ACCENT PLANTS 
LARGE EVERGREENS 
GREEN COLORADO SPRUCE (Picea pungens). 
80 ft. M to R. Exactly similar to the Blue Spruce, 
except for its light green to slightly gray color. 
One of the two or three best green evergreens for 
planting close to the seashore; has been known 
to withstand salt spray. Each 10 
6 to 7 ft.$9 60 $90 00 
5 to 6 ft. 7 20 66 00 
4 to 5 ft. 4 80 45 00 
3 to 4 ft.. 3 30 30 00 
2 V 2 to 3 ft. 2 40 21 00 
2 to 2l/ 2 ft. 1 80 16 20 
NORWAY SPRUCE (Picea excelsa). 90 ft. R to 
VR. The favorite Green Spruce. Needles % inch, 
dark, rich. Broad cone. For all but wet places. 
Each 10 
8 to 9 ft.$8 00 $75 00 
7 to 8 ft. 6 00 57 00 
6 to 7 ft. 4 80 45 00 
5 to 6 ft. 3 60 33 00 
4 to 5 ft. 2 70 24 00 
3 to 4 ft. 1 80 16 20 
Large specimens, 9 to 14 ft., $10.00 to $25.00 each. 
WHITE SPRUCE (Picea canadensis). 60 ft. R. 
Narrow cone. Needles 34 inch, grayish. 
Not for 
wet soils or shade. 
Each 
10 
8 to 10 ft. 
.$7 50 
$72 00 
6 to 8 ft. 
. 6 00 
57 00 
5 to 6 ft. 
. 4 80 
45 00 
4 to 5 ft. 
. 3 30 
30 00 
3 to 4 ft. 
. 2 40 
21 00 
2}4 to 3 ft. 
. 1 80 
15 00 
2 to 234 ft. 
. 1 20 
10 80 
ENGELMANN SPRUCE (Picea engelmanni). 75 
ft. M to R. Another westerner, and a good one. 
Slightly blue. Each 10 
5 to 6 ft.$8 00 $75 00 
4 to 5 ft. 6 00 57 00 
3 to 4 ft. 4 50 42 00 
2 to 234 ft. 2 40 21 00 
Large specimens, 15 to 25 ft., $100.00 to $225.00 ea. 
RED SPRUCE (Picea rubra). 80 ft. M. The best 
Spruce for damp and wet soils. Needles % inch, 
light green. Each 10 
5 to 6 ft.$2 70 $25 00 
4 to 5 ft. 1 80 16 20 
3 to 4 ft. 1 50 13 50 
NOTE.—The Dwarf Spruces are described among 
“Filler Plants” on page 26. 
FIR 
The Firs, as a whole, are narrowly conical with 
pointed tops. Needles are flat and soft. Natively 
moist-soil plants, they thrive in all but the driest 
soils, and in both sun and considerable shade. 
WHITE FIR (Abies concolor). 80 ft. R. Another 
Rocky Mountain tree well fitted to the East. 
Needles 1*4 to 2 inches, curved, generally 
silvery blue. 
Each 
10 
6 to 7 ft. 
.$9 00 
$84 00 
5 to 6 ft. 
. 7 00 
66 00 
4 to 5 ft. 
. 5 50 
50 00 
3 to 4 ft. 
. 4 00 
36 00 
Large specimens, 7 to 16 ft., $12.00 to $50.00 each. 
BALSAM FIR (Abies balsamea). 60 ft. R. Native 
to our eastern northwoods. Needles J4 inch, dark, 
rich green above, silvery beneath, pungently fra¬ 
grant. Not suitable farther south. Each 10 
6 to 7 ft.$7 20 $69 00 
5 to 6 ft. 5 40 51 00 
4 to 5 ft. 4 20 39 00 
3 to 4 ft. 3 00 27 00 
White Fir 
NIKKO FIR (Abies homolepis). 80 ft. VR. Japa¬ 
nese. Needles 1 inch, distinctly parted on branch- 
lets, medium to darkish. Excellent on dryish soils. 
Each 10 
5 to 6 ft.. 
4 to 5 ft.. 
334 to 4 ft 
3 to 334 ft 
$7 00 $66 00 
5 40 51 00 
4 50 42 00 
3 60 33 00 
FRASER FIR (Abies fraseri). 40 ft. M. Southern 
counterpart of Balsam Fir, but more compact and 
slower grower. Needles 34 inch, dark green above, 
silvery beneath. Each 10 
5 to 6 ft.$6 50 $60 00 
4 to 5 ft. 5 00 45 00 
3 to 4 ft. 4 00 36 00 
VEITCH FIR (Abies veitchi). 80 ft. R. Japanese. 
Needles % inch, medium to dark above, silvery 
beneath. Each 
6 to 7 ft.$8 00 
5 to 6 ft. 6 50 
4 to 5 ft. 5 00 
3 to 4 ft. 3 60 
2)4 to 3 ft. 2 70 
Specimens, 7 to 12 ft., $10.00 to $25.00 each 
10 
$75 00 
60 00 
45 00 
33 00 
25 20 
We grow Evergreens, as well as all our other plants, 
in large quantities. We have some six hundred acres 
devoted to this purpose. If you are interested in large 
quantities for hedges, screens, windbreaks, or other 
purposes, we shall be glad to quote special quantity 
prices for your needs. 
You may rely on us for the most impartial advice; 
our list of varieties is so large that we cannot be 
prejudiced in favor of selling any one particular sort. 
We greatly prefer to advise the best plaiits for any 
individual purpose, soil, climate, or exposure. Our 
satisfied customers have long been our principal 
advertisements. 
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