ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT— DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
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Tax us: YEW, Continued. 
Var. Taxus fastigiata(T. hibernica.) IRISH 
YEW. Particularly tall and slender; up- 
right in growth. A rich dark green in color. 
Produces attractive bright red berries. Is 
so uniform in growth as to render it espe- 
cially useful in formal gardens. 
Thuja: ARBOR VITAE. 
Evergreen trees of slender pyramidal 
habit with intricately branched limbs, in 
flat open sprays. Rapid growers; of regu- 
lar formal habit. They are of special value 
as specimen trees. They withstand prun- 
ing and make good hedges. 
Thuja plicata (T. gigantea, Nutt.) GIANT 
ARBOR VITAE or RED CEDAR. Native 
of Pacific Coast. Handsome ornamental 
tree. This far exceeds any other native in 
beauty and rapidity of growth. 
Var. pendula. WEEPING ARBOR 
VITAE. One of the most beautiful ever- 
greens to be found growing anywhere. 
Pyramidal in form, main stein straight and 
upright. Regular branches drooping some- 
what downward. Clothed with frond-like 
branchlets of great length which droop 
gracefully toward the ground. Branch sys- 
tem begins at the very base of the tree. It 
is a tree whose superior beauty never fails 
to attract the observer. 
Thuja occidentalis. AMERICAN ARBOR 
VITAE. A conical compact tree with short 
ascending branches and flat frond-like 
sprays. Valuable ornamental and hedge 
trees. 
Var. aurea. GOLDEN ARBOR VITAE. 
Rapid grower, fine golden yellow foliage, 
perfectly hardy. Best Golden Arbor Vitae 
for northern plantings. 
Var. compacta. COMPACT ARBOR 
VITAE. A dense dwarf tree or shrub with 
bright light green foliage. Very uniform 
in growth and attractive. 
Var. globosa. GLOBE ARBOR VITAE. 
Forms a perfect symmetrical ball or globe 
without any trimming. Very useful form 
of plantings. Perfectly hardy. Rather slow 
grower. 
Var. pyramidalis. PYRAMIDAL ARBOR 
VITAE. An unusually attractive variety. 
Columnar in habit, especially good for 
formal plantings. Can be planted in rows 
close together to form screen. The foliage 
is rather light green in color. 
Var. Siberica. SIBERIAN ARBOR 
VITAE. A hardy genus for this country. 
Retains its color well into the Winter. 
Compact pyramidal growth. 
Var. lutea. PEABODY’S GOLDEN AR- 
BOR VITAE. Pyramidal in form, rather 
open habit. Terminal ends of the frond-like 
foliage is shaped beautifully, golden yel- 
low. The tree is unusually attractive when 
loaded with fruit, which is blue gray in 
color, a very marked contrast with the gol- 
den yellow. Makes an especially attractive 
specimen tree and is excellent to use as an 
accent against a very green back ground. 
Var. Tom Thumh. TOM THUMB AR- 
BOR VITAE. A dwarf variety originated 
by an Eastern nurseryman. Very slow in 
growth and compact and symmetrical in 
form. 
Tsuga: HEMLOCK. 
Tsuga heterophylla. WESTERN HEM- 
LOCK. A noble, graceful pyramidal tree 
with drooping horizontal branches and 
feathery tips. Thrives best in a rich soil, 
and is an attractive tree for specimen 
planting. 
3 N your PLANS for improving your home grounds have you con- 
sidered how much grace and beauty could be had by planting 
shrubbery or perennial borders along the sides of your property? 
Get your neighbor to co-operate and plant a mass of handsome 
flowering shrubs or plants around your place. Forward us a rough 
sketch of your place giving size of lot, size and location of house, 
outbuildings, walks, drives or other permanent features and our 
Landscape Department will suggest plans, plants and estimated 
cost. Why not now? 
