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THE SARCOXIE NURSERIES PEONY FIELDS 
SKardy Evergreens, beautiful ‘Winter and Summer 
It’s easy to have beautiful grounds in spring and summer, 
when we have such an abundance of flowers. For all-year beauty 
we must have evergreens. After the leaves have fallen and winter 
has a firm grip is when we most appreciate their value for add¬ 
ing life and character to the landscape. They lend a dignity, 
richness and beauty obtainable in no other way. Their variety 
of form and foliage makes them a joy throughout the year. 
With many trees and shrubs we must wait several years for a 
finished effect. Not so with evergreens. They at once add charm 
and a sense of coziness and cheer to our home. 
Evergreens are Easy to Plant 
Our evergreens are not grown rapidly and soft, but are firm 
and well developed. Grown with plenty of room, they are 
compact, well filled trees of their size and variety. They have 
been transplanted and root pruned and are well rooted. They 
are liberally graded and, execpt mail sizes, are dug with a ball 
of earth wrapped in burlap termed “balled and burlapped" or 
B. U B. Planting balled evergreens is like planting potted 
plants, and just as easy. Unpack as soon as received. Protect the 
roots from sun and wind, plant firmly, and they transplant 
as easily and successfully as shrubs. 
Pruning Evergreens 
If you wish to make Arborvitaes, Junipers and Retinosporas 
more compact, they may be “sheared.” However, after a plant 
has left the nursery shearing is hardly the correct term as the 
branches or tips should be cut out individually with a knife or 
clippers to keep the plant symmetrical, not sheared with grass 
shears as the term would imply. This work may be done almost 
anytime with no ill effect except in hot dry weather. 
Mail Sizes, postpaid 
These are transplanted, sturdy little trees, not balled and 
burlapped as they do not require it. Plant them firmly, water 
them well, give them time and they will make nice trees. B. & 
B. trees cannot be sent by parcel post. 
Five or more of a kind at the 10 rate, less at each rate. 
Arborvitae; Thuja 
One of the most important groups of evergreens. The flatten¬ 
ed branchlets are clothed with small, usually scale-like leaves 
which look as if pressed tightly together. There are two main 
groups. The American or occidentalis has the branchlets in a 
more or less horizontal position. The Chinese or orientalis type 
has the branchlets in an upright position. 
Arborvitae, Berckmans; Chinese Golden Dwarf; Thuja 
orientalis aurea nana 
A perfect gem for large or small grounds; of superb shape, 
being somewhat ovate, and companct, dwarf habit, reaching a 
height of about 7 ft.; of slow growth; the new growth in 
spring and early summer is gold suffused with green, in winter 
green to bronze green; admired by all lovers of formal ever¬ 
greens; valuable for lawn, landscape and cemetery use. 
Mail size, postpaid_.40 each; 3.30 per 10 
18 to 24 inches, B. & B-2.00 each; 17.50 per 10 
24 to 30 inches, B. & B-2.50 each; 22.50 per 10 
414 to 5 feet, heavy, B. & B-7.50 each; 70.00 per 10 
Cedar, Blue, see Juniper, Blue 
Cedar, Goldtip, see Juniper, Goldtip 
Cedar, Red, see Juniper, Virginia 
Juniper; Juniperus 
The Junipers vary greatly in size from large trees to low 
trailing forms, in shape and in color from deep green to silvery- 
blue and gold. Andorra and Dundee assume a purplish or plum 
color in winter. The leaves are of two kinds—one sharp point¬ 
ed and awl-shaped, the other scale-like and over-lapping. Some 
varieties have only one kind of foliage, other both. Red Cedar 
and its varieties are really Junipers, but are often called for as 
Cedars. 
Evergreens add winter beauty to the planting 
Juniper, Andorra; Juniperus communis depressa plumosa 
This dwarf, creeping Juniper seldom raises its branches over 
12 inches off the ground; in spring and summer bright silvery- 
green, in autumn rich reddish-purple; excellent in the rockery 
and to the front of taller evergreens; best in a sunny situation. 
Mail size, pastpaid_ .40 each; 3.00 per 10 
15 to 18 inches, B. & B-1.50 each 
18 to 24 inches, B. & B-2.00 each 
24 to 30 inches, B. & B-2.50 each 
30 to 36 inches. B. & B_3.50 each 
Juniper, Blue or Silver; Juniperus^ virginiana glauca 
One of the most popular blue Junipers; the young growth is 
silvery, changing to a beautiful bluish-green, affording color 
contrast in the landscape; fairly rapid growth, broadly pyram¬ 
idal habit with long slender branches producing a graceful ef¬ 
fect; grows 15 to 20 ft. high; may be kept lower and dense by 
pruning; of rather open habit until it attains size. 
314 to 4 feet, B. & B._4.00 each; 37.50 per 10 
4 to 414 feet, B. & B._5.00 each; 45.00 per 10 
4J4 to 5 feet, B. & B._5.50 each; 50.00 per 10 
5 to 6 feet, B. & B_6.50 each; 60.00 per 10 
Juniper, Canadian; Juniperus canadensis 
Of spreading form, growing about 3 ft. high; prickly need¬ 
les, grayish-green, somewhat silvery beneath; suitable for sun¬ 
ny situation; grows rapidly, but may be kept small by trim¬ 
ming. We have saucer type (low and spreading), vase type, and 
fountain type (drooping tips). 
24 to 30 inches, B. & B_:_1_2.25 each; 20.00 per 10 
30 to 36 inches, B. & B_2.75 each; 25.00 per 10 
3 to 3J4 feet, B. & B -3.50 each; 32.50 per 10 
Juniper, Cannart; Juniperus virginiana cannarti 
A broadly pyramidal, medium sized tree, reaching a height of 
15 to 20 ft., or by pruning my be kept lower and dense; if 
untrimmed the growth is more or less open but pleasing; foli¬ 
age deep green, heavily tufted; some trees bear silvery-blue 
berries which begin coloring in late July or August. 
5 to 6 feet, B. &. B_6.50 each; 60.00 per 10 
Juniper, Chinese Silver Spire; Juniperus chinensis 
A Chinese Juniper of narrow, distinctly columnar habit with 
very beautiful silvery, sharp pointed foliage; a valuable tree for 
accent and for contrast in color and form. 
3 to 4 feet, B. & B_3.00 each 
4 to 5 feet, B. & B_4.00 each 
Juniper, Dundee; Juniperus va. pyramidaformia Hilli 
Foliage gray-green in summer, in winter plum-color, not 
bronze but a purplish shade; narrowly pyramidal, reaching a 
height of about 15 to 20 ft., may be kept lower by pruning; 
valuable for accent and contrast in form and color. 
5 to 6 feet, B. & B._5.50 each 
6 to 7 feet, B. & B-i_7.00 each 
7 to 8 feet, B. & B-10.00 each 
