With protective arms that stays the simmering heat of the summer and 
equally thoughtful to block the icy blasts of winter, the evergreens stand out 
supreme as the best wind-break and if planters could but believe and grow the 
varieties that we recommend for your particular locations, there would be less 
disappointments. There are but a few varieties that are adapted to the north¬ 
west and do not let a slick tongued agent or a glittering catalogue convince 
you to the contrary. The native Black Hills Pine and the northern Red Cedar 
will withstand as much 
droughty conditions as 
the ash and the elm, but 
be sure they are north¬ 
ern hardy stock balled 
and burlapped. 
Red Cedar 
This sturdy evergreen 
laughs at hot dry weath¬ 
er. Go to the Bad Lands 
where time has sapped 
the fertility of the soil, 
where rainfall is sparce 
and the sun is relentless 
with its fiery rays and 
the Red Cedar will meet 
you with a smiling grace 
and you will wonder how 
this evergreen can com¬ 
pete for space with the 
sagebrush and the cac¬ 
tus. 
Red Cedar we have not 
appreciated you but time 
will see you transplanted 
where your protecting 
growth will seemingly 
move the owners home 
to a more temperate cli¬ 
mate. 
Colorado 
Blue Spruce 
The Colorado Blue Spruce 
is one of the outstanding; 
ornamental trees grown. 
Planted in groups or as 
specimens always attract 
instant attention. The 
Greens and the Blues are 
equally hardy. The Blues 
being more scarce are a 
little higher in price but 
either lends beauty to any 
landscape. See page 36 for 
the Evergreens that you 
can safely grow. 
