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F. & F. Nurseries, 



Chinese (8 ft.)— Pyramidal and close. These little trees are exceedingly effective, 

 and are just the thing to plant about the edges of groups of larger kinds of 

 conifers, as they are all of medium or small growth. 

 Chinese Compacta (ro ft.) — Foliage finer than the preceding and habit more erect. 



* F^legantissima (Rollinson's Golden, 

 6 ft.) — A beautiful upright growing 

 kind, the foliage golden in summer 

 and bronze colored in winter. It is 

 used largely for setting in evergreen 

 beds, the finest one of this habit. 



* Filiformis (4 ft.) — A pendulous and 

 verv graceful form ; rare and beauti- 

 ful; 



* Minima Glanca (2 ft.) — A new dwarf 

 form. 



* Semper Aurea (Always Golden, 4 

 ft.) — Dwarf, dense, conical habit. 

 Color golden throughout the year. 

 Rare and the best. A little tender 

 here. 



BUXUS (Box). 



I/ongifolia (3 ft.) — A variety of the well- 

 known Tree Box, with longer and nar- 

 rower leaves and more upright habit. 



* Sempervirens (3 ft. ) — Of varying habit 

 and. shades of color, the common form 

 being rounded conical, but it can be 

 sheared to any shape. 



:: SufFruticosa (Dwarf Box, 1 ft.)— The 

 well-known Box used for edging, and 

 invaluable for this purpose. It 

 makes, too, a handsome ornamental 

 bush. 



Var. Aurea (2 ft.) — Leaves tipped and 

 finely margined with yellow. 



Var. Argentea (2 ft.) — Silver edged 

 foliage. 



Myrtle Folia (3 ft. ) — Myrtle leaved boxwood. A good variety. 

 CF/DRUS (Cedar). 



Atlantica Glauca (Blue Cedar, 20 ft.) — Vigorous, pyramidal and open growth. 

 Fine blue foliage. New and rare. 



COTONF, ASTER. 



Microphylla (2 ft.)— Very deep green and small foliage; flowers white, followed 

 by showy scarlet fruit, staying on all winter. Best for rock work and edging 

 of shrubbery. 



CRATJSGTJS (Evergreen Thorn). 

 Pyracantha (8 ft.)— A shrub of rather straggling growth, bearing bunches of 

 white flowers in May, and orange colored berries in the autumn. 



CUPRF,SSUS (Cypress). 



i/awsonian (Lawson's Cypress, 5 to 40 ft.) — Light green, close, erect, not 

 entirely hardy here. 



F/UONYMUS. 



*Japonicus (5 ft.)— A beautiful evergreen, having shiny green leaves. It is one 



of the few shrubs doing nicely along the sea coast. 

 Variegata— The leaves of this shrub are beautifully variegated. Requires some 



protection in winter from shining sunlight. 

 For Creeping Fuonymus see under vines. 



