GENERAL CATALOGUE. 
Section 2. Picea. Silver Fir. 
With, linear flat leaves, somewhat two ranked. 
Abies balsamea. Balsam Fir. B. A verj’erect, reg¬ 
ular pyramidal tree, with dark green sombre 
foliage. GrowB rapidly and is very hardy. 
50c. 
f A. cephalonica. Cephalonian Silver Fir. B. 
From Europe. A remarkable and beautiful 
species, very broad for its height. Leaves 
silvery and dagger-shaped, with a spine on 
the point. Quite hardy and vigorous. $1.00 
to $2.00. 
var. Regime Amalia?. 15. Leaves stiff, sharp 
pointed, dark green above, glaucous under¬ 
neath. $2.00. 
tA. cilicica. Cilician Silver Fir. 15. A distinct 
and beautiful species from the mountains of 
Asia Minor. It is a compact grower, the 
branches being thickly set on the stems, foli¬ 
age dark green; quite hardy. One of the best 
of the Silver Firs. $1.00 to $2.00. 
A. Nord in an ni a n a. Nordmann's Silver Fir. b. 
This majestic Fir, from the Crimean Moun¬ 
tains, is of symmetrical form, vigorous and 
quite hardy. Its foliage is massive, dark 
green, shining above and slightly glaucous 
below, rendering it a very handsome tree 
throughout the year. Considered here and 
in Europe as one of the finest of the Silver 
Fire. See cut. $1.00 to $3.00. 
♦A. pectinata. European, or Comb-like Silver 
Fir. 15. A noble tree, with spreading hori¬ 
zontal branches and broad, silvery foliage; 
young shoots somewhat tender, except when 
well ripened. $1.00. 
A. Pichta. Pitch Silver Fir. From the moun¬ 
tains of Siberia. A medium sized tree, of 
compact, conical growth, with dark green 
foliage. Fine and hardy. $1.00 to $3.00. 
nordmann’s silver fir. 
BIOTA. Oriental or Eastern Arbor Vitae. Thuya, Ft. 
. „ A ll arc tender here, and require to be well protected in winter. On this account we are often 
tempted to omit the genus from our catalogue. In milder climates they are the most ornamental of evergreens. 
*15. oriental IS. Chinese Arhor V itje. O. From China and Japan. A small, elegant tree, with erect branches, 
and dense, flat, light green foliage; becomes brown in winter. $1.00. 
*var. aurea. Golden Arbor Vita-:. I). A variety of the Chinese, nearly spherical in outline, and with 
bright, yellow-tinged foliage. Beautiful. $1.00. 
*+var. clegantissinia. Rollinson’s Golden Arbor Vital I). A beautiful variety, of upright pyramidal 
form, with the young foliage prettily tipped with golden yellow, which tint is retained the entire summer. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
♦tvar. semper aurea. Ever-Golden Arbor Vita:. J>. A variety of the aurea ; of dwarf habit but free 
growth. It retains its golden tint the year round. One of the best golden variegated Evergreens. $1.00. 
CUPKESSUS. Cypress. Cypres, Ft. 
*C. Lawsoniana. Lawson’s Cypress. 15. From California, where it forms a very large tree. It has elegant 
drooping branches, and very slender, feathery branchlets. Leaves dark glossy green, tinged with a glaucous 
hue. One of the finest Cypresses. Only half-hardy here. $1.00. 
HC. Nutkamsis svn. Thujopsis borealis. Nootka Sound Cypress. C. A desirable species from Nootka 
Sound. It is pyramid in habit, with light, giossy green foliage, sometimes with a bluish shade. $1.50. 
JUNlPEliUS. Juniper. Wachiiolder, Ger. Genevier, Fr. 
+.! Chinensis. Chinese Juniper. C. Native of China and Japan. A handsome, dense shrub with dark green 
foliage, and somewhat drooping branches. $1.00. 
tvar. Keevesi. I>. A beautiful form of the Chinese. Tree of fine habit, with the branche* somewhat droop¬ 
ing and spreading. Exceedingly hardy and very ornamental. $1.00. 
J. communis vulgaris. English Juniper. C. A handsome, compact, small tree. 50e. 
J. c. var. Alpina nana. Dwarf Juniper. I). Of spreading, dense habit. $1.00. 
J. c. var. Hibernica. Irish Juniper. C. A distinct and beautiful variety, of erect, dense conical outline 
resembling a pillar of green; very desirable. 75c. 
