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Arborvitaj, Tom Thumb ( T. Elwangeriana). Resembling, but (lis- 
liiu t IVom, T. ericoiiks in its more slender shoots and rounded 
form ; a beautifully and delicately graceful, free-growing sort. 
Vervaine's (7'. Ven-aimana). A new, upright form, with rich 
golden variegalion ; very fine. SI. 
Biota (Eastern Arborvitics), of which the Chinese (C orkntalis) is 
the type, and Aurcn, Mcldensis, and many others, are varieties, 
have proved tcnilcr in New England. 
Cypress, LaWSOn'S {Cupreasus Lawsoniana). A tall California 
evergreen, with elegant plume-like, curving, decp-grecn foliage: 
unless in favorable positions, it is liable to injury by the winter. 
75 cents to $1.50. 
Lawson's Compact (C. compada). A more compact form 
than the previous. $1. 
Nutka Sound (C. Nutkaensis, incorrectly Tlmiopsis borcalis). A 
tall-growing tree, with dark-green, slightly silvery foliage ; is tol- 
erably hardy in favorable positions, and is very desirable. $1..50. 
WhitO cedar (C. thi/oldcs). A native species, attaining a 
height of 60 to 70 feet, with slender, silvery-green foliage. 
"Fir 'Balsa.ra. (Abies ba/samea). 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 
healthy, is a handsome tree. 
Pir, European silver (A. peclhmta). An excellent species, of 
rapid, erect growth, with dark shining green color; in habit and 
color entirely superior to our native kind. 
Hudson's Bay [A. Iludsonka). An excellent dwarf variety, 
with compact growth and dark color. $1. 
Nordmann's [A. Nordmanniana). Probably iho most valuable 
of all recent conifers, coming from the Crimea, and is perfectly 
hardy, rapid, and regular in growth, having long, glossy, dark- 
green foliiigc, which color it retains in winter. In all respects, a 
magnificent and desirable tree. $1 to $-2. 
Siberian {A. picJila). A hardy, compact, conical, dark-grcen 
species, of medinm size, and desirable. $1,50. 
Hemlock, common (Abies Canadensis). An invaluable native 
evergreen ; the delicate foliage and drooping branches being very 
attractive. Its dense habit makes it admirable for hedges. 
Juniper, Chinese (Jnnipcms Cliinensis). The fertile variety being 
light green, witli drooping foliage ; the sterile being erect and 
stiff, with silvery foliage. 
common (./. communis). A native, of low, compact growth, and 
daik foliage. 
