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Balsam Fir 
Tree conical in form ; foliage deep 
green on upper surface and silvery on 
lower surface. A very symmetrical free I 
and very beautiful while young, but in- 
clined to shed its small branches and be- 
come scrubby and naked before it arrives 
at any considerable age. 
Hemlock 
Sometimesealled Weeping Spruce. This 
is the native Hemlock of the North and 
East. Where grown in sheltered ))laces 
there is nothing finer than this for a 
clipped hedge; it will not stand expo- 
sure, however, to dry winds of extreme 
temperature. 
Irish Juniper 
Foliage same as red cedar; top very 
narrow and symmetrical : color silvery 
green ; one of the most beautiful of ever- 
greens, but tender in this latitude and not 
recommended for planting in exposed 
situations. 
Pine 
Austrian. It is one of the best foreign 
species for this country. Its growth, 
even when young, is characteristically 
stout and sturdy. A remarkably robust, 
hardy, spreading tree of grand size ; very 
dark and massive in effect, and when 
planted in an appropriate location is 
distinct and unique. One of the hardiest 
in dry sections. 
Scotch. One of the most rugged of all 
evergreens; a very rapid-growing tree 
and one which will stand almost any cli- 
mate. We know of no tree that will 
compare with it for windbreak purposes 
on our open prairies. 
Ponderosa. A very rapid-growing Pine 
of the Koeky mountains. The leaves of 
this Pine are very long and silvery, hence 
the name. It is highly prized tlirough 
some sections of NeV)raska and Dakota 
where evergreens are hard to grow. 
White. A rapid, upright-growing tree; 
foliage fine and soft to the touch. The 
most ornamental of Pine trees and ex- 
celled by none for timber purposes. 
Not hardy in dry and wind-swept places. 
Spruce 
Colorado Blue. A slow-growing tree with 
branches broad and fan-shaped. This 
species varies greatly in color, from pale 
green to a beautiful silvery green. Speci- 
mens of the latter color are hard to obtain, 
and for that reason are very expensive. 
Norway. Conical in form ; color bright 
green; foliage sharp-pointed. Stands 
crowding well; an excellent tree for 
windbreaks and ornamental purposes. 
White. We consider this the most beau- 
tiful of all the Spruce family. In shape 
it differs but little from the balsam fir 
while young, but is broader at the base 
when large. The foliage is finer than 
that of the Norway Spruce and of a sil- 
very green. Tree extremely hardy, of 
moderate growth and holds its beauty 
longer than any other evergreen known 
to us. 
