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  33 
  

  

  COLORADO 
  BLUE 
  SPRUCE. 
  Foliage 
  blue 
  and 
  sage- 
  

   that 
  distinctive 
  color 
  which 
  is 
  so 
  rare 
  in 
  the 
  East 
  

   Tree 
  usually 
  has 
  a 
  symmetrically 
  shaped 
  narrow 
  - 
  

   pointed 
  or 
  rounding 
  top 
  ; 
  is 
  hardy 
  and 
  quick 
  growing. 
  

   This, 
  of 
  course, 
  has 
  not 
  the 
  blue 
  color 
  of 
  Koster's, 
  

   which 
  is 
  grafted. 
  Selected 
  Blue 
  Spruce. 
  18-inch, 
  

   $2.50; 
  24-inch, 
  $3.00; 
  30-inch, 
  $3.75. 
  

  

  COLORADO 
  GREEN 
  SPRUCE. 
  Grown 
  from 
  blue 
  

   spruce 
  seed, 
  but 
  are 
  not 
  blue 
  enough 
  to 
  be 
  classed; 
  as 
  

   a 
  blue 
  spruce. 
  Very 
  compact 
  and 
  symmetrical 
  in 
  

   growth. 
  18 
  to 
  24 
  inch, 
  $1.50; 
  24 
  to 
  30 
  inch, 
  $2.00; 
  30 
  

   to 
  36 
  inch, 
  $2.50. 
  

  

  CONCOLO 
  FIR 
  (also 
  known 
  as 
  "Silver 
  Fir" 
  and 
  

   "White 
  Fir"). 
  This 
  is 
  the 
  showiest 
  of 
  all 
  firs, 
  be- 
  

   cause 
  it 
  is 
  the 
  nearest 
  to 
  blue. 
  It 
  retains 
  its 
  lower 
  

   branches, 
  has 
  no 
  insect 
  enemies, 
  and 
  is 
  the 
  best 
  fir 
  

   tree 
  to 
  withstand 
  the 
  heat 
  and 
  drought. 
  Should 
  be 
  

   planted 
  as 
  a 
  specimen 
  plant. 
  24 
  to 
  30 
  inch, 
  $3.50 
  

   each; 
  18 
  to 
  24 
  inch, 
  $2.50 
  each; 
  80 
  to 
  36 
  inch, 
  $4.25 
  

   each. 
  

  

  WHITE 
  SPRUCE. 
  One 
  of 
  our 
  hardiest 
  evergreens; 
  

   grows 
  very 
  compact 
  and 
  symmetrical. 
  Foliage 
  very 
  

   dense 
  and 
  silvery 
  blue; 
  almost 
  like 
  Blue 
  Spruce. 
  18 
  

   to 
  24 
  inch, 
  $1.50; 
  24 
  to 
  30 
  inch, 
  $1.75; 
  30 
  to 
  36 
  inch, 
  

   $2.00; 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  feet, 
  $2.50. 
  

  

  TAXUS 
  CU8PIDATA 
  (Japanese 
  Yew). 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  hard- 
  

   iest 
  of 
  Yews. 
  Bushy, 
  upright, 
  spreading 
  nature, 
  with 
  

   rich 
  green 
  foliage. 
  A 
  beautiful, 
  medium-sized 
  speci- 
  

   men, 
  equally 
  well 
  suited 
  for 
  foundation 
  planting. 
  

   Price, 
  12 
  to 
  15 
  inches, 
  $1.35 
  each; 
  15 
  to 
  18 
  inch, 
  $1.75. 
  

  

  DWARF 
  MUGHO 
  PINE. 
  A 
  true 
  dwarf 
  grower, 
  many 
  

   stemmed, 
  compact, 
  with 
  good 
  dark 
  green 
  foliage 
  

   which 
  is 
  retained 
  throughout 
  the 
  winter. 
  Excellent 
  

   for 
  planting 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  taller 
  evergreens, 
  in 
  found- 
  

   ation 
  plantings, 
  borders, 
  etc. 
  12 
  to 
  15 
  inch, 
  $1.00 
  

   each; 
  15 
  to 
  18 
  inch, 
  $1.50 
  each; 
  9 
  to 
  12 
  inch, 
  75c 
  each. 
  

  

  GOLD 
  DUST 
  RETINOSPORA. 
  Very 
  compact, 
  semi- 
  

   dwarf 
  evergreen 
  with 
  fine 
  feathery 
  golden 
  foliage. 
  

   Hardy 
  and 
  very 
  desirable 
  for 
  foundation 
  and 
  formal 
  

   plantings. 
  15 
  to 
  18 
  inch 
  sheared 
  specimens, 
  $1.50 
  each. 
  

  

  BALSAM 
  FIR. 
  Compact, 
  erect 
  pointed 
  tree, 
  with 
  short, 
  

   soft 
  leaves 
  which 
  are 
  dark 
  green 
  above, 
  silvery 
  be- 
  

   neath; 
  a 
  good 
  grower. 
  24 
  to 
  30 
  inch, 
  $2.00; 
  30 
  to 
  36 
  

   inch, 
  $2.50 
  each. 
  

  

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  >a 
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  C 
  ; 
  V 
  . 
  

  

  Specimen 
  American 
  Arborvitae 
  

  

  SELECTED 
  COLORADO 
  BLUE 
  SPRUCE 
  

  

  HEMLOCK. 
  An 
  elegant, 
  pyramidal 
  tree, 
  with 
  drooping 
  

   branches 
  and 
  delicate 
  dark 
  foliage 
  like 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  

   Yew; 
  distinct 
  from 
  all 
  other 
  trees. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  beautiful 
  

   lawn 
  tree 
  and 
  makes 
  a 
  highly 
  ornamental 
  hedge. 
  18 
  

   to 
  24 
  inch, 
  $2.00; 
  24 
  to 
  30 
  inch, 
  $2.50; 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  feet, 
  $3.00. 
  

  

  SPRUCE, 
  DOUGLAS 
  (A. 
  Douglas!).' 
  A 
  native 
  of 
  Colo- 
  

   rado; 
  large, 
  conical 
  form; 
  branches 
  spreading, 
  hori- 
  

   zontal; 
  leaves 
  light 
  green 
  above, 
  silvery 
  white 
  below. 
  

   12 
  to 
  18 
  inch, 
  $1.00; 
  18 
  to 
  24 
  inch, 
  $1.50; 
  24 
  to 
  30) 
  inch, 
  

   $2.00; 
  30 
  to 
  36 
  inch, 
  $2.50; 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  feet, 
  $3.00. 
  

  

  SPRUCE, 
  NORWAY. 
  A 
  lofty, 
  elegant 
  tree 
  of 
  perfect 
  

   pyramidal 
  habit. 
  Exceedingly 
  picturesque 
  and 
  beau- 
  

   tiful. 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  evergreens 
  for 
  windbreaks. 
  

   12 
  to 
  18 
  inch, 
  50c 
  each; 
  18 
  to 
  24 
  inch, 
  75c 
  each; 
  24 
  to 
  

   30 
  inch, 
  $1.25 
  each; 
  30 
  to 
  36 
  inch, 
  $1.50 
  each; 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  

   feet, 
  $2.00 
  each. 
  

  

  PINE, 
  AUSTRIAN 
  or 
  BLACK. 
  A 
  remarkably 
  robust, 
  

   hardy, 
  spreading 
  tree; 
  leaves 
  long, 
  stiff, 
  dark 
  gre°n; 
  

   growth 
  rapid 
  ; 
  valuable 
  for 
  this 
  country. 
  24 
  to 
  36 
  inch, 
  

   $2.00 
  each; 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  feet, 
  $2.75 
  each. 
  

  

  PINE, 
  SCOTCH. 
  Is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  rapid 
  growers 
  

   while 
  young, 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  for 
  shelter 
  planting 
  in 
  

   the 
  West. 
  It 
  will 
  make 
  the 
  best 
  windbreak 
  in 
  the 
  

   least 
  time 
  of 
  any; 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  valuable 
  species. 
  18 
  

   to 
  24 
  inch, 
  $1.00 
  each; 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  feet, 
  $2.75 
  each. 
  

  

  Hardy 
  Azalaes 
  

  

  AMOENA. 
  A 
  dense, 
  dwarf-growing 
  evergreen 
  shrub 
  

   with 
  slender 
  branches 
  and 
  semi-double 
  flowers 
  of 
  

   bright, 
  cheerful 
  rosy-purple, 
  produced 
  in 
  such 
  great 
  

   numbers 
  as 
  to 
  literally 
  envelop 
  the 
  bush 
  in 
  June. 
  

   Bushy 
  plants, 
  12 
  to 
  15 
  inch, 
  $1.75 
  each; 
  15 
  to 
  18 
  inch, 
  

   $2.00. 
  

  

  HINODEGIRI. 
  Is 
  of 
  broad, 
  spreading 
  habit; 
  with 
  

   beautiful 
  evergreen 
  foliage 
  and 
  many 
  fiery-red, 
  single 
  

   flowers. 
  Bushy 
  plants, 
  10 
  to 
  12 
  inches, 
  $1.50 
  each; 
  

   12 
  to 
  15 
  inches, 
  $1.75 
  each. 
  

  

  CALENDULACEA. 
  (Flame 
  Azalea). 
  The 
  beautiful 
  blos- 
  

   soms 
  of 
  this 
  plant, 
  ranging 
  from 
  flame 
  color 
  through 
  

   shades 
  of 
  red 
  and 
  yellow, 
  remain 
  in 
  bloom 
  for 
  sev- 
  

   eral 
  weeks 
  and 
  make 
  it 
  a 
  plant 
  of 
  unusual 
  beauty. 
  

   It 
  is 
  not 
  an 
  evergreen, 
  but 
  has 
  attractive 
  foliage, 
  and 
  

   every 
  ornamental 
  planting 
  should 
  contain 
  some. 
  Ul- 
  

   timate 
  growth 
  6 
  to 
  8 
  feet, 
  bushy 
  plants. 
  18 
  to 
  24 
  

   inch, 
  $1.25 
  each; 
  $11.00 
  for 
  10; 
  24 
  to 
  30 
  inch, 
  $1.65 
  

   each; 
  $15.00 
  for 
  10. 
  

  

  