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THE CHASE NURSERIES. 
EVERGREEN TREES. 
Evergreens are exceedingly difficult to transpliiut, and they should never be set in 
the fall. Even when planted in the spring, and under the most favorable circum- 
stances, a large percentage are liable to fail. In the hands of amateurs, failure is 
almost certain in all cases. For this reason we do not like to sell evergreens, yet we 
can supply the varieties described below when desired. We cannot furnish sorts not 
named in this catalogue. 
ARBOR VIT^ (Thuja). 
AMERICAN (Occidentalis). A native variety, valuable for hedges. Stands 
shearing well. 
HOVEY'S GOLDEN (Hovey). A seedling from the American. Yellowish green 
foliage. Quite dwarfish. 
PYRAMIDALIS. The most beautiful of all the arbor vitie, having dark green, 
compact foliage and remarkably erect form ; perfectly hardy. 
SIBERIAN (Sibiricus). The hardiest variety. Good for hedges and screens, and 
the best for single specimens on the lawn. 
TOM THUMB. A very pretty dwarf variety of the American. Valuable for 
small enclosures or low hedges. Compact growth. 
CYPRESS (Cypressus). 
LAWSON'S (Lawsonia). Makes a large tree, with drooping branches and dark 
green foliage. 
JUNIPER (.Tuniperus). 
IRISH (Hibernica). A small tree or shrub of conical shape, very erect and dense. 
Desirable for cemeteries. 
PINE (Finns). 
AUSTRIAN, or BLACK (Austriaca). A robust-growing sort. Leaves long, stiff, 
dark green. Makes a large, spreading tree. 
SCOTCH (Sylvestris). A fine, robust, rapid-growing tree with stout, erect shoots 
and silvery, green foliage. 
WHITE (Strobus). The most ornamental of our native pines ; foliage light, deli- 
cate or silvery green. Flourishes in the poorest light sandy soil. 
SILVER FIR (Pica). 
AMERICAN, or BALSAM (Balsamea). A symmetrical tree, of conical form. A 
rapid, erect grower. Leaves dark green above, silvery beneath. 
SPRUCE (Abies). 
HEMLOCK (Canadensis). Delicate, dark-colored foliage, and drooping branches. 
Good for the lawn, and also makes a good hedge. 
NORWAY (Excelsa). A well-known species of great hardiness ; of rapid growth ; 
pyramidal form ; dark green foliage ; branches sweeping, feathery, and very 
graceful. A valuable tree either as single specimens or for groupings, and also 
makes a fine evergreen hedge. 
