Thuya occidental!* globosa 



Thuya, continued 



bules, etc. As garden plants they are very pleasing, 

 some of the formal varieties lending striking effects. 



T. occidentalis alba. WHITE- 

 TIPPED ARBORVIT^. In this 

 form the tips of the 

 young branches are 

 white, contrasting 

 strongly with the 

 other greenery. A 

 low tree of broadly 

 pyramidal out- 

 line. 



T. occidenlalis 

 urea. GEORGE 

 PEABODV'S 

 GOLDEN AR- 

 BORVIT^:. . A 

 broadly pyram- 

 idal low tree, 

 with the growth 

 of theseason dif- 

 fused with yel- 

 low. Holds its 

 color through- 

 out the year. 



T. occidentalis 

 f i li c o i d e s. 



F E R N- L I K E 

 ARBORVIT^E. 

 Foliage bright 

 rich green, fern- 

 like and crest- 

 ed ; very beau- 

 tiful. A small tree of broadly pyramidal outline. 



T. occidenlalis globosa. GLOBE ARBORVITVE. A low, 

 compact form with bright green foliage. In outline 

 a symmetrical globe. A formal and very striking 

 variety. 



T. occidentalis plicata. SIBERIAN ARBORVIT^E. A 

 small pyramidal tree of dense habit. Foliage very dark 

 green, with a brownish tint, bluish green below. 

 Branches short and rigid. Distinct and of extreme 

 hardiness. 



T. occidentalis pyramidalis. PYRAMIDAL ARBORVIT^:. 

 A compact and narrowly pyramidal tree. Branches 

 short and densely clothed with bright green foliage. 

 Very formal and attractive, and the narrowest and 

 most columnar of the Arborvitaes. 



T. occidentalis spaethi. SPATH'S ARBORVI-IVE. A 

 peculiar form in which two kinds of foliage appear, the 

 lower branches with spreading leaves, the upper 

 branches with appressed leaves. Very singular and 

 extraordinary in appearance. 



T. oriental!* (Biota orientalis). ORIENTAL ARBOR- 

 VIT/K. A low, bushy tree of columnar or pyramidal 

 habit, native of Asia. Foliage bright green in summer, 

 assuming tones of bronze and brown in winter. Both 

 the typical form and the varieties following are very 

 useful as garden plants, and, in tubs or vases, as porch 

 plants. Very hardy and beautiful. 



T. orienlalis aurea. GOLDEN ORIENTAL ARBORVlTyE. 

 A low and compact shrub in which the foliage assumes 

 a beautiful golden yellow color at the beginning of the 

 growing season. 



T. orienlalis anrea nana. BERCKMAN'S GOLDEN 

 ARBORVITA. A very dwarf, compact shrub, with 

 golden yellow foliage. A very popular variety and one 

 of the best of dwarf hardy evergreens. 



T. orienialis compacta. COMPACT ORIENTAL ARBOR- 

 VIT.*:. A low and very compact form, with bright green 

 foliage. Very formal and attractive, and a favorite 

 everywhere. 



T. orienlalis pendula (T. filiformis). WEEPING, OR 

 THREAD- BRANCHED ORIENTAL ARBORVIT^E. A re- 

 markable variety and the most extreme of all the 

 forms. The thread-like pendulous branches are much 

 elongated and sparsely clothed with foliage. Attracts 

 attention wherever seen. 



Thuya orientalis pyramidalis. PYRAMIDAL ORIENTAL 

 ARBORVIT/E. One of the tallest and hardiest varieties, 

 of pyramidal outline. 



T. orientalis semperaurescens. EVER-GOLDEN ORIEN- 

 TAL ARBORVIT^E. Dwarf and compact, the foliage of a 

 pleasing golden hue, retaining this color at all times. 



Thuyopsis The Japanese 

 Thuya 



A genus of a single species, closely related to 

 Thuya, and differing mainly in the number of seeds 

 under the cone scales. While quite hardy, thriving 

 in New England, the plant requires for its best de- 

 velopment a sheltered situation in moist, loamy soil. 



Thuyopsis dolobrata. JAPANESE THUYA. A dense 

 shrub or small tree with spreading or horizontal 

 branches, of pyramidal outline. Foliage bright lustrous 

 green, whitened beneath. A very beautiful Japanese 

 evergreen, capable of withstanding much cold, but re- 

 quires a moist soil and protection from piercing winds. 

 In such situations it is an ornament to any garden. 



Tsuga The Hemlocks 



A beautiful and extremely graceful group of 

 trees, chiefly characterized by their slender, droop- 

 ing snoots. Whether standing alone, in groups, or 

 in contrast with other trees, Hemlocks are among 

 the most effective subjects for lawn or landscape. 

 They thrive in well-drained soils fully exposed to 

 sun and air. As an evergreen hedge plant, either 

 clipped or informal, they are satisfactory and desir- 

 able. Few evergreens that we handle are so confi- 

 dently recommended. 



Tsuga canadensis. CANADIAN HEMLOCK. A tall and 

 graceful tree with spreading or drooping branches, 

 forming a pyramidal crown. Grows naturally from 

 Nova Scotia and Wisconsin to 

 Georgia and Alabama. Foliage 

 dark green and glossy. Cones 

 half an inch or more long. A 

 beautiful tree and indispensable 

 for park or landscape. Makes a 

 grand hedge, either clipped to 

 formal lines, or untrimmed. 



T. canadensis compacta. 

 COMPACT CANADIAN HEM- 

 LOCK. A low conical or 

 pyramidal form with nu- 

 merous branches and 

 small leaves. A very 

 attractive variety. 



T. canadensis pen- 

 dula. WEEPING HEM- 

 LOCK. A low form 

 with short, pendent 

 branches, forming a 

 dense flat - topped 

 head. Extremely dis- 

 tinct and beautiful. 



T. caroliniana. CAR- 

 OLINA HEMLOCK. A 

 stately tree, with grace 

 and beauty seldom 

 excelled. Of more 

 compact habit and 

 with larger cones than 

 the last species. Na- 

 tive of the Alleghany 

 Mountains from Vir- 

 giniato South Carolina 

 and Georgia. Leaves 

 dark green and glossy, 

 with two white lines 

 beneath. Cones an Thuya oriental* compacta 



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