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F. A. GUERNSEY & CO. 
Evergreen Trees 
The use of evergreens as all-the-year, outdoor adornment is rapidly increasing in favor. The 
conifers, or large cone-bearing evergreens as shade and protection impart an atmosphere of 
companionship and snugness to the home. The smaller kinds are effective as screens or hedges/ 
and the larger as windbreaks. The dwarf varieties planted about foundations and filling angles 
and nooks, give distinction and an effect of refinement not equalled by any other plants. 
The great variety in shades of green, yellow and blue, and of growth habits, lend vast power 
to the landscape architect eager for effects, besides the more formal results obtained by shearing. 
Evergreens are difficult to transplant and as much soil as possible should be lifted with the 
roots, which must not be allowed to dry. Tramp earth firmly and keep well watered until estab¬ 
lished. With a little care, they may be transplanted freely. 
ABIES—Fir 
Trees in this group are lofty, hardy, beautiful trees that 
are especially adapted to open spaces. 
A. balsamea (Balsam Fir). A trim pyramidal tree of rapid 
growth. Noted for its pleasing pungent odor. 
A. concolor (White Fir). Foliage of varying shades of 
dark green and blue. Stands dry weather well. The 
showiest of all firs. 
CHAMAECYPARIS—False Cypress 
C. pisifera (Sawara Cypress). We also have the yellow 
foliaged variety. 
C. pisifera filifera (Thready Cypress). Very graceful 
drooping branches of bright green. Grows 15 to 20 
feet high. 
C. pisifera plumosa. A slender tree reaching a height 
of 25 or 30 feet. Tiny, needle-like bright green 
foliage. Stands shearing well. We also have the 
yellow foliaged variety. 
JUNIPERUS—Juniper 
J. chinensis alba—variegata (White leaved Chinese 
Juniper). Grows only 6 or 7 feet high. 
J. chinensis columnaris (Columnar Chinese Juniper). 
A slender tapering tree about 20 feet high when 
mature. Soft grey green foliage. Very effective when 
sheared. 
J. chinensis pfitzeriana (Pfitzer’s Juniper). Very popular 
low growing, spreading tree. Dense feathery, grey 
green foliage. Very hardy and especially adapted to 
city conditions. 
J. chinensis sargenti (Sargent’s Juniper). Seldom more 
than 2 feet high. Blue green foliage. Useful as 
ground cover and in rock garden. 
J. communis depressa (Prostrate Juniper). A low, 
broad-topped vase-shaped bush 3 to 4 feet high. 
Dark blue green foliage. Very hardy. 
J. communis suecica (Swedish Juniper). Compact spire¬ 
like tree, about 20 feet at maturity. Very hardy. Thick 
green foliage. 
J. excelsa stricta (Spiny Greek Juniper). Compact 
needle-like tree with grey green foliage. Very useful 
in formal arrangements. 
J. horizontalis plumosa (Andorra Juniper). Very low 
growing. Foliage tinged with rich bronze-purple in 
Fall and Winter. 
J. sabina (Savin Juniper). Grows 3 to 4 feet high, 
spreading in irregular masses. Dense, dark green 
foliage. 
J. scopulorum (Colorado Juniper). Upright narrow 
type with silvery green foliage. Grows to about 15 
feet when mature. 
J. squamata meyeri. A new introduction from China. 
Eventually reaches a height of 4 to 5 feet and equally 
as broad. Silvery blue foliage. 
J. Virginia cannarti (Cannart’s Cedar). Deep rich green 
foliage retained throughout the winter. Pyramidal 
shape of medium size that can be trimmed to retain 
size and shape. 
J. virginiana glauca (Silver Cedar). Narrow tree, seldom 
taller than 18 feet. Silvery blue foliage. Contrasts 
nicely with other evergreens. 
J. virginiana kosteri (Koster’s Cedar). Bushy, spreading 
plant about 3 feet high. Greyish foliage. 
Juniperus sabina 
J. virginiana pyramidiformia (I—IiITs Dundee Juniper). Bluish grey in sum¬ 
mer, plum-like color in fall. Very uniform and shapely trees. 
PSEUDOTSUGA 
P. dougl asi (Douglas Fir). Rugged, enduring and permanent, often growing 
more than 60 feet high. Forms a broad, open pyramid of rich green often 
tinged a silvery blue. 
PICEA—Spruce 
P. excelsa (Norway Spruce). The original Christmas tree. Useful for wind¬ 
breaks or locations where quick growth is required. 
