pine 



The remoteness of relationship of the 

 Umbrella Pine to any other species imparts 

 to it a singular interest that few evergreens 

 possess. The genus consists of a single 

 species, a tree of considerable hardiness 

 and of great beauty. Requires a moist but 

 well-drained soil. 



Sciadopitys verticillata. UMBRELLA PINE. A 

 remarkable and beautiful Japanese tree with 

 compact ascending branches, forming a nar- 

 row pyramidal head, or, in age, the branches 

 spreading or pendulous. Foliage in whorls of 

 15 to 30 stiff, broad needles of a lustrous deep 

 green color, 3 to 5 inches long. This beautiful 

 tree thrives over a wide range of country, 

 enduring temperatures much below zero. A 

 gem for any garden. 



Pinui strobus 



Sequoia California Redwood 

 and Big Trees 



This genus includes, seemingly, the climax of 

 vegetation the largest and oldest trees in the 

 world. It is estimated that, early in the Chris- 

 tian Era, the largest of the Big Trees, now 

 standing, were swaying in the Pacific breezes. 

 Trees three hundred or more feet tall, with 

 trunks twenty or thirty feet in diameter, have 

 been recorded. It is interesting to cultivate 

 these monarch trees, even though the pro- 

 portions are vastly different. The Big Tree 

 is hardy in New York, but the Redwood is 

 more tender and adapted only to the South 

 Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific States. A deep 

 sandy loam should be chosen, and if pro- 

 tected from cold, piercing winds, the re- 

 sults are likely to be much better. 



Sequoia gigantea. BIG TREE; MAMMOTH 

 TREE. The largest and oldest of all trees. 

 Native of the Sierra Nevada range of 

 California. Foliage green or bluish 

 green, completely clothing the branch- 

 jets. Cones 2 to 2 1 A inches long. This 

 is the hardier species, and the one most 

 often seen in cultivation. 



S. gigantea pendula. WEEPING BIG 

 TREE. A remarkable form of the fore- 



oing species with very pendulous 

 ranches, which often hang so close 

 as to hide the trunk. 



S. serapervirens. CALIFORNIA RED- 

 WOOD. A gigantic evergreen tree, 

 ranking second in size and age of the 

 world's greatest trees. Grows natur- 

 ally from Oregon to Southern Cali- 

 fornia, near the coast. Leaves dark 

 green, with two pale bands beneath. 

 A fast-growing pyramidal tree, 

 thriving best in the neighborhood of 

 the sea. 



Thuya occidental!* filicoides 



IS 



Thuya The Arborvitaes 



A group of most useful hardy evergreens, thriving 

 in a wide variety of soils and exposures. In general, 

 a moist soil with a porous substratum is to be 

 preferred. In the extreme North the American 

 varieties are to be preferred, on account of 

 greater hardiness, while in the South the Orien- 

 tal varieties are best adapted to the conditions 

 of climate and environment. Many of the formal 

 varieties are successfully used in producing 

 architectural effects and in geometric gar- 

 dens. As tub plants, they are very durable 

 and attractive. 



Thuya gigantea (T. plicata; T. lobbi}. 

 WESTERN ARBORVIT^. A tall and stately- 

 tree with short, often pendulous branches, 

 of narrow pyramidal outline. Occurs natu- 

 rally from Alaska to Montana and California. 

 Foliage fragrant, bright glossy green, with 

 silver spots beneath. Most beautiful and 



rapid-growing, and worthy of extensive 



cultivation. 



T. japonica ( Thuyopsis slandishi). 

 JAPANESE ARBORVIT^. A small conical 

 tree with short horizontal branches and 

 bright green foliage. In moist soil it de- 

 velops into a beautiful and attractive 

 specimen. Much cultivated in Japan, 

 its native country, but not often seen 

 in American gardens. 



T. occidentalis. AMERICAN ARBOR- 

 \ITJE. A tree of variable height and 

 pyramidal outline, especially beauti- 

 ful when young. Grows naturally 

 from Nova Scotia and Manitoba to 

 North Carolina and Illinois. Foliage 

 bright green, yellow-green beneath, 

 or in winter assuming tones of brown 

 and bronze. Both this species and 

 the several varieties following are 

 used in tubs, vases or jardinieres for 

 winter decoration of porches, vesti- 



