ORNAMENTAL TMEES, SHRUBS, ETC. 59 



Abies Nordmanuiana. Nordmann's Silver Fir. This majestic Fir, from 

 the Crimean Mountains, is of symmetrical form, vigorous and quite hardy. Its foliage 

 is massive, dark green, shining above and slightly glaucous below, rendering it a very 

 handsome tree throughout the year. Considered here and in Europe as one of the 

 finest of the Silver Firs. $1.00 to $3.00. See cut. 



*A. pectinata. European, or Comb-like Silver Fir. A noble tree, 

 with spreading horizontal branches and broad, silvery foliage ; young shoots somewhat 

 tender, except when well ripened. $1.00. 



A. Pichta. Pitch Silver Fir. From the mountains of Siberia. A me- 

 dium sized tree, of compact, conical growth, with dark green foliage. Fine and hardy. 



$1.00 to $3.00. 



BIOTA. Oriental or Eastern Arbor Vitse. Thuya, Fr. 



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. 



"*!B. Orientalis. Chinese Arbor Vit^. 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 Vit^. A variety of the Chinese, nearly 

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



*tvar. eleg'antissima. Kollinson's Golden Arbor Vit^. A 

 beautiful variety, of upright, pyramidal form, with the young foliage prettily tipped 

 with golden yellow, which tint is retained the entire summer. $1.00. 



*tvar. semper aurea. Ever-Golden Arbor Vit^. A 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. 



CUPRESSUS. Cypress. Cypres, Fr. 



^C La^wsoniana. 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 green, tinged with a glaucous hue. One of the finest 

 Cypresses. 75 cents. See cut. 



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

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



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

 and compact. $1.50. 



*tC. Nutksensis syn. Thujopsis borealis. Nootka Sound Cypress. 

 A desirable species from Nootka Sound. It is a pyramid in habit, with light, glossy 

 green foliage, sometimes with a bluish shade. $1.50. 



*tvar. variegata. A most charming variety of G. NutJcmnsis, of a deep 

 green hue, with the leaves and branchlets variegated with pale yellow. $2.00. 



JUNIPERUS. Juniper. Wachholder, Oer. Genevier, Fr. 



t*T. Cllinensis. Chinese Juniper. Native of China and Japan. A hand- 

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

 $1.00. 



fvar. Reevesi. A beautiful form of the Chinese. Tree of fine habit, 

 with the branches somewhat drooping and spreading. Exceedingly hardy and very 

 ornamental. $1.00. 



