TREES FOR LONG ISLAND 



EVERGREENS 



Common Juniper feathering a group of evergreens on a steep bank 



CEDAR, continued 



In the Charles A. Dana Arboretum, Glen Cove, there 

 is a Mt. Atlas Cedar, 40 feet high. From it we have 

 grown a thousand little trees which should be widely- 

 tested. They will do best in groves of Pine and Spruce, 

 which they will brighten up by their cheerful blue color 

 and add a dignified variation with their wide-spreading, 

 horizontal branches. 



Blue Mt. Atlas. C. Atlantica, var. glauca. This is a 

 brilliant blue variety of the above, propagated by grafting, 

 and is valuable for creating contrast of colors in the ever- 

 green planting. 



CEPHALOTAXUS 



Fortunei. A round bush with deep green, glossy foliage, 

 resembling that of the Yew, but even richer in appearance. 

 It is not hardy in the open, but in a damp, shady place, 

 or massed in with other evergreens, it will thrive. 



CRYPTOMERIA 



Japonica. This Japanese tree has 

 the appearance of the "California Big 

 Tree." There are several old trees on 

 Long Island, over 30 feet high, but 

 they get ragged unless they are shel- 

 tered by other trees. 



FIR • Abies 



Nordmann's. A. Nordmanniana. 

 We offer exceptional value in these 

 rich, dark, glossy evergreens. They 

 have long been a favorite at these nur- 

 series, and we have many plants fifteen 

 and twenty years old. They have been 

 repeatedly root-pruned and moved 

 apart to keep them in the best condition 

 for transplanting. On many lawns, 

 evergreens are used as individual speci- 

 mens. The Nordmann's Fir may well 

 be the chief. The Oriental Spruce is a 

 good companion. In contrast to their 

 dark shades, lighter Firs and Spruces 

 such as Engelmann's Spruce, Colorado 

 Blue Spruce, White Spruce, Concolor 

 Fir, or Veitch's Fir may be used. 



FIR continued 



Cephalonlan. A . Cephalonica. This 

 closely resembles the Nordmann's Fir,, 

 but has more sharply pointed needles. 



Fraser's Balsam. A. Fraseri, 

 This is a form of the Balsam Fir na- 

 tive to the southern Appalachian Moun- 

 tains. It has exactly the same appear- 

 ance as the Balsam Fir native in the 

 northeastern states. 



White, or Concolor. A. concolor. 

 This is native in Colorado and, like the 

 Colorado Blue Spruce, has a decidedly 

 white or bluish bloom to the foliage. 

 We consider it the handsomer tree, 

 not so violent in its contrast and su- 

 perior in dignity. Its rate of growth is 

 moderate, but it attracts attention 

 even when small. 



Veitch's. A. Veitchii. This is a 

 narrower tree than the Nordmann's Fir, 

 more open and graceful, and the under 

 side of the foliage is more distinctly 

 blue. 



Abies homolepis. We are testing 

 this, and hope to prove that it is the 

 best dark green evergreen. It appears 

 to be free from the one defect of the 

 Nordmann's Fir — the occasional winter- 

 killing of buds. 

 Abies subalpina. This closely resembles the Con- 

 color, and grows in the same region. 



HEMLOCK • Tsuga Canadensis 



The most graceful of all hardy evergreens. The merits 

 of the Hemlock are so well known that it is difficult for 

 the nurserymen to keep up an adequate stock.^ We have 

 them in all sizes up to 26 feet, and invite inspection. Hem- 

 lock prefers to be in company with other evergreens. 

 While a Pitch Pine would stand alone on the Hempstead 

 plains or Montauk Point, the Hemlock would dwindle 

 away. Twenty feet of other foliage would protect it. 



Hemlocks are often spoken of for planting in the shade, 

 but there are two kinds of soil in shady places — moist 

 and dry. Those asking if they can plant Hemlock or 

 Rhododendrons in the shade, usually have situations too dry. 

 As a hedge-plant, the Hemlock is one of the best ever- 

 greens, because it keeps full and broad at the base. It 

 withstands the most severe kind of cutting back, and 

 V ; , does best if pruned to a broad-oval form. 



Nordmann's Firs, twenty-five years old, transplanted from our nurseries to the 

 grounds of Mr. Middleton S. Burrill, Jericho, Long Island 



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