Picea The Spruces 



Evergreen trees of conical or pyramidal outline, many of them of great hardiness and adaptability. 

 In appearance similar to the Firs, but easily distinguished by the drooping (not erect) cones and the four- 

 angled spine-tipped leaves. The spire-like crowns of the Spruces lend a peculiar charm in garden and 

 landscape, and several of the species are admirably adapted for avenue planting and wind-breaks. They 

 thrive in well-drained soils, freely exposed to sun and air, and are particularly suited to the climatic con- 

 ditions of the Middle, Western and Northern States. 



Picea ajanensis. YESSO SPRUCE. A tall, pyramidal 

 tree with ascending or horizontal branches. Native of 

 Northern Japan and Eastern Siberia. Leaves dark 

 green and shining, silvery white on the reverse side. 

 Cones crimson when young, eventually light brown, 2 

 to 3 inches long. Flowers at a comparatively early age, 

 and in spring, when loaded with young cones, is a 

 most beautiful object. 



P. alcockiana. SIR ALCOCK'S SPRUCE. A rare and 

 local species from the mountains of Central Japan. A 

 tree of medium size, with slender spreading branches. 

 Leaves dark jjreen, marked with bluish lines beneath. 

 Cones 3 to 4 inches long, purple when young, at ma- 

 turity light brown. A handsome, rapid-growing tree. 



P. canadensis (P. alba). WHITE SPRUCE. A native 

 tree of dense habit, ranging from Labrador to Alaska, 

 and south to Montana and New York. Foliage light 

 bluish green, exhaling a strong aromatic odor when 

 bruised. Cones i to 2 inches long, glossy brown. At- 

 tractive and shapely. 



P. engelmanni. ENGELMANN'S SPRUCE. A tall tree 

 with slender, spreading branches, native of the Rocky 

 Mountains from Alberta and British Columbia to Colo- 

 rado and New Mexico. Young branches pubescent, 

 thickly clothed with bluish green foliage, which, when 

 bruised, emits a strong, aromatic odor. Cones light 

 brown, 2 to 3 inches long. A very ornamental and 

 hardy tree for lawn or landscape. 



P. ezcelsa. NORWAY SPRUCE. A tall and picturesque 

 tree and the most widely cultivated of all the Spruces. 

 Native of Northern and Middle Europe. Extensively 

 planted as an ornamental tree and for shelters and 

 wind-breaks. Handsome and hardy, graceful and 

 green, of rapid growth and great adaptability, this 

 grand tree commends itself. Cones 5 to 7 inches long, 

 light brown. Branches spreading, usually pendulous. 



P. excelsa inversa. WEEPING NORWAY SPRUCE. A 

 remarkable pendulous variety with drooping branches 

 which are closely appressed to the stem of the tree. 

 Leaves larger and lighter green than in the type. 



P. excelsa pygmaea. DWARF NORWAY SPRUCE. A 

 low dense bush in which the branches are much short- 

 ened and crowded. A peculiar and interesting form. 



P. excelsa pyramidalis. PYRAMIDAL NORWAY SPRUCE. 

 A spire-like form with the branches more erect and 

 compact. Formal and effective. 



P. mariana (P. nigra}. BLACK SPRUCE. A small or 

 medium-sized tree with slender, usually pendulous 

 branches. Occurs from Canada to Virginia and British 

 Columbia. Of great hardiness and value in the ex- 

 treme Northern States. Foliage dark or bluish green, 

 pale beneath. Cones about an inch long, grayish 

 brown. From this tree spruce gum is collected, an 

 article well known to those familiar to the regions 

 within the home limits of the species. 



P. obovata. SIBERIAN SPRUCE. A tree resembling 

 somewhat the Norway Spruce in habit and aspect. Of 

 slender outline, and with sub-pendulous branches, it 

 affords a pleasing addition to the hardiest of the 

 Spruces. Cones about 3 inches long, reddish brown. 

 Native of Siberia. 



P. omorika. SERVIAN SPRUCE. A remarkably dis- 

 tinct and ornamental species, of dense and narrow 

 outline. Native of the mountains of Servia, in South- 

 eastern Europe. Leaves dark green and shining, with 

 white lines above. Cones about 2 inches long, bluish 

 black when young, dark brown at maturity. A very 

 hardy tree, with conspicuous purple flowers. 



P. orientalis. ORIENTAL SPRUCE. A graceful middle- 

 sized tree from Western Asia and the Caucasus. Foli- 



age dark, glossy green, densely appressed to the 

 branches on all but the lower sides. Cones 3 to 4 inches 

 long, dull violet-purple, eventually changing to brown. 

 One of the most ornamental Spruces ana quite hardy. 



P. polita. TIGER'S TAIL SPRUCE. A medium-sized 

 tree of broadly conical outline. One of the most attrac- 

 tive and distinct of the Japanese Spruces. Foliage 

 light green, rigid and spiny, spreading on all sides of 

 the stout and numerous branches. Cones 4 to 5 inches 

 long, glossy brown. A beautiful and desirable tree for 

 lawn or landscape. 



P. pungens. COLORADO SPRUCE. A beautiful and 

 very hardy tree from the Rocky Mountains. Regularly 

 branched in distinct whorls, which diminish in size up- 

 wards, forming a very symmetrical tree of narrow 

 pyramidal or conical outline. Leaves glaucous green, 

 rigid and spine-pointed. Cones 3 to 4 inches long, 

 glossy brown. Cannot be too highly recommended. 



P. pungens glauca. COLORADO, OR KOSTER'S BLUE 

 SPRUCE. Unquestionably the most beautiful of the 

 Spruces for garden 

 or lawn. Foliage 

 silvery blue, densely 

 disposed on the nu- 

 merous branchlets. 

 Our stock is uni- 

 formly blue, the 

 bluest strain that can 

 be selected, grafted 

 from the famous 

 Koster variety. 



Cones of Picea excelsa 



P. pungens glauca pendula. WEEPING BLUE SPRUCE. 

 A form with silvery blue foliage and drooping or 

 pendulousbranches. An interesting and striking object. 



P. rubra. RED SPRUCE. A niedium-sized handsome 

 tree occurring in the Alleghaniesfrom Canada to North 

 Carolina. Leaves bright green and shining. Cones 

 glossy brown, i to 2 inches long. Plant in cool situa- 

 tions, as it does not resist heat and drought very well. 



P. sitchensis (Abies menziesi). SITKA SPRUCE. A 

 beautiful tree from the Pacific Coast, ranging from 

 Alaska to California. Leaves bright green and lus- 

 trous, silvery white on the reverse. Cones 3 to 4 

 inches long, brown. Broadly pyramidal in outline, the 

 branches spreading horizontally. 



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