Retinospora — Chamaecyparis 
Japanese evergreen resembling Arborvits. Many interesting varieties are included, 
with broad range of colors. Some varieties require protected locations to yjrcvent winter 
injurj'- 
MOSS OR SILVER RETINOSPORA. 
Chamaecyparis pisifera squarrosa. Foli- 
age soft and featherj'; of silver or steel 
gray color. 
PEA-FRUITED RETINOSPORA. Cham- 
aecyparis pisifera. Branches are slender 
and drooping. Foliage light green. Re- 
quires shearing where compact plants 
are desired. 
GOLDEN PEA-FRUITED RETINO- 
SPORA. Chamaecyparis pisifera aurea. 
Habits the .same as above e.xcept in color, 
which is yellow or golden. 
PLUME-LIKE RETINOSPORA. Chamae- 
cyparis pisifera plumosa. Very light, 
graceful foliage of somewhat more dense 
growth than pisifera. Makes a very 
symmetrical pyramidal tree. 
GOLDEN PLUME-LIKE RETINO- 
SPORA. Chamaecyparis pisifera plu- 
mosa aurea. Yellow in ct)lor but otlier- 
wise the same as ])Knnosa. 
THREAD-BRANCHED RETINOSPORA. 
Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera. Broad, 
conical tree with graceful thread-like 
branches which give the plant a foun- 
tain-like appearance. 
Spruce — Picea 
One of the best known group of evergreens. Used extensively for specimens and for 
screens and windbrakes. Most of the varieties are extremely rapid in growth and very 
formal in appearance. 
Arborvitae used in Tubs 
ALBERTA SPRUCE. Picea Canadensis 
Albertiana. A very compact, conical 
shaped tree of extremely slow growth. 
Color gray green. 
COLORADO SPRUCE. Picea pungens. 
Native of the Rocky Moimtains. Very 
symmetrical in shape with color varying 
from light green to blue. 
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE. Picea 
pungens glauca. Selected trees of the 
above with foliage of varying shades of 
blue. 
ENGLEMANN SPRUCE. Picea engle- 
manni. Similar to Colorado Spruce but 
with shorter needles. 
KOSTER BLUE SPRUCE. Picea pun- 
gens kosteri. Grafted form of Colorado 
Sjjruce, of extremely blue color. In 
great demand for specimens. 
NORWAY SPRUCE. Picea excelsa. Our 
common spruce; best known as the 
"Christmas Tree". 
PYGMY SPRUCE. Picea excelsa pyg- 
maea. An exceedingly dwarf variety of 
Norway Spruce, which forms a beautiful 
pyramidal tree of extremely compact 
growth. 
WHITE SPRUCE. Picea canadensis. A 
tall growing variety with shorter needles 
than Norway Spruce and of light gray 
green color. Valuable for veranda box 
planting. 
