Ornamental Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Etc. 
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P1CEA Engelmanni. Engelmann’s Spruce. Another of 
the newer Conifers from our Rocky Mountain range 
which succeeds admirably in the east. It is not 
only quite hardy, but appears free from the disease 
that affects most trees from the Pacific coast. It 
grows from So to ioo feet high, with horizontal 
branches and bluish green leaves, and is altogether 
one of the most beautiful and available in the entire 
list of ornamental Spruces. 
P. excelsa. Norway Spruce. This highly popular 
Evergreen is so well known as to scarcely need a 
description. It is a general favorite with all plant¬ 
ers at the north on account of its hardiness, rich 
green color, graceful habit and adaptation to all 
well-drained soils. It is a native of Europe, and 
formsa large-sized specimen, branched to the ground, 
with numerous drooping branchlets which add to its 
attractiveness. A rapid grower, 
var. inverta. Weeping Norway Spruce. A remark¬ 
ably drooping form of the foregoing species, with 
the branches hanging closely to the body of the tree. 
The leaves are slightly larger and of a brighter 
green than the type. It is quite as hardy as the 
above, and worthy a place in collections of such 
odd sports. 
var. pumila glauca. Silvery Dwarf Spruce. An 
exceedingly attractive little form, with a decided 
glaucous tint to the foliage. Leaves almost erect on 
the branches. The entire plant presents the appear¬ 
ance of a globular mass of twigs and foliage. Hardy 
and valuable for grouping with other dwarf Conifers, 
var. pygmaea (Syn., nana, pumila , minima , etc.). 
Pygmy Dwarf Spruce. This is the smallest form 
of the Spruces known to cultivators, attaining only 
a height of about 18 inches, although spreading 
horizontally for some distance. The branches are- 
all very short, with small, stiff foliage. It is a 
curious and attractive sport, quite distinct from the 
preceding. 
var. pyramidalis. Pyramidal Spruce. A very re¬ 
markable variety, strictly upright in its growth, and 
resembling the Lombardy Poplar in habit; in fact, 
the arrangement of its branches is exactly the reverse ' 
of those on the type. It is hardy, easily grown and 
increases rapidly in size. 
P. obovala. Obovate-Coned Spruce. Closely resem¬ 
bles P. orientalis in general character, but is larger 
in all its parts and a more rapid grower. The 
leaves are also of a darker and more glossy hue. It 
is a native of Siberia, forming trees upwards of i 
too feet high, at high elevations, on the mountains. 
An undeniably hardy species, and very attractive 
either singly or in groups. 
P. orienlalis. Eastern Spruce. One of the most beau¬ 
tiful and easily grown of all the rarer classes of 1 
Conifers. A native of Armenia, where it forms 
dense forests on the mountain sides. It is not so 
large as the Norway Spruce, but very dense in struc¬ 
ture, with numerous short, sharp, deep green leaves. 
The outline is strictly pyramidal, with less of a 
drooping character than the Norway, although fully 
as hardy and attractive. 
P. polita. Polished Spruce. A rare and pretty species 
from the mountains of Japan that has proven entirely 
reliable with us. It is an erect conical tree, with 
sharp-pointed, rigid leaves spirally arranged around 
the branchlets and of a pleasing tint of green, but 
of rather slow growth. 
P. pungens. Colorado Silver Spruce. Perhaps the 
most attractive Conifer in our entire list of available 
species. It is entirely hardy, of comparatively rapid 
growth, has an elegant glaucous green tint, and a | 
Pious cembrn. 
PICEA, continued 
perfect outline, combining so many line points that 
we have no hesitation in recommending it for even 
the smallest collections. Owing to the great diver¬ 
sity of color in this species, we have reproduced the 
brightest tints of blue by grafting from selected speci¬ 
mens, but such trees are necessarily of higher price 
than ordinary seedlings. 
PINUS. Pine 
In an economic point of view this genus is the most 
valuable in the Conifene, and perhaps it might be 
proper to add that for ornamental purposes it issecond 
to none. The several species are distributed over the 
greater portion of the world, in all extremes of climate 
and soil. Fortunately we of the Middle States arc en¬ 
abled to succeed with a large number of beautiful 
kinds, of which the following are the most reliable for 
general culture. 
P. Austriaca. Austrian Pine. A rapid-growing spe¬ 
cies from the mountains of the Austrian Empire. 
It has very stout branches, with long, rigid bluish 
green leaves, and presents a massive appearance in 
contrast with other Conifers. It is very hardy, not 
specially particular in regard to soils, and valuable 
for wind-breaks, etc. 
P. cemhra. Swiss Slone Pine. A handsome hardy 
species from central Europe and northern Asia, 
with a regular conical outline, deep green foliage, 
and compact growth. In cultivation with us, it is 
only a small or medium-sized tree, although in its 
native habitat it attains a height of ioofect. Unlike 
many other Pines, it retains its branches to the 
ground and is always one of the choicest specimens 
for ornamental use. 
