44 R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. 
HARDY CONIFERS. 
We do not advise planting Evergreens later than October ist, in New England. We only offer varieties suitable for Fall Planting. 
We make NO CHARGE for PACKING on Nursery Stock. 
PICEA GLAUCA VAR. CONICA. (Illustrated above.) 
Collected by the Arnold Arboretum near Laggan, Alberta, and described by them as follows: This very peculiar form of the Western White 
Spruce is of slow growth and forms dense bushes of narrow conical shape, consisting of closely packed, thin and short branchlets. The leaves 
are very different from the type and quite distinct. They are radially disposed around the stem, thinand slender. Picea glauca var. conica, on 
account of its very characteristic habit and aspect, promises to become one of the most favorite dwarf spruces; arare and valuable plant. 
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NEW CHINESE SPRUCES INTRODUCED BY THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM. 
Picea asperata var. ponderosa. This handsome variety is remarkable Picea asperata. A quadrangular-leaved Spruce from northwestern 
for its large cones. China. Some of the trees are very glaucous in appearance, hence the 
A : colloquial name Yun sha (Cloudy Fir). Old trees are very spire-like 
Picea Balfouriana. One of the tallest of the Chinese Spruces. in outline. All the varieties of P. asperata are of dense growth, and 
Picea montigena. The short, stout bristly leaves are of shining green the purplish coloring of the young foliage makes them strikingly beautiful 
and more or less glaucescent. in the early Summer. 
Picea retroflexa. Glaucous foliage in somewhat spiral arrangement. Picea asperata var. notabilis. This variety differs from the preceding 
Very interesting. chiefly in the cones, the scales of which are rhombicovate in outline. 
Plants of the above varieties, each $3.50. Collection of 6 varieties, $18.00. 
HARDY CONIFERS.—Continued. 
ABIES concolor. (Colorado Silver Fir.) (Rocky Mountain Fir.) One of JUNIPERUS communis. (English Juniper.) Low-growing bushy plant; 
light glaucous foliage; very hardy. 18 to 24 in., $2.50 each; $27.00 
the most beautiful and-graceful evergreen trees, growing in symmetrical ‘ 
per doz; 24 to 30 in., $3.25 each; $36.00 per doz. 
pyramid form, with long feathery foliage of silvery-green color, which 
curves upward. As a lawn specimen it is one of the most decorative communis var. Hibernica. (Irish Juniper.) A beautiful glaucous- 
trees, its graceful, stately appearance commanding universal admira- green variety of dense pillar-like growth; very desirable. 18 to 24 in., 
tion. “= 2toQs ft) “Gi SP ee A EE a eee MeO OleACh $2.50 each; $27.00 per doz. 
Six plants of one variety at dozen rate. 
