"A SELECT LIST OF SPECIMEN EVERGREENS " 



AMERICAN ARBORVITAE— While this vari- 

 ety is well adapted for specimens, for mass- 

 ing, and for screens, its most valuable use 

 seems to be in hedge plantings. It grows 

 rapidly during the first three or four years, 

 but after that it develops very slowly, and 

 in twenty or thirty years it seldom attains a 

 height of more than 30 feet. In summer the 

 foliage is bright green above and yellowish 

 beneath; in winter the foliage changes to 

 bronzy hues. 



CHINESE ARBORVITAE— The outline of the 

 tree is similar to our native Arborvitae, but 

 the foliage is more delicately cut and in some 

 cases a deeper green. This class of ever- 

 green can readily be distinguished from pines 

 and spruces because of the flattened foliage, 

 which has a tendency to set on edge. None 

 of the Arboi-vitaes get very large, and al! 

 excepting the western are slow growers; this 

 makes them valuable when space is limited 

 and when you want trees that will stay 

 small. Their pyramidal form makes them 

 specially adapted for planting as specimens. 

 Arborvitaes makes wonderful hedges and 

 rarely do we find a planting of any size 

 where some variety is not used. 



CANADIAN HEMLOCK— A mature tree of 

 this species will reach 60 feet in height, and 

 in favored places some specimens gi'ow to 90 



or 100 feet. It is a native American tree, 

 gi-owing naturally from Canada to Alabama, 

 forming dense forests of valuable timber. Of 

 course, in the open landscape it takes on its 

 most graceful form, and a well-developed 

 specimen is a most beautiful tree. The main 

 branches gi'ow almost straight from the 

 trunk, drooping gracefully at the ends, giv- 

 ing the entire tree an appearance distinct 

 from other evergreens. The foliage is narrow 

 and feathery, light green when first showing, 

 but changing to deep green. The Canadian 

 Hemlock is almost as valuable as the Arbor- 

 vitae for hedges, screens, and windbreaks. 

 Around house foundations it should be trim- 

 med to make a dense growth. 



NORWAY SPRUCE— No other variety of the 

 Spruces is quite so valuable for hedges, 

 screens, or individual specimens. The foliage 

 is bright green and the branches grow quite 

 closely together, thus forming a seeming 

 mass of solid green color. The trees will 

 grow to about 40 feet in height, are extreme- 

 ly hardy, and when planted on the windward 

 side of buildings, prove one of the best wind- 

 breaks, protecting the buildings from cold 

 and making the home more comfortable. As 

 a hedge, the trees should be clipped widest 

 at the base, allowing the sun to reach all the 

 branches. 



