Ornamental Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Etc. 
ABIES pectinata, var. compacta. Dwarf Silver Fir. 
A beautiful little Evergreen forming a compact mass 
of twigs, of a rounded outline, deep glossy green in 
color, and quite hardy. It is rare in collections and 
of very slow growth. 
var. pyramidalis. Pyramidal Silver Fir. An ex¬ 
tremely attractive and very rare Conifer. The form 
is strictly upright, remarkably dense, and usually 
branched thickly from the ground up, ending in a 
straight leading shoot; foliage dark shining green. 
A. Pichta. Siberian Fir. A rather small tree, at¬ 
taining a height of from 25 to 50 feet, with dark 
green leaves paler on the underside. It comes from 
tlie mountains of Siberia and Altai, where it forms 
whole forests of the richest verdure. 
BIOTA. Eastern Arbor-Vitae 
Abies Nordmanninna. (See itreceilinu pnue.) 
A genus of Arbor-Vices of quick growth anti light 
pleasing green foliage, although not so reliable in 
the northern states as our native or western species. 
The forms with a golden tint are especially desir¬ 
able for the southern states. 
B. orienfalis aurea. Golden Arbor-Vita. An old, 
well known and popular variety of the Chinese 
Arbor-Vita:, mainly planted at the south. The 
young growth is a rich golden yellow, which 
gradually changes to a pleasing bright green 
tint. It is rounded, compact and grows rapidly, 
var. elegantissima. Kollinson's Arbor-Vita. 
Quite distinct from the above, with an upright 
fastigiate growth and fine golden tint. Flic lat¬ 
ter is retained throughout the season, and is 
especially pleasing during the summer months. 
It appears quite hardy in most situations. 
var. falcata nana. Falcate Arbor-Vita. The 
name is in allusion to the large spines on the cones, 
recurved in the form of a sickle. It comes to us 
from Yokohoma, Japan, and is of a dense conical 
Biota oricntalis aurca. 
BIOTA, continued 
form, with bright yellowish green foliage which is 
not so liable to change during winter to a dull color 
as the foliage of most of the other varieties, 
var. semperauresccns. This pretty form, as its 
name implies, retains its bright golden tint all the 
season, and is certainly a very showy object on the 
lawn. It is dwarf and globular in shape, not unlike 
the common Golden Arbor- Vita*, but quite distinct 
from it. Introduced from France. 
CEDRUS. True Cedar 
It is to be regretted that a genus of trees having so 
many characteristic features peculiar to themselves 
should prove deficient in one essential point—that of 
entire reliability. 
The remarkable beauty of the young trees and the 
extreme picturesqueness of adult specimens, render 
them greatly sought by planters, but only so far north 
as the southern district of the Middle States can their 
culture be attempted with any chance of success. 
C. Deodara. Deodar Cedar. From the Himalayas, 
attaining a great height and forming vast forests on 
the mountains. When young it is the perfection of 
a graceful tree, with a decided bluish glaucous tint 
pervading every portion of the foliage. It cannot 
be depended upon north of Philadelphia, and re¬ 
quires a sheltered situation even in that latitude. 
C. Libani. Cedar of Lebanon. This magnificent 
Conifer is reasonably hardy in the Middle States, and 
is very partial to well-drained, light, fertile soils. 
Although making a regular conical shaped tree 
when young, it eventually assumes a perfect tabular 
Conifer with age. the branches being strictly hori¬ 
zontal. It is decidedly attractive at any age. 
