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fA. Pichta. Pitch Silver Fir. From the mountains of Siberia. A medium 

 sized tree, ot compact, conical growth, with dark green foliage. Fine and hardy. $1.00 

 to $3.00. 



BIOTA. Oriental, or Eastern Arbor Vitre. Thuya, Ft. 



All of the Biotas are quite tender here and require to be well protected in winter. 

 On this account we are often tempted to omit the genus from our catalogue. In milder 

 climates they are the most ornamental of evergreens. 



•f\B. orientalis. Chinese Arbor Vitje. From China and Japan. A small, 

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

 winter. $1.00. 



var. aurea. Golden Arbor Vitje. A variety of the Chinese, nearly 

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



*fvar. eleg"antissinia Rollinson's Golden Arbor Vitje. A beau- 

 tiful variety, of quite recent introduction. It is of upright, pyramidal form, with the 

 young foliage prettily tipped with golden yellow, which tint is retained the entire sum- 

 mer. $1.00 to $2.00. 



~*fvar. filiform is pendula. A variety with long and pendulous 

 branches. $2.00. 



*fvar. semper aurea. Ever Golden Arbor Vit^;. A compara- 

 tively new 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. 



CEDRUS. Cedar. Cedre, Ft. 



*fC. Deodara. Deodar, or Indian Cedar. A native of the Himalayas. 

 One of the most elegant of all evergreen trees, of rapid growth ; branches drooping, 

 foliage light bluish, or glaucous green ; endures our winters here if in a north exposure, 

 but loses its foliage if exposed to sun in winter. $2.00 to $3.00. 



CUPRESSUS. Cypress. Cypres, Ft. 



*C Lawsoniana. Lawson's Cypress. From California, where it forms a 

 very large tree. It has elegant drooping branches, and very slender, feathery branch- 

 lets. Leaves dark glossy w green, tinged with a glaucous hue. One of the finest Cypress. 

 See cut. 75 cents to $2.00. 



*var. argentea. A handsome variety of compact habit, the end of the 

 shoots drooping in a graceful way. $1.00 to $2.00. 



*var. erecta viridis. A very compact, free growing variety, with dark 



green foliage. $1.00 to $2.00. 



*fvar. pyramidalis. Lawson's Pyramidal Cypress. A variety of 

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



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

 and compact. $1.50. 



fC. Nutksensis syn. Thujop^is borealis. Nootka Sound Cypress. A 

 very hardy and desirable species from Nootka Sound. It is a pyramid in habit, with 

 light glossy green foliage, some times with a bluish shade. It grows freely, and may be 

 recommended as one of the finest of our Evergreens. 50 cents to $1.00. 



JUJSTPERUS. Juniper.. Genevier, Ft. 



fj. Chine nsis. Chinese Juniper. Native of China and Japan. A handsome, 

 dense shrub, with dark green foliage, and somewhat drooping branches. $1.00. 



var. Reeve «*i. A beautiful form of the Chinese. Tree of fine habit, with 

 the branches somewhat drooping and spreading. Exceedingly hardy and very ornamen- 

 tal. $1.00. 



