GENEVA, NEW YORK 
T. van Washingtoni. The best ^of the golden Yews; 
handsome and rare. 
T. cuspidata (Abrupt-leaved Japanese Yew). Upright 
growth and dense, very dark foliage. Valuable because 
it is especially hardy and rich in appearance. 
T. var. brevifolia. A very handsome form of the above 
and hardier. We consider it the best variety to plant in 
New England. 
T. Canadensis (American Yew). A low, weeping, 
broad-spreading bush, dark green foliage and crimson 
berries. Entirely hardy and very valuable for surfacing 
beds or forming groups. 
var. fastigiata (Irish Yew). A strictly pyramidal form 
with upright branches, dark glossy green. 
Thuya. Western Arbor Vitae 
T. occidentalis (American Arbor Vitae). This is the 
finest evergreen for hedges. It is very hardy, and easily 
transplanted. It grows rapidly and with little care, soon 
forms a most beautiful hedge. 
var. compacta (Parson’s Compact Arbor Vitae). Habit 
of growth dense, foliage deep green, very fine. 
var. Ellwangeriana. Low, broad pyramid, with slender 
branches, clothed with two kinds of foliage. 
var. Geo. Peabody. A dwarf, dense-growing golden 
variety, holding its color all summer. One of the best for 
general culture. 
Nordman’s Silver^Fir 
var. globosa (Globe-headed Arborvit®). 
Growing , in low, thick, globe form with 
attractive foliage. 
var. Hoveyi (Hovey's Golden Arbor 
Vitae). A select American variety with 
bright green foliage, globe form andjof dwarf 
habit. 
var. lutea. Bright (yellow on terminal 
branches. 
var. pyramidalis (Pyramidal AVbor 
Vitae). A verj' valuable and beautiful up- 
right evergreen of compact habit which is in 
form of a column similar to Irish Juniper or 
erect Yew. 
var. Siberica (Siberian Arbor Vitae). 
Exceedingly hardy, keeping color well in 
winter; growth compact; an elegant lawn 
tree; of great value for ornament and hedges. 
The very best. 
var. Vervaeneana. A fine, hardy variety 
in which the green is singularly intermixed 
with a predominating shade of golden 
yellow. 
orientalis semper aurescens (Ever Golden 
.^rbor Vitae). Of dwarf habit but free 
growth. It retains its golden tint the year 
round. One of the best golden variegated 
evergreens. 
Concolor Fir 
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