56 ELLWAMGER & BARRY'S CATALOGUE. 



AJSIES [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 of medium size, varying in height 

 from 25 to 50 feet, of pyramidal form. Foliage silvery gray, and bark light colored. 

 Very hardy and valuable. See cut. 



fvar. cserulea. The Glaucous Spruce. A small and beautiful 

 variety, of rather loose spreading habit, with bluish green foliage ; very hardy and 

 valuable. $1.00 to $1.50. 



fvar. nana. A moderate grower, foliage light glaucous green. As the 

 plant increases in age the branches droop. $1.50. 



f A. Alcocquiana. Alcock's Spruce. From Japan. It forms a beautiful 

 tree of close habit. Foliage pale green, silvery underneath and glaucous above. 

 Valuable. $2.00. 



A. Canadensis. Hemlock Spruce. A remarkably graceful and beautiful 

 native tree, with drooping branches, and delicate dark foliage, like that of the Yew; 

 distinct from all other trees. It is a handsome lawn tree, and makes a highly orna- 

 mental hedge. 50c. to .f 1.00. 



fvar. densata. Dense Hemlock Spruce. A handsome dense growing, 

 dwarf variety. $1.50. 



fvar. microphylla. Small-leaved Hemlock Spruce. A pretty 

 variety with small foliage. $1.50. 



Abies excelsa. Norv^^ay Spruce, From Europe. An elegant tree, ex- 

 tremely hardy, of lofty, rapid growth, and pyramidal form. The branches assume a 

 graceful, drooping habit, when the tree attains 15 or 20 feet in height. One of the 

 most popular evergreens for planting, either as single specimen trees, or in masses for 

 effect or shelter. It is one of the best evergreen hedge plants. 50 cents to $1.00. 



var. Barryii. Barry's Spruce. A handsome variety of the preced- 

 ing, which originated in our nurseries some years ago, from seed. To all the desirable 

 and valuable characteristics of its parent, it adds gracefulness of outline, elegance of 

 form, moderate compact growth, and rich deep green foliage. $2.00. 



fvar. compacta. A dense grower, with light green foliage. $1.00 to 

 $2.00. 



fvar. conica. Conical Spruce. A dwarf variety, of compact, conical 

 habit; becomes perfectly symmetrical without pruning. One of the best. $1.00 to 

 $2.00. 



fvar. elegans. A pyramidal growing plant, of moderate size. Fine for 

 the lawn. $1.00 to $2.00. 



var. Ellwangerii. Ell w anger's Spruce. A very distinct and 

 novel dwarf variety of Norway Spruce, which originated from seed in our nurseries 

 several years since. It possesses all the desirable and valuable qualities of its parent, 

 such as hardiness, vigor, adaptation to soils generally, and at the same time is a dwarf, 

 compact grower, of handsome form, with rich, deep green foliage, and peculiarly 

 adapted for small grounds. Its leaves are short, stiff, sharp-pointed, and instead of 

 lying closely to the branches, as is the case with the most of Spruces, they project out- 

 ward, bristle-like, giving the tree quite a novel and distinct appearance. 



Price. For plants 12 to 18 inches, $1.00 each ; 18 to 24 inches, $2.00 each. 



fvar. Finedonensis. The Finedon Spruce. A striking variety of 

 compact habit, having the young leaves on the upper sides of the shoots, first of a pale 

 yellow color, then changing to a bronzy brown, and finally to a light green. The 

 leaves on the underside, green from the first. $2.00. 



