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Evergreen and Coniferous Trees — Continued. 

 ABIES polita. Tiger's Tail Spruce. Pointed 



light jj;reeu leaves. §1.50 



ABIKS ]>iiii;i;<>iis. (See Picea Pungeus.) 



ABIRS tortuosa C'oinpacta. Tortuous Com- 

 pact Spruce. Spreading tree of dwarf liabit; 

 young branches curiously twisted. $1 to $2. 



PICEA .Vmabilis. Lovely Silver Fir. Fine 

 glaucous foliage. .$1.50 to $2. 



PICEA balsamca. Balm of Gilead Fir. Very 

 hardy; foliage silvery underneath. 50 cts. to $1. 



*PIC'EA Breweriaua. Brewer's Weeping 

 Spruce. Of symmetrical form, with horizontal 

 branches ; foliage a beautiful green. Distinguished 

 for the beauty of their long, pendulous brauchlets, 

 which hang straight down from the branches to a 

 length of 6 or 8 feet on the older trees. Smooth, 

 reddish bark. A decided novelty and beautiful 

 tree. §3 to $5. 



PICEA Cephalonica. Cephalonian Fir. Sil- 

 very dagger-shaped leaves. $3. 



PICEA concolor or lasiocarpa. Rare and 

 especially choice. .$2. 



*PICEA coucolor vioiacea. SilverFir. This 

 new vai'iety is one of the most ornamental of all 

 the Piceas, and hardy as the hardiest. Leaves 

 similar in size to the Douglas Spruce, but in color 

 a charming light semi- glaucous tint, which makes 

 a pleasing and striking contrast. $2.50 and $3.50. 



PICEA Cilicia. Cilician Silver Fir. Branches 

 compact, thickly set on the stems; foliage dark 

 green, delicate and very beautiful. .$1 and 1..50. 



PICEA Englemani. Resembles the Pungens. 

 Compact, fine for lawns. Pyi'amidal form; 

 branches sometimes pendulous, foliage with a rich 

 silver sheen. A very valuable and hardy tree. 

 $1 to S2. 



PICE.4. firma. Japan Silver Fir. Pyramidal, 

 compact foim. Foliage flat, and green under- 

 neath. Vigorous and very hardy. Distinct. $1 

 to 82. 



PIC EA Fraserii. Fraser's Silver Fir. A very 

 hardy variety, somewhat resembling the Balsam 

 Fir, but of finer appearance and more lasting 

 beauty. $1 and 1..50. 



PICEA grandis. Great Silver Fm. The grand 

 Silver Fir of the Rocky Mountains; of pyramidal 

 form, and with short dark foliage. Fine. $1 and $2. 



PICEA Hadsouica. Hudson's Bat Silver Fir. 

 Dwarf round tree, two to three feet high. Dark 

 green foliage, glaucous underneath. 81.50. 



*PICEA Lowii. Low's Silver Fir. A fine, 

 new and hardy Picea of compact symmetrical 

 growth, and large distinct foliage of a delicate 

 light green. 8.5, 



PICEA niagiiifica. Superb Silver Fir. Re- 

 sembles Picea nobilis. Very fine. .$2. 



PICEA nobilis. Noble Silver Fir. Young 

 foliage silver-blue. A superb variety; one of the 

 finest of Coniferse. 82. 



PICEA Xurdinanniana. Nobdmann's Silver 

 Fir. Medium size, but of spnmetrical form 

 and majestic growth. Horizontal branches with 



large, massive, dark green foliage, glaucous 

 underneath, producing a rich and delicate effect, 

 $1 to 82..50. 



PK:EA pectinata. European or Common Sil- 

 ver Fir, Green foliage, silver underneath. 75c, 



PICEA pcndula. Weeping Silver Fm. Rare 

 and unique variety of distinct habit. $2. 



PICEA Pichta. Siberian Silver Fib. Very 

 dark green foliage. One of hardiest and best. $2. 



PICEA pungens. Colorado Blue Spruce. Fine 

 vigorous habit and remarkably beautiful foliage; 

 cannot be excelled by any other Evergreen. 

 Perfectly hardy everywhere, and grown success- 

 fully where other Evergreens fail. It will with- 

 stand the coldest seasons, and in appearance sur- 

 passes any of the taller Coniferous trees, with per- 

 haps the exception of Abies Concolor or Cedrus 

 Atlantica Glauca. Can be easily transplanted. 

 The fine steel-blue color of tlds variety is still 

 very rare. Fine specimens of selected blues 3.^ to 

 6 feet, 83..50 to $12 ; smaller, $2 and $3. Not 

 selected blue, 10 inches t« G feet, .50 cts. to $2.50 

 each. Low rates per hundj-ed. 



PICEA pectinata compacta. Compact Silver 

 Fir. One of the hardiest of the Silver Firs ; 

 dwarf form and dense, glossy green foliage. $1.50, 



PICEA pinsapo. Pinsapo Fm. A very hand- 

 some variety, resembling P. Cephalonica; 

 branches very thick, and spreading horizontally, 

 A beautiful evergreen, not entirely hardy. $2. 



PICEA Veitchii. Veitche's Silver Fir. Beau- 

 tiful sj)ecies, resembling in character the Nord- 

 manuiana. Very rare. $3. 



BIOTA aurea. Golden Arbor- Vit^. 50c. to $1. 



BIOTA elegantissima. Rollinson's Golden 

 Aebor-Vit.e. 81. 



BIOTA Orientalis. CraNESE ABBOB-ViT.a!. 

 Pyramidal habit and fresh green foliage. $1. 



BIOTA Orientalis filiformis. Thread- 

 Branched Arbor- ViTwE. Medium size, straight 

 stem, slender, droopine blanches; leaves pale 

 green. Hardy and choice. 50 cts. 



BIOTA Orientalis pyramidalis nova. Pyra- 

 midal ARBOR-V1T.S;. A fine hardy variety, of 

 dwarf form and a beautiful green color. 75 cts, 



BIOTA Orientalis Zuccariuiana. Globular la 

 form ; bright green foliage ; hardy. 75 cts. and 81. 



BIOTA semper anrescens. Ever-Golden 

 ARBOR- ViT^. Dense conical habit. $1. 



CEDRUS Deodara. Deodar, or Indian Cedar. 

 Of vigorous growth, pyramidal form; gi-aceful 

 foliage of a light, silvery or glaucous green. 

 One of the most beautiful of evergreens; not 

 entirely hardy north of Philadelphia. $1.50 

 to $2.50. 



CEDRUS Libani. Cedar of Lebanon. Vig- 

 orous, spreading branches, with large, dark- 

 green foliage; young growth tender. Choice. 

 $1 and $2, 



