GENERAL CATALOGUE 
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Abies nigra. Black Sprite. B. A fine native tree, of compact growth, with smooth blackish bark 
and bluish leaves; very hardy. Si.00. 
fvar. Doumetti. D. A handsome dwarf variety of compact growth, with bluish green leaves; 
very pretty. $2.00. 
tA. oriental is. Eastern Spruce. B. From the shores of the Black Sea. A handsome tree, tall and 
compact, and remarkable for its graceful habit and slender foliage; should be planted in a shel¬ 
tered place. $2.00. 
fA. polita. Tiger Tail Spruce. B. A distinct Japanese species. It is of erect habit, and has 
rigid, sharply pointed leaves of a bright green color; seems to be perfectly hardy. $2.00. 
A. pungens glauca. Colorado Blue Spruce. B. One of the hardiest and most beautiful of all the 
Spruces; in form and habit similar to the White Spruce; foliage of a rich blue or sage color. $3.00. 
Section 2. Picea. Silver Fir. 
With linear flat leaves, somewhat two ranked. 
Abies balsamea. Balsam Fir. B. A very erect, regular pyramidal tree, with dark green sombre 
foliage. Grows rapidly and is very hardy. 50c. 
fA. cephalonica. Cephalonian Silver Fir. B. A remarkable and beautiful species, very broad for 
its height, leaves silvery and dagger-shaped, with a spine on the point. Quite hardy and vigor¬ 
ous. $2.00. 
A. cilicica. Cilician Silver Fir. B. A distinct and beautiful species. It is a compact grower, the 
branches being thickly set on the stems, foliage dark green; quite hardy. One of the best of the 
Silver Firs. $2.00. 
A. concolor. Silver Fir of Colorado. B. Without doubt the finest of the Rocky Mountain ever¬ 
greens. Tree of graceful habit; broad, handsome foliage, bluish above, silvery beneath. A 
grand tree. $3.00. 
A. Nordmanniana. Nordmanx’s Silver Fir. B. This majestic Fir is of symmetrical form, vigor¬ 
ous and quite hardy. Its foliage is massive, dark green, shining above and slightly glaucous 
below, rendering it a very handsome tree throughout the year. $2.00. 
A. Veitchii. Veitch’s Fir. A hardy and beautiful Japanese Fir. $3.00. 
JUNIPERUS. Juniper 
tj. Chinensis. Chinese Juniper. C. Native of China and Japan. A handsome, dense shrub with 
dark green foliage, and somewhat drooping branches. $1.50. 
tvar. Reevesi. D. A beautiful form of the Chinese. Tree of fine habit, with the branches some¬ 
what drooping and spreading. Exceedingly hardy and very ornamental. $1.50. 
J. communis var. Alpina nana aurea. Douglas’Golden Juniper. D. Of spreading growth like the 
type, with bright golden foliage throughout the year; a distinct and charming variety. $1.50. 
J. communis var. Hibernica. Irish Juniper. C. A distinct and beautiful variety, of erect, dense 
conical outline resembling a pillar of green; very desirable. 75c. 
J. communis var. suecica. Swedish Juniper. C. A small-sized, handsome, pyramidal tree, with 
yellowish green foliage. It is quite hardy. 75c. 
tj. Japonica. Japan Juniper. D. Native of China and Japan. A dwarf, dense, spreading ever¬ 
green, with light, lively green foliage. $1.50. 
tvar. variegata alba. Si ever-variegated Japan Juniper. D. Similar to species in habit and 
growth, but foliage of a glaucous green color, interspersed with branches of a pure white tint. 
Very hardy. $1.50. 
J. prostrata, syn. repens. Prostrate Juniper. D. A beautiful native species, trailing and densely 
branched, foliage delicate and shining dark green. Well adapted for covering rockwork. One 
of the best. $1.50. 
J. Sabina. Savin Juniper. D. A dwarf, spreading shrub, with trailing branches. Thrives in the 
poorest soils. Very suitable for rockwork. $1.00. 
Ivar. Alpina. D. A low, spreading, trailing shrub, quite unique. $1.00. 
J. venusta. C. A rapid grower of erect habit and fine silvery foliage. Very ornamental and perfectly 
hardy. $1.50. 
J. Virginiana. Red Cedar. B. A well-known American tree; varies much in habit and color of 
foliage, some being quite stiff, regular and conical, and other loose and irregular. It makes a fine 
ornamental hedge plant. 50c. 
fvar. aurea variegata. C. Pyramidal in form like Virginiana , but the growth is finer. Golden 
variegation throughout the year. $1.50. 
tvar elegantissima. C. A distinct and beautiful variety of the Red Cedar, with golden bronze 
foliage, particularly attractive in winter, when the golden bronze of the young growth is con¬ 
trasted with the dark green of the older. $1.50. 
var. glauca. Glaucous Red Cedar. C. The compact, conical habit of this variety, combined 
with its silvery foliage, render it very distinct and desirable. $1.50. 
