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however. Varieties clanbrasiliana, Gregoryana, Maxweillii, and 
pumila are all dwarf dense forms with a spreading habit and 
seldom over a foot or two high. They are of very slow growth, 
very dwarf, and take years to form a plant of even moderate 
size 
Piles canadensis, often known as Picea alba, the white alas 
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spruce; and var. coerulea, with a rather spreading habit, and of a 
bluish green color. 
The pines offer some excellent dwarf forms which are very 
desirable from the fact that they usually accommodate them- 
abit, with a fine modulation of shades in consequence. They 
are both excellent, thriving in all ordinary conditions, even when 
exposed to winds; they have a well-defined upright stem and so 
are useful i in bringing upright lines into a group. 
St obus, the common white pine, has three dwarf vari- 
shru s color. 
Pinus densiflora var. tabulaeformis. This is a dense spreading 
symmetrical pine with a rounded top; there are two forms, one 
with short leaves, known as Bandaisho, the other with longer 
leaves, known as Tanyosho. These are of slow growth, taking 
years to reach any size. 
Pinus montana var. pee knows as the knee pine. This is 
one of the best all-roun it is always pleasing in 
