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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



December, 1911 



"Light 

 Work" 



There is no needless delay- 

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 for the night and getting into 

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Rayo lanterns are the best 

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All Rayo lanterns are 

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The Merits of Nordmann's Fir 



THIS is one of tbe handsomest cone-bearing 

 trees for ornamental planting ever intro- 

 duced. It is native to tbe mountains south and 

 southeast of the Black Sea and southern spurs of 

 the Caucasus. This tree was discovered in the 

 mountains of the Crimea by Professor Nordmann, 

 of Odessa, after whom it is named. It was intro- 

 duced into England in 1848, and was brought into 

 this country a few years later. Unfortunately, 

 however, this fir has not been planted very ex- 

 tensively in America as an ornamental tree, 

 although it is very hardy and is one of the most 

 desirable firs for the northern states. It is not 

 only unquestionably hardy but it is one of those 

 evergreen coniferous trees which does well in al- 

 most every location where it is planted. It is 

 rather slow growing though healthy and moderately 

 successful upon ah soils throughout the northern 

 states. Usually Nordmann's fir does not begin 

 its annual growth until May or June when it pushes 

 rapidly upward and completes its growth in about 

 eight weeks. 



It is a fine tree, a compact grower, well-defined 

 and in the form of a narrow pyramid. Many of 

 the specimens show a peculiar but attractive shade 

 of light blue on the new growth, resembling the 

 darker blue tint of our own western firs. The color 

 of the mature leaves, however, is very dark green, 

 which is not affected by the soil in which the tree is 

 planted. This species forms a contrast with our 



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A Nordmann fir tree, twenty-two feet high and 

 about twenty-four years old 



native blue varieties of white fir (Abies concolor). 

 The foliage is somewhat softer and the tree more 

 erect than that of any other species. Indeed, this 

 tree has a closer resemblance to lovely fir {Abies 

 amabilis) and noble fir (Abies nobilis) than to the 

 three more closely aUied species, Abies Cephalon- 

 ica, appolinis, and Cilicica, with which it associates 

 in its native habitat. 



With the single exception of the blue forms of 

 Abies concolor from the Rocky Mountains of 

 Colorado and New Mexico, it is, perhaps, the most 

 beautiful of the firs that are perfectly hardy and 

 satisfactory in the northeastern states. Nord- 

 mann's fir often grows to the height of one hundred 

 to one hundred and fifty feet with a narrow com- 

 pact, pointed pyramid, shape and clothed to the 

 ground. Owing to the short season in the north- 



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THE PASSING 



OF THE 



IDLE RICH 



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