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The Spruce Firs, (ABIES.) 



NORWAY, (excelsa.) A lofty, ele- 

 gant tree, branches droop when the 

 trees attain the height of 15 or 20 

 feet ; some varieties are more droop- 

 ing than others. See cut, page 34. 



BLACK, (nigra.) A pyramidal com- 

 pact tree, with smooth, blackish 

 bark and bluish leaves. 



WHITE AMERICAN, (alba.) A tall 

 tree with loose, spreading branches 

 and light green foliage. 



RED, (rubra.) An erect tree with hori- 

 zontal branches, bark and cone light 



The Spruce Firs, (ABIES.) 



DOUGLASS' SPRUCE, (Douglas- 

 sii.) Introduced by Douglass in 

 1826, from Northwest America, 

 where it attains 100 to 180 feet in 

 height, 10 feet in diameter ; a speci- 

 men has been found on the Co- 

 lumbia river, 48 feet in circumfer- 

 ence three feet from the ground ; the 

 leaves are narrow, flat, dark green 

 above, and silvery beneath ; habit 

 > erect and conical. $2. 



HEMLOCK, OR WEEPING, (cana- 

 densis.) An elegant pyramidal tree, 

 with drooping branches, and deli- 

 cate dark foliage, like that of the 

 Yew, distinct from all other trees. 

 It is a beautiful lawn tree, and 

 makes a highly ornamental hedge. 

 The Yew Tree, (TAXUS.) 



ENGLISH, (baccata.) 



colored, leaves slender and sharp 



Class 5— NEW AND RARE EVERGREENS. 



Note. — Those which have been sufficiently tested in the open air here, and proved 

 hardy, are designated by a *. 



Cupressus, (THE CYPRESS.) 



ERICOIDES, or Heath like Cypress. 

 50c. to $1. 



*LAWSONIANA. Lawson's Cy- 

 press, from California ; one of the 

 most beautiful of all. $1 to $2. 



*L AWSONIANA PYRAMID ALIS. 

 A variety of the preceding, but 

 more dense and upright. SI to $2. 



*PYRAMIDALIS, (Pyramidal.) 50 

 cts. to $1. 



*NUTKAENSIS. Nootka Sound 

 Cypress, (Thuiopsis Borealis.) One 

 of the finest of our evergreens ; fol- 

 iage a glossy dark green, sometimes 

 a little glaucous when young, on 

 the upper side, and pale dull green 

 below. $1. 

 Cedar, (CEDRUS.) 



DEODAR, OR INDIAN, (Deodara.) 

 One of the most elegant of all ever- 

 green trees, of rapid growth 

 branches drooping, foliage light 

 bluish, or glaucous green, endures 

 our winters here if in a north ex- 

 posure, but loses its foliage if ex- 

 posed to sun in winter. $1 per 

 foot in height. 



CEDAR OF LEBANON, (Libani.) 

 One of the most celebrated and in- 

 teresting trees. It is of slow growth 

 and forms a wide spreading, flat 

 head, somewhat hardier than the 

 Deodar. $1 per foot in height. 



Cedar, (CEDRUS.) 



AFRICAN, OR SILVER CEDAR, 



(Africanus.) Resembles the Leba- 

 non, and is probably only a variety 

 of it ; grows more rapidly and 

 erect. $1 per foot. 



CRYPTOMERIA JAPONIC A, OR 

 JAPAN CEDAR. This has been 

 styled the " Queen of Evergreens,'* 

 on account of its exceedingly grace- 

 ful, drooping habit It grows rap- 

 idly and in most parts of this coun- 

 try, will be perfectly hardy, re- 

 quires protection at Rochester, at 

 least while young. $1 per foot. 



Juniper, (JUNIPERUS.) 



*ECHINIFORMIS. A small globu- 

 lar planl;, quite unique. 50c. to $i 



*SQUAMATA. Low and spreading. 

 50c, to $1. 



*SABINA TAMARISCIFOLIA.— 

 Tamarix leaved Savin ; trailing. 

 50c. to $1. 



^TRIPARTITA. A beautiful spread- 

 ing variety of a deep green, very 

 dense ; distinct and fine. 50c. to 



$1. 



*REEVESII. A variety of the Chi- 

 nese, branches somewhat spread- 

 ing, very ornamental. 50c. to $1. 



