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EVEKQREEN TkEES ^ Fl/INTS. 
CEDRUS. The true Cedars of the Eastern hemisphere. 
Magnificent and stately trees of a wide spreading and 
distinct habit. Not hardy all over America, but will 
grow freely in a dr\v situation in the southern states. 
C. Atlantica. The Atlas or African Silver Cedar; this 
species is the best of the genus SO 75 to $1 00 
EVERGREENS are indispensable for all proper landscape effects. Aside from the fact that they give the only 
attainable coloring to the garden in winter, they are, when judiciously used, very ornamental in all situa- 
tions. The varied hues of the foliage give an opportunity for many line decorative effects. For hedges or 
wind-breaks, nothing can equal the evergreens of quick growth. In addition to the Conifers, there are in this sec- 
tion many other flue plants with persistent evergreen foliage. 
Our list is select, including only the finest sorts, which are of assured value for ornamental and utilitarian 
planting, and perfectly hardy in this climate, except for a few which are best adapted for the southern states. 
C:ONIFER0U5 EYERQREEN TREE5 ^ 5nRUD5. 
ABIES. The Spruce and Hemlock family ; mostly ti-ees 
of imposing habit and rapid growth. 
A. alba. The White Spruce ; a fine tree with silvei-y 
gray foliage and of handsome pyramidal habit ; reaches 
a height of 35 to 50 feet .?0 50 to SI 00 
A. coerulea. A small growing variety 
with bluish green foliage 75 to 1 50 
A. aurea. The foliage of this Spruce 
is well marked with golden yellow ... 1 00 to 2 00 
A. (Ficea) balsamea. The balsam Fir; 
a handsome pyramidal tree 50 to 1 00 
A. Canadensis. The Hemlock Spruce ; a 
most graceful and beautiful tree; useful 
as a lawn tree, and especially fine for 
hedging; dark, drooping foliage 50 to 1 00 
A. Engelmanni glauca. A fine and in- 
teresting species from the Rocky Moun- 
tains, with silvery foliage 1 00 to 2 00 
A. excelsa. The Norway Spruce ; a mag- 
nificent and stately tree, of lofty pyra- 
midal gi'owth, rapidly pushing up under 
any circumstances. It is very ornamen- 
tal, and forms a splendid hedge or wind- 
break in a short time 50 to 1 00 
A. Clanbrasiliana. A very dense, 
dwarf and slow-growing form 50 to 1 00 
A. Gregoriana. Dwarf, compact, hemi 
spherical form, vei-y dense; one of the 
best dwarf evergi-eens ever introduced . 1 00 to 2 00 
A. nigra. The American Black Spruce . 75 to 1 25 
A. orientalis. The Eastern or Crimean 
Spruce; the habit of this Spruce is very 
distinct. The branches are shorter, 
denser and the leaves smaller, than those 
of A. cxcclsa 75 to 1 25 
A. pnngens (A. Mciizicsii). The Colorado 
Blue Spruce; a splendid evergreen for 
contrasting, and most conspicuous on the 
lawn, as its foliage is a decided blue or 
sage color; it is hardy and of symmetri- 
cal habit 1 50 to 2 50 abies alba. 
