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ALBANY NURSERIES 
ARBORVITAE, Continued. 
live; but small plants 12 to 18 inches high, which 
have been transplanted several times, are prefer- 
able. It bears shearing better than any other 
variety and may be made a very beautiful and 
dense hedge or screen to divide grounds or for 
any purpose where it is not required to resist cat- 
tle or other animals. 
Chinese ( Biota orientalis) . Of upright growth, 
slender and bright green foliage. Growth is flat 
on twigs, arranged mostly vertically. 
Compact, Parsons’ (T. compacta). Foliage 
bright light green; habit dwarf and compact. 
Globe ( T . globos). Form s a natural evergreen 
globe or ball without any trimming; very pretty 
and hardy. 
Golden (T. aurea) . Free grower with fine gold- 
en yellow foliage; hardy. The most desirable 
Golden Arborvitae for the northern states. 
Hovey’s Golden (T. hoveyi). A seedling from 
the American. A perfectly hardy, distinct, com- 
pact variety; leaves a bright green. A beautiful 
object either singly or in hedge. 
Pyramidal (T. pyramidalis) . This exceedingly 
beautiful Arborvitae is the most compact ar.d 
erect of all the entire species, being in form al- 
most a counterpart of the Irish Juniper. Foliage 
a deep green, retaining its color remarkably well 
through the entire season and perfectly hardy. 
Siberian (T. Sibirica). One of the best of the 
genus of this country. Exceedingly hardy keep- 
ing color well into winter; growth compact and 
pyramidal; makes an elegant lawn tree. 
Tom Thumb (T. Tom Thumb) . A dwarf vari- 
ety of the American Arbor Vitae, which origin- 
ated on grounds of Ellwanger & Barry. It is 
remarkable for its slow growth and compact 
symmetrical habit. 
CALIFORNIA BIG TREE 
( Sequoia gigantea ) 
The famous Big Tree of California. It makes 
a handsome pyramid when young. Very desir- 
able for lawn decoration; a very attractive ever- 
green. Thrives well in this climate. 
CEDAR. Cedrus 
Himalayan, or Indian (C. Deodara) . The Great 
Cedar of the Himalayan Mountains. Exceedingly 
handsome, with drooping branches and silvery 
green foliage; branches feathery and spreading, 
forming a dense network. The finest, most 
rapid-growing of all Cedars, and worthy of a 
place in every garden. 
CYPRESS. Cupressus 
Lawson’s ( Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana, or False 
Cypress, also as Cupressus Lawsoniana) . A fine 
evergreen, native of the Pacific Coast. One of 
the most graceful and beautiful of evergreens; of 
fine, compact habit; delicate feathery foliage, 
varying from vivid green to a silvery or bluish 
tint, according to sub-varieties. 30 to 40 ft. 
CRYPTOMERIA. Cedar 
Cryptomeria Japonica (Japan Cedar). A beau- 
tiful evergreen with delicate foliage and grace- 
ful habit. The color changes to a bronze or red- 
dish brown in the fall, producing a pleasing con- 
trast. When young resembles Araucaria excelsa. 
In time becomes a large pyramidal tree, with 
straight slender trunk, covered with reddish 
brown bark, with whorled spreading branches. 
Leaves spirally arranged. A very satisfactory 
evergreen for this latitude. 
FIR. Abies 
Colorado Silver (A. concolor). A stately and 
beautiful variety. One of the finest of Rocky 
Mountain evergreens. Graceful habit, broad, 
handsome foliage, bluish above, silvery beneath. 
A fairly rapid grower and a very desirable vari- 
ety for the lawn. Extremely hardy and a fit 
companion for the Colorado Blue Spruce. With- 
stands heat and drought the best of Firs. 
Silver, or Grand (A. grandis). A large stately 
tree of pyramidal growth; leaves thin, flexible, 
deeply grooved, very dark green above and sil- 
very white beneath. A native of the Pacific 
coast. 
See also Spruce. 
JUNIPER. Juniperus 
Golden Variegated ( aurea variegata). Pyra- 
midal in form, somewhat like the Red Cedar, but 
the growth is much finer. Golden variegation 
throughout the year. 
Irish (J. Hibemica). Very erect aud tapering 
in its growth, forming a column of deep green 
foliage. A pretty little tree or shrub, and for 
its beauty and hardiness is a general favorite. 
Golden Japan (J. Japonica aurea. Foliage 
beautiful golden, of splendid dwarf form and 
spreading habit. 
Swedish (J. Suecica). Similar to the Irish, 
though not so erect, with yellowish green foli- 
age, of somewhat lighter color, forming a beau- 
tiful pyramidal small tree. 
Red Cedar (J. Virginica). A well-known 
American tree, with deep green foliage; makes 
a fine ornamental hedge. 
PINE. Pinus 
Austrian, or Black ( P . Austriaca) . A remark- 
ably robust, hardy, spreading tree; leaves long, 
stiff and dark green; growth rapid. Valuable 
for this country. 
Mugho, Dwarf Mountain Pine ( P ' Mughus, or 
Montana ). Of compact, spreading growth; it 
keeps below 4 feet in height for many years. 
Does not grow tall, but spreads over the ground, 
generally assuming a globular form; very dense. 
Ornamental and hardy. 
Scotch (P. sylvestris) . A fine, robust, rapid- 
growing tree, with stout, erect shoots and silver- 
green foliage. 
White (P. strobus) . The most ornamental of 
all our native Pines; foliage light, delicate, or 
silvery green. Flourishes in the poorest soils. 
Hardy and valuable. 
PODOCARPUS. See Yew. 
RED CEDAR. See Juniper 
RETINOSPORA 
Japanese Cypress, Retinospora, or Chamaecyparis. 
A genus very similar to Cupressus. It com- 
prises many varieties of wonderful beauty. 
