26 Catalogue and Retail Price Ldst of 
Select Evergreens — Continued 
ft U „ t '/ r . eCt Sh , 00tS a "5 ^Y^y « Teen foliage. Valuable for shelter and makes 
a good lawn tree, and being one of the hardiest of the evergreen family it 
readily adapts Use f to the trying climate of Minnesota, the Dakotas and Mon- 
tana. It also thrives well in the dry plains of Kansas, and is perfectly at 
home in Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa and other states. lo ?y* 
BALSAM FIR — (Picea Balsamea) — A well-known, popular tree verv hand- 
some while young, assuming the upright, conical form; .eaves ' dark green 
above, silvery beneath; retains Its coolr throughout the severest winte? 
weather; grows quite rapidly when established; desirable every way wlnter 
CONCOLOR VIR— (Picea Concolor of Colorado)— This evergreen is of the 
rarest beauty, even colored, the same the year round! a rapfd grower 
and will make a large tree, in this country; should be planted where it wi i 
!lf?ve7y m cone 0 cUon f ° rm southwest win<is and su "i s»ould be included 
AMERICAN WHITE SPRUCE — Pyramidal tree of dense growth with light 
silvery green fo.iage. A more compact tree in all respects than the Norwav 
Spruce. One of the best for general use and very fine for lawn planting 
f ,"V Acl f , 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 
Zb«t£ ?™ "ff t V le W ' nter d , rouths ° f the western plains, this tree seems wen 
adapted for all the regions from which the others are excluded. Growing in 
a dry climate and often richly colored, it seems to meet the requirements of a 
vast field. While the air 
of the plains has but about 
50 degrees of moitsure to 
90 degrees in the eastern 
states, it is necessary to 
have something which- will 
endure the bright sun and 
drying winds of winter 
NORWAY S P R U C E — 
(Abies Excelsa) — A very 
popular variety from Eu- 
rope. It has been more ex- 
tensively planted In this 
country than has any other 
evergreen. In fact, it is so 
well known as being one of 
the best evergreens for or- 
namental purposes that it 
is only necesary to say that 
it is also the most valuable 
for wind breaks, screens 
and hedges. 
PICEA PUNGENS, or 
SILVER SPRUCE — (Also 
called Colorado Blue) — 
This is the Kin- of Spruces 
clothed In royal robes of 
silver and sapphire, a very 
Kohinoor among the gems 
of the Rockies. It is a child 
of the storm king, growing 
at an altitude of from 8,000 
to 10.000 feet above the 
level of the sea. It is gen- 
erally found ever, there in 
deep gorges or on the 
north of ranges. We would 
natural. y suppose that it 
could not endure a sudden 
change or thrive in a hot 
climate. There are some 
fine specimens growing in 
Washington, also in North 
Carolina. The question 
, . ., „ ,. arises, while the tree en- 
dures such a diversity of climate, why is it never found on the lower altitudes 
or among the foothills? The answer is, it could not possibly grow there 'The 
Douglass, the Ponderosa and Concolor have larger seeds and send out a strong 
P ^'^, an<l tl'^Pfore they are found lower down. Pungens seed is small, about 
lin.000 to the pound. In the higher altitudes are frequent showers and often 
moss in the woods, and the ground is seldom dry. It Is not hot enough to kill 
the p. ants, and so. on the altitudes, nature has provided for their propagation 
1 he cone on the Pungens is about one-half the size of that of the Norway. 
J he needles are short and sharp— pungent — hence the name. Thev are polished 
like irJ-iss. 
