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E. Sheppard & Sous' Catalogue of Plants. 
ated. Among the trees adapted to ornamental hedges the American Arbor Vitae 
and the Norway Spruce take the first place. By using medium-sized plants a 
hedge can be made as cheaply as a good board fence can be built, and then, with 
very little care, it is becoming every year more and more “a thing of beauty.” We 
all know that such hedges constitute the principal attraction in our best-kept places. 
American Arbor Vitae. $8.00 to $25.00 per hundred. 
Norway Spruce. $25.00 per hundred. 
DECIDUOUS. 
Privet. One-year, $5.00 per hundred. Japan Quince. $15.00 per hundred. 
Dwarf Box. For edging. 
CHOICE CONIFERS. 
Arbor Vitae. Siberian, the best of all the genus for this country, exceedingly 
hardy, keeping color well in winter, growth compact and pyramidal, makes 
an elegant tree ; 50 cts. to $t.oo each. 
Arbor Vitae. American Golden; beautifully marked with golden yellow, very 
hardy; $1.00 to $3.00 each. 
Arbor Vitae. Reidii, a dwarf bush of a beautiful shade of green, very dense 
and perfect form ; 50 cts. to $2.00 each. 
Biota Elegantissima. End of young branches tipped with golden yellow ; 
$1.50 each. 
Juniper, Irish. A tapering, pretty tree, $1.00. 
“ Swedish. A small-sized, handsome, pyramidal tree, with bluish green 
foliage; $1.00. 
“ Chinensis. A small tree or shrub, with spreadingjbranches ; $1.00. 
“ Commonis. A handsome, compact, small tree. 
Pines, Austrian. A remarkably robust, hardy tree, growth rapid. 
“ Nordmanniana. This is a symmetrical and imposing tree; $2.00. 
“ Pichta. A medium-sized tree, quite compact and conical, and bearing 
very rich, dark foliage ; $2.00. 
“ Cembra. A handsome and distinct European species, of a compact, coni- 
cal form, foliage short and silvery ; $1.00. 
Retinospora Obtusa. A new evergreen tree from Jajjan, with beautiful, light 
green foliage; $1.00. 
Retinospora Pisifera. A small tree, with numerous delicate branches and 
feathery foliage ; $1.00. 
Retinospora Plumosa. A variety with fine, short branches and small! leaves ; 
$1.00. 
Retinospora Plumosa Aurea Variegata. A beautiful variety, similar in 
habit to Plumosa, with foliage of rich golden-yellow ; small plants, 50 cts. 
each ; large plants, $2.00. 
KITCHEN HARDEN ROOTS, PLANTS, ETC. 
Asparagus. St. 00 per hundred. Rhubarb. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 
PLANTS 
Of Cabbage, Celery, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Peppers, and Tomatoes, can be had 
in May or June. 
