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ORNAMENTAL AND FLOWERING TREES. 
ABIES, Continued. 
A. (Tsuga) Caroliniana (Carolina Hemlock). A smaller tree than the preceding, 
growing to a height of 40 to Each. Six. 
50 feet, and 2 feet in diam- 
ter, found only in the Carolina 
mountains at 2,000 to 5,000 
feet elevation. Foliage heavier 
and darker than the common ^"n^Ei ^ 
hemlock; leaves larger and JlMfflBKi^ 
cones with wide-spreading 
scales. Difficult to transplant 
at first, but afier it is establish- 
ed, proves perfectly hardy, 
grows well and makes a beau- 
tiful, symmetrical and dense '"^ja^M 
pyramidal shaped tree in culti- WSu-.P. 
vation. Should be well mulched 
the first season. Finest new 
evergreen and very scarce. We 
now have on hand a fine stock 
of strong transplanted plants, 
which we offer at the following 
low rates: 4 to 6 inch .... $0 60 $3 00 
6 to 9 inch • 85 4 00 
9 to 12 inch . I 00 5 00 
Larger specimens, i to 3 ft., . 
$1-25 to 2.50 each . 
A. Prazeri (Southern Balsam Fir). 
This fine Fir is generally a 
smaller tree than its near rela- 
tion A. halsamea,oi the northern 
states, although in favored lo- 
calities we have seen it reach 
the height of 40 to 50 feet. Its abies canadensis. (See p. S-) 
foliage, also, is shorter, denser 
and more erect, while its shape Each. Si.t. 
is more compact. It inhabits only the highest mountains of the Alle- 
ehanies and is very rare in cultivation. Perfectly hardy. 6 to 9 inch . $0 30 $150 
9toi2inch 50 200 
I to 2 ft. Very fine • , ■ 75 3 5° 
A. nigra (Black Spruce). Very fine dense evergreen, especially if given 
plenty of room to grow in, when it becomes a thick cone-shaped tree, 
and a fine lawn or ornamental. 9 to 12 inch 20 i 00 
I to i!^ ft 35 150 
JUNIPERUS Virginiana (Red Cedar). 
1 to 2 ft ^5 
2 to 3 ft 40 
KALMIA latifolia. See Evergreen Shrubs. 
PINUS pungens (Table Mountain Pine). The cones of this pine re- 
main on the branches for years, and being each season re inforced by 
a new crop, very soon give the tree an odd and striking appearance. 
1 to 2 ft. •. ^5 
2 to 3 ft 35 
P. rigida (Black or Pitch Pine). 
I to 2 ft 
P. Strobns (White Pine). The handsomest of all our native species. It 
is the pine so much used in lawn, park and street planting. Strong 
thick plants, i to 2 ft 25 i 00 
2 to 3 ft 35 150 
RHODODENDRONS. See Evergreen Shrubs. 
