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Hemlock • Tsuga 
TSUGA canadensis. Canada Hemlock. Very graceful 
tree with dark green foliage, doing best in sheltered 
situations. Wonderful for hedges because it keeps full 
and broad at the base. It withstands the most severe 
kind of cutting back and does best if pruned to a 
broad, oval form. Each 
2 to 3 ft. high. $2 00 
3 to 4 ft. high. 3 50 
4 to 5 ft. high. 5 00 
5 to 6 ft. high. 8 00 
6 to 8 ft. high. 12 00 
T. canadensis atrovirens. A dense and compact grower, 
forming a low broad pyramid. While slow growing, it 
ultimately attains a height of perhaps 20 feet. 
1 to 2 ft. high. 3 00 
2 to 3 ft. high. 4 00 
3 to 4 ft. high. 5 00 
4 to 5 ft. high. 7 50 
5 to 6 ft. high. 10 00 
6 to 8 ft. high. 15 00 
T. canadensis sargenti (pendula). Sargent’s Weeping 
Hemlock. A flat-topped form of Canada Hemlock. 
1 to \y 2 ft. high. 5 00 
1^ to 2 ft. high. 7 50 
2 to 3 ft. high. 10 00 
T. caroliniana. Carolina Hemlock. More compact and 
darker green foliage than Canada Hemlock. One of 
the handsomest conifers. 
\}/2 to 2 ft. high. 2 00 
2 to 23^2 ft. high. 3 00 
23^} to 3 ft. high. 4 00 
3 to 4 ft. high. 6 00 
6 to 8 ft. high. 15 00 
T. diversifolia. Japanese Hemlock. A hardy and sturdy 
species accustomed to sun and wind. You will find 
them valuable for foundation planting with Japanese 
Yew, Holly, and Laurel. The foliage is lighter than 
our native Hemlock. 
1 to 13^ ft. high. 2 25 
This shows a Hemlock Hedge that subdivides the various gardens on 
the estate of W. R. Grace, Old Westbury, L. I. The tradition of flower- 
gardens in architecture is based on or presupposes enclosure. 
