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Pine, continued 
Korean. Pinus Koraiensis. This is a beauti- 
ful tree of blue-green foliage and compact, 
symmetrical growth. It is entirely hardy 
and promises to be a long-lived tree. As 
a food plant it takes high rank, and there 
is a probability of its being the best nut 
Pine for this region. In Arizona and ad- 
jacent states, the Indians get a large part 
of their living from the Pinyon Pines. 
Umbrella. Sciadopitys verticillata. A little 
tree that ranks with Boxwood and Palms 
in dignity, refinement and aristocratic 
bearing, having the rich color and texture 
of such plants. It forms a narrow pyramid 
3 to 10 feet high, of leaves 5 inches long, 
arranged like the rays of an umbrella. 
Retinospora 
Japan Cypress; Chamaecyparis 
For the summer beauty of evergreens, 
Retinospora pisifera and its varieties, R. plu- 
mosa, R. plumosa aurea, R. squarrosa and R. 
filifera are unexcelled. After the severe weather of 
mid-winter they take on a dull green color like the 
American Arborvitae, but not as decidedly so. _ 
We have a large stock of these varieties trained 
into dense, broad domes and pyramids. They are 
worth two or three times as much as the usual 
Retinosporas of similar height. Their density and 
symmetry give them the appearance of age and 
long established planting. The density of their 
growth lessens the damage from snow in winter. 
They are grown wide apart and we move them with 
three to five times as heavy a ball of earth as is 
customary, therefore, they are in the best possible 
condition to give good results. (See page 44.) 
The prices quoted are low for their quality. 
A frequent use for them is to plant at the base 
of new buildings or terraces. Another use is to make 
beds of evergreens on the borders of a lawn or to 
edge down groups of taller Pines and Cedars. 
Horticulturally, these close plantings are just what 
Residence of Mr. J. Rogers Maxwell, Glen Cove, L. I. Mugho 
Pines are the low cushion-shaped trees which will finish off the 
group of taller Austrian Pines. (See page 4 1 .) 
they like best, for they do not like to stand alone on 
a wind-swept hill. 
Retinospora plumosa. Chamcecyparis pisifera, 
var. plumosa. This is a fleecy and plumy pyramid 
of light green foliage. It should be used as a back- 
ground or foil for the other varieties. There is 
no evergreen more delicate in its detail of foliage 
than this. 
At Newport it is extensively used with the 
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Bed of fancy evergreens at residence of Mr. Walter G. Oakman, Roslyn, L. I. It contains Retinospora, Dwarf Arborvitae, 
Nordmann's Fir, Boxwood, Spruce and Mugho Pine 
