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CONIFEROUS EVERGREENS 
T 111S division embraces the most beautiful evergreen trees suitable for the Pacific Coast. When 
planted as specimens, most of them require no pruning, in fact would be injured by it. The 
lower limbs must be allowed to remain; to remove them is to destroy the beauty of nearly any 
conifer. If any particular situation makes a bare trunk imperative, it is usually better to plant 
some other kind of a tree. 
A few trees in this section are suitable for large plantations; particularly three native species: 
Lawson Cypress, Monterey Cypress and Monterey Pine. The two latter are extremely fast growers, 
excelling almost all other conifers in this respect. Monterey Cypress is the best conifer for hedges, 
enduring almost any amount of trimming. 
All trees in this division when dug arc either boxed or balled. In the latter case the burlap 
must not be removed when planting. Plant burlap and all; it will soon rot. To remove it is to 
risk the loss of the tree through breaking the ball. Further instructions in back of catalogue. 
We were awarded the Medal of Honor by the Panama-Pacific International Exposition for our 
exhibit of one hundred different species and varieties of Coniferous Evergreens. 
ABIES: Fir 
The Eirs as a class are marked by pronounced 
regularity and symmetry of growth. Branches 
arc usually produced in tiers, and by side branch¬ 
ing form wide, flat sprays. Outline usually elon¬ 
gated conical. Distinguished from Spruces 
( Picea ) by the sessile (stemless) leaves, which 
ultimately fall away clean from the branches, 
leaving the latter perfectly smooth; and by the 
cones, which arc always borne erect. These fall 
to pieces at maturity, leaving the slender, woody 
axis on the tree. About a third of all known 
species are native to the Pacific Coast Region. 
A. baborensis (A. numidica). ALGERIAN FIR. 
N. W. Africa. 60 ft. A very rare fir. Leaves 
blunt, set closely together, short, marked with two 
glaucous lines beneath; upper surface deep green, 
usually tipped with a single, short, glaucous lino. 
Habit compact. 
A. balsamea. BALSAM FIR. E. North America. 
SO ft. Growth erect, branches spreading. Foliage 
aromatic, dark glossy green above, gray on the 
under side. 
A. cephalonica. CEPHALONIAN FIR. Island 
of Cephalonia. 70 ft. A very beautiful species; 
broad for its height. Leaves are dark green above, 
silvery beneath, dagger-shaped and very acute, 
standing out from branches at right angles. Makes 
a fine specimen. 
A. cilicica.. CILTCIAN FIR. Asia Minor. 60 ft. 
Leaves narrow, flattened; dark glossy green above, 
silvery white beneath. Very hardy. 
A. concolor. WHITE FIR. Western North Am¬ 
erica. 200 ft. Very beautiful fir; conspicuous on 
account of its ashy gray, often nearly white bark. 
Growth very regular and symmetrical; sometimes 
open, often very compact. Leaves long and slender, 
light green, usually very glaucous. This is the 
Silver Fir so highly admired in the Yosemite and 
Sierra region generally. Very resistant to drought 
and heat. 
Araucaria imbricata. Monkey Puzzle 
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A. firma. Japan. 100 ft. A stately tree of rapid 
growth. Branches stout but flexible. Leaves are 
long, flattened, glossy green above, paler under¬ 
neath. usually forked at tips. Young growth light, 
yellowish green, making a pleasing contrast. A 
very ornamental and desirable Japanese species. 
Entirely distinct in appearance from all other firs. 
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