PICEA excelsa. Norway Spruce. From Europe. An elegant tree ; 
extremely hardy, of lofty, rapid growth, and pyramidal form. The 
branches assume a graceful, drooping habit when the tree attains 15 
to 20 feet in height. 
One of the most 
popular evergreens 
for planting, either 
as single specimen 
trees, or in masses 
for effect or shel- 
ter. One of the 
best evergreen 
hedge plants. 
P. pungens. Col- 
orado S PRUCE. 
The original form 
of the now famous 
Colorado Blue 
Spruce. The foli- 
age of this tree is 
occasionally quite 
blue, but mostly a 
light green. It is 
a strong, hardy 
grower in almost 
any soil ; valuable 
and ornamental, 
var. Kosteriana. 
Roster’s B 1, u e 
Spruce. The best 
strain of Blue 
Spruce. A striking light steel-blue in color that makes this one of the 
finest evergreens in cultivation. For individual planting and for color 
effect nothing equals this. 
Norway Spruce 
CUPRESSUS Lawsoniana. Lawson’s Cypress. A rare, handsome 
conifer that forms beautiful specimens. The branches are frond-like 
in arrangement and droop gracefully at the tips, forming a dense, 
elegant pyramid. Their rich deep green color is retained all 
wimer. 
JUNIPERUS, var. Hibernica. Irish Juniper. An erect, dense 
column of dark green, found quite effective in general landscape and 
formal planting. 
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