-^ ESTBURY NURSERIES Evergreen Trees 



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EVERGREENS. 



The selection of Evergreens is usually attended with some difficulty and confusion. To obviate this, we have 

 endeavored to state the character and limitations of the best varieties. We are testing all the hardy species that; 

 can be procured, and if our customers desire any that are not catalogued, we can probably supply them. Otit[ 

 large Evergreens have been root-pruned, which renders transplanting much more sure to be' successful. 



Prices, 30 cts. to $1. Specimens and rare varieties priced on selection. * 



EVERGREEN TREES. 



ARBOTLVlTSi (Thuya). The varieties of Arbor- 

 vitse differ greatly in form, but all are hardy trees, 

 which transplant readily. For jumping-hurdles 

 they are the best Evergreens, the tops being soft 

 and flexible. 



American. This rapid- growing variety is excellent 



for screens and garden hedges. Low rates in 



quantity. Large specimens furnished. 

 Siberian. The 



Siberian is ^ , 



the best kind 



for hedges, 1 



where height 



is not the 



first consid- ' .! ,' 



eration. The - 

 foliage is ; - . 



compact, re- 

 quiring little 

 clipping, and 

 the color is 

 dark green 1 

 all the year. | \ 

 We furnish 

 this variety 



for , winter , . 



decoration 



and tubs. 



Booth's. A 



globular, ..- 

 slow-growing 

 form, suita- pjj 

 ble for ceme- pZ'- 

 tery hedges. 

 We do not 

 recommendit 



for lawn spec- ; . 



imens, as the ' . - 

 grass grow- 

 ing up among ! , ., 

 the branches : 

 kills the ' . • ' 

 lower foliage 

 and mars its 

 symmetry. 

 Pyramidal. 

 Among Ever- 

 greens this ; , 

 variety holds 



the same ^- - 



place as 

 the Lom- 

 bardy Poplar 

 among decid- 

 uous trees. It is a narrow columnar tree, hardy 

 and vigorous, and should be used to group, with 

 evergreens of lower form. 



Golden (Peabody's). Color effect a clear, shining 

 golden yellow. Superior to other golden varieties 

 of the American Arborvitse. 



Rollinson's Golden {Biota orientalis, var. elegan- 

 tissima). This variety of the Chinese Arborvitae 

 is distinct from the others. The upright, flat 

 branches are held edgewise to the center of the 

 tree, the tips are bright yellow in summer and 

 chocolate-brown in winter. 



Our Tree Movers move and transplant large specimen 

 Evergreen or Deciduous Trees, so that they grow as if undis- 

 turbed. ■ For further particulars, see pages 2 and 3. 



AUSTRIAN PINE. 



CEDAK, Red. ^,This common native tree"! is not 

 appreciated. Its tall, pyramidal form is a striking- 

 point in the landscape and formal garden. For 

 planting near the sea and on dry ground it is the . 

 best. On a large tree-mover we can furnish speci- 

 mens up to 30 feet high, either round or upright. 



FIR (Abies). The Firs are a class of lawn trees 

 marked by elegance and dignity. Besides the fol- 

 lowing, there 

 are in stock 

 several va-, 

 rieties not 

 catalogued. : 

 Balsam. The 

 Balsam, or; 

 Balm of GiU 

 ead Fir, of 

 northern for- 

 ests. It is a-; 

 tall, slender 

 tree of dark: 

 foliage.. The^ 

 lower limbs- 

 die when it 

 reaches 20 

 feet in height, 

 but as it is a 

 cheap tree it 

 may be used 

 for tempo-; 

 rary plant- 

 ing between, 

 other varie- 

 ties, and as 

 a back- 

 ground for- 

 trees with 

 lighter foli- 

 age, bark or 

 flowers, as 

 Retinospora- 

 squarrosa , 

 White Birch, 

 or Deutzia. 

 Good for 

 Christmas 

 trees. Foli- 

 age of strong 

 balsamic 

 odor. 



Nordmaun's. 



As a speci- 

 men Ever- 

 green, this 



stands without a peer. The foliage is wide, thick, 

 dark green and lustrous. The undersides of the- 

 leaves are glaucous, and the effect ol bright sunlight 

 brings out its remarkable beauty. Its moderate 

 compact growth adapts it to small lawns. Having 

 coarse, long roots, it usually transplants with diffi- 

 culty. Most of our specimens have been trans- 

 planted once in 2 years, and have fibrous roots. 

 2 feet high, 75 cts.; 3 to 4 feet, $2 and upward. 

 Large specimens up to 12 feet. 



Silver. Similar to the last, but more open in habit, 



and with thinner leaves. 

 Concolor. A new and rare species from the Rocky 

 Mountains. Leaves are curved upward, and light 

 bluish green. Hardy and vigorous, with color 

 equal, or superior, to Colorado Blue Spruce. 



NORDMANN'S FIR. 



