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Evergreen and Coniferous Trees— Continned. 



ABIES polita. Tiser's Tah, Spruce. Pointed 

 light grceu leaves. $1.50 



ABIES pungcns. (See Picea Pungens.) 



ABIES tortuosa Conipacta. Tortuous Com- 

 pact Spruce. Spreading tree of dwarf liabit; 

 young branches curiously twisted. §1 to §2. 



PICEA Amabilis. Lovely Silver Fir. Fine 

 glaucous foliage. S1.50 to S2. 



PICEA balsamea. Balm of Gilead Fir. Ve/y 

 hard3' ; foliage silvery underneath. 50 cts. to §1. 



♦PICEA Breweriana. Brewer's Weeping 

 Spruce. Of symmetrical form, with horizontal 

 l)ranches; foliage a beautifulgreen. Distinguished 

 for the beauty of their long, pendulous branchlets, 

 ■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 Fib. Sil- 

 very dagger-shaped leaves. $3. 



PICEA concolor or lasiocarpa. Rare and 

 especially choice. $2. 



♦PICEA concolor violacea. Silver Fm. This 

 new variety is one of the most ornamental of all 

 the Piceas, and hardy as the hardiest. Leaves 

 fiimUar in size to the Douglas Spruce, but in color 

 a chai-ming light semi-glaucous tint, which makes 

 a pleasing and striking contrast. $2.50 and S3.50. 



PICEA Cilicia. Ciliciak Silver Fm. Branches 

 compact, thickly set on the stems; foliage dark 

 green, delicate and very beautiful $1 and 1.50. 



PICEA Euglemani. Resembles the Pungens. 

 Compact, fine for lavnis. Pyramidal form; 

 branches sometimes pendulous, foliage with a rich 

 silver sheen. A very valuable and hardy tree. 

 $1 to $3. 



PICEA firma. Japan Silver Fir. Pyramidal, 

 compact form. Foliage flat, and green imder- 

 neath. Vigorous and very hardy. Distinct. $1 

 to $2. 



PICEA Fraserii, Fraser's Silver Fm. A vei-y 

 hardy variety, somewhat resembling the Balsam 

 Fir, but of liner appearance and more lasting 

 beauty, $1 and 1.50. 



PICEA gremdis. Great Silver Fir The gi-and 

 Silver Fii- of the Rocky Mountains; of. pyramidal 

 form, and with short dark foliage. Fine. $1 and $3. 



PICEA Hndsonica. Hudson's Bay Silver Fir. 

 Dwarf round tree, two to three feet high. Dark 

 green foliage, glaucous underneath. $L50. 



•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. $5. 



PICEA magnifica. Superb Silver Fir. Re- 

 sembles Picea nobilis. Very fine. S3. 



PICEA nobilis. Noble Silver Fir. Young 

 foliage silver-blue. A superb vai-iety; one of the 

 finest of ConiferiB, $3. 



PICEA Nordmanniana. Nordmaivn's Silver 

 Fib. Medium size, but of symmetrical form 

 and majestic growth. Horizontal branches with 



large, massive, dark green foliage, glar.cotu 

 undei-neath, producing a rich and delicate effect. 

 SI to §2..50. 



PICEA pectiiiata. European or Common Sil- 

 ver Fir Green foliage, silver underneath. 75c. 



PICEA pendula. Weeping Silver Fir. Rare 

 and uuique variety of distinct habit. $2. 



PICEA Fickta. Siberian Silver Fib. Very 

 dark green foliage. One of hardiest and best. $3. 



PICEA pungens. Colorado Blue Spruce. Fine 

 vigorous habit and remarkably beautiful foliage; 

 cannot be excelled by any other Evergreen. 

 Perfectlj- hardy everywhere, and grown success* 

 fully where other Evergreens faU. 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 Cedrua 

 Atlantica Glauca. Can be easily transplanted. 

 The fine steel-blue color of this vai'iety is still 

 very rare . Fine specimens of selected blue;; 3\4 to 

 6 feet, S3. 50 to $12 ; smaller, $3 and $3. Not 

 selected blue, 10 inches to 6 feet, 50 cts. to $2.50 

 each. Low rates per hundred. 



PICEA pectinata compacta. Compact Silvbb 

 Fm. One of the hardiest of the Silver Firs; 

 dwarf form and dense, glos.sy green foliage. $1.50. 



PICEA piusapo. Pinsapo Fir. A very hand- 

 some variety, resembling P. Cephalonica f 

 branches very thick, and spreading horizontally. 

 A beautiful evergreen, not entirely hardy. $3. 



PICEA Veitcliii. Veitche's Silver Fm. Beau- 

 tiful species, resembling in character the Nord» 

 manuiana. Very rare. S3. 



BIOTA anrea. Golden Arbor-Vit.®. 50c. to $1. 



BIOTA elegantissima. Rollinson's Goldew 

 Arbor-Vit^. si. 



BIOTA Orientalis. Chinese Arbor-Vit.®. 

 Pyramidal habit and fresh green foliage. $1. 



BIOTA Orientalis filiformis. Thread- 

 Branched Arbor-Vit^. Medium size, straight 

 stem, slender, droopine blanches; leaves pale 

 green. Hardy and choice. 50 cts. 



BIOTA Orientalis pyramidalis nova. Pyra- 

 midal Arbob-Vit^. A fine hardy variety, of 

 dwarf form and a beautiful green color. 75 cts, 



BIOTA Orientalis Zuccariniana. Globular la 

 form ; bright green foliage ; hardy. 75 cts. and $L 



BIOTA semper aurescens. Eveb-GoldkW 

 Arbor- Vit-e. Dense conical habit. $1. 



CEDRUS Deodara. Deodar, or Indian Cedab. 

 Of vigorous growth, pyramidal form; graceful 

 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- 

 grer-.n foliage; young growth tender. Choice^ 

 $1 and $3. 



