WESTBURY STATION, N. Y . 43 Evergreen Trees 
PINt,, continued 
Red, or Norway. P. resinosa. A tall tree, native 
to Maine and westward. It is distinguished from 
the Austrian Pine only by its darker green color. 
It is a handsome long-lived tree that merits ex- 
tensive use. 
Mugho. P. montana, var. mughus. This dwarf in 
a family of giants has many places of usefulness ; 
as a low cover on road banks, terraces and hills, 
or as a lawn specimen. It is a compact, button- 
shaped bush, 2 or 3 feet high and twice as wide, 
eventually becoming 10 feet high. It has been 
trained by the avalanches of the Alps to lie flat 
and spring up again uninjured. 
UMBRELLA PINE. Sciadopitys 
S. verticillata. A small garden or 
lawn tree which attracts attention 
by its dignity, refinement and 
aristocratic bearing. It is a pyra- 
mid of graceful, lustrous foliage. 
The leaves are 5 inches long 
and % inch broad, arranged in a 
circle like the rays of an um- 
brella. See page 65. 
PODOCARPUS. See Cephalotaxus 
RETINOSPORA 
(Japan Cypress ) . Chamaecyparis 
A Japanese genus of delicately 
beautiful evergreens chiefly re- 
markable for their gracefulness 
and the varied coloring of their plumy foliage. 
They are especially valuable for grouping in situa- 
tions too small for the larger pines and spruces. 
R. plumosa. C. pisifera, var. plumosa. Usually in 
the shape of a pyramid 3 to 8 feet high and wide, 
with light green foliage. 
R. plumosa aurea (Golden Japan Cypress). C. 
pisifera, var. plumosa aurea. This is the best 
known variety. Its deep golden yellow foliage 
is brilliant all the year and adds a cheerful note 
to the landscape. 
R. squarrosa (Blue Japan Cypress). C. pisifera, 
var. squarrosa. The silvery blue member of the 
family is a charming little tree. Its bright and 
fleecy foliage and happy expression win friends 
for it winter and summer. 
At Newport the above three varieties are largely 
used in pattern bedding. Scroll form beds are 
filled with contrasting varieties of Retinospora, 
arborvitse and yew, sloping upward to taller 
plants of hemlock and fir. Such groups are 
often used against recessed walls at entrance 
RETINOSPORA, continued 
gates, at the angles of walks and drives, and bor- 
ders of the lawn. We have a large stock in pyra- 
mid and dome form, 2 to 12 feet high, for deco- 
rating formal gardens, for planting next to 
foundations of a house, for tubs and terra-cotta 
urns, for window boxes, and for grouping on the 
lawn. Annual shearing preserves their compact 
appearance and improves their color. 
R. filifera. £ pisifera, var. filifera. This is a 
light green pyramidal tree with thread-like 
branches 8 to 14 inches long, gracefully arching 
over its surface. 
Group of evergreens on lawn of Mr. Hamilton Cary. 1, Yucca; 2, Arbor- 
vitee; 3, Retinospora plumosa aurea; 4, Swiss Stone Pine; 5, bank of Thun- 
berg's Barberry, Deutzia, Syringa and Dogwood on steep bank below the road. 
R. obtusa. C. obtusa. This distinct species differs 
from the graceful and delicate forms of the above 
in being dark green, strong, rugged and hardy 
in appearance. In Japan it is an important tim- 
ber tree, and is worthy of general planting here. 
Fifth Avenue auction rooms sell at fabulous 
prices the Chabo Hiba as 200 years old, the 
heirlooms of the ancient families. The skilful 
Japanese manufacture them from this species, 
twisting it in grotesque forms and grafting on 
numerous little branches of the dwarf variety. 
It then resembles the quaint gnarled plants made 
by patient dwarfing and starving in little pots 
for several generations. 
R. obtusa nana (Japanese Dwarf Cypress}. C. ob- 
tusa nana. A curious compact little plant con- 
torted as if it struggled with fate on the cliffs of 
alpine summits or by the sea where the wind 
twisted and buffeted it about. Each plant grows 
after a different plan. It may be used in rock- 
gardens or wherever a touch of darkest green 
in small form is needed. A weird and unique 
plant. There is a golden form of this beautiful 
variety. f 
SPRUCE 
Ticea, erroneously Abies, including Tseudotsuga 
The Spruces are all tall spires and popularly classed with the Firs. These and thepines are the most 
important large evergreens for landscape planting. They are sprightly, alert,, cheerful-looking trees, 
native of Arctic and mountainous regions. Those listed are well adapted to our soil and climate, and 
groups may be planted in the most windy situations. The Colorado Blue, Engelmann's and Douglas' 
Spruces and Concolor Fir, all from Colorado, and the White Spruce, are a brilliant, cheerful, and 
energetic addition to the landscape. 
