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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



HARDY CONIFERS. 



•50 



Abies pungens Kosteriana. Colorado Blue Spruce 



Each. 

 Abies alba. White Spruce. Valuable for planting 

 near the sea. 3 ft 75 



— BALSAMEA. Balm of Giiead Ftr. Pich, dark green 

 foliage, silvery underneath. 2 to 2*4 ft 75 



— CANADENSIS. Hemlock Spruce. Dark green foliage, 

 valuable ior partial shade. 3 to 4 ft 1.50 



— CONCOLOR. Colorado Silver Fir. One of the most 

 beautiful and graceful evergreen 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 

 and it»is perfectly hardy. 2 ft 3.00 



violacea. Foliage silvery blue. 2 ft. ... 3.00 



— EXCELSA. Norway Spruce. Serviceable for screens, 

 shelter and clumps. 2 to 2% ft. Per doz., $3.00 . .30 

 3 to 3V2 ft- P er doz., $5.00 50 



AUREA. Golden Crested Spruce. The leaves on 



the upper sides of the shoots become golden yellow. 



2 to 3 ft. Per doz., #15-00 1.50 



— NORDMANNIANA. Nordmann's Silver Fir. A sym- 

 metrical and massive tree with horizontal branches 

 and rich dark green foliage, silvery underneath. 2% 

 to 3 ft., bushy. Doz., #30.00 3.00 



Each.. 



Abies Pungens Kosteriana. The 

 finest form of Colorado Blue 

 Spruce. One of the hardiest and 

 choicest Evergreens; foliage steel 

 blue. 1 14 ft., each #2.50; 2% ft., #5 00 

 Larger specimens, each $7.50 to 

 #25.00. 



JUNIPERIS CHINENSIS. Chinese 

 Juniper. A handsome, compact 

 bush, branches slightly drooping ; 

 foliage dark green. 1% to 2 ft. . 1.50 



AUREA. Golden Chinese Juni- 

 per. Foliage of the twigs golden 

 yellow; very beautiful. 1% ft. 

 Doz., #15.00 1 .50 



VAR. SUECICA. Swedish Juni- 

 per. Grows in the form of a neat, 

 compact column ; foliage golden 

 green. 3% ft. Doz., #7.50 . . .75. 



— JAPONICA AUREA. Of erect coni- 

 cal habit; golden foliage. 2 to 



2% ft 2.CO 



— virginica. Red Cedar. Well- 

 formed, cultivated specimens of 

 this native evergreen are highly 

 ornamental. 2 ft. Doz., #5.00 . 



PlNUS AUSTRIACA. Austrian Pine. 

 A noble tree of rapid growth with 

 massive horizontal branches cov- 

 ered with long, thick, dark green 

 foliage ; very hardy. 3 to 4 ft., 

 bushy. Doz., #10.00 1.00 



— STROBUS. White or Weymouth 

 Pine. Useful for screens, wind- 

 breaks, and backgrounds. 3 to 

 3 14 ft- Doz., #10.00 1. 00 



— SYLVESTRIS. Scotch Pine. One 

 of the best trees for exposed 

 situations. 3 to 4 ft. Doz., 

 #10.00 1.00 



Retinospora ericoides. Foliage 

 coppery violet, turns green in 

 winter. 1% ft. Doz., #8.00 . . .75 



— FILIFERA. Thread-like, droop- 

 ing, light green branches ; pyrami- 

 dal form ; graceful and beautiful. 

 2^ to 3 ft. Doz., #16.00 . . . 1.50- 



AUREA. New. A golden 



leaved form of the preceding. 



2.Y2 ft 2.00 



— OBTUSA. A compact, pyramidal 

 tree, dark green foliage, tinted 

 bronze. 3 to 3% ft. Doz., 

 #1500 



— PLUMOSA. Forms a handsome pyramid of dense, 

 feathery branches, fine, light green foliage. 2 ft. 

 Doz., #5.00, each, .60; 3 ft. Doz., #12.00, each, 

 #1.25; 4 ft. Doz., #20.00 



AUREA. One of the best Evergreens, forming a 



pyramid of rich golden foliage which holds its color 

 the year round. It is one of the most brilliant and 

 hardy conifers. 1% to 2 ft., each, #1.00 ; 2% to 3 ft., 

 each #2.00. Larger specimens, #3.00 to #20.00. 



— SQUARROSA GLAUCA. Beautiful, hardy sort, is of a 

 glaucous steel blue color. 2 ft. Doz., #8.00 . . . 



' 3 ft., each, #2.00 ; 4 to 5 ft., each, #4.00 ; 6 to 7 ft. 



THUJA oCCiDENTALIS. American Arborvitce. Ex- 

 tremely useful for screens, clumps or lawn speci- 

 mens. 



3 to 4 ft. Doz., #5.00 



5 to 6 ft. Doz., #10.00 1.00 



LUTEA. Nootka Sound Cypress. Yellow foliage. 



2 to 2V2 ft- Doz., #20.00 2.00 



2*4 to 3 ft 3.00 



GLOBOSA. Globe Arborvitce. 1% to 2 ft 75 



George Peabody. Golden yellow, very hardy. 



2 ft 1.50 



siberica. Siberian Arborvitre. 2 ft 50 



1.50 



2.00 



•75 

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BOXWOOD TREES. 



Pyramidal. 3 to 3% ft. Each, #2.00; doz., #20.00. 3% to 4 ft. Each, #2.50; doz., #25.00. 4 to 5 ft. Each, #5.00 

 to #6.00. Standards 15-inch diam. Each, #200; doz., #20.00. 18-inch diam. Each, #3.00; doz., #30.00. Bushes,. 

 2 % to 3 ft* Each, #1.50; doz., #15.00. 



