Abies Fraseri (Fraser's Fir): 
Better tree for cultivation than Abies balsamea. 
Abies Nordmanniana (Nordman's Fir): 
Does not have a balsamiferous bud. Upper surface, good dark green 
color; underside, gray. New growth brilliant green. Very handsome, 
spreading tree; should be more planted, though more tender than 
other Firs in this list. 
Abies homolepis (brachypliylla in trade) : 
Good variety from Japan. Leaves are decurrent (that is, have a little 
line running down the stem from where the leaves join). Not so dark 
a green as A. Nordmanniana. 
Abies concolor (Silver or White Fir) : 
Uniform color of bluish green foliage. Has a balsamiferous bud. 
Spring giowth a very vivid gray. An excellent tree for planting 
where variety of color is needed. 
Abies Veiichii (Veitch's Fir) : 
Good variety. Leaves dark, glossy green above and silvery white 
below. Blunt, balsam-coated bud. 
CEDBUS (CEDAR) : 
Cryptomeria Japonica (Japanese Temple Cedar) : 
Cryptomeria Japonica, var. Lobbi: 
Tall, shapely, pyramidal tree when full grown, with dark bronze 
tinted foliage in winter. The young trees, while rapid growers, are 
very apt to present a "straggly" appearance. They move readily 
and can be grown in a nursery until properly formed. 
Cedrus Libani (Cedar of Lebanon) : 
Needles scattered on branches or in whorls like groups on lateral 
spurs. Looks like persistent Larch. Flowers in catkins. Horizontal 
branches. This excellent tree deserves to be more popular as it is 
very picturesque. 
Cedrus Atlantica glauca (Mt. Atlas Cedar) : 
Airy pyramidal tree with silver green needles. Very beautiful and 
worth while and should be used as a specimen to get its full effect. 
CUPBESSUS (CYPRESS) : 
Under this head are Chamaecyparis discussed in the introduction. 
CJiamaecyparis (Betinispora ) pisifera: 
One of the two parent types from which the Japanese Betinispora are 
derived. The three following varieties have developed directly from 
C. pisifera and are even more common in the trade than the original 
type itself. 
Chamaecyparis (Betinispora) filifera: 
"Filifera" means "thread-like" and applies to the foliage. 
CJiamaecyparis (Betinispora) plumosa : 
In this variety the foliage is ' ' plume-like. ' ' These three varieties 
(C. pisifera, filifera, and plumosa) are very commonly planted, but it 
has been my experience that they lose their beauty with age, and 
their vigorous life does not exceed seventeen years. 
Chamaecyparis (Betinispora) squarrosa: 
A gray-green variety, almost bluish. The foliage often resembles that 
of young Juniperus Virginiana. But it is always soft to the touch and 
not harsh and prickly like the young Red Cedar foliage. This tree grows 
to a large specimen but can be kept smaller by shearing when used in 
low planting. If the foliage turns' brown, it can be trimmed very 
sharply and will quickly produce new growth. 
Chamaecyparis obtusa: 
The broad, blunt leaves are marked underneath with a white "Y" 
shaped line. Good for formal use; grows to a large mass in time. 
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