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FIR. 



BALSAM {Abies balsamea). — Sometimes termed Balm of 

 Gilead. Of pyramidal form with horizontal branches and 

 lofty habit. Foliage rich dark green and glaucous under- 

 neath. The branches and leaves are much used for 

 making Balsam pillows. 2 to 3 feet, 60c; 3 to 4 

 feet, 90c each, 



NORDMANJi'S SILVEE (Abies N or dmanniana).— Justly 

 styled the king of evergreen trees. Of lofty habit with 

 intensely rich, deep green foliage, silvery white under- 

 neath. A well-grown specimen is a veritable tower of 

 arborous beauty. feet, $2.00 each. 



JUNIPER. 



BLUE CEDAR (Juniperus Virginiana glauca). — A form 

 of our native Cedar with glaucous blue foliage. Of rapid, 

 compact growth; very effective and extremely hardy. 



2 feet, $1.00; 3 feet, $1.50; 4 feet, $2.00 each. 

 CHINESE GOLDEN {Juniperus Sinensis aurea) . — Of dense 



growth and upright though rather dwarf habit. The 

 entire plant is a bright lemon yellow, shading to golden 

 yeUow. Very brilliant and conspicuous. IH to 2 feet, 

 il.OO each. 



DOUGLAS' GOLDEN {Juniperus communis Douglasi). — A 

 form of our American Juniper, of low spreading, almost 



prostrate habit, and 

 rich, bright golden 

 yellow foliage which 

 turns to russet in 

 autumn. Very har- 

 dy, 1^ to 2 feet 

 spread, 60c; 2^ to 

 3 feet spread, $1.00 

 each. 



IRISH {Juniperus 



Hibernica). — Of 

 dense upright habit, 

 with soft, silvery 

 green foliage. Not 

 entirely hardy at 

 the north in ex- 

 posed situations. 2 

 feet, 5Gc; 3 feet, 

 75c each. 



JAPANESE GOLDEN 



{Juniperus Japonica 

 aurea). — Very dis- 

 tinct in foliage and 

 of grotesque form. 

 Rich, deep golden 

 russet in color, and 

 exceptionally hardy. 

 A rare and beauti- 

 ful evergreen. 2 

 feet, $1.25; 3 feet, 

 Lovett's Blue Juniper. $2.00 each. 



LOVETT'S BLUE OR IRON CLAD {Juniperus striata).— 

 A very distinct form of broadly pyramidal habit, with 

 dense foliage of rich metallic blue or gun metal color. 

 It is absolutely hardy and the most valuable of all the 

 Junipers. 1^ feet, $1.25; 2 feet, $1.75; 2^ feet, $2.00; 



3 feet, $2.50 each. 



SAVIN {Juniperus Sabina). — Of eccentric habit with ex- 

 ceedingly rich dark green foliage. Appears to best ad- 

 vantage upon a hillside or in groups. 154 to 2 feet, 50c; 



2 to 3 feet, 75c each. 



SPRUCE. 



COLORADO {Picea pungens). — A tree of great hardi- 

 hood and value. The parent of the celebrated Colorado 

 Blue Spruce and identical in habit and all respects except 

 color of foliage which is a rich deep green. 2 feet, 75c; 



3 feet, $1.25; 4 feet, $2.00; 5 feet, $3.00 each. 



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Roster's Colorado Blue Spruce. 



KOSTEE'S COLORADO BLUE {Picea pungens glauca 

 Kosteri). — An improved form of the justly popular Colo- 

 rado Blue Spruce. The most valuable and beautiful of all 

 hardy evergreen trees. It is close branched, of symmet- 

 rical, broadl pyramidal habit and quite rapid in growth. 

 Its greatest charm, however, lies in the bright, steel blue 

 color of its massive foliage. It is of the greatest hardi- 

 hood; enduring with impunity a temperature far below 

 zero, and succeeds even at the seaside where almost all 

 other varieties of evergreen trees succumb to the salt 

 laden air. (See cut.) 2J^ feet, $3.50- ZY2 feet, $5.50; 

 4J/$ feet, $8.50 each. 



DOUGLAS' BLUE {Picea Douglasi glauca). — A blue form 

 of the superb Douglas' Spruce of Colorado. Of conical 

 habit with spreading branches, of rapid growth and rich 

 steel blue foliage which rivals in beauty the celebrated 

 Koster's Colorado Blue S'pruce and is much softer in 

 texture. 2 feet, $2.00; 3 feet, $3.00; 4 feet, $4.00. 



HEMLOCK {Tsuga Canadensis). — One of the most grace- 

 ful and beautiful, and, with all, among the hardiest of 

 evergreen trees. 2 to 3 feet, $1.00; 3 to 4 feet, $1.50; 

 4 to 5 feet, $2.25 each. 



NOEWAT {Picea excelsa).—Oi lofty habit. The most 

 largely planted and the most popular of all evergreen 

 trees. Often employed for hedge planting, for screens 

 and for wind breaks. The trees I offer have been fre- 

 quently transplanted, hence are dense and well furnished. 

 2 to 3 feet, 60c; 3 to 4 feet, 90c each. 



NOEWAT, PYEAMIDAL {Picea excelsa pyramidalis) 

 Very unique, with habit almost as pyramidal as the L,om- 

 bardy Poplar. Of rapid growth. 2^ feet, $1.00; 3J4 

 feet, $1.50 each. 



ORIENTAL {Picea Orientalis). — A rare and choice ever- 

 green. Of not such rapid growth as the Norway Spruce, 

 but much more refined with many branches and dense, 

 deep rich green leaves. Of upright spreading habit and 

 very hardy. 2 to 3 feet, $1.75; 3 to 4 feet, $2.50 each. 



WHITE {Picea alba). — A very hardy native species. Of 

 upright habit with silvery gray leaves. , It grows dense 

 and compact, but not so rapid as the Norway Spruce. 

 2 feet, 75c; 3 feet, $1.25 each. 



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