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Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, North Carolina 
Retinosporas 
Retinospora IMumosa Aurea—A compact tree 
of regular outline. Foliage plumy and grace¬ 
ful, tinged with a golden hue, which makes it 
a very striking and beautiful evergreen. A 
small group of this variety adds strikingly to 
the surroundings. They are used in various 
ways like other evergreens, making a beautiful 
contrast among groups and other plantings. 
Each 
Per 10 
12 
to 
18-inch, 
B. 
& 
B. 
.$1.00 
$10.00 
18 
to 
24-inch, 
B. 
& 
B. 
. 2.00 
20.00 
2 
to 
3 feet, 
B. 
& 
B. 
. 3.50 
35.00 
3 
to 
4 feet, 
B. 
& 
B. 
. 5.00 
50.00 
4 
to 
5 feet, 
B. 
& 
B. 
. 6.00 
60.00 
Retinospora Pisifera Argentea — A splendid 
dwarf compact variety. This is a beautiful lit¬ 
tle evergreen of thick, dense foliage with sil¬ 
very-tipped branches. Splendid sort for boxes, 
tubs, urns for steps or porch planting, and 
where dwarf sorts are needed it is a most de¬ 
sirable variety. 
Each Per 10 
12 to 18-inch, B. & B.$1.50 $15.00 
18 to 24-inch, B. & B. 2.50 25.00 
Retinospora Squarrosa Veitchii (Silver Cy¬ 
press)—Has beautiful soft, steel-gray foliage, 
a distinct variety, and a great favorite with 
those who know it. 
Each 
12 to 18-inch, B. & B.$1.50 
18 to 24-inch, B. & B. 2.00 
24 to 30-inch, B. & B. 4.00 
2*4 to 3 feet, B. & B. 5.00 
Retinospora Pisifera Plumosa—With plumy 
green foliage but of the same nature and habit 
as the Aurea variety, with the exception of 
color, and is a very popular sort. 
Each Per 10 
18 to 24-inch, B. & B.$2.50 $25.00 
24 to 30-inch, B. & B... 3.50 35.00 
Spruces 
Norway Spruce (P. Excelsa)—A most desir¬ 
able evergreen for all purposes. For orna¬ 
mental planting in groups around large estates 
or parks as a wind-break, for orchard, farm 
house or as a fence or hedge, it is almost de¬ 
sirable variety. It. is absolutely hardy, a good 
grower, its branches being of a drooping habit. 
If planted in rows and not pruned it soon be¬ 
comes an excellent screen, but it can be pruned 
to any height. If it is to be kept into a hedge 
it should be trimmed in June and October. It 
can be made dwarfish and very attractive by 
shearing off the ends of the branches each 
season. Bears transplanting well and will grow 
under all conditions, even in crevices of rocks 
and on hillsides where it would be impossible 
for other trees to get nourishment. Small trees 
are attractive and conspicuous, but it increases 
in beauty every year of its life, and is most 
conspicuous during the winter time. It can be 
planted as small bordering around large grow¬ 
ing beds or at intervals along borders of flow¬ 
ering beds for winter ornament. When the 
snow covers the earth like a blanket, the foliage 
of a Norway Spruce brightens the surround¬ 
ings and makes us forget the dreariness of old 
winter. 
Each Per 10 
18 to 24-inch, B. & B.$1.50 $15.00 
2 to 3 feet, B. & B. 2.50 25.00 
3 to 4 feet, B. & B. 4.00 40.00 
White Spruce (Picea Alba)—A compact pyra¬ 
midal form. Has greater symmetry than Nor¬ 
way Spruce, is not as vigorous grower, has 
elegant silvery-gray foliage and makes a beau¬ 
tiful little tree. Can be used for all purposes 
for which the Norway is used, and more, owing 
to its being a compact dwarfish grower. They 
may be used for bordering small plantings and 
also among groupings and other evergreens for 
near the outer edges, for front of porch or 
house banking. They too, like Norway, will 
thrive in most all soils and are perfectly hardy. 
Each Per 10 
12 to 18-inch, B. & B.$1.50 $15.00 
18 to 24-inch, B. & B. 2.50 25.00 
24 to 30-inch, B. & B. 3.50 35.00 
Colorado Blue Spruce (P. Pungens)—A very 
shapely and popular Spruce. In color it is a 
bluish-green, and while even small plants are 
attractive, each year’s growth brings greater 
beauty. A few well grown specimens make an 
almost priceless addition to a well-kept lawn. 
This tree is a native of Colorado. They are 
grown from seed and vary in color just a little, 
many of them being of a little deeper blue than 
others grown from the same bed. The intense 
blue can only be had in the grafted sorts known 
as “Roster’s Blue,” but the Colorado Blue is a 
desirable sort. 
Each Per 10 
12 to 18-inch, B. & B.$2.50 $20.00 
18 to 24-inch, B. & B.. 4.00 40.00 
2 to 3 feet, B. & B. 6.50 65.00 
Norway Spruce 
