ABIES (Continued) 
A. picea (European Silver Fir). A stately, hardy 
tree with rich, green foliage, silvery underneath. 
A faster grower than Nordmann's and less com¬ 
pact in habit. 2-3 ft., $1.50 each. 
CHAMAECYPARIS: 
THE RETINOSPORAS 
Natives of Japan, many of which are still im¬ 
ported; they are perfectly hardy. The foliage 
is soft, feathery and lace-like. A most interesting 
class of evergreens, many of them being of dwarf 
habit and particularly adapted to small places. 
Their loveliness of coloring and 
their close symmetrical habit make 
them especially desirable for group¬ 
ing. Planted in pots and tubs 
they are much used for winter 
decorations. In Japan, when grown 
in this way, it is said that they 
live for a century. 
CHAMAECYPARIS lawsoniana 
(Lawson s Cypress ). A most 
beautiful species. Branches 
thickly furnished with short, fern- 
likc branchlets; foliage thick in 
texture, rich deep green color 
on the upper side, and a slightly 
glaucous tint underneath. $2.50 
each. 
C. filicoides ( Fern-like Japan Cy¬ 
press). Is a very dense, bright 
green fern-like evergreen. One 
of the finest of the Rctinospora 
family. $2 each. 
C. filifera (Thread-branched Japan Cypress). 
Pyramidal in form with bright green foliage. 
Particularly graceful on account of the ends 
of its shoots drooping in long filaments. Should 
be included in every evergreen collection. 2-3 
ft., $2.50 each. 
C. leptoclada (Thuja-like Japan Cypress). Very 
compact, of pyramidal form, closely set, spread¬ 
ing feathery branches. Foliage glaucous green, 
silvery below. A most desirable ornamental 
tree. $3 each. 
C. obtusa nana (Dwarf Rctinospora). Smallest 
of the Retinospora family, forming a bushy 
specimen; foliage dense and short, of extremely 
deep rich dark green color. Very good where 
a dwarf tree is required, i-ifi ft., $1.50 each. 
C. o. n. aurea (Golden Dwarf Retinospora). Very 
similar to R. obtusa nana; foliage a rich bright 
yellow. Handsome and ornamental. 2-3 ft., 
$2 each. 
C. pisifera (Sawara Cypress). Open grower; dis¬ 
tinguished from R. obtusa by the feathery 
appearance of its foliage. Beautiful green foli¬ 
age, very feathery. $1.50 each. 
C. p. aurea (Golden Retinospora pisifera). Re¬ 
sembles R. pisifera in habit; the whole of its 
foliage and young growth is of a rich golden 
yellow. Remarkably graceful and ornamental. 
4-5 ft., $4 each. 
C. plumosa (Plume Retinospora). A dense, heav¬ 
ily branched tree, plume-like foliage of a soft 
green color; responds to pruning, and is par¬ 
ticularly useful for hedges and bedding. $2 
each. 
C. p. aurea (Golden Plume Retinospora). A dis¬ 
tinct variation from R. plumosa, the shoots 
and younger foliage being of a light golden 
yellow. $3 each. 
C. squarrosa. Ibis a soft, steel-colored foliage 
which is very effective. The plant stands prun¬ 
ing, and can be kept to any height. 2-3 ft., 
$2.50 each. 
JUNIPERUS: 
THE JUNIPERS AND CEDARS 
All are perfectly hardy except the Irish Juniper, 
which requires shelter. Their columnar growth, 
GROUP OF RETIXOSPORAS 
combined with a variety of colorings makes them 
effective, both for specimens and group planting. 
Our native red cedar (Juniperus Virginica) is the 
largest and handsomest of them all when in cul¬ 
tivation, attaining a height of 100 feet. This 
variety is indispensable for parks and large private 
estates. The Junipers thrive best in sandy and 
loamy, moderately moist soil, but thrive even in 
somewhat dry, rocky, gravelly ground. They, how¬ 
ever, prefer open situation with plenty of sun. 
They are well adapted and much used for hedges 
and for planting shelters or wind-breaks. Also 
valuable for seaside planting. 
JUNIPERUS communis canadensis (Canadian 
Juniper). Native of China and Japan. A hand¬ 
some, dense shrub with dark green foliage, and 
somewhat drooping branches. $1 each. 
J. c. aurea (Douglas' Golden Dwarf Juniper). 
Of mat-like growth, brilliant golden foliage; 
valuable for edging or grouping. 1-1 pi ft., $1 each. 
J. c. suecica (Swedish Juniper). Similar to the 
Irish, though not so erect, with yellowish-green 
foliage of somewhat lighter color than the pre¬ 
ceding, forming a beautiful pyramidal small 
tree. 2-3 ft., $2 each. 
J. c. hibernica (Irish Juniper). Very erect and 
tapering in its growth, forming a column of 
deep green foliage; a pretty little tree or shrul), 
and for its beauty and hardiness is a general 
favorite. 2-3 ft., $1.50 each. 
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