“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 Arborvitaes 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 grow to 90 
or 100 feet. It is a native American tree, 
growing 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 grow 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, 
sereens, 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 building's, 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. 
