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EVERGREEN TREES. 
Pine— Austrian, {Pinus Ausfrlaca.) A rapid-growing species, with long, stiff, 
dark green leaves ; very hardy. 
Scotch, {P. Sylvesiris.) Also very rapid in its growth. “ A dark tall ever¬ 
green,” with bluish foliage and rugged shoots ; hardy, and grows well, 
even on the poorest soils. 
Both the above are very ornamental, and well adapted to thrive in this 
country. 
Bkntham’s, (A. Benlha/niana.) One of the handsomest Pines ; foliage very 
dense and dark ; free-growing and perfectly hardy. $l each. 
Clustkr, {P.pinaster.) A round-headed, free-growing species ; highly pic¬ 
turesque and distinct, with targe clustered masses of foliage. 
Corsican, {P. Laricio.) Long, dark foliage, thickly crowded on the branches, 
the leaves being curiously waved and twisted ; growth rapid. 
Lof I'Y Biiotan, ( 7 ^. tu'6-f/jiz.) Leaves long, very slender and drooping, re¬ 
sembling those of the White Pine, but longer ; timber soft, white and 
compact. Quite hardv. $i. 
Mountain, or T)\w a\iv,{P. pinnilio.) A very distinct species ; leavesshort, 
stiff, a little twisted, and thickly distributed over the branches; does 
not grow large, but spreads over the ground, generall}^ assuming a 
globular form ; very dense, very hue for evergreen shrubbery, or un¬ 
dergrowth. ft. 
Salzmann’s, (T*. Pyrenaica.) A majestic tree, when fully grown, regularly 
furnished with branches; foliage light green ; a very vigorous grower, 
handsome and hardy, f i. 
The above list contains the most desirable, foreign, hardy kinds, and all 
of them will do well in this country. 
White, or Weymouth, (A. Strains.) This is one of the most beautiful of 
our native species. The foliage is lighter in color, more delicate in 
te.'cture, and the tufting of the leaves more aity and pleasing, than in 
any other tree of the genus. , 
Retinispora PE.4-b rutted, (P. PisiferaS) An erect, slender-growing tree, re¬ 
sembling the Cyprus in foliage. 
(rOEUEN, (/d. Pislfera pluniosa aurea.') In this variety, the tips of the 
branches are of a bright golden hue, \"ery marked and pretty. $i to $2. 
Sequoia {^iVellin^toma orVVashingtoniag'igantea.) The “ Big Tree ” of California. 
Ihe tiees ol this species probably attain greater dimensions than those 
of any othei known kind. It is the monarch of the vegetable kingdom. 
It pmves neail3Miard3Miere—there are specimens of it in this localit3' 
30 feet in height. $1 each. 
Yew— English, {7'ax7is iaccata.) 1 — -h 
The \ ews are remarkable principall3- for their gloss3q dark green foliage. 
