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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. HARDY CONIFERS. 



HARDY CONIFERS. 





Each 



Doz. 



2 to 2i ft. 



$.60 



S6.00 



2i to 3 ft. 



.80 



8 00 



3 to 4 ft. 



1.50 



15.00 



PICEA alba. White Spruce. A hardy species of quick growth. 

 Valuable for planting near the sea. 

 3 ft. SI .00 each j Specimens. 4i to 5 ft., S2.00 



I each. 

 Douglasil. {Psendo-tsuga.) Douglas Spruce. A grand variety of 

 large conical form with horizontal spreading branches. Fohage 

 pale green, silvery underneath. 



2 to 3 ft. $1 .25 each | 3 to 4 ft. S2.00 each 

 Excelsa. Norway Spruce. This familiar spruce is more ex- 

 tensively groT\'n than any of the others. Very hardy and 

 useful for forming hedges or wind breaks. 



Each Doz. 



4 to 5 ft. S2.00 S22.00 



5 to 6 ft. 3.50 35.00 

 Specimens 6 to 8 ft. 



S7.50 toSlO.OOeach. 

 Excelsa aurea. Golden Crested Spruce. The leaves on the 

 upper sides of the shoots become golden yellow. 



3 to 4 ft. S3 . 00 each ; S32 . 00 per doz. 



Excelsa var. inverta. Pendulous-Branched Spruce. A pendu- 

 lous variety of the Norway Spruce; lateral branches droop 

 gracefully. 3 to 4 ft., $2 . 50 each. 



Excelsa var. pygmaea. Dwarf Norway Spruce. Dwarf form 

 of the Norway Spruce forming compact branched plants; very 

 ornamental. 1ft. $2.00 each. 



Pungens. Colorado Spruce. The original form of the Colorado 

 Spruce; foliage light green. Very hardy. 

 2 to 3 ft. S2. 50 each | 3 to 4 ft. S3. 00 each 



Pungens glauea Kosteriana. The finest form of Colorado 

 Blue Spruce. Very ornamental and invaluable as a specimen 

 tree for the lawn. 



3Ho4ft. $8.00 each 



4 to 5 ft. 12.50 each 



5 to 6 ft., S15.00 to $20.00 ea. 



Picea pungens glauea Kosteriana. Blue Spruce. 



U to 2 ft. $2.00 each 



2 to2Ht. 3.00 each 



3 to3ift. 6.00 each 

 Larger Plants. Prices on application 



Pungens glauea pendula. Weeping Blue Spruce. 

 five specimen tree with 

 pendulous branches and 

 rich blue fohage. 



3 to 4 ft., 



S7 . 50 each. 



4 to 5 ft., 

 $10.00 each. 



An attrac- 



ABIES. Balsamea. BalmofGileadFir. Rich dark green foliage, silvery underneath 



2|to3ft., $1.25 each. 3 to 4 ft., $1.75 each. 4^0 5 ft., $2.50 each. 

 Canadensis. See Tsuga. 



Concolor. Colorado Silver Fir. One of the most beautiful and graceful ever- 

 green trees, growing in symmetrical pyramid form, with long feathery foliage 



of silvery-green color which curves upward. As a lawn specimen, it is one 



of the most decorative trees. 2^ to 3 ft., $3.50 each. 3| to 4 ft., S5.00 each. 

 Concolor violacea. Fohage silvery-blue. 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 each. 

 Veitchii. Veitch's Silver Fir. A beautiful evergreen with a pronounced silvery 



tint; fine as a specimen. 2^ to 3 ft., $2.50 each. 

 JUNIPERUS communis var. Hibernica. Irish Juniper. A beautiful 

 glaucous-green variety of dense pillar-like growth; very desirable. 



2 to2nt. $1.25 each; $12.00 per doz. 



2| to 3 ft. 1 .50 each; $15.00 per doz. 



Communis var. suecica. Swedish Juniper. Grows in the form of a neat 



compact column; fohage golden green. 



2 to2|ft. $1.25 each; $14.00 per doz. 



2^ to 3 ft. 1.50 each; 15.00 per doz. 



Chinensis var. procumbens. A dwarf spreading variety with trailing 



branches. $1 . 50 each. 

 Chinensis var. Pfltzeriana. A beautiful form with graceful, dark green 



foliage, li- to 2 ft. $2.50 each. 

 Sabina. Savin J^miper. Dwarf prostrate spreading branches. Thrives 



in poor soils. 18 to 24 inches. $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 

 Sabina var. prostrata. Dull green leaves. Grows rapidly and is very 



effective for covering rocks and bare sunny positions. 



12 to 18 in. spread. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 

 Japonica aurea. Golden Japanese Juniper. Of erect conical habit; golden 



foliage. 2 to 2 J ft., $2.00 each. 

 Virginiana. The Common Red Cedar. Well-formed cultivated specimens of 



this native evergreen are highly ornamental. 



Splendid for producing natural landscapes. 



2 to 3 ft. ] .25 each; $12.50 per doz. 3 to 4 ft. $1.75 each; $18.00 per doz 



Retinospora plumosa aurea. 



