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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Pinus resinosa, resembling somewhat the Austrian Pine, 
though it is a more rapid grower. Pinus monticola, 
which is the Western White Pine. It resembles the 
white pines in general appearance, is not so tall a grower, 
hut so far is free from insects or diseases. 
Pinus ftexilis reminds one somewhat of Pinus Cernbra, 
hut it is a taller grower. 
Of the Retinisporas, I don’t know any new kind 
specially to be recommended. These plants are so well 
known and so much used, it is most unnecessary to men¬ 
tion them. I would prefer the obtusa varieties to the 
pisifera kinds, they are hardier, but not so easily trans¬ 
planted and much more difficult to propagate and conse- 
ance it resembles very much the English Yew, which it 
outclasses, however, in hardiness. 
A better variety yet is the so called Taxus cuspidata 
capitata, this however can only be propagated by graft¬ 
ing and in order to retain the pyramidal effect, only 
leader shoots can be used, side shoots causing an ill¬ 
shaped plant and making it nearly impossible to grow 
it in pyramidal shape. The grafting process makes 
these plants expensive and it does not look as if they ever 
could be bought at a reasonable price so that they can be 
used extensively for hedging. 
The seedling Taxus cuspidata will be the winner I 
think. 
Everbearing Strawberry Breeding grounds. The Gardner Nursery Co., Osage, Iowa. Photo taken in September. 
quently a good deal more expensive, and not so easily ob¬ 
tained. 
The Yew is, so to speak, one of the coming evergreens. 
The English Yew while it makes a beautiful plant on the 
other side of the ocean, is no good in this climate, neither 
is the Irish Yew. This is too bad, they both would be 
so valuable for the landscape man. For hedging, I be¬ 
lieve the Japan Yew, Taxus cuspidata is the coming 
plant. It will outdistance the Arbor Vitae and the Hem¬ 
lock. We have grown this kind for a few years now 
and find it perfectly hardy. It stands up much better 
than the arbor vitae, retains its color in the winter, and 
is not subject to the searing of the foliage by the cold 
spring winds, like that of the Hemlock. It also will 
stand shearing much better. In fact in general appear- 
Of course T. cuspidata brevifolia is also a good plant, 
but can only be used for certain purposes, it being a 
rather irregular grower. Its dark green foliage and its 
hardiness make it a desirable species however. 
For border planting or small hedges, we would recom¬ 
mend the Taxus repandens, it cannot be excelled for this, 
especially when used for bordering Rhododendron beds. 
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