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Erergrcen and Coniferous Trees— Continued. 



ABIES polita. Tiser's Tail Spruce. Pointed 

 light yreeu leaves. $1.50 



ABIES pungeus. (See Pieea Pungens.) 



ABIES tortuosa Compacta. Tortuous Com- 

 pact Spruce. Spreading tree of dwarf habit; 

 young branches curiously twisted. $1 to $2. 



PICE A Amabilis. Lovely Silver Fm. Fine 

 glaucous foliage. $1.'50 to $2. 



PICEA balsamea. Balm of Gilead Fir. Ve/y 

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



♦PICEA Breweriana. Brewer's Weeping 

 Spruce. Of symmetrical form, with horizontal 

 branches; foliage a beautif ulgreen. 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 Fir. Sil- 

 very dagger-shaped leaves. $2. 



PICEA concolor or lasiocarpa. Rare and 

 especially choice. $2. 



♦PICEA concolor violacea. SilverFir. This 

 new variety is one of the most ornamental of all 

 1 the Piceas, and hai-dy as the hardiest. Leaves 

 eimilar 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 Fm. 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. PjTamidal form; 

 branches sometimes pendulous, foliage vrith a rich 

 silver sheen. A very valuable and hardy tree. 

 $1 to $2. 



PICEA firma. Japan Silver Fir. Pyramidal, 

 compact form. Foliage flat, and green under- 

 neath. Vigorous and very hardy. Distinct. $1 

 to $2. 



PICEA Fraserii. Fraser's Silver Fm. Avery 

 hardy variety, somewhat resembling the Balsam 

 Fir, but of finer appearance and more lasting 



• beauty. $1 and 1.50. 



PICEA grandis. Great Silver FiB. The grand 

 Silver Fir of the Rocky Mountains; of pyramidal 

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



PICEA Hndsonica. Hudson's Bay Silver Fm. 

 Dwarf round tree, two to three feet high. Dark 

 green foUage, glaucous underneath. $L50. 



•PICEA Lowil. 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 maguifica. Superb Silver Fm. Re- 

 sembles Picea nobilis. Very fine. $2. 



PICEA nobilis. Noble Silver Fm. Young 

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

 finest of Coniferae. $2. 



PICEA Nordmauniana. Nordmaoti's Silver 

 Fir. Medium size, but of symmetrical form 

 and majestic growth. Horizontal branches with 



large, massive, dark green foliage, glaucout 

 uudoi-neath, producing a rich and delicate effect. 

 $1 to .S2.50. 



PICEA pectiuata. Etoopean or Common Sil- 

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



PICEA pendula. AVeeping Silver Fm. Rare 

 and unique variety of distinct habit. $2. 



PICEA Pichta, Siberian Silver Fm Very 

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



PICEA pungens. Colorado Blub 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 this vai'iety is still 

 very rare . Fine specimens of selected blues 3}4 to 

 6 feet, $3.50 to $13 ; smaller, $2 and $3. Not 

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

 each. Low rates per hundred. 



PICEA pectinata compacta. Compact Silvkb 

 Fm. 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 f 

 branches very thick, and spreading horizontally. 

 A beautiful evergreen, not entirely hardy. $2. 



PICEA Veitchii. Veitche's Silver Fm. Beau- 

 tiful species, resembling in character the Nord- 

 manuiana. Very rare. $3. 



BIOTA aurea. Goeben Arbor-Vit.S!. 50c. to SL 



BIOTA elegantissima. RoLLmsoN's Golde>i 

 Arbor-Vit^. $1. 



BIOTA Orientalis. Chinese Arbor-Vita 

 Pyramidal habit and fresh green foliage. $1. 



BIOTA Orientalis filiformis. Thread* 

 Branched Arbor-Vitje. Medium size, straight 

 stem, slender, droopine: blanches; leaves pale 

 green. Hardy and choice. 50 cts. 



BIOTA Orientalis pyramidalis nova. Pyra* 

 Sudal arbor- Vit.^e. A fine hardy variety, of 

 dwarf form and a beautiful green color. 75 cts. 



BIOTA Orientalis Zuccariniana. Globular la 

 form ; bright green f ohage ; hardy. 75 cts. and $1. 



BIOTA semper aurescens. Ever-Golde» 

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



CEDRUS Deodara. Deodar, or Indian Cedab. ' 

 Of vigorous growth, pyramidal form; gi-acefol 

 foliage of a liglifc, silvery or glaucous green. 

 One of the most beautiful of evergreens; not 

 entirely hardy north of Philadelphia. $1.59 

 to $3.50. 



CEDRUS Libani. Cedar of Lebanon. VJg»- 

 orous, spreading branches, with large, dark- 

 grei'-n foliage; yoimg growth tender. ChoicSi 

 $1 and $2. 



