ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
AUSTRIAN PINB. 
Spruce (Abies). 
NORWAY (. Excelsa)—A lofty, elegant tree, of perfect pyramidal habit, remarkably elegant an 
rich, and as it gets age, has fine, graceful, pendulous branches; it is exceedingly picturesque 
and beautiful. Very popular, and deservedly so, and should be largely planted. One of the best 
Evergreens for hedges. 
AMERICAN WHITE {Alba) — A tall tree, with loose, spreading branches and light green foliage. 
PENDULA (Weeping) — Leaves dark glossy green ; branches very drooping. 
PYRAMIDALIS — A tree of very compact and fastigiate, but slow growth. 
PYGM>EA — A dwarf variety of the Norway ; grows from three to four feet high ; very compact. 
Spruce (Abies). 
HEMLOCK or WEEPING ( Canadensis ) — An elegant pyramidal tree with drooping branches and 
delicate, dark foliage, like that of the Yew ; distinct from all other trees. It is a beautiful lawn 
tree and makes a highly ornamental hedge. 
Yew (Taxus). 
ERECT ENGLISH ( Baccata Erecta)—A very fine pyramidal variety of the English Yew, with 
dark green foliage ; hardy and desirable. 
ELEGANTISSIMA — A beautiful tree of small, dense habit ; leaves striped w'ith silver, frequently 
turning to light yellow. 
WASHINGTONII — New, vigorous in growth, and rich in healthy green and golden yellow foliage 
one of the best. 
