GLENWOOD 
Coniferous  Evergreens 
Coniferous  Cbergreens 
VERGREENS  are  our  great  specialty.    To  grow  and  sell  the  finest  in 
the  United  States  has  been  our  aim  for  over  a  quarter  of  a  century. 
The  successful  transplanting  and  handsome  growth  of  "Moon's  Ever- 
h  greens"  have  become  proverbial,  and  the  ever -increasing  demand  is 
>    both  reward  to  past  and  incentive  to  further  efforts. 
The  soil  of  Glenwood  Nurseries  is  especially  adapted  to  the  growth 
of  Evergreens,  insuring  fine,  fibrous  roots.  Frequent  root -pruning  in 
midsummer  and  early  autumn  also  contributes  largely  to  their  success  when  trans- 
planted, and  our  method  of  shipping  large  specimen  trees,  with  balls  of  earth  and 
burlap  coverings  about  the  roots,  practically  insures  fine  growth  when  planted  again. 
We  recommend  spring  planting  for  all  Evergreens,  though  successful  plantings  can 
also  be  made  in  August  and  September. 
Evergreens  cannot  be  valued  by  height  alone.  The  shearings  frequently  given 
them  are  to  reduce  their  height,  and  make  them  grow  into  beautiful  symmetrical 
specimens.  Their  structural  form  and  root -masses  should  determine  the  value  of 
all  trees  and  shrubs. 
This  fact  makes  it  very  difficult  to  describe  Evergreens  fully,  and  accounts  for 
difference  in  prices  where  but  slight  difference  in  height  occurs.  We  cannot  too 
much  emphasize  the  fact  that  buyers  of  large  specimen  Evergreens  should,  when  at 
all  practicable,  visit  the  nurseries  from  which  they  contemplate  buying.  The  cen- 
tral location  of  Glenwood  Nurseries,  as  shown  by  the  map  on  page  i,  is  thus  an 
advantage  that  is  yearly  more  appreciated. 
Besides  their  recognized  value  as  specimen  trees,  shelter  belts,  screens,  hedges, 
etc.,  the  tall  Evergreens  form  perfect  backgrounds  for  the  showy  flowering  shrubs 
and  trees  of  early  spring,  the  berries  of  autumn,  the  bright  bark  and  twigs  of  winter,  or 
the  light  green,  golden  or  silver -blue  growths  of  smaller  Evergreens.  The  landscape 
gardener  doubles  the  effect  of  all  these  by  giving  each  one  its  proper  Evergreen  foil. 
With  Evergreens  of  moderate  growth  beautiful  effects  are  produced  by  planting 
close  together  in  beds  varieties  that  contrast  finely.  For  such  hardy  beds  of  per- 
manent color,  the  Retinosporas,  Arborvitaes,  Blue  Spruces,  etc.,  are  particularly 
useful.  Hotels  and  private  houses  also  use  them  for  filling  window  boxes  and  for 
pots  in  hallways,  etc.  The  pyramidal  forms  of  Arborvitas,  Yew  and  Juniper  are  pre- 
ferred for  this  purpose. 
If  those  who  wish  to  plant  largely  will  confer  with  us,  we  can  offer  special 
inducements  on  certain  varieties  in  quantity.  Our  trees  have  been  recently  trans- 
planted, and  are  remarkably  well  supplied  with  fibrous  roots. 
