GEXEEAL CATALOGUE. 



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Section 2. Picea. Silver Fir. 

 With liitear fiat leaves, somewhat two ranked 

 B. A very erect, reg- 



ADies balsamea. Balsam Fib 



ular pyramidal tree, -vrith dark prreen sombre 

 foliage. Grows rapidly and is very hardy. 

 50c. 



yA. cephalonica. Cephaloxian Silver Fir. B. 

 From Europe. A remarkaVile and teautiful 

 species, very broad for its height. Leaves 

 silvery and dag-g-er-shai^d. ^-ith a spine on 

 the point. Quite hardy and vig-orous. Sl.OO 

 to si'Xt. 

 Tar. Regina- Amalipe. B, Leaves stiff, shaip 

 pointed, dark green above, g-laucous under- 

 neath. S2.tiO. 



tA. cilicica. CiLiCLA^' Silver FiR. B. A distinct 

 and beautiful species from the mountains of 

 Asia Minor. It is a compact grower, the 

 branches being- thickly set on the stems , foli- 

 age dark green : quite hardy. One of the best 

 of the Silver Firs. Sl-'X) to §2.00. 



A. Xordmanniana. NORDMANX'S Silver Fir. B. 

 This majestic Fir, from the Crimean Moun- 

 tains, is of symmetrical form, vigorous and 

 quite hardy. Its foliage is massive, dai-k 

 green, shining above and slightly glaucous 

 below, rendering it a very handsome tree 

 throughout the year. Considered here and 

 in Eurcjpe as one of the finest of the Silver 

 Fii-s. See cut. 31.00 to $3.00. 



»A. pectinata. European, or Comb-likz Silver 

 Fir. B. a noble tree, with spreading hori- 

 zontal branches and broad, silvery foliage ; 

 young shoots somewhat tender, except when 

 well ripened. $1.00. 



A. Pichta. Pitch Silver Fir. From the moun- 

 tains of Siberia. A medium sized tree, of 

 compact, conical growth, with dai-k green 

 foliage. Fine and hardy. $l.fi0 to $.3.W, 



xordmann s silver fir. 



BIOTA. Oriental or Eastern Arbor Vitae. 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. C'HiXESE ARBOR A'lT^. C From China and Japan. A small, elegant tree, with erect branches. 



and dense, flat, light green foliage ; becomes brown in winter. $l.f)0. 

 *var. aurea. GoLDEX ARBOR Vir^. D. A variety of the Chinese, nearly spheric-al in outline, and with 



bright, yellow-ringed foliage. Beautiful. $l.fO. 

 *+var. elegant! ««sima. RoLLiNSOX's GoiJiEX ARBOR Vit^. D. A beautiful variety, of upright pyramidal 



form, with the young foliage prettiiy tipped with golden yellow, which tint is retained the entire summer. 



$1.00. 

 *tvar. semper aurea. EvER-GoLi;E.v ARBOR Vit^. D, A variety of the aurea; of dwarf habit but free 



growth. It retains its golden tint the year round. C»ne of the best golden variegated Evergreens. $1.00. 



CXJPKESSUS. Cypre.ss. Cypres. Fr 



*=C. Lawsoniana. Lawsox'S Cypress. B. 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 r.f the finest Cypresses. Only haif-hardy here. $1.00. 



^C. IVutkaensis syn. Thujopsis borealis. XooTKA SotTND Cypress. C A desirable species from Nootka 

 Sound.. It is pyramid in habit, with light, glossy green foliage, sometimes with a bluish shade. $1.50. 



JUNIPEKUS. Juniper. \Tachholder, Ger. Gexevier, Fr. 



Chinensis. Chinese Juniper. C. Native of China and Japan. A handsome, dense shruli, with dark green 



foliage, and somewhat drooyjing branches. $1.00. 

 +var. Keevesi. D. A beautiful form of the Chinese. Tree of fine habit, with the branches s< 'mewhat droop- 

 ing and spreading. Exceedingly hardy and very ornamentiil. $1.00. 

 communis vulgaris. ENGLISH JciNiPER. C. A handsome, c^tmpact, small tree. a(k:. 

 c. var. Alpina nana. DwARF JUNIPER. I>. Of spreading, dense habit. $1.00. 



c. var. Hibernica. Irish Juniper. C. A distinct and teautiful variety, of erect, dense conical outline, 

 resembling a pillar of green ; very desirable. T-x;. 



