TREES m 
OF 
UNUSUAL CHARACTER AND SIZE 
The individuality of a tree can never be expressed by any listing 
of height or breadth, nor do such figures indicate form or worth; the 
following notes are of rare pieces. 
BOX BUSH. Specimens. 
Grown and transplanted for many years 
in our nurseries, these rare old Box Bush 
range in height from four to seven feet, and 
to six feet in breadth. See also pages 19 
and 21. 
SPRUCE. Specimens . 
The Oriental Spruce with its deep green 
foliage, and the popular Colorado Blue 
Spruce in sizes up to 15 feet in height, and in 
many cases of double the average breadth. 
See also pages 9 and 10. 
$75 00 to $500 00 Each 
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50 00 to 150 00 Each 
RETIN0SP0RA. Specimens .. 75 00 to 250 00 Each 
Over twenty years’ growth is repre¬ 
sented in many of these choice pieces which 
are trained into pyramid, broad pyramid, 
oval pyramid, and columnar shapes. Pieces 
of twelve to eighteen feet in height and of a 
breadth of four to ten feet according to the 
form. See also pages 12 and 13. 
CEDARS. Specimens . 15 00 to 
Our common Red Cedar and its types, 
the Blue Virginiana glauca and the dark 
green Virginiana Schotti, in heavily trimmed, 
nursery specimens with a weight of body and 
a denseness of branch and foliage that is 
unusual. See also pages 8 and 9. 
25 00 Each 
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PINES. Specimens . 20 00 to 35 00 Each 
Between ten and fourteen feet in height 
having a spread of from six to ten feet, and 
are furnished with fibrous roots insuring 
quick results. See also page 11. 
ARB0RVITAES. 
In sizes up to eight to nine feet of the 
finest specimen character. The trees have 
been repeatedly transplanted, they lift with 
splendid roots and will carry a ball of soil 
for protection in transplanting. One of the 
most useful evergreens for hedges and for 
formal work of all kinds. It grows readily 
under trying conditions and should be more 
generally used. 
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