TLdlpard Gillett, Southlvick, T^ass. — TLbergreens 
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Hardy Rhododendrons 
Pinus montana (Swiss Mountain Pine). Low-spreading shrub, with ascending branches. Foli¬ 
age bright green. An ornamental shrub as single specimens. Plants about a foot high, 
35 cts. 
P. S*'obus (White Pine). A tall, handsome tree, green all the year. A rapid grower, making 
a fine ornamental tree. Plants 2 feet high, 35 cts. 
P. sylvestris (Scotch Pine). A strong grower of pyramidal growth; will grow on quite poor soil. 
Plants I foot high, 25 cts. 
RETINOSPORA (Japan Cypress). Evergreen tree, desirable for lawns well protected from 
winds. Wc get line sprays and colors in this choice Cypress. 
R. pisifera aurea. A charming shrub, with finely cut foliage and golden-tipped branches. 
Often used with other evergreens for contrast. Plants feet, 40 cts. 
R. plumosa. A most beautiful Japan Cypress, with short, dark green leaves thickly studding 
the branches, forming very fine sprays. Plants i| feet high, 40 cts. 
R. plumosa aurea. variety of the above, with the leaves golden tinted. Very thrifty, i feet, 
40 cts. 
RHODODENDRON punctatum. A hardy species, flowering when but 3 or 4 feet high, bearing 
pretty rose-colored flowers, spotted within. Small plants, 8 to 12 in., 25 cts. 
R. maximum (Great Laurel). .‘\n evergreen shrub, 5 to 30 feet high, with dark green leaves 
4 to 10 inches long. P'lowers white, pink or purple, greenish in throat and spotted wiih 
yellow or red. Takes readily to cultivation. July. Nursery-grown, with a good ball of 
earth attached. 9 to 12 inches, 30 cts. each, S2 per doz.; i to feet, 50 cts. each, $4 per 
doz.; i-^ to 2 feet, 75 cts. each, $6 per doz. 
R. Catawbiense. Grows 4 to 6 feet high, and forms a good bu.sh, with deep green leaves and 
handsome heads of lilac-purple flowers in June. Quite hardy plants, i to feet, ko cts. 
each, $4 per doz. 
TAXUS baccata, var. Canadensis (Ground Hemlock). A low evergreen shrub, about i foot 
high. Plant in the shade of other taller shrubs or trees. 25 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
THUYA occidentalis (.\mcrican Arborvita:). A well-known plant found in wet places, usually 
in swamps in northern New England, Canada, etc.; has been largely used for hedge 
purposes and for single specimens. It bears severe trimming. Plants 2 feet high, 25 cts. 
T. occidentalis Ellwangeriana. A beautiful form of Arborvitae, with very short, dark green 
leaves. Plants i foot high, 50 cts. 
T. occidentalis globosa (Globosa Arborvitas). A low form, with dcn.se, globe-shaped bush, 
about I foot, 50 cts. 
T. occidentalis, Little Gem. Quite dwarf, growing broader than high. 8 inches, 50 cts. 
