THE CHASE NURSERIES, GENEVA, N. Y. 
EVERGREENS— Coniferae 
Colorado Spruce 
ARBOR VITAE— Thuja. 
American Arbor Vitae. — A native tree of ex- 
treme beauty. Known as the white cedar; 
especially valuable for hedges. 
Pyramidal Arbor Vitae. — firows upright with 
compact habit. Very desirable. 
Siberian Arbor Vitae. — Claimed to be the 
best. E.xceedingly hardy, grows compact and 
pyramidal, keeping its color all winter. Extra 
fine for hedges or screens. 
Red Cedar. — A well-known American tree, 
with deep-green foliage; makes a fine ornamen- 
tal hedge plant. 
FIR— Abies. 
Balsam Fir. — Erect, pyramidal tree with 
dark green sombre foliage. Grows rapidly and 
is very hardy. A pretty tree for lawns, ceme- 
teries, parks, etc. 
HEMLOCK— Tsuga. 
Hemlock Spruce. — A beautiful and graceful 
native tree with drooping branches and dark 
delicate foliage of green. It makes a fine lawn 
'tree or ornamental hedge. 
JUNIPER— Juniperus. 
Irish Juniper.— A distinct and beautiful 
variety, erect and dense. Resembles a pillow 
of green. Very fine. 
SPRUCE— Picea. 
White Spruce. — A native tree of medium 
size and of pyramidal form. Foliage silver 
gray and light colored bark. Leaves needle- 
shaped. Hardy. 
Norway Spruce. — An elegant tree; extreme- 
ly hardy, of lofty, rapid growth and pyramidal 
form. The brandies assume a graceful, droop- 
ing habit when the tree attains 15 to 20 feet 
in height. One of the most popular ever- 
greens for planting, either as single specimen 
trees, or in masses for effect or shelter. It is 
one of the best evergreen hedge plants. A 
European tree. 
Colorado Blue Spruce. — One of the hardiest 
and most beautiful of all the Spruces; in form 
and habit similar to the White Spruce; foliage 
of a rich blue or sage color. 
Koster's Blue Spruce. — Similar to the preced 
ing, except that the foliage is a much brighter 
blue. Very rare. 
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