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R. & J. farquhar company, boston. 



HARDY CONIFERS. 



We do not advise planting Evergreens later than October 1st, in New England. We only offer varieties suitable for Fall Planting. 



We make NO CHARGE for PACKING on Nursery Stock. 



PICEA GLAUCA ALBERTIANA VAR. CONICA. {Illustrated above.) 



Collected by the Arnold Arboretum near Laggan, Alberta, and described by them as follows; This very peculiar form of the Western White 

 Spruce is of slow growth and forms dense bushes of narrow conical shape, consisting of closely packed, thin and short branchlets. The leaves 

 are very different from the type and quite distinct. They are radially disposed around the stem, thin and slender. Plcea glauca albertiana var. 

 eonica on account of its very characteristic habit and aspect, promises to become one of the most favorite dwarf spruces; a rare and vaulable plant. 



10 to 12 inches S3. 00 each 18 to 20 inches S5. 50 each 



12 to 15 inches . . 3.50 each 20 to 24 inches 7.50 each 



15 to 18 inches ! '.'.'. 4. 50 each 



Picea asperata var. ponderosa 



for its large cones. 



NEW CHINESE SPRUCES INTRODUCED BY THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM 



This handsome variety is remarkable 



Picea Balfouriana 

 Picea montigena 



Picea asperata. A quadrangular-leaved Spruce from northwestern 

 China. Some of the trees are very glaucous in appearance, hence the 

 colloquial name Yun sha (Cloudy Fir). Old trees are very spire-Uke 

 in outhne. All the varieties of P. asperata are of dense growth, and 

 the purplish coloring of the young foliage makes them strikingly beautiful 

 in the early Summer. 



One of the tallest of the Chinese Spruces. 

 The short, stout bristly leaves are of shining green 

 and more or less glaucescent. 

 Picea retroflexa. Glaucous foUage in somewhat spiral arrangement. 

 Very interesting. 



Strong Plants of the above varieties, each $1.50. Collection of 6 varieties, S7.50 



Picea asperata var. notabilis. This variety differs from the preceding 

 chiefly in the cones, the scales of which are rhombicovate in outline. 



HARDY CONIFERS. 



ABIES balsamea. CBalm of Gilead Fir.) Rich dark-green foliage, silvery 



underneath. ^ 



3 to 4 ft. . . . $2.50 each | 4 to 5 ft. . . . $4 . 00 each 



canadensis. (See Tsuga.) 



concolor. (Colorado Silver Fir.) One of the most beautiful and grace- 

 ful evergreen trees, growing in symmetrical pyramid form, with long 

 feathery foliage of silvery-green color, wiiich curves upward. As a 

 lawn specimen it is one of the most decorative trees. 



3 to 4 ft. . . . $7.00 each j 5 to 6 ft. . . . $10.00 each 



Veitchii. (Veitch's Silver Fir.) A beautiful Evergreen, with a pronounced 

 silvery tint; fine as a specimen. 



4 to 5 ft $6 . 00 each 



JUNIPERUS communis. (English Juniper.) Low-growing bushy plant; 

 light glaucous foliage; very hardy. 2 to 2§ ft., $3.50 each; $39.00 

 per doz. 



communis var. Hibernica. (Irish Juniper.) A beautiful glaucous- 

 green variety of dense pillar-like growth; very desirable. 2 to 21 ft., 

 $2.00 each; $22.00 per doz. 



JUNIPERUS.— Coreiinued. 



communis var. suecica. (Swedish Juniper.) Grows in the form of a 

 neat, compact column; foliage glaucous-green. 2 to 2^ ft., $2.00 each; 

 $22.00 per doz. 



communis var. prostrata. A dwarf spreading variety with trailing 

 branches. $3.00 each. 

 Larger Plants. $5.00 to $7.50 each. 



Chinensis virginalis. Very fine dwarf evergreen, with handsome, 

 closely set heads of green foliage, forming a dense round mat. $3.50 

 each; $40.00 per doz. 



Chinensis virginalis aurea. Yellow form of the preceding, and like 

 it, a most valuable acquisition for the rock garden. $3.50 each; 

 $40.00 per doz. 



Chinensis var. Pfltzeriana. A beautiful form with graceful, dark 

 green foliage. 

 2 to 2Ht- . . . $4.00 each | 3 to 4 ft. . . . $7.50 each 



Six plants of one variety at dozen rate. 



