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Pines (Pin us.) 
White or WEYMOUTH Pine (strv- 
bus.) The most ornamental of all | 
our native Pines ; foliage light, j 
delicate or silvery green ; I 
flourishes in the poorest soils. 
f White Pine Dwarf (strains \ 
nana.) A dwarf variety of the 
preceding; leaves much shorter 
and more silvery ; forms a com- I 
pact tree from 6 to 8 feet high. £2. I 
Silver Fir {Picea.) 
f Amahii.is. One of the scarcest and 
finest of the California Firs. The 
branches are bushy and thickly 
covered with leaves which are 
dark green above and silvery be- 
neath, producing a very pleasing 
effect. 81. 
Balsam Fir (balsamca.) A very 
erect, regular, pyramidal tree, 
with dark green sombre foliage ; 
grows rapidly. 
fCEI'l! ALONIAN Silver FlR (Cipha- 
lonica.) A very remarkable and 
beautiful species, very broad for 
its height ; leaves silvery and dag- 
ger-shaped, with a spine on the 
point; quite hardy and vigorous. 
82 to 83. 
fCn.iciAN (Cilicka.) A beautiful, 
vigorous growing variety, with 
large dark green foliage ; very 
ornamental. $1 to 82. 
f European, or Comb-Like (pecti- 
nata.) A noble tree, with spread- 
ing, horizontal branches, and 
broad, silvery foliage. 81. 
IGrkat Silver Fir (grandis.) From 
Northwest America. In Cali- 
fornia attains a height of 280 feet, 
with a diameter of 5 feet at its 
trunk : very ornamental. $2. 
fHi'DsoN's Bay Fir (Hudsonka.) 
From Northwest America. A 
dwarf variety, not growing more 
than 3 or 4 feet high. $2. 
f\I AGNIFICA. $1. 
fNoiiLE Fir (nabilis.) From North- 
ern California. One of the most 
majestic trees in cultivation. 
After attaining the age of about 
eight years it grows rapidly. $2. 
f Norijmann's Silver Fir (Nord- 
manniaita.) This Fir is of ma- 
jestic and symmetrical form, and 
seems to be very hardy and to 
thrive everywhere. Its foliage is 
of a dark green color, making it 
a very handsome tree throughout 
the year. It is a vigorous grower, 
and we can recommend it as one 
of the finest and best new Ever- 
greens. See cut, page 36. 81 to 
$2. 
Silver Fir (Pkca.) 
fPiNSAPO Silver Fir (Pinsapo.) An 
elegant tree, with singular round- 
ish, sharp pointed leaves all 
around the branches and shoots ; 
quite distinct and hardy. *2 to 
*3. 
fPiTCH Silver Fir (Pichta.) A 
medium sized tree, with leaves of 
a lighter green than the common 
Silver Fir. and not silvery be- 
neath. 
f Wool y- Fruited Silver Fir (lasio- 
raipa.) Foliage long, and of a 
fine silvery hue, but the branch- 
lets are not so thickly covered 
with leaves as in some species. 
It is a very ornamental variety, 
and in California often grows 280 
f eet high. $1.50. 
[Webb's Purple-Coned ( Webbiana.) 
A noble species from the Hima- 
layan Mountains, the finest of all 
the Silver Firs ; somewhat tender 
when young, and like the Pecti- 
nata, liable to lose its leader by 
the terminal buds being injured 
by the cold. $1 to $2. 
Spruce Fir {Abies.) 
f Alba Ccerulfa. A small and 
beautiful variety, with bluish 
green foliage. 81 to 82. 
fAl.cocQUIANA. A fine new glau- 
cous-leaved variety, from Japan 
$2. 
Black (nigra.) A pyramidal com- 
pact tree, with smooth, blackish 
bark and bluish leaves. 
f Clanbrasil's Spruce (exceha Clan- 
brasiliana.) A low, compact, 
round bush; attains a height of 
only from 3 to 4 feet; fine for 
small lawns. $2. 
■[Douglas' Spruce (Douglasii.) In- 
troduced by Douglas in 1826 from 
Northwest America, where it at- 
tains 100 to 180 feet in height, 10 
feet in diameter ; a specimen has 
been found on the Columbia 
river, 48 feet in circumference 
three feet from the ground ; the 
leaves are narrow, flat, dark green 
above and silvery beneath ; habit 
erect and conical. $1 to 82. 
f EXCELSA Conica. A compact py- 
ramidal grower. $2. 
f Excelsa Elegans. A compact 
dwarf bush. $2. 
\ Excelsa Gkegorii. A conical- 
shaped, dense growing dwarf 
variety ; leaves of a bright green 
color ; attractive and ornamental 
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