Evergreens for Every Place and Purpose 



LISTS OF THE BEST KINDS RECOMMENDED FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY BY 

 LEADING AMATEURS, BOTANISTS, NURSERYMEN, PARK SUPERINTENDENTS AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN CONIFERS 



[Compiled from replies to circular letters sent to Messrs. W. R. Adams, P. J. Berckmans, John Dunbar, J. W. Duncan, T. D. Hatfield. J. T. Huss, J. Jensen. J. F. Johnston, H. J. Koehler. 

 W. S. Manning, E. Mische, S. C. Moon, W. H. Moon, Oglesby Paul, J. W. Pettigrew, E. N. Reasoner, the United States Department of Agriculture (Division of Forestry), and others.! 



■While the Standard Latin names used throughout these lists present a formidable appearance, they are the only ones which it is safe to use in ordering 

 what you want. Tho; common names vary so much that nurserymen do not use them. For the English equivalents of these Latin names see page 42. 



RAPID GROWING 



Large Trees: Pinus Strobus. Abies 

 Nordmanniana. Picea excelsa. Pinus resi- 

 nosa and sylvestris. For the South: Cedrits 

 Deodara, Libocedrus decurrens. 



Small Trees: Thuya occidental-is, orien- 

 talis and var. pyramidalis. Pinus rigida, 

 densiflora. Picea pungens. Abies balsamea. 



SLOW GROWING 



Trees: Picea pungens and orientalis. 

 Cedrits Atlantica. Taxus baccata. 



Shrubs: Juniperus Virginiana, Cephalo- 

 taxus Fortunei, Juniperus communis, Taxus 

 Canadensis, the Chamacyparis family (Ret- 

 inosporas) . 



short lived 



Trees: Picea excelsa. Pinus sylvestris. 

 Abies balsamea. 



Ornamental: Juniperus communis, var. 

 Hibernica. Cupressus macrocarpa. Cha- 

 mcecyparis pisifera, var. squarrosa. Pinus 

 Austriaca. 



THE HARDIEST 



Tall: Picea pungens. Pinus ponderosa, 

 Strobus, sylvestris. Abies concolor. Pseudo- 

 tsuga Douglasii. Picea Engelmanni. 



Dwarf: Finns montana, var. Mughus. 

 ChamcEcyparis (Retinospora) in variety. Picea 

 nigra, var. Doumettii. 



FOR GIVING SHADE 



Good: Picea Canadensis and excelsa. 

 Pinus sylvestris, Strobus and resinosa. 



Bad: Thuya orientalis and occidentalis. 

 Juniperus Virginiana. All Chamcecyparis. 



FOR SEASIDE GARDENS 



Tall: Pinus sylvestris, Austriaca, Strobus, 

 Bungeana and rigida. 



Dwarf: Pinus montana, var. Mughus. 

 Juniperus communis and Sabina. 



COAL-SMOKE RESISTERS 



[Evergreen plants do not endure soft coal 

 smoke. In cities such as Chicago and 

 Pittsburg the conifers grow only in favored 

 spots.] 



Pinus Austriaca, montana, var. Mughus, 

 and sylvestris. Picea pungens. Taxus Cana- 

 densis. 



FOR house decoration 



In Tubs: Chatncecyparis (Retinospora) 

 pisifera, plumosa, aurea, and squarrosa. Pinus 

 Strobus, var. brevifoha, Juniperus communis 

 and Chinensis. Araucaria excelsa (tender). 

 Thuya occidentalis and orientalis in varieties. 



In Window Boxes: Thuya orientalis 

 aurea. Chamcecyparis plumosa aurea. Juni- 

 perus in variety. 



FOR HEDGES 



Shear Severely: Taxus cuspidata and 

 baccata. Picea excelsa, Canadensis, and nigra. 



Shear Lightly: Thuya occidentalis. 

 Chamcecyparis plumosa. 



BEST GLOBULAR 



Thuya occidentalis globosa and vars. Reidi, 

 compacta, LIudsonica, and Hoveyi. Thuya 

 orientalis compacta, Rosedale hybrid. Pinus 

 montana, var. Mughus. 



DWARF, FOR EDGING 



Golden: Chamcecyparis pisifera var. plum- 

 osa aurea (when young). Thuya orientalis, 

 var. compacta aurea. Juniperus communis, 

 var. Douglas Golden. 



Green: Juniperus recurva, var. squamata, 

 prostrata and Sabina. Chamcecyparis pisi- 

 fera, var. plumosa, var. obtusa nana. Thuya 

 orientalis, var. compacta. 



WOODLAND PLANTING ON LARGE SCALE 



[Conifers in general should be planted 

 as close as 5x5 feet each way]: Pinus 

 Strobus and resinosa. Tsuga Canadensis. 

 Juniperus Canadensis (in dry situations). 

 Picea excelsa. In the South: Pinus Thun- 

 bergi. Cryptomeria Japonica. 



ACCORDING TO SOIL 



Dry: Juniperus Virginiana. Chamcecy- 

 paris (Retinospora) obtusa. Pinus Strobus 

 and var. brevifolia, montana, var. Mughus, 

 divaricata, rigida, sylvestris, ponderosa, 

 Banksiana (under extreme conditions). Juni- 

 perus Sabina, communis Alpina. Picea 

 pungens. 



Swamp and Marsh: Chamcecyparis thuy- 

 oides. Taxodium distichum. Juniperus 

 Virginiana, var. Barbadensis. Larix lari- 

 cina. Thuya occidentalis. Picea nigra. 

 The spruces grow in moist soils, though not 

 exactly in swamps. 



Heavy: Tsuga Canadensis. Picea ex- 

 celsa, pungens, alba. Abies Nordmanniana, 

 balsamea. Pinus Strobus. 



Light: Juniperus Virginiana. Pinus 

 Strobus, rigida, ponderosa, Cembra, resinosa. 

 Chamcecyparis sphceroidea. 



Shallow: Tsuga Canadensis. Juniperus 

 Virginiana. Pinus Austriaca, sylvestris, di- 

 varicata, rigida, Banksiana. Thuya occi- 

 dentalis. Picea excelsa, rubra. 



FOR EDGING IN FORMAL GARDENS 



[The really good conifers are either not 

 sufficiently dwarf, or they will not withstand 

 severe clipping.] 



Green Foliage: Thuya occidentalis, var. 

 Little Gem, Tom Thumb and ericoides. Juni- 

 perus Japonica. Taxus tardiva. Chamcecy- 

 paris pisifera, and vars. plumosa, squarrosa. 



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Golden Foliage: Chamcecyparis pisi- 

 fera, var. plumosa aurea. Juniperus Cana- 

 densis, var. aurea. 



BEST DWARFS TWO TO SIX FEET HIGH 



Green: Juniperus communis, Japonica 

 and Sabina. Thuya occidentalis and vars. 

 Little Gem and compacta. 



Variegated: Juniperus Japonica, var. 

 alba spica, communis, var. Douglas's Golden. 

 Taxus baccata aurea, and other varieties. 



BEST PROSTRATE 



For Rockery or Gardens: Juniperus 

 Sabina, var. tamariscce folia, communis, var. 

 alpina, communis prostrata, recurva, var. 

 squarrosa, and Chinensis prostrata. Taxus 

 Canadensis. 



shrubs and small trees 

 For Garden Specimens : Picea orientalis, 

 pungens, var. glauca, Englemanni, and Onw- 

 rika. Juniperus Virginiana, var. glauca. 

 Sciadopitys verticillata. 



FOR MASSING AT ENTRANCES 



Pinus montana, var. Mughus. Tsuga 

 Canadensis macrophylla. Juniperus com- 

 munis and var. aurea, and others of pros- 

 trate habit. Thuya occidentalis in varieties — ■ 

 Chamcecyparis and Taxus of sorts, green and 

 golden. Picea excelsa, and pungens, var. 

 glauca. Pinus Strobus. 



UPLAND AS OPPOSED TO MEADOW 



Trees: Pinus Strobus and rigida, very 

 good; Austriaca, and sylvestris, fair. Picea 

 nigra anda/fra. Juniperus Virginiana (best). 

 Larix decidua. Abies concolor. 



Shrubs: Taxus baccata, cuspidata (partial 

 shade), Canadensis. Chamcecyparis pisifera. 

 Pinus montana, var. Mughus. Thuya occi- 

 dentalis. Juniperus communis and Sabina. 



WIND-SWEPT TRACTS 



Trees: Juniperus Virginiana. Pinus 

 rigida, Austriaca, Strobus. Picea excelsa. 



Shrubs: Chamcecyparis pisifera, var. 

 obtusa nana. Picea alba. Pinus montana, 

 var. Mughus 



WEEPING OR PENDULOUS 



Tsuga Canadensis, var. pendida Sargenti. 

 Taxodium distichum, var. pendida, Juniperus 

 communis, var. oblonga, var. pendida, Picea 

 excelsa, var. inverta, Chamcecyparis pisifera, 

 var. obtusa pendida. 



COLUMNAR HABIT 



Thuya occidentalis, var. pyramidalis. Juni- 

 perus Virginiana (when young). Thuya 

 gigantea, var. Lobbi. Taxus communis, var. 

 Hibernica. Chamacyparis Lawsoniana, var. 

 erecta viridis. Cupressus sempervirens fas- 

 ti giata (for the South). 



