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Blue Virginia Cedar (. Juniperus Virginiana glauca). This 
has a fragrant odor, much beauty, great hardiness, and a 
habit of fast growth. The foliage is dark green, and the 
branches are very compact. Splendid standing alone. 
Red Cedar. The ordinary, well-known kind. Good for 
quick screens, windbreaks, etc., but gets thin in a few years. 
Indian Cedar ( Cedrus Deodar a). Has bluish green foliage 
growing in bunches. Cones, 5 or 6 inches long, grow here 
and there on the branches. The trees form broad-based 
pyramids. Particularly adapted to southern conditions. 
Golden Plume-like Cypress. The young growth of 
each season has the old-gold color which contrasts so richly 
with the dark green of the older foliage. Small trees, pointed 
and even in shape, useful for planting. 
Japanese Cypress. Known as Retinospora obtusa, and 
famous as miniature trees. Naturally a perfect cone-shaped, 
strong, miniature tree. Remains between 4 and 12 feet high 
for many years. Can be trimmed into all shapes. Useful 
for making up picturesque little landscapes in limited space. 
Use a dozen or more of trees in a group, or plant two or three 
on a bank, or about a walk. Fine also for growing in tubs or 
in greenhouses. 
Cypress, Glory of Boskoop. Tall and slender; feathery, 
fern-like, blue-green foliage; curving branches that droop 
a little and never get very long. Entirely hardy south of 
the 45th degree. 
Retinospora pisifera. One of the trees which the Japanese 
use for clipping and twisting into odd shapes. It has bright 
green foliage and drooping branches. R. pisifera aurea is 
the same tree, but with new growth a rich golden yellow. 
R. plumosa is the Japanese Plume Cypress, a thick little tree 
with an egg-shaped outline; white R. plumosa aurea is this 
same Plume Cypress with the new growth bright golden 
yellow. This latter variety is one of the best of the golden 
evergreens. 
Japanese Umbrella Pine. The botanical name of this 
tiee is Sciadopitys verticillata. It makes a narrow pyramid, 
with the branches arranged around the stem like the roofs 
on a Chinese pagoda; the foliage is similar to that of the firs, 
with the deep green color of the boxwood. Hardy, and 
very effective for specimen planting. 
English. Yew. Hardy in the United States except the 
northern tier of states. It is evergreen, but turns brownish 
m winter, especially in the North. The trees do best in 
partial shade, as among other evergreens. They produce 
scarlet fruits that look like cherries, which hang on the 
branches a long time. 
Irish Yew. Makes a narrow pyramid a foot wide and 3 
feet high. 
JUNIPERS 
This is a family of evergreens which is very useful for 
certain purposes. The varieties are nearly all small. They 
Ej. st I° r a few years, quickly reach 3 to 10 or more feet 
high, then do not get any larger. All varieties, except Irish 
Junipers are very hardy and are to be recommended for any 
of the northern states. Some kinds grow almost straight up 
and make a column a foot thick and 6 or 7 feet high. Other 
kinds make pyramids or globes or have regular heads; and 
still others are prostrate or trailing, covering the ground with 
a mat or thick blanket. 
Irish Juniper. One of the most column-like evergreens. 
I he branches grow almost .straight up, and a 7-foot tree will 
be no more than 1 34 feet thick. Neat, clean, green and formal; 
sometimes winter-kills in northern states unless protected. 
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