While or 
i oneolor Fir 
A WELL-KNOWN evergreen 
authority writes: “Concol- 
or Fir is the showiest of all 
Firs, because it is the nearest to 
blue. In my opinion it is the 
cheeriest of all evergreens in win¬ 
ter. It retains its lower branches, 
and is the best Fir tree to with¬ 
stand heat and drought.” As an 
ornamental tree, Concolor Fir is 
excellent, the general outline be¬ 
ing symmetrical but without stiff¬ 
ness. The spread of branches in 
young and healthy trees, being 
wide in proportion to the height, 
warns intending planters that 
sufficient space should be given 
for perfect development. The 
form from Colorado is best adap¬ 
ted to planting. It retains a dis¬ 
tinctly pyramidal outline and is 
branched to the base. The large, 
flat leaves, thickly disposed on the 
branches, are very noticeable and 
give it a very dignified appear¬ 
ance. 
each 10 
10-12 inch xx . . B&B $ .75 $ 6.50 
1-1K feet xx. . . B&B 1.00 8.50 
lf^-2 feet xxx. . .B&B 1.85 17.50 
See page 5 for prices on smaller sizes. 
Concolor Fir as it comes from the nursery 
Nest-Sliaped Spruce 
I T was found in cultivation near Hamburg, 
Germany, and described by the introducer 
in 1906 as “a round plate-like, fan-forming 
form with a dense nest-like mass of branchlets 
where the leading shoot should be.” 
It is of such extraordinary dense form, so 
densely branched that one wonders how the 
light ever gets to the lower branches. Branch- 
lets in tight layers, the whole forming a dense 
impenetrable head. It grows slowly, % inch to 
1% inches yearly. 
each 10 
6x6 inches xx.B&B $ .75 $6.00 
See page 6 for prices on smaller sizes. 
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1Vest-Shaped Spruce 
