ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 



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PINUS PONDEROSA. 



Sec. III. Usually with five leaves in a sheath, 



fP. Ceml)ra. Swiss Stone Pine. A handsome and distinct European species, 

 of a compact, conical form ; foliage short and silvery. Grows slowly when voung. $1.00 

 to $2.00. 



fP. excelsa. Lofty Bhotan Pine. A native of the mountains of Northern 

 India. A graceful and elegant tree, with drooping silvery foliage, resembling that of 

 the White Pine, but longer and more pendulous. Hardy and vigorous. $1.50. 



fP. Lambertiana. Lambert's Pine. A mammoth tree, with stiff, yellowish- 

 green leaves from 4 to 6 inches long. It is a native of California, where it attains a 

 height of 200 feet and a circumference of 60 feet. Adapted to forming a back -ground or 

 planting singly. $1.00 to $2.00. 



P. Strobus. White or Weymouth Pine. The most ornamental of all our 

 native Pines; foliage light, delicate or silvery green. Flourishes in the poorest soils. 



