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THE GRBBNING PICTORIAL SYSTEM OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



JUNIPERUS (Juniper, Red Cedar) 



Hibernica (Irish Juniper) — An erect dense column 

 of dark green, found cjuite effective in general 

 landscape and formal planting. 



Suecica (Swedish Juniper) — Of narrow columnar 

 forms, with lighter, more bluish foliage than the 

 Irish Juniper. Branchlets droop at the tips. 



Aurea (Golden Japan Juniper) — Of moderate 

 growth and spreading habit. The attractive 

 golden-hued foliage is constant throughout sum- 

 mer. 



Virginiana (Red Cedar) — Is always popular and 

 thrives well in soils or situations where other 

 trees will not grow. 



Glauca (Blue Virginia Cedar) — Throughout the 

 year the leaves are a rich silvery blue. Very 

 handsome and effective. 



PICEA (Spruce) 



Alba (White Spruce) — One of the very best coni- 

 fers, especially for cold climates. Compact, up- 

 right, growing 60 to 70 feet in height, long-lived, 

 retaining its branches to the ground, aromatic, 

 drought-resisting; varies in color from light 

 green to glaucous blue. A good species for 

 growing in tubs. 



Excelsa (The Norway Spruce) — Its many uses 

 are well known. It is planted for hedges, shel- 

 ter-belts, screens, background, etc., in large 

 Cjuantities every year. It has a naturally fine 

 gothic form, grows fast, reaching 80 to 100 feet, 

 and seems to suit all soils. 



Excelsa Nana Compacta (Dwarf Compact Norway 

 Spruce) — This is also a fine variety for planting 

 singly. Partakes very much of the nature of 

 the Remonti in all except that it is flat at the 

 top and not pyramidal. Grows very compact. 



Aurea (Golden Norway Spruce) — Not so high as 

 Excelsa, but is desirable on account of its yel- 

 low foliage, making a lively contrast to the 

 darker sorts. 



Inverta (Weeping Norway Spruce) — Grotesciuely 

 pendulous; attractive from its novelty and 

 unique habit. Grows 40 to 60 feet high and has 

 larger and lighter green foliage than its parent. 



Nigra (Black Spruce) — A handsome small tree, 

 rarely over 25 feet high, with slender pendulous 

 branches. Valuable for cold climates and 

 light, dry soils. 



Pungens (Colorado Blue Spruce) — A magnificent 

 tree, 80 to 100 feet high, with a silvery blue 

 sheen tliat makes it a striking oljjcct in any 



landscape. Hardy in any exposure, of vigorous 

 growth and elegant habit, with broad, plumy 

 branches, often as regularly set in whorls as 

 those of an Araucaria. 



PICEA KOSTERIANA ( Koster's Blue Spruce) 



Kosteriana (Koster's Blue Spruce) — The very 

 best of the Blue Spruces. Foliage is silvery 

 blue, densely crowded on the many branches. 

 We have paid particular attention to getting 

 the absolutely true stock of this famous tree 

 and can guarantee its true blue color and char- 

 acter. In height it is the same as the former 

 variety. 



PINUS (Pine) 



Laricio, Austriaca (The Austrian Pine) — Is one of 

 the best foreign species for this country. 



Strobus (White Pine) — Tall, stately, and most 

 beautiful of all our native pines. It is also 

 among the cpiickest-growing, longest-lived, and 

 most generally useful. The needles are long, 

 silvery blue, and plumy in effect; the tree 

 grows naturally into symmetrical specimens 

 and makes a most imposing appearance on the 

 lawn when grown singly. A valuable timber 

 tree for even the poorest soils. 



Sylvestris (Scotch Pine) — Dense, broadly pyr- 

 amidal, luxuriant in growth, with strong, erect 

 shoots and silvery reedles. 



RETINOSPORA (Japan Cypress) 



As miniature trees, these handsome, neat-grow- 

 ing evergreens are unequaled. The group in- 

 cludes species very different in habit. They give 

 exceedingly pretty effects in outdoor grouping, 

 and, grown in tubs or window-boxes, are 

 valuable for house decoration in the winter. 

 Outdoor groups or specimens need some protec- 

 tion in the winter. 



Obtusa, gracilis aurea — A neat and graceful bush 

 of fern-like shoots of a fine golden hue. 



Plumosa Aurea (Golden Japan Cypress) — One of 

 the few really golden evergreens. The color of 

 the young growth contrasts strongly with the 

 darker shade of the older foliage. Striking and 

 useful in many ways. 



THUYA (Arborvitae) 



The Arborvitae s vary greatly in habit and color. 

 They bear transplanting and pruning well and 

 have many uses, especially in formal gardens. 

 They are also well suited for bedding with other 

 evergreens, for hedges, screens, shelter-belts and 

 house decoration. All are neat and symmetrical 

 in habit, dense, bushy, with flattened, frond-like 

 leaves. 



Occidentalis (American Arborvitje) — The well- 

 known screen and hedge plant. Can be sheared 

 to any desired size and shape.- Will grow even 

 in wet soil. 



PINUS STKOUUS (White Pine) 



