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Quick Reference List 
For Evergreens 
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LOW GROWING 
Tanyosho Pine 
Sabina Juniper 
Pfitzers Juniper 
Waukegan Juniper 
Japonica Juniper 
Mugho Pine 
Uncinata Pine 
Globe Arbor Vitae 
Spreading Yews 
MEDIUM 
Irish Yew 
Japanese Yew 
Thuyopsis 
Retinospora 
Irish Juniper 
BLUE FOL 
TALL GROWING 
Firs 
Pines 
Cedars 
Spruces 
Cypress 
Redwood 
Cryptomeria 
Hemlock 
GROWING 
Greek Juniper 
Chinese Juniper 
Ashford Juniper 
All Thuyas 
ABIES FIR 
*A. concolor. “White Fir,” 100 feet. Very beauti¬ 
ful fir; conspicuous for its nearly white bark. Growth 
regular and symmetrical. Resistant to drought and 
heat. Specimens only 6 ft. up, $8.50 up. 
*A. Magnifica. “Silver-tip fir” of the high Sierras. 
Splendid for Christmas tree. 8 to 12 in., 75c. 
CEDRUS 
C. Atlantica Glauca. “Blue Mt. Atlas Cedar.” The 
foliage is a beautiful silvery blue. One of the very 
finest conifers for an accent point in the landscape. 
Grafted plants, 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.25. 
C. deodara, DEODAR; “Indian Cedar.” Magnifi¬ 
cent tree, a picture of grace and beauty. Pyramidal 
in outline; lower limbs lie on the ground, upper ones 
dro'op gracefully. Foliage of young trees decidedly 
blue, not so much so when older. Excellent Living 
Christmas Tree. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.75; 
4 to 5 ft., $3.00; 5 to 6 ft., $4.00; 6 to 7 ft., $5.00. 
C. libani. “Cedar of Lebanon.” Vigorous growth; 
wide-spreading, horizontal branches; dark green 
foliage; massive and picturesque. 6 to 7 ft., $6.00; 
8 to 10 ft., $10.00. 
CRYPTOMERIA. Plume Cypress 
C. japonica elegans. “Plume Cypress.” 12 ft. A 
low, dense, bushy tree with spreading branches, soft, 
wavy foliage, bright green changing to bronzy red 
in fall and winter. ‘ 24 to 30 in., 75c; 30 to 1 36 in., $1.00. 
CHAMAECYPARIS 
Trees valuable for garden and park purposes, and 
in the dwarf sizes admirably adapted to porch and 
interior decorations. Habit varies from almost 
dwarfs to very large trees. 
*C. Lawsoniana erecta viridis. Green column cy¬ 
press. 8 ft. A symmetrical, compact, pyramidal 
plant, very regular in outline; rich green in color. 
18 to 24 inch, $1.25; 2 to 3 ft., $1.75. 
*C. Lawsoniana grandi. Rare beautiful variety, 
developing a broad, compact, rounded pyramid of 
about 10 feet, growing slowly. Branches fern-like 
droop at the tips. A rich green in color. 6 to 8 in., 
75c; 8 to 12 in., $1.00. 
C. NootKatensis glauca. (R). “Blue Nootka Cy¬ 
press.” 10 ft. Rare. Handsome dwarf tree, pyra¬ 
midal shape, with blue foliage; branchlets with slight¬ 
ly pendulous tips. 18 to 24 inch, $2.00; 24 to 1 30 inch, 
$3.00; 30 to 36 inch, $3.50. 
C. Obtusa. (R.) “Hinocki Cypresa.” Small grow¬ 
ing, graceful conifer for small gardens or rock work. 
Of neat habit. Specimens, $2.00 to $5.00. 
C. Obtusa nana. (R) A very dwarf form. Famous 
miniature Japanese Cypres.',. A plant of artistic ele¬ 
gance for house window box or rock garden, $1.50 to 
$3.00. 
C. obtusa Crippsi. 6 ft. A beautiful and rare 
species of the Japanese Hinoki Cypress with grace¬ 
ful arching flattened, fern-like foliage, dark green, 
shading to bright gold at the tips. Of small size 
and prefers partial shade. 18 to 24 inch, $1.00. 
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Colorado Spruce 
Colorado Douglas Spruce 
Lawson Cypress alumi 
Waukegan Juniper 
Irish J uniper 
Arizona Cypress 
Macnab Cypress 
Texas Blue Arborvitae 
Blue Mt. Atlas Cedar 
California Juniper 
Sargents Juniper 
Nootka Cypress 
SHADY PLACES 
Yews Retinospora 
Hemlock Podocarpus 
CUPRESSUS. CYPRESS 
Tall or medium sized trees, usually of rapid erect 
growth. They thrive in almost any good soil and 
are useful landscape material for quick or perma¬ 
nent effects. Cypress keep their form better with 
little or no irrigation. 
C. Arizonica. “Arizona Cypress.” 40 ft. Beautiful 
bluish-green cypress of narrow, pyramidal form. 
Suitable to the hot dry sections of the interior. 
2 to 3 ft., 50c; 3 to 4 ft., $1.00. 
Unless otherwise specified all evergreens have 
ball of earth wrapped in burlap. 
*C. Macnabiana. “MacNabs Cypress.” 30 ft. Ex¬ 
ceedingly rare in cultivation or in forest. Very 
beautiful evergreen with reddish brown branchlets 
and silvery green foliage. Highly suited to dry or 
shallow ledgy ground. Grows quite rapidly. May 
be pruned to low compact form. Has very pleasing 
odor. 4 to 5 ft., $3.00. Trimmed specimens, $2.50 up. 
C. torulosa majestica. “Bhutan Cypress.” 20 ft. 
Rare Pyramidal tree with drooping branchlets and 
dense soft bluish green foliage. Beautiful specimen 
tree. 4 to 5 ft., $4.50. 
C. Sempervirens. “Italian Cypress.” Tall slender 
tree, erect branches having columnar effects. Useful 
subjects, for gateways, arches, etc. 2 to 3 ft., 75c; 
3 to 4 ft., $1.00; 4 to 5 ft., $2.00. 
PFITZERS JUNIPER 
(R) means suitable for Rock Gardens. 
*Means native of California. 
