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5^2-Trees 
Many of the trees and shrubs grouped under the general term of Evergreens are really conifers or cone-bearers typified by such 
familiar trees as Pines and Hemlocks and Spruces. Enormous variety exists among different species of Evergreen Trees and many 
people become bewildered when it comes to making a selection for certain definite purposes. 
Evergreens are peculiarly adapted to New England, which was covered by enormous virgin stands of Hemlock and Pine when 
the country was first settled. In planting them it is important to remember that most Evergreens are forest trees and only carefully 
selected types are suitable for planting in small gardens or in the confines of a city lot. Almost all of them make exceedingly hand¬ 
some specimens if allowed to develop normally without competition in the middle of an open lawn or field, but there are dwarf and 
juvenile types suitable for shrub use which are particularly popular for foundation plantings. We have indicated their general types 
and uses in the descriptions which follow: 
Abies 
Firs are giant forest trees suitable for 
woodland planting or distant specimens 
on large estates. 
A. concolor. The Colorado Fir has con¬ 
spicuous blue-green foliage and light 
bark. It grows slowly, 200 feet or more 
high, making a most handsome speci¬ 
men tree under almost all conditions 
except the smoky environs of the city. 
2 to 3 ft.. ..$4 50 3 to 4 ft.$6 50 
Chamaecyparis 
The Japanese Cypresses are huge forest 
trees in Japan, but the ornamental ever¬ 
greens grown in this country under this 
name are usually dwarf, compact subjects 
suitable for mass planting around the 
base of buildings or formal ornamental 
use, hedges, specimens, etc, 
C. obtusa gracilis. A small pyramidal tree 
with blackish foliage and drooping 
branches. It is very hardy and useful 
for foundation planting. 
\y to 2 ft. .$2 50 2 to 3 ft.$3 00 
C. pisifera. The Sawara has flat, fan-like 
branchlets terminating in coiled fiddle 
heads like some woodland ferns. With 
age it becomes 25 to 30 feet high, but is 
usually a dwarf shrub. 
2 to iy 2 ft. .$2 00 3 to 4 ft.$3 00 
2y to 3 ft.. 2 50 
C. pisifera aurea. A quick-growing, 
shrubby little tree with brilliant golden 
yellow foliage, interesting for contrast 
in foundation plantings. 
2 to 2J^ ft. .$2 00 3 to 4 ft.$3 50 
2K to 3 ft.. 2 50 4 to 5 ft. 4 00 
C. pisifera filifera. Graceful little Cypress 
15 to 20 feet high when mature, with 
pendulous, thread-like branchlets. 
2 to 3 ft_$3 00 3 to 4 ft.$4 50 
C. pisifera plumosa. A dwarf, conical, 
shrubby type with 
brilliant green, needle¬ 
like foliage. Useful as 
a hedge-plant and spe¬ 
cimen. 
IK to 2 ft.$1 25 
2 to 2K ft. 1 50 
2K to 3 ft.2 50 
3 to 4 ft. 3 00 
C. pisifera plumosa aurea. 
A dwarf, plumy Cypress 
with warm yellow foli¬ 
age. If allowed to grow 
unrestrained, it may 
reach 20 to 25 feet. 
1 K to 2 ft.$1 25 
2 to 2K ft. 1 50 
2y to 3 ft.2 50 
3 to 4 ft. 3 00 
Care of 
Evergreens 
Water Ever¬ 
greens, espe¬ 
cially during 
dry periods and 
in the Fall just 
before the 
ground freezes. 
Juniperus 
Junipers have a graceful habit and vary 
a great deal in stature and color of the 
foliage. Many of them are small enough 
and slow-growing enough to be used for 
small specimens or basal planting. 
J. chinensis. A very hardy, gray-green, 
shrubby tree of narrow columnar form 
which eventually grows 30 to 40 feet 
high. Withstands shearing. 
3 to 4 ft.. ..14 50 4 to 5 ft.$5 00 
J. chinensis Pfitzeriana. Pfitzer’s Juni¬ 
per is a popular blue-gray shrub with 
ascending, plume-like branches of 
open, feathery appearance. It is espe¬ 
cially suited to city conditions, resisting 
drought, gas, dust, and smoke much 
better than other evergreens. 
1 y to 2 ft. .$2 00 2 y to 3 ft_$3 50 
2 to 2y ft.. 2 50 
J. chinensis Sargentii. A creeping shrub 
making dense mats of scaly, bluish 
green foliage. Mature plants are 
seldom more than 2 feet high. It is 
a sun-loving plant, useful for low, 
formal plantings and in the larger rock- 
gardens. 
15 to 18 in. .$3 00 IK to 2 ft_$4 00 
Juniperus communis depressa. This pros¬ 
trate Juniper is a low, broad-topped bush 
3 to 4 feet high, with bluish foliage. 
Fine for low masses of foliage and 
foundation plantings generally. 
IK to 2 ft. Sl 50 2 to 3 ft.$2 50 
J. communis depressa plumosa. A very 
handsome, plumy form of the common 
Juniper, dwarf and compact, forming 
flat-topped shrubs with grayish blue 
foliage which turns to shades of pur¬ 
ple and silvery lavender in the Winter. 
IK to 2 ft..$2 50 2 to 3 ft.$3 00 
J. communis hibemica. The Irish Juniper 
is a slender spire-like column 6 to 8 feet 
high, with very dark, bluish green 
foliage. 
1 y to 2 ft. .$1 00 3 to 4 ft.$3 00 
2 to 3 ft.... 2 00 
