56 ELLWANGER & BARRY'S CATALOGUE. 



f A. Piclita. Pitch Silver Fir. From the mountains of Siberia. A me- 

 dium sized tree, of compact, conical growth, with dark green foliage. Fine and 

 hardy. $1.00 to $3.00. 



BIOTA. Oriental or Eastern Arbor Vitiie. Thuya, Fr. 



All of the Biotas ai^e quite tender here and require to be well protected in winter. On 

 this account we are often tempted to omit the g-enus from our catalogue. In milder cli- 

 mates they are the most ornamental of evergreens. 



fB. orientalis. Chinese Arbor Vit.*: From China and Japan. A small, 

 elegant tree, with erect branches, and dense, flat, light green foliage; becomes 

 brown in winter. $1.00. 



var. anrea. Golden Arbor Vitj2. A variety of the Chinese, nearly- 

 spherical in outline, and with bright yellow tinged foliage. Beautiful. $1.00. 



*f var. eleg'antissima. Rollinson's Golden Arbor Vit^. A beau- 

 tiful variety, of upright, pyramidal form, with the 3"0ung foliage prettily tipped 

 with golden yellow, which tint is retained the entire summer. $1.00 to $2.00. 



*fvar. senijier anrea. Ever Golden Arbor Vit^. A variety of 

 the aurea; of dwarf habit but free growth. It retains its golden tint the year 

 round. One of the best golden variegated Evergreens. $1.00 to $2.00. 



CUPRESSUS. Cypress. Cypres, Ft. 



*C. Lawsoniana. Law^son's Cypress. From California, where it forms a 

 very large tree. It has elegant drooping brandies, and very slender, feathery 

 branchiets. Leaves dark glossy green, tinged with a glaucous hue. One of the 

 finest Cypresses. See cut. 75 cents to $2.00. 



*|var. pyramidalis. Lawson's Pyramidal Cypress. A variety of 

 the above, but more dense and upright. $1.00 to $2.00. 



*tvar. stricta. Lawson's Erect Cypress. A seedling of ours; erect 

 and compact. $1.50. 



*tC. Nutksensis syn. Tlinjopsis borealis. Nootka Sound Cypress. 

 A desirable species from Nootka Sound. It is a pyramid in habit with light, glossy 

 green foliage, sometimes with a bluish shade. $1.50. 



JUNIPERUS. Jnniper. Genevier. Fr. 



f J. Cliinensis. Chinese Juniper. Native of China and Japan. A hand- 

 some, dense shrub, with dark green foliage, and somewhat drooping branches. 

 $1.50. 



fvar. Reevesi. A beautiful form of the Chinese. Tree of fine habit, 

 with the branches somewhat drooping and spreading. Exceedingly hard}' and very 

 ornamental. $1.50. 



J. communis vulgaris. English Juniper. A handsome, compact 

 small tree. 



J. c. var. Alpina nana. Dw^a.rf Juniper. Of spreading, dense habit. 

 $1.50. 



J. c. var. Hibernica. Irish Juniper. A distinct and beautiful va- 

 riety, of erect, dense conical outline, resembling a pillar of green; very desirable. 

 $1.00. 



J. c. var. Hibernica robusta. Robust Irish Juniper. More vig- 

 orous than the preceding, and no doubt hardier, but not quite so regular in form, 

 nevertheless handsome. 75 cents. 



J. c. var. Suecica. Swedish Juniper. A small sized, handsome pyra- 

 midal tree, with yellowish green foliage. It is quite hardy. 75 cents. 



