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Edward Gillette Southwick , Mass.—Evergreens 
VITIS aestivalis (Summer, or Pigeon Grape). A strong, tall, climbing vine with large 
leaves and small black berries, ripe in October. Southward. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
V. cordifolia (\\ inter, or Frost Grape). A very strong, vigorous vine, climbing to the 
tops of tallest trees. Flowers in May or June. Very sweet-scented; berries small, 
blue or black, in good clusters, ripening after frost; rather sour. 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz. 
V. Labrusca var. alba (Northern Fox Grape). Quite common in moist places near 
water. Blossoms in June. Berries are large, white in color, and of good flavor. 
Ripe in September or October. This is the edible grape of New England, and is 
improved by cultivation. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Juniperus communis, a field of natural planting (see page 69) 
Evergreen Shrubs and Trees 
Shrubs and Trees are too large for the mail and should go by freight or express. We 
do not prepay charges on Shrubs and Trees. 
ABIES alba (White Spruce). 1§ feet, 20 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
A. Canadensis (Hemlock). A beautiful hardy evergreen, with graceful, drooping 
branches. Desirable for open, exposed places, growing often 50 feet high. It is also 
one of the very best for hedge-planting and stands almost any amount of trimming. 
12 to 18 inches, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 1| to 2 feet, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per 
doz.; 2 to 3 feet, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz.; 3 to 4 feet, $2.00 each; $20.00 per doz. 
A. balsamea (Balsam Fir). A tree with dark green leaves, a rapid grower, and well 
adapted for almost any place. It thrives in wet or boggy places, also on or near the 
tops of our higher New England mountains. 1£ feet, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Abies concolor (White Silver Fir). This, according to Dr. C. S. Sargent, is found in its 
native habitat, California, Oregon, Southern Colorado, New Mexico, etc.; grows 
from 100 to 250 feet high, with a trunk 4 to 6 feet in diameter; withstands the heat 
and drought best of all the Firs; a rapid grower and quite desirable for cultivation 
in the eastern states; the leaves are long and showy. Plants about 3 feet high, $3.50 
each. 
