J.T.LOVETT. LITTLE JILVEP^.N.J 



Koster's Colorado Blue Spruce. 



Japanese Golden Junipe 



WHITE PINE (Pinus strobus) — The well known pine 

 of the forest. Of lofty habit, with long, hair-like, light 

 green needles and very hardy. 2 feet, 40c ; 3 feet, 75c ; 

 4 feet, $1.00 each. 



RETINOSPORA OBTUSA— A compact growing form 

 of the Japanese Cypress, with rich, dark green foliage, 

 feet, $1.25 each. 



RETINOSPORA OBTUSA GRACILIS— A variety of 

 the above, of graceful habit and soft, refined foliage of 

 bright, cheerful green. Very ornamental. 2y2 feet, $1.50 

 each. 



RETINOSPORA OBTUSA MAGNIFICA— Similar to 

 the type, except that the growth is more dense and com- 

 pact and the foliage of richer, darker green. 3 feet, $2.00 

 each. 



RETINOSPORA OBTUSA YOUNGI (awr^a)— Quite 

 like Retinospora obtusa gracilis, except that the foliage 

 assumes a yellow hue. A very beautiful evergreen of 

 ironclad hardihood. Excellent for forming contrasts with 

 green varieties. 3J^ feet, $2.50 each. 



RETINOSPORA PISIFERA— Of tall, spreading habit 

 with feathery, light green foliage, glaucous underneath. 

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



RETINOSPORA PISIFERA AUREA— The brightest 

 and most lasting in color of all the Retinosporas and per- 

 haps the hardiest. It is bright golden yellow at all times 

 and is of ironclad hardihood. Same habit as its parent. 

 15 inches, 50c; 2 feet, $1.00; 3 feet, $1.50 each. 



RETINOSPORA PLUMOSA. Plume-like Japanese 

 Cypress — A beautiful, strong growing evergreen tree, 

 with abundant soft, deep green foliage. 2 feet, 75c; 3 

 feet, $1.25 each. 



RETINOSPORA PLUMOSA AUREA. Golden- 

 tipped Japanese Cypress— Very popular and beautiful. 



Of dense habit, with soft, feathery foliage, light green, 

 distinctly tipped with yellow. 15 inches, 50c; 2 feet, 

 $1.00; 3 feet, specimens, $2.00; 4 feet specimens, $3.50 

 each. 



RETINOSPORA SQUARROSA VEITCHII— Per- 

 haps the finest of all this class of beautiful evergreen 

 trees. Of tall habit, with dense foliage as soft as a glove 

 and a cheerful, frosted blue in color. Handsome as a 

 specimen on the lawn. 2 feet, $1.25; 3 feet, $2.00 each. 



KOSTER'S COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE (.Picea 

 pungens glauca Kosteri) — An improved form of the justly 

 popular Colorado Blue Spruce. The most valuable and 

 beautiful of all hardy evergreen trees. It is close branched, 

 of symmetrical, broadly 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 hardihood; enduring with impunity a tempera- 

 ture far below zero, and succeeds even at the seaside 

 where almost all other varieties of evergreen trees suc- 

 cumb to the salt laden air. (See cut.) IJ^ feet, $1.50; 

 3 feet, $4.50; 4 feet, $7.50; 5 feet, $10.00 each. 



HEMLOCK SPRUCE i.Tsuga Canadensis)— One of the 

 most graceful and beautiful and, with all, among the 

 hardiest of evergreen trees. IJ^ feet, 40c; 2 feet, 75c; 

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



NORWAY SPRUCE (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 frequently transplanted, hence are dense and well 

 furnished with many fibrous roots. 2 feet, 40c ; 3 feet, 

 75c; 4 feet, $1.00 each. 



COMPACT NORWAY SPRUCE (Picea excelsa com- 

 pacta) — -A compact form of the last named variety. 3 

 feet, $2.00 each. 



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