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and expect it to grow well. Do not an all your money on 
Plants, save some for their planting and c After the eee 
In cultivating, the soil about evergreens eer never be dis- 
turbed and the roots always protected by a generous mulch, if 
possible of partly rotted leaves. Thoroughly rotted manure, 
preferably cow manure, may be used, but under no circumstances 
use fresh manure; especially must this caution be emphasized 
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will be much less subject to the attacks of eae or fu 
The following short descriptions of some of t edwad ever- 
greens, both coniferous and broad-leaved, es may more 
eadily be secured, may aid those making a selection. 
CONIFEROUS EVERGREENS 
Abies nobilis. Forms a broad head of irregular outline, giving 
a delightful ae of shades of green. The leaves are of a 
dark or grey-green, curving upward. In the Pacific Northwest 
this is one of the most stately of trees, but the severe winter and 
the dry climate here make it of slow growth. 
