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Fred'k W. Kelsey, Broadway, New York, 



Evergreen and Coniferous Trees— Continued. 



ABIES polita. Tiger's Tail Spruce. Pointed 

 light green leaves. $1.50 



ABIES pungens. (See Picea Pungens.) 



ABIES tortuosa Coiiipacta. Tortuous Com- 

 pact Spruce. Spreading tree of dwarf liabit; 

 young branches curiously twisted. $1 to .$2. 



PICEA Ainabilis. Lovely Silver Fir. Fino 

 glaucous foliage. .$1.50 to $2. 



PICEA balsamea. Balm of Gilead Fir. Very 

 hai-dy; foliage silvery underneath. 50 cts. to $1. 



*PICEA Breweriaiia. 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. $2. 



PICEA concolor or lasiocarpa. Rare and 

 especially choice. $2. 



*PICEA concolor violacea. 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. SI and 1.50. 



PICEA Englemani, Resembles the Pungens. 

 Compact, fine for lawns. Pyj'amidal form; 

 branches sometimes pendulous, foUage with a rich 

 silver sheen. A very valuable and hardy tree. 

 SI to $2. 



PICEA firma. Japan Silver Fir. Pyramidal, 

 compact form. Foliage flat, and green under- 

 neath. Vigorous and very hardy. Distinct. SI 

 to $2. 



PICEA Fraserii. Phaser's Silver Fm. Avery 

 hardy variety, somewhat resembling the Balsam 

 Fir, but of finer appearance and more lasting 

 beauty. SI and 1.50. 



PICEA grandis. Great Silver Fm, The grand 

 Silver Fii- of the Rocky Mountains; of pyramidal 

 form, and with short dai'k foliage. Fine. §1 and $3. 



PICEA Hndsouica. Hudson's Bat Silver Fir. 

 Dwarf round tree, two to three feet high. Dark 

 green foUage, glaucous underneath. $1.50. 



*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. S5. 



PICEA maguiiica. Superb Silver Fir. Re- 

 sembles Picea nobilis. Very fine. $2. 



PICEA nobilis. Noble Silver Fir. Young 

 foliage sHver-blue. A superb vainety; one of the 

 finest of Coniferae. $2. 



PICEA Xordmanniana. Nordmann's Silver 

 Fir. Medium size, but of symmetrical form 

 and majestic growth. Horizontal branches with 



large, massive, dark green foliage, glaucous 

 underneath, producing a rich and delicate effect. 

 SI to $3..50. 



PICEA pectinata. Europea.n or Common Sil- 

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



PICEA pendula. Weeping Silver Fir. Rare 

 and unique variety of distinct habit. $3. 



PICEA Pichta. Siberian Silver Fir. Very 

 dark green foliage. One of hardiest and best. S3. 



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 Cedi us 

 Atlantica Glauca. Can be easily transplanted. 

 The fine steel-blue color of this variety is still 

 very rai-e. Fine specimens of selected blues 3.^ to 

 6 feet, $3.50 to $13 ; smaUer, $3 and §3. Not 

 selected blue, 10 inches to C feet, 50 cts. to $2.50 

 each. Low rates per hundred. 



PICEA pectinata conipacta. Compact Silver 

 Fir. One of the hardiest of the Silver Firs ; 

 dwarf form and dense, glossy green foliage. SI. 50. 



PICEA pinsapo. Pinsapo Fir. A very hand- 

 some variety, resembling P. Cephalonica; 

 branches very thick, and spreading horizontally. 

 A beautiful evtrgreen, not entirely hardy. $3. 



PICEA Veitcliii. Veitche's Sil\t:r Fir. Beau- 

 tiful species, resembling in character the Nord- 

 manuiana. Very rare. S3. 



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



BIOTA elegantissima. Rollinson's Golden 

 Arbor-Vit.e. $1. 



BIOTA Orientalis. Chinese Arbor-Vit.®. 



Pyramidal habit and fresh green foliage. $1. 



BIOTA Orientalis filiformis. Thread- 

 Branched Arbor- ViT^. Medium size, straight 

 stem, slender, droopinsi- blanches; leaves pale 

 green. Hardy and choice. 50 cts. 



BIOTA Orientalis pyramidalis nova. Pyra- 

 midal ARBOR-ViT^. A fine hardy variety, of 

 dwarf form and a beautiful green color. 75 cts. 



BIOTA Orientalis Zuccariniaua. Globular iu 

 form ; bright gi'een foliage ; hardy. 75 cts. and SL 



BIOTA semper aurescens. Ever-Golden 

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



CEDRUS Deodara. Deodar, or Indian Cedar. 

 Of vigorous gi'owth, pyramidal form; gi-aceful 

 foliage of a light, silvery or glaucous green. 

 One of the most beautiful of evergi-eens; not 

 entirely hardy north of Philadelphia, $1.50 

 to $3.50. 



CEDRUS Libani. Cedar of Lebanon. Vig- 

 orous, spreading branches, with large, dark- 

 green foliage; young growth tender. Choice, 

 $1 and $3. 



