CONES OF PINUS STROBUS (5 TO 6 IN. LONG, PAGE 21) 
Cone-Bearers and Evergreens 
HIS group embraces some of the most beautiful trees and shrubs in cultivation, from 
which it is possible to select varieties adapted to almost any soil or climate. Evergreen 
trees are stately and majestic as individuals and strikingly effective and imposing in 
masses. It is inexpressible how much they add to the beauty and comfort of a country 
residence at all seasons of the year, but especially during the bleak winter months. 
Every farmhouse or country home is incomplete without some large evergreen trees 
about it. The best varieties for windbreaks in exposed situations are Hemlock, Norway 
and Eastern Spruce, White, Austrian and Excelsa Pine, Silver Firs, American 
Arborvitae and Red Cedar. They are invaluable as screens against objectionable objects, wind¬ 
breaks and hedges. Planted in informal masses, forming a background against which the showy 
flowers of spring-blooming shrubs may be contrasted, or the bright winter-colors of the twigs and 
barks of small trees and bushes intensified, evergreens make possible some of the most enchanting 
results in ornamental planting. Our evergreens have been frequently transplanted, and the larger 
sizes are shipped with compact halts of roots wrapped in burlap. This method of handling insures 
the plants against loss. We have a large collection of evergreens, perhaps the most extensive in the 
country, and we solicit orders, whether large or small, feeling assured that our plants will prove 
their superior qualities. 
Abies : The Firs 
The Firs are mostly quick-growing hardy 
evergreens that arc useful in producing natural 
and wooded effects, as well as in the more 
attractive decorations of parks and lawns. 
They mature rapidly and on this account are 
valuable for planting in connection with slow- 
growing, longer-lived trees; because they give 
the prompt effect and are ready to give place 
to the slow-growing permanent trees when 
they mature. The soft, deep green needles of 
most varieties are fragrant with balsamic 
odors. 
ABIES Balsamea (Balsam Fi , Balm of 
Gilead). A very pretty tree while young. 
50 cts. to $1. 
ABIES concolor. A distinct and beautiful spe¬ 
cies, with yellow bark on the young 
branches, and unusually long foliage of 
light green or bluish color. One of the 
most beautiful and best for ornamental 
specimens. $2 to $5. 
A. Nordmanniana (Nordmann’s Silver Fir). 
A rare and magnificent tree of remarkably 
symmetrical habit, naturally forming a per¬ 
fect pyramid, as shown in illustration on 
page 22, clothed with a dense mass 
of shiny foliage, which usually retains its 
dark green color undimmed through the 
coldest winters; considered one of the 
finest Silver Firs, and one of the choicest 
evergreens for large lawn specimens. A 
moderate grower, retaining its symmetry 
and compact form for many years. $1.50 
to $5.00. 
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