PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Evergreens 85 
SPRUCE [Picea] 
Spruces have the stiffest, hardest-coated needles; which 
juite efficiently protect the trees from absorbing too much 
lust, smoke and gas between cleansing rains. 
American White (p. ajba). One of the very best conifers, 
especially for cold’ climates. Compact, upright growing, 
long lived, retaining its branches to the ground, aromatic, 
drought-resisting; varies in color from light green to 
glaucous blue. Each Each 
2 to 2% feet.$2.00 3 to 4 feet.$3.00 
2 to 3 feet. 2.50 4 to 5 feet. 4.50 
Black Hills (p. Albertiana). Closely related to White 
Spruce, but refined and hardened by centuries of develop¬ 
ment within the rigorous conditions of the Black Hills. 
A sturdy, symmetrical, compact, rounded shape continuous 
from infancy to maturity. The color is brightly fresh, vari¬ 
ably green to strong blue. 
Each Each 
iy 2 to 2 feet.$2.00 3 to 4 feet.$4.00 
2 to 2 y 2 feet. 2.50 
Colorado (P. pungens). The origin of the famous Blue Spruce. 
A vigorous grower and hardy, making fine specimens in a 
broad based, sharply defined pyramid form ; foliage rigidly 
angular with sharp needles very densely set. Iiig'llt green 
color. Each 
2y 2 to 3 feet.$2.25 
3 to 4 feet. 3.25 
Each 
4 to 5 feet.$4.00 
5 to 6 feet. 5.00 
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A lofty, noble tree of open, pyramidal habit, ex¬ 
ceedingly picturesque. Very popular and effective 
evergreen groups, and one of the best evergreens for 
lorway 
hedges. 
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$1.20 
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$ 6.00 
7.50 
1.90 
9.50 
2.50 
12.50 
3.00 
15.00 
4.50 
22.50 
Mger Tail (A. Polita). A dense, broad pyramid with stout, 
rigid branches and spiny foliage which gives the tree a 
formal and substantial appearance. Color shiny, yellowish 
green. Each 
2 to 2% feet.$4.00 
2i/ 2 to 3 feet. 4.75 
3 to 4 feet 
4 to 5 feet 
Each 
.$5.50 
. 7.00 
Selected 
BLUE 
SPRUCES 
Colorado Blue 
Select (P. pun¬ 
gens glauca). A 
selected blue 
shade, from 
Picea pungens. 
This is one of 
the showiest and 
most impressive 
evergreens, sur¬ 
passed only by 
the grafted Ros¬ 
ter’s Blue Spruce. 
The blue shade 
usually improves 
with age. Each 
lV>-2 ft.. $2.50 
2 - 21/2 ft.. 3.25 
2y>-3 ft.. 4.00 
3 “-4 ft.. 5.00 
4 -5 ft.. 7.00 
Engelmann 
Blue. A color 
selection of shiny 
steel-blue foli¬ 
age. Tall grow¬ 
ing pyramids, 
slender when 
young, dense in 
Each 
.$5.00 
. 6.50 
The aristocrat of the 
evergreen family; ex¬ 
pressing the nearest to perfection in symmetry, uni¬ 
form development and broadly pyramidal grace. Its 
color is the truest, most persistent blue found in any 
known tree. Each Each 
Colorado Blue Spruce 
symmetrical whorls to the ground. 
4 to 5 feet . 
5 to 6 feet.. 
Hosier’s Blue Grafted 
2 to 2% feet .. .$4.75 
2 y 2 to 3 feet .. . 5.50 
3 to 4 feet ... 7.00 
4 to 5 feet.$10.00 
5 to 6 feet. 15.00 
Taxus Cuspidata Brevifolia 
YEW [Taxus] 
Cuspidata Capitata. The beautiful Upright Japanese Yew 
of moderate bushy growth, the upright-spreading branches 
densely clothed with short leaves of dull green. 
Each Each 
1 y 2 to 2 feet.$3.00 2% to 3 feet.$5.00 
2 to 2 y 2 feet. 4.00 3 to 4 feet. 7.00 
Cuspidata Brevifolia. Dwarf and compact, with short, 
richly dark green leaves, dense bushy habit. Hardy, close 
set, slow-growing; one of the best dwarf evergreens. 
Each 
15 to 18 inches.$3.00 
18 to 24 inches. 3.75 
Media Hicksi. A beautiful. 
Each 
15 to 18 inches.$2.50 
18 to 24 inches. 3.00 
Each 
2 to 2 y 2 feet.$5.50 
dense columnar form. 
2 to 2 y 2 feet 
Each 
.$4.00 
