J. T. LOVETT. LITTLE SILVER. N. J. 



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COLORADO SILVER FIR (Abies concolor).—\ grand 

 evergreen from the Rocky Mountains. Of stately habit, 

 with broad grayish blue foliage, silvery underneath and 

 much curled and twisted. Rare and distinct. 2 to 

 feet, $2.00 each. 



NOBDMANN'S SILVER {Abies Nordnmnnicina) .—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. 2 feet, $1.50; 2^ feet, $2.25; 3 feet, 

 $3.00 each. 



SPRUCE. 



JUNIPER. 



BLFE CEDAR (Jxiniperus Virginiana g'.auca). — 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 each. 



CHI>'ESE VARIEGATED (Juniperus Sinensis argentca 

 variegata). — Of dense habit with bluish green foliage, 

 sparsely interspersed with creamy white. Very hardy 

 and of much value. 2 feet, $1.50; 25^ feet, $2.00 each. 



CHI>'ESE GOLDEN (Juniperus Sinensis aurca). -Of 

 dense growth and upright though rather dwarf habit. 

 The entire plant is a bright lemon yellow, shading to 

 golden yellow. Very brilliant and conspicuous. 18 inches, 

 $1.25 eacli. 



DOUGLAS GOLDE\ (Juniperus communis Douglasi) 

 A form of our American Juniper, with low spreading, 



almost prostrate 

 habit, and rich, 

 briglit golden yel- 

 low foliage which 

 turns to russet in 

 autumn. \''ery har- 

 dy, ] to 2 feet 

 spread. 60c; 2 to 

 21/2 feet spread, 

 $1.00 each. 



IRISH (Juniperus 

 Hibcrnica). — Of 

 den^e upright habit, 

 with soft, silvery 

 preen foliage. Not 

 entirely hardy at 

 the north in ex- 

 posed situations. 2 

 feet. 50c; 3 feet, 

 75c eacli. 



JAPANESE GOLD- 

 EN (Juniperus Jap- 

 on icii aurca). — Very 

 distinct in foliage 

 and of grotesque 

 form. Rich, deep 

 gulden and russet in 

 "olor, and excep- 

 linnally hardy. A 

 rare and beautiful 

 evergreen. (See 

 cut.) 2 feet, $1.00; 

 3 feet, $1.50 each. 



Japanese Golden Juniper. 



LOVETTS 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 mo?t valuable of all the 

 Junipers. 2 feet, $1.50; 3 feet, $2.50 each. 



SAVIN (Juniperus Sabina).— Of eccentric habit w^ith 

 exceedingly rich dark green foliage. Appears to best ad- 

 vantage upon a hillside or in groups. 2 feet, 60c; 3 feet, 

 $1.00 each. 



Roster's Colorado Blue Spruce. 



COLORADO (Picea pnngcns). — A. tree of great hardi- 

 liood and value. The parent of the celebrated Colorado 

 Hlue Spruce and identical in habit and all respects except 

 color of foliage wliich is a rich deep green. 2 feet, 60c; 

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



ROSTER'S COLORADO BLUE (Picea pungens glauca 

 Kosteri). — An imj)ro\'ed form of the justly popular Colo- 

 rado Blue Spruce. The mo't valuable and beautiful of all 

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

 rical, broadly pyramidal habit and quite rapid in growth. 

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

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

 hood; enduring witli 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.) 2 feet. $2.50; 2^ feet, $3.50; 

 3 feet, $4.50; 3^ feet, $6.00; 4 feet, $8.00 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 

 Roster's Colorado Blue Spruce and is much softer in 

 texture. 2 to 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 feet, 75c: 3 feet, $1.25; 4 feet. $2.00 

 each. 



NORWAY (Picea excelsa) .—Of 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 feet, 40c; 3 feet, 75c; 4 feet. $1.00 each. 



NORWAY, PYRAMIDAL (Picea excelsa pyramidalis) 

 Very unique, with habit almost as pyramidal as the Lom- 

 bardy Poplar. Of rapid growth. 2J^ feet, $1.00 each. 



NORWAY. WEEPING (Picea excelsa pendula).—A form 

 of the popular Norway Spruce with closely drooping or 

 pendular branclus. 2 feet, $1.25 each. 



