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Plumosa argentea. A variety with fine short branches and 
small leaves. The soft, plumelike appearance of the foliage 
gives it its name. 
Plumosa aurea (Golden Plume). A golden form holding its 
color. Ultimate height, 10 to 20 feet. Excellent for contrast 
in foundation planting. 
Spruce - Picea 
Black Hills. A beautiful tree with drooping branches and 
fine yew-like foliage, perfectly hardy. 
Colorado (P. pungens). A handsome and very hardy tree, of 
symmetrical habit, with light bluish green, sometimes almost 
silvery white foliage. Popular as a lawn specimen. Grows 
20 feet or more. 
Green Spruce. The same variety as the Colorado Blue Spruce, 
but of light green foliage. A splendid tree for specimen 
planting, which as it grows older becomes more blue in fo¬ 
liage. 
Roster’s Blue (Picea pungens Kosteriana). A grafted form 
of Colorado Blue Spruce, of pronounced blue color, and 
always true. Compact grower, a most beautiful specimen tree. 
Ultimate height, 30 to 40 feet. 
Norway. Perfect pyramidal habit. Very beautiful, excellent 
for tall hedges or windbreaks and attractive in large grounds. 
Grows to 50 to 70 feet. 
White Spruce (Picea alba). A native tree of medium size, 
varying in height from 25 to 50 feet, of pyramidal form. 
Foliage of silver-gray. Very hardy and valuable. 
The taller Pines are best used as specimens or windbreaks 
Cuspidata brevifolia (Nana). (Dwarf Japan Yew). Foliage rich dark 
green, almost black, with contrasting yellow tips on the new growth. Fine 
for hedging as well as specimens. 
Cuspidata capitata (Upright Japanese Yew). Of all Yews, the best hardy, 
upright growing variety. Grows fast, stands most severe winters and keeps 
its fresh color throughout the year. With its shiny dark green foliage, the 
brilliant scarlet fruits are very conspicuous. Unexcelled as a hedge plant. 
Yew - Taxus 
Cuspidata (Japanese Yew). A compact spreading variety having very attrac¬ 
tive dark green foliage and very hardy. Covered in autumn with bright 
red berries. 
1—Juniper Stricta 2—Mugho Pine 3—Juniper Pfitzeriana 4—Black Hills Spruce 5 Sumac, Cut Leaf 
