ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 



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WHITE SPRUCE. 



CLASS IV.— CONIFERS. (Evergreens.) 



Price. — 50 cents each, $5 per dozen [except otherwise noted,] for trees of the 

 usual size. Extra sized specimens charged for in proportion. Those preceded by a* are 

 not quite hardy in this section. 



Those preceded by a f are either new or rare, and only to be had of small sizes. 



ABIES, [including Picea and Tsuga,] Spruce, Fir and Hemlock. 



Section 1. Abies. Spruce and Hemlock. 



Leaves needle-shaped, scattered all around shoots, including Tsuga — the Hemlocks, 

 with flat leaves mostly two ranked. 



A. alba. White Spruce. A native tree growing 40 to 50 feet high, of fine 

 pyramidal form. Foliage silvery gray, and bark light colored. See cut. 



fvar. alba coerulea. A small and beautiful variety, with bluish green 

 foliage. $1.00 to $1.50. 



