LEAMON G. TINGLE, PITTSVILLE, MD. 19 



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Foundation Planting of Evergreens 



EVERGREENS 



AMERICAN ARBORVITAE. Ralher dwarf habit of growing. 

 Its foliage or leaves are liat instead of needle like, and sets on 

 edge, color bright green. One of the most extensively planted 

 of all evergreens. Used as specimens for the lawn, and in tubs 

 for porches, also extensively planted for hedges and screens, to 

 break the force of winter winds. Fast grower for first 4 3'ears, 

 after this dwarf habit of growing. 



3 to 4 fe'^-t, $2.50 each; $22.50 per 10. 



DOUGLAS SPRUCE. A choice evergreen, foliage is dark 

 green to silvery blue, and grows downward. Tips of branches 

 bear 3-inch cones. Very compact conical hatit of growing. 

 3 to 4 feet. $2.50 each: $22.50 per 10. 



COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE. Foliage blue and sage— that 

 distinctive color which is so rare in the East. Tree usually ha3 

 a symmetrically shaped narrow-pointed or rounding top; i3 

 hardv and quick growing. 



2 to 2Vo feet. $3.50 ^ach. 



COLORADO GREEN SPRUCE. It is extremely hardy and 

 endures well the sun and drying winds. Very compact and 

 symmetrical. Color a beautiful green which it retains through- 

 out the entire year. 



2 to 21/2 feet, $2.50 each. 



IRISH JUNIPER. Juniwers are handsome evergreens. Al- 

 ways neat and clean. This variety grows exceptionally slim 

 and column-like. The branches grow almost straight, up. and 

 a 7 or 8 foot tree will not be more than a foot and a half thick. 

 21/j to 3 feet, $2.50 each. 



RED CEDAR. A tall-growing native tree of great beauty and 

 hardiness, varying somewhat in habit of growth from regular 

 and conical to loose and irregular, but retaining its handsome 

 appearance withal. Usually densely branched and thickly 

 clothed with deep rich green foliage. 



1 to 2 feet. .$1.00 each. 2 to 3 feet, $2.00 each. 



AMERICAN HOLLY. The hardy native variety that is espe- 

 cially familiar to us because of its extensive use at Christmas 

 time. Usually forms a slow-growing tree with short, spreading 

 branches; leaves large, shining green, with thorny edges: bright 

 red berries in winter, (^f easy culture, thriving on practically 

 all soils. Stands the winter climate of bleak New England 

 without injury. 2 to 3 feet, $2.50 each. 



A BEAUTIFUL, PERMANENT GARDEN AT 

 LOW COST 



You can have a beautiful garden of flowers at sur- 

 prisingly low cost and comiiaratively little care. 



The greatest beauty and fragrance does not necessarily 

 come from the rare and high-priced varieties. Many 

 costly flowers are not half as beautiful and lasting as 

 those listed here, nor do they stand frost and cold as 

 well. 



A little money judiciously invested in shrubs, roses, 

 and perennials now. will repay you many times over in 

 future pleasure, and will lilvewise add to the value of your 

 property. 



