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THE PALISADES NURSERIES CATALOGUE 
Hardy Ornamental Evergreens 
The following collection of Evergreens we recommend especially for hardiness and ornamental planting, as 
well as for hedges and screens. They transplant to best advantage during April and May or August, September 
and October. 
These Evergreens if planted in window boxes or around your foundation will lend a refreshing warmth to your 
winter surroundings. 
Abies Douglasi. (Douglas Fir.) Very like the spruce 
in habit, but with more graceful soft foliage. Can be 
used for hedges. to 2 feet, $2.50 each. 
Cedrus Deodora. (Indian Cedar.) Of upright and 
pyramidal form and graceful silver foliage, which is 
more abundant than other sorts. 30 feet. 1 to 1}/% 
feet high, $2.00 each. 
Pieea Banksiana. (Jack Pine.) A fast growing pine of 
irregular habit. Does best in sandy locations. 2 to 3 
feet, $2.25 each. 
Pieea excelsa. (Norway Spruce.) Unexcelled for 
hedges and screens; makes a beautiful hardy hedge 
for planting along driveways. 1^ to 2 feet, $1.50 
each; 2 to 3 feet, $2.25 each. 
Pieea pungens. (Colorado Spruce.) Striking and 
noble tree, hardy everywhere, strong, sturdy and 
upright in growth; forms a striking note in the land¬ 
scape. Its beautiful color varies from a light silvery 
hue to dark hue, almost purple. 1)4 to 2 feet, $2.50 
each. 
Pinus Mugho. (Dwarf Mountain Pine.) Densely 
branched dwarf species with stiff, dark green, twisted 
needles. Specimen planting for lawns. Dwarf. 10 to 
12 inches, $1.50 each. 
Retinispora filifera. (Thread-Branched Retinispora.) 
Dwarf habit with threadlike, pendulous branches 
and pretty foliage of blue-gray color. 1)4 to 2 feet, 
$2.50 each; 2 to 3 feet, $3.25 each. 
Retinospora Pisifera Aurea. (Golden Swara Cy¬ 
press.) A beautiful pyramidal variety with broad 
flat golden yellow foliage. 1)4 to 2 feet, $2.25 each. 
Retinispora plumosa. (Plume Retinispora.) Dense 
growing with flexible, feathery branches; foliage 
dark green. 1)4 to 2 feet, $2.25 each; 2 to 3 feet, 
$2.75 each. 
Retinispora plumosa aurea. (Golden Retinispora.) 
Foliage light golden yellow and of a feathery ap¬ 
pearance. The most popular of the ornamental 
evergreens and unexcelled for contrast. 1J^ to 2 
feet, $2.50 each; 2 to 3 feet, $3.00 each. 
Retinispora squarrosa Veitchi. (Silver Retinispora.) 
Distinct from all others. Foliage of a fine, rich, 
silvery glaucous or steel-blue. It is of very dense 
growth, giving the bush a distinct appearance. Good 
for contrast planting. 1)4 to 2 feet, $2.50 each; 
2 to 3 feet, $3.00 each. 
Thuja occidentalis. (American Arborvitae.) Pretty, 
bright green foliage with a yellowish undersurface 
and fine aromatic odor. Excellent for hedges and 
screens. 15 to 18 inches, $1.50 each; 1)4 to 2 feet, 
$1.25 each; 2 to 3 feet, $1.75 each; 3 to 4 feet, 
$3.25 each. 
Thuja orientalis. (Chinese Arborvitae.) Of pyra¬ 
midal habit. Foliage delicate deep green. 1)4 to 2 
feet, $1.50 each; 2 to 3 feet, $2.25 each. 
Thuja orientalis aurea nana. (Berckman Golden 
Arborvitae.) The plants we offer are the genuine 
pure strain of Berckman’s golden Arborvitae, of fine 
coloring and form. Rich deep Goldenin color. Com¬ 
pact and bushy. Grows 6 to 8 feet? 1 to 1)4 feet, 
$3.00 each. 
Thuja orientalis compacts. A type with compact, 
broad, cone-shaped growth. Somewhat similar in 
shape to Berckman’s, but having a good green color. 
A type like this is necessary where the pyramidal 
forms would be too large. 1 to 1)4 feet, $2.00 each. 
Thuja pyramidalis. (Pyramidal Arborvitae.) Of 
upright, compact habit, like the Irish Juniper. Very 
desirable. 1)4 to 2 feet, $2.00 each. 
OUR SPECIAL OFFER—Evergreens 
2 Biota Orientalis.(Green) 2 Feet 
2 Thuja (Arborvitae).(Green) 2 Feet 
2 Retinispora Aurea .... (Golden) 18 Inches 
2 Retinispora Plumosa.. (D. Green) 18 Inches 
AH for $15.00 
SPECIAL SERVICE 
It will be a pleasure at all times to assist those eager 
to start with specific suggestions how to make any sort 
of old-fashioned hardy garden or rock garden. Just tell 
us what particular location you wish to utilize, what 
soil you have, and how much sun the location gets, 
and we will, with pleasure, submit suggestions for 
your consideration. 
