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Nordmann^s Fir. Very hardy. Symmetrical and 

 even. Outdone by no evergreen for beauty and state- 

 liness. The foliage is dark above, silvery beneath, 

 cones are dark brown. 24 in., 75 cts. each, |6 for 10. 



Silver Fir. Like nearly all Fir trees. Silver Fir grows 

 tall, regular and even. Leaves silvery gray as you look 

 up, dark green from above. Cones five to six inches 

 long. 8 to 12 in., 15 cts. each, $1.25 for 10. 



White Fir. Rapid growth, majestic size, graceful 

 shape and branches, handsome foliage. Broad leaves 

 light green on top, silvery beneath, cones five inches 

 long. 10 inches 50 cts., each. 



Common Juniper. A very dwarf tree which is 

 quite common in the West, but rare in the East. Bran- 

 ches start low, grow horizontally, then curve up at the 

 ends. Foliage very thick and gray-green, shape conical, 

 tall, narrow. 18. to 24 inches, 50 cts. each. 



Austrian Fine. Fast growing, dense foliage tree, 

 adapted to any soil and location. It grows both tall 

 and sturdy, with broad, round crown. Three -inch 

 yellowish cones. 1 3^ ft., 50 cts. each; 2 to 3 ft., 1 1 each. 



Scotch Fine. A large tree, which grows quickly 

 and is very hardy and healthy. Foliage bluish green 

 and very dense, and it bears reddish cones about two 

 inches long. The drooping branches are small and the 

 trunk large. 1 3^ ft., 50 cts. each, 3 to 4 ft, |i each. 



Canadian Hemlock Spruce. At home in the Hudson 

 Bay district, these trees grow into impassible thickets 

 to the ground. Alone, becomes most imposing — growing 

 very tall and regular. Foliage shiny, dark green, and the 

 small branches droop from a heavy trunk. Little half- 

 inch cones. 2 to 3 ft., |i ; 3 to 4 ft. I1.50; 4 to 5 ft., I2. 



Douglas Spruce. Branches droop in a slight curve 

 from the trunk. Foliage grows downward from the sides 

 of each branch, the tips of which carry three and four- 

 inch cones. 12 to 18 in., 30 cts.; 18 to 24 in., 50 cts. 



Koster's Blue Spruce. Foliage intense silvery blue 

 and very dense on the branch ends, rapid grower like 

 all spruces, and has regular, slim branches all growing 

 to the same length and in the same form. We have the 

 finest stock of this to be found in the United States. 

 12 inches, I1.50; 18 to 24 inches, $2 each. 



Norway Spruce. During the past twenty-five 

 years the most widely planted spruce. It is fastest 

 growing, tall, graceful and handsome, at home in any 

 place you put it, and is suitable for both windbreaks 

 and ornament — use and beauty combined. 



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Colorado Blue Spruce. Foliage blue and sage — 

 that distinct color which is so rare in the East. Tree 

 usually has a symmetrically shaped, narrow pointed or 

 rounding top; is hardy and quick growing. 6 to 12 

 inches, 50 cts. each; i ft., |i each; 3 ft., $3 each. 



White Spruce. Has light foliage, with an agreeable 

 odor. The cones are short and slim — less than two inches 

 long — and a glossy brown. Native in the northern United 

 States and Canada. Fairly fast growing, attractive, and 

 shapely. 12 to 18 inches, 30 cts., 18 to 24 inches, 50 cts. 



RHODODENDRON 



Under evergreens, near to the boundaries of grounds, and close up to buildings, this evergreen connects 

 the trees and buildings with the lower growth, and produces that unbroken landscape, that is so fine when 

 successfully arranged. A single specimen is fine also. Rhodendron loves shade but it does not require it. 



Catawba Rhododendron. Large white flowers in Purple. Like the white variety in every way except 



clusters late in spring. One branchlet will carry dozens in color of flowers. lo-in., $1 each, 

 of blossoms. Long narrow leaves in clusters at ends of Ponticum. Purple, not so hardy as the Grandifiora, 



branches. 15-in., $1 each., 5io per dozen. grows 10 feet high. 10 to 15 buds, 15-in. $1 each. 



HARDY PEONIES 



Peonies are absolutely hardy and will thrive in a good soil, whether in beds or pots. They are not bothered 

 by insects or fungi, and have attractive foliage. A few cents' expense and ten minutes' work is often rewarded 

 by a magnificent series of bloom. 50 cts. each, $4 for 10, $25 per 100. Assorted varieties. 



Two years ago the places looked alike. One man planted Privet, then improved his house to correspond with the hedge. His 

 property is now worth twice what it was, also his clothes are better, his wages higher, his children cleaner than the other man's. 



