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dense, compact hedge. Very desirable for a firm hedge to take the place 

 of a fence; it can also be used as a specimen tree on the lawn. 



Picea Alaba Aurea Variegata (Golden Variegated Spruce.)— Medium 

 growth, very handsome as a specimen tree, the foliage giving a singular- 

 ly soft beautiful effect. 



Picea Pungens (Colorado Blue Spruce).— One of the hardiest and 

 beautiful of all the spruces, and is rapidly taking a prominent place 

 among the evergreens. It is of compact habit, with an abundance of foli- 

 age of a very handsome bluish tint; retaining its handsome color through- 

 out the entire year. Very valuable for grouping purposes and should have 

 a prominent place on every lawn. "Vvithout doubt the choicest of all ever- 

 green species. We can with the aid of this very handsome tree attain 

 many beautiful effects on the home ground. It is perfectly hardy and a 

 rapid grower, unlike many other evergreens it Is an ornament when quite 

 young and small. 



Picea Elata (Elata Spruce). — Strong growth, throwing out and up- 

 ward long branches in a wide spreading grotesque form. A singular and 

 picturesque variety. 



Picea Orientalis (Oriental Spruce). — Slow growth but tall, compact, 

 -straight and spiral, with deep shadows; dark, small shining green foliage. 

 Very hardy. One of the finest of all evergreens. 



Picea Alba (White Spruce). — Compact pyramidal form, of greater 

 symmetry than that of the Norway Spruce. Very hardy. 



Picea Canadensis (Hemlock Spruce). — Very fine, graceful and orna- 

 mental, with fine smooth, rich foliage, making a beautiful hedge; it is es- 

 pecially graceful. 



Abies Balsamea (Balsam Fir). — A very erect, regular pyramidal 

 tree, with dark green, sombre foliage. Grows: rapidly and is very hardy. 



Abies Nordmanniana (Nordmann's Silver Fir). — This majestic Fir, 

 from the Crimean mountains, is of symmetrical form, vigorous and quite 

 hardy. Its foliage is massive, dark green, shining above and slightly 

 glaucous beneath, rendering it a very handsome tree throughout the year. 

 Considered here and in Europe as one of the finest of the Silver Leaved 

 varieties. 



Abies Pichta (Pitch Silver Fir). — From the mountains of Siberia. A 

 medium sized tree, of compact, conical growth, with dark green foliage. 

 Fine and hardy. 



Pinus Ponderoso (Heavy Wooded Pine). — This is also a noble tree, 

 found abundantly on the northwest coast of America and California. It is 

 perfectly hardy here. It is a rapid grower, the leaves 8 to 10 inches in 

 length, and of a silvery green color. 



Pinus, Austrlaca (Austrian Pine). — A very remarkably robust, hardy, 

 spreading tree; leaves long, stiff and dark green; growth rapid; valuable 

 for this country. 



Pinus Strobus (White Pine). — The most ornamental of all our native 

 pines. Foliage light, delicate and silvery green. Flourishes in poorest of 

 soils; valuable for grouping or as a specimen tree. 



Pinus Helvetica (Swiss Stone). — A large growing variety of the pre- 

 ceding, hardy and effective in landscape work. 



Pinus Cembra. — Perfectly erect and regularly branched from the 

 ground to the top. Thick dark green foliage. 



Pinus Sylvestris (Scotch Pine). — A fine, robust, rapid growing tree, 

 with stout, erect shoots and silvery green foliage. 



