EVERGREENS. Conifene 
cultivation of Conifers has been a leading specialty in this establishment since its origin. With 
4 1 a view of testing the adaptability of the various species and varieties to our climate, a ”Pinetum,” 
four acres in extent, was planted with specimens of each kind that could be procured. A number of 
the tender and half-hardy kinds have succumbed to the severity of our winters, but the health and 
beauty of the many grand specimens remaining attest the congenial character of our soil and climate to their 
needs. With the knowledge thus gained by practical experience we have eliminated from commercial propa¬ 
gation^ many kinds of doubtful usefulness in our climate, and added others which have proven of great value. 
I hi: iou.owinc, J.tst, therefore, contains only such as we believe we may recommend to planters without 
reserve, our object being not to swell the list of names, but rather to make a reliable suggestive catalogue 
that will benefit our patrons. 
ABIES. Fir 
A genus composed mostly of large trees of a formal, 
conical outline and rich in color. The leaves are, for 
the most part, in two ranks, flattened, dark green, 
flossy and whitened beneath, the cones always stand¬ 
ing erect with the scales deciduous at maturity. They 
delight in deep, rich soil, and in such will make ait 
astonishingly rapid growth. 
A. bnlsamea. Hu Is am Fir, llalni of Gilead. A 
well-known native species, beautiful when young 
but short-lived, and eventually presenting an open, 
straggling form. It is deep green in color, rapid in 
growth and unquestionably hardy. It forms a tree 
about 40 or 511 feet high, and will flourish in damp 
localities where most Conifers prove unsuccessful, 
var. Iltttlsonicn. Hudson's Hay Dwarf Fir. A 
dwarf form of the preceding, of the same deep 
}?reen tint, and very compact in growth. In fact, 
it is merely a round mass of twigs and small dark 
foliage with silvery lines, l.ike the species, it is 
thoroughly hardy ami reliable. 
A. Cephnlontcn. ('.cphalonian Fir. An exceed¬ 
ingly beautiful tree from the mountains of Cepha- 
lonia, where it attains the height of 60 feet. It has 
proved quite hardy with us. The leaves are dark 
green and shining above, with a silvery glaucous 1 
tint beneath. I he form is strictly conical and the ! 
tree a rapid grower. A group of these striking 
( ouifers on the lawn produces a charming effect. 
ABIES concolor. White Silver Fir. One of the 
newer Evergreens that has proven entirely hardy and 
exceedingly beautiful. It is a native of the western 
states, from Arizona and Utah to the California 
Sierras, and, unlike many of the Pacific slope 
Conifers, is quite reliable in the eastern states. It 
eventually forms a very large tree, with leaves long, 
pale glaucous green, and very attractive. Closely 
allied to A. grandis, but with rough gray bark. 
A. Nortlmanniana. Nordmann's Fir. One of the 
most popular and available Evergreen trees known 
to planters. Unquestionably hardy, of rapid growth, 
perfect in outline, with foliage of rich, deep glossy 
green, it thus combines all the excellences needful 
in a tree of this class. It is a native of the Crimea, 
but succeeds in all localities and situations. 
A. Numidica. Algerian Silver Fir. Is a medium¬ 
sized tree from the mountains of Algiers and has 
proven hardy and valuable in this country. Its 
outline is generally a compact, conical pyramid, 
with beautiful bright green leaves, slightly glaucous 
below. A comparatively new and attractive Conifer. 
A. peefinafa. European , or Common Silver Fir. 
A well known species that was introduced into our 
collection many years ago. At maturity it is a 
tree of the largest size, of rapid growth, with deep 
shining green foliage, and is in some sections quite 
popular. It should be planted in a protected situa¬ 
tion, as the severity of our northern winters occa¬ 
sionally injures the foliage and leading shoot. 
