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A. B. Hood £) Co.'s Descriptive Catalogue 
Evergreens 
ARBORVITiE 
FIR 
SPRUCE 
American. Sometinies called White 
Cedar. A well-known native .species of 
great value, forming an upright, conical 
tree of medium size. Especially valuable 
for screens and hedges. 
Chinese Golden. This is the most ele- 
gant and charming, and justly becoming 
the most popular of the Arborvita.‘s; the 
beautiful golden tint of its foliage and the 
compact and regular outline of its habit 
render it unusually attractive. 
Siberian. A well-known popular va- 
riety, very dark green in color and com- 
pact in growth. The outline is regularly 
conical, and its hardiness is unquestioned. 
Pyramidalis. Upright. remarkable 
erect form, dark green, compact and 
very desiral)le, and as conspicuous as the 
Irish Yew. 
BAMBOO 
Japanese. This is a very attractive or' 
namental ; grows to an immense height. 
We have a large stock — direct importa- 
tion from Japan. 
Norway Spruce. 
Norway. A European species, 
of very rapid, elegant :md lofty 
growth, and when it attains to 
the height of 15 or 20 feet the 
branches assume a graceful, 
droo])ing habit. One of the 
handsomest, as well as the most 
popular evergreen trees ; very 
hardy. (See cut.) 
Colorado Blue. A magnificent 
variety of the .Spruce, of com- 
pact growth, with strong, hand- 
some foliage of a blue shade. 
Douglas’. Notwithstanding the 
fact that the form of this species 
peculiar to the Pacific coast is 
unreliable here, the Rocky 
mountain variety has itroven 
hardy and beautiful. Dark green. 
Hemlock. One of the hardiest 
and most handsome trees ; 
branches drooping ; foliage del- 
icate. retaining its color well 
through the winter ; should be in 
every collection ; it also makes 
a highly ornamental hedge. 
Balsam (Balm of tiilead). A well- 
known and popular tree ; very pretty 
when young. 
English Silver. A noble tree, with 
spreading horizontal branches ; dark, 
sinning green color, holding its color well 
through the winter ; it is rather .stiff-look- 
ing wiien young, but makes a splendid 
tree. 
JUNIPER 
Irish. A distinct and Iteautiful varietv, 
of very erect, dense, conical outline, re- 
sembling a pillar of green. 
PINE 
Austrian. Erom central biurope, grow- 
ing over too feet high. Leaves long, 
stiff and very dark green. Hardy everv- 
where, and one of our most valuable con- 
ifers for windbreaks, belts, etc. 
Scotch. A rapid-growing, very hardy 
species from the central portion of Ivurope, 
with short rigid, light green leaves. Verv 
valuable for screens and masses. 
White. An old well-known 
native tree, of rapid growth, and 
entirely hardy. Leaves rather 
long, slender and slightly glau- 
cous. It is an indispensable 
s|)ecies. 
