Colorado Blue Spruce 
I am frequently requested for seeds of the Blue Spruce, the State 
tree of Colorado. This year I have fresh seed, saved from my XX select 
blue strain, and this seed is offered at 50 cents for % ounce packet, 
$1.00 per ounce. 
I do not recommend seeds except in the hands of a skilled grower, 
as their culture requires lath shades and extreme care in watering to 
prevent “damping off,” and it is a slow process at best. 
I am pleased to recommend, both for economy and as a saving of 
time, thrifty young transplants grown from my XX selected seed. The 
seed is saved from selected trees in an isolated mountain valley where 
blue trees prevail. The stock offered is four years old, the little trees 
6 to 10 inches tall, and the color from blue to very blue; scarcely a 
green tree in the block of 5000 trees. They have an exceptionally heavy 
root development, very fiberous, and will be packed in damp moss for 
shipment; safe delivery is guaranteed. 
Prices for this fine stock as follows: 10 trees, (the smallest quantity 
sold) for $2.00 prepaid; the mail grade slightly smaller than by express. 
25 for $3.50, not prepaid; 100 for $12.50, and 1000 for $100.00. Pay only 
a small premium for this unusual percentage of blue trees and you 
effect a saving every way over the ordinary commercial grades. 
Specimen Blue Spruces, selected blue color, from 1 foot to four feet 
tall, balled, burlapped and crated, at $2.50 per foot, not prepaid. 
Sempervivum Arachnoideum 
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