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Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue or 
AUSTRIAN PINE. 
Retinispora (Japanese Cypress). 
A genus very similar to Cupressus. It comprises many sorts of wonderful beauty. 
They are natives of Japan, and very few will endure the rigor of our Winters 
without protection. \\ herever they can be preserved they will amply repay the 
efforts made. 1 he small varieties are exceedingly desirable for in-door culture in 
pots. 
OBTUSA — A tall growing variety, with spreading, graceful foliage of bright green, 
glaucous beneath. A most beautiful and stately tree. 
NAXA (Dwarf)— A very dwarf variety of the above. Curious and pretty. 
AUBE A (Golden Dwarf)— The beauty of its foliage is heightened by the brilliant 
yellow with which it is colored aud which deepens with age. 
PISIFEBA — A small tree with numerous delicate branches and feathery foliage ; 
one of the finest of this genus. 
PLUMOSA — A variety with fine short branches and small leaves. The soft, plum- 
like appearance of the foliage gives it its name. 
ARGENTEA (Silvery) — Foliage similar to the above, distinctly marked with sil- 
very white spots ; exceedingly attractive. 
Spruce (Abies). 
NORWAY (Excelsa ) — A lofty, elegant tree, of perfect pyramidal habit, remarkably 
elegant and rich, and as it gets age, has line, 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. 
