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ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
FIR [Picea). Balsam or American Silrer ( Balsamea }. A very regular symmetrical tree assuming 
the conical form even when young, leaves dark green above, silvery beneath. 
JUMPER Juniperus). Virginian [Red Cedar). A well 
known tree; its form is usually compact and 
conical; very hardy and ornamental. 
Glacioug [Red Cedar). The compact conical habit 
of this variety, combined with its silvery foli- 
age, renders it very distinct and desirable. 
Uiberniea (Irish Juniper). A distinct and beauti- 
ful variety of erect, dense, conical outline, re- 
sembling a pillar of green; very desirable. 
Suecica (Swedish Juniper). A small-sized handsome 
pyramidal tree with yellowish green foliage; it 
is quite hardy. 
Sarin [Sabina). A low spreading tree with hand- 
some dark green foliage; very hardy and suita- 
ble for rock work. 
PINE [Pinus). Austrian or Black ( Austriaca ). A native 
of the mountains of Syria; a rapid growing 
species with long stiff dark green leaves; very 
hardy. (See illustration page 55). 
Scotch [P. Sylvestris ). A native of the British 
Islands; very rapid in its growth. “A dark, 
tall evergreen,” with bluish foliage and rugged 
shoots; hardy, and grows well even on the 
poorest soils. 
White [Strobus.) The most ornamental of all our 
native pines; foliage light, delicate or silvery 
green; flourishes in the poorest soils. 
Excelsa (Lofty Bhotan Pine). A native of the moun- 
tains of Northern India; leaves very slender 
and drooping, resembling those of White Pine, 
but longer; timber soft, white and compact. 
Mugho (Mountain or Dwarf). A very distinct spe- 
cies; leaves short, stiff, a little twisted, and 
thickly distributed over the branches; does not 
grow large but spreads over the ground, gener- 
ally assuming a globular form; very dense. 
MasKoniana. Resembling the Ponderosa, has 
proved very hardy and is beautiful. 
Rigaensis. A species of the Scotch Pine, but more 
symmetrical and compact; vigorous and hardy. 
Ponderosa. (Heavy Wooded.) This is also a noble 
tree, attaining the height of 100 feet; found 
abundantly on the northwest coast of America 
and California. 
RETINOSPORA (Japanese Cypress). This genus com- 
prises many sorts of wonderful beauty. 
Squarrosa. A small-sized tree with graceful droop- 
ing branches and glaucous green foliage. 
Aurea. Similar in character to the above, with 
foliage distinctly marked with golden yellow. 
Plumosa. A variety with fine short branches and 
small leaves. The soft, plume-like appearance 
of the foliage gives it its name. 
Irish Juniper. 
LAWSON'S CYPRESS. A most desirable tree from California, with elegant drooping branches 
and feathery foliage of a dark glossy green hue. Not hardy here. 
