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Arborvitse, Tom Thumb { T. Ehoangcnana). Resembling, butdis. 
tinct from, T. ericoides in its more slender shoots and rounded 
form ; a beautifully and delieatdly graceful, free-grcwing son 
Vervaine's (7'. Vervainear,a). A new, upright form, with rich 
golden variegation ; very fine. SI. 
Biota (Eastern Arborvit^s), of which the Chinese (D. orkntalis) is 
the type, and Aurea, Meldensis, and many others, ero rarioties, 
have proved tender in New England. 
Cypress, Lawson's (Cupressus Lawsoniana). A tall California 
evergreen, with elegant plume like, curving, deep-green foliage: 
unless in favorable positions, it is liable to injury by the winder 
75 cents to $1.50. 
Lawson's Compact (C. compacta). A more compact form 
than the previous. $1. 
Nutka Sound (C. Xutkaensh, incorrectly Thuiopsis borcalis). A 
tall-growing tree, with dark-green, slightly silvery foliage ; is tol- 
erably hardy in favorable positions, and is very desirable. $1.50 
White cedar (C. th^oidts). A native species, attaining a 
herghi of 60 to 70 feet, with slender, silvery-green foliage. 
Fir Balsam {Abies bahamea). The Firs are a subdivision (Picea) 
of the Spruce genus, of which this is a native type, with dark- 
green foliage, rapid symmetrical growth; and, when young and 
heaUliy, is a handsome tree. 
Fir, European silver (A. pectinata). An excellent species, of 
raprd, erect growth, with dark shining green color; in habit and 
color entirely superior to our native kind. 
Hudson's Bay (A. Iludsomca). An excellent dwarf yariety, 
with compact growth and dark color. $1. 
Nordmann's {A. Nord,mm,iana). Probably the most valuable 
of all recent conifers, coming from the Crimea, and is perfectly 
hardy, rapid, and regular in growth, having long, glossy, dark- 
green foliage, which color it retains in winter. In all respects, a 
magnificent and desirable tree. $1 to $2. 
Siberian {A. pichta). a hardy, compact, conical, dark-green 
species, of medium size, and desirable. $1.50. 
Hemlock, common {Ahks Canadensis). An invaluable native 
evergreen ; the delicate foliage and drooping branches being verv 
atlrnclive. Its dense habit makes it admirable for hedges. ° 
Juniper, Chinese (Juniperus Chinensis). The fertile variety being 
light green, with drooping foliage; the sterile being erect and 
stiff, with silvery foliage. 
common (.7. communia). A natiye, of low, compact growth, and 
dark foliate. 
