Tsuga canadensis (see page 16) 



Tsuga, continued 



inch or more long, very much larger than those of the Canadian Hemlock. Very hardy 

 and one of the most desirable evergreens. 



T. hookeriana. WESTERN HEMLOCK. A beautiful tree with slender pendulous 

 branches, growing naturally from British Columbia and Montana to California. Foliage 

 bluish green, spirally arranged around the branchlets. Cones 2 to 3 inches 

 long, violet-purple, changing to brown at maturity. A grand species. 



T. mertensiana. WESTERN MOUNTAIN HEMLOCK. The largest of the 

 Hemlocks, occurring naturally from Alaska to California and Montana. 

 Branches spreading, their tips slender and pendulous, forming a narrow 

 pyramidal crown. Leaves dark green, witn two narrow bands of white 

 beneath. Cones about an inch long. Very graceful and effective. 



T. sieboldi. JAPANESE HEMLOCK. A stately tree with slender 

 spreading branches, native of Japan. Leaves dark glossy green, 

 marked by two white lines beneath. Cones about an inch long. A 

 rare tree in American gardens. 



Drupe- Fruited Evergreens 

 and the Ginkgo 



Trees and shrubs with plum- or berry-like fruits, evergreen 

 with the exception of the Ginkgo. They are interesting subjects 

 in any collection, and in several instances valuable factors in 

 securing landscape and garden effects. The plants embraced in this 

 group are of geological antiquity and represent types of vegetation 

 that existed in earlier ages over wide areas of country. Our plants 

 have been carefully selected and in most instances are sent out with com- 

 pact balls of roots protected in burlap. 



Cephalotaxus The False Yews 



These interesting plants should be grown in shade and sheltered from 



cold winds by surrounding trees or vegetation. They thrive in moist 

 soils which are thoroughly drained. Under such conditions the foli- 

 age remains bright and glossy throughout the season. The species 

 resemble somewhat the Yews, but are more graceful. They should 

 be grown only in very sheltered situations in the North, as they are 

 not altogether hardy in severe climates. 



Cephalotaxus drupacea. LARGE-FRUITED YEW. A shrub or 

 bushy tree with stiff, spreading branches. Native of Japan. 

 Leaves about an inch long, of a rich green 

 color. Fruit plum -like, chestnut -brown 

 at maturity. 



C. fortune!. FORTUNE'S YEW. A 

 dense shrub or bushy tree from 

 Northern China and Japan. A distinct 

 and graceful species with long and 

 slender branches. Leaves 2 to 3 

 inches long, dark green and lustrous. 

 Fruit resembling a plum, about an 

 inch long, greenish brown. Valuable 

 for planting in shade. 



C. pedunculata. STEM - FRUITED 

 YEW. A bushy shrub with spreading, 

 sometimes pendulous branches. Na- 

 tive of China and Japan. Leaves i 

 to 2 inches long, dark green and 

 shining above, paler and marked with 

 dark lines beneath. Fruit about an 

 inch long, resembling a plum. 



C. pedunculata fastigiata (Podocarpiis 



koraiana). KOREAN YEW. A colum- 

 nar shrub with upright, somewhat ap- 

 pressed branches, resembling an Irish 

 Yew. Leaves i to 2 inches long, 

 spreading or spirally arranged, dark 

 green and shining. The most valuable 

 of the forms in cultivation, thriving in 

 partly shaded situations. It with- 

 stands the cold at Biltmore better 

 than any other of the species, grow- 

 ing at the rare of a foot or more each 

 year. 



Tsuga caroliniana 

 (tee page 16 1 



