Evergreens for Screen Planting 
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This purpose requires the use of the larger sizes (5 to 6 feet or 6 to 7 feet, or even 
larger in the back row) for quick effect. Sizes listed under "Foundation Planting" may 
also be used here for the front rows, making a border planting. 
American Arborvitae 
Thuya ocddentalia aurea 
Red Cedar 
Juniperus virginiana 
See page 54. 
See page 51. 
Pea-fruited Cypress 
Retinispora pisifera 
Austrian Pine 
Pinus austriaca 
bee page oJ. 
See page .52. 
Golden Pea-fruited Cypress 
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Rehiiispora ptsifera aurea 
Jack Pine 
Ptnus divancata 
See page 53. 
See page 52. 
Golden Plumed Cypress 
Retinispora plumosa aurea 
White Pine 
Pinus strobus 
See page 53. 
See page 53. 
Balsam Fir 
Abies balsamea 
White Spruce 
Picea alba 
See page 50. 
See page 52. 
White Fir 
Abies coneolor 
Engleman's Spruce 
Picea engelmanni 
See page 50 
See page 52. 
Frazer's Fir 
A bies fraseri 
Norway Spruce 
Picea excelsa 
See page 50. 
See page 52. 
Douglas' Fir 
Pseudotsuga laxifnlia 
Colorado Green Spruce 
Picea pungens 
See page 50. 
See page 52. 
American Hemlock 
Tsuga cana'lensis 
Koster's Blue Spruce 
Picea pungens kosteriana 
See page 55. 
See page 52. 
A field of Evergreens at the Framingham Nurseries. In foreground 
are smaller kinds suitable for foundation and border planting. 
In background some of the columnar varieties listed below. 
Evergreens for Service -yard Screens 
American Arborvitae Thuya occidentalis 
Narrow cone or column. Densely branched. Tlirives in ordinary soils. 
5 to 6 feet, plant every 21 inches, $17.50 per ten. 
6 to 7 feet, plant every 24 inches, $25.00 per ten. 
Peabody's Golden Arborvitae Thuya occidentalis aurea 
A variety of the preceding with yellow foliage. 
5 to 6 feet, plant every 21 inches, $17.50 per ten. 
C to 7 feet, plant every 24 inches, $25.00 per ten. 
Pyramidal Arborvitae Thuya occidentalis pyramidalis 
Very narrow cone or column. Dense and compact. Foliage rich dark green which does not change appreciably in winter. 
6 to 6 feet, plant every 15 inches, $35.00 per ten. 
6 to 7 feet, plant every 18 inches, $50.00 per ten. 
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