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SELECT EVERGREENS — Continued 
PINUS PONDEROSA — (Wentcrn Hull Pine) — Heavy wooded pine, a rapid 
grower, forming a tree of great size. Bark reddish and foliage longer and 
coarser than the Red or Norway Pine. A valuable tree for the West and 
Northwest. Well adapted to dry, windy and exposed positions. It is a 
native of Western Nebraska and will do well on our light, dry sandy soil. 
SCOTCH PINE — (Pinna Sylve«trl«) — A rapid growing, hardy variety, with 
stout, erect shoots and silvery green foliage. Valuable for shelter and 
makes a good lawn tree, and being one of the hardiest of the Evergreen 
" familv it readily adapts itstlf to the trying climate of Minnesota, the Da- 
kotas and Montana. It also thrives well in the dry plains of Kansas, and 
is perfectly at home in Illinois. Nebraska, Iowa and other states. 
MUGHO PINE or DWARF MOUNTAIN PINE — This unique Alpine species 
forms a dark dome shaped bush, broader than its height and sometimes 
almost prostrate. , Valuable for planting lawns, terrace banks, hillsides, 
rockeries, etc. 
BALSAM FIR — (PIcea Biilsnmen) — A well-known, popular tree, very handsome 
while young, assuming the upright, conical form; leaves dark green above, 
silvery beneath; retains its color throughout the severest winter weather; 
grows quie rapidly when established; desirable every way. 
CONCOLOR FIR — (PIcea 
Concolor of Colorado) 
— This Evergreen is of 
the rarest beauty, even 
colored, the same the 
year round, a rapid 
grower, and will make 
a large tree. In this 
country; should be 
planted where I*, will 
have some protection 
from southwest winds 
and sun; this should 
be included In every 
collection. 
AMERICAN WHITE 
SPRUCE — (PIcea Al- 
ba) — Pyramidal tree 
of dense growth, with 
light, silvery green fo- 
liage. A more com- 
pact tree in all re- 
spects than the Nor- 
way Spruce. One of 
the best for general 
use and very fine for 
lawn planting. 
BLACK HILLS SPRUCE 
— This is the Picea 
Alba or the White 
Spruce, but with this 
difference: That while 
the Norway and the 
Black and White 
Spruce will not endure 
the winter drouths of 
the Western plains, 
this tree seems well 
adapted for all the 
regions from which 
the others are exclud- 
ed. Growing in a dry 
climate and often rich- 
ly colored, it seems to 
meet the requirements 
of a vast field. While 
Colorado Blue Spruce the a , r Qf the plains 
has but about 50 degrees of moisture to 90 degrees in the Eastern states, it 
is necessary to have something which will endure the bright sun and dry- 
ing winds of winter. 
PICEA PUNGENS — (Blue Spruce, Colorado) — This Evergreen grows over a 
greater range of territory than any other member of the Evergreen family. 
Its home is in the clefts and recesses of the Rocky Mountains, growing on 
barren soil, exposed to the roughtest of weathers. It heads the family of 
Spruce for hardiness and longevity. The name Blue Spruce comes from 
its color. No description or picture can do this tree justice, as its shiny 
needles, together with their rich blue coloring, is the grand climax nature 
has arrived at in giving us something' that will be a thing of beauty and a 
joy forever. Our grafted specimens are the brightest blue color possible 
to produce. 
