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IT'S NOT A HOME UNTIL IT'S PLANTED 
Retinospora Decussata 
Retinospora Decussata —This variety makes a slow 
growing broad bluish cone, densely covered with 
juvenile needles. Also known as Dwarf Plume Cypress. 
15-18" ^1.00; 18-24" 31.25; 2-2^' 31.50; 2^-3' 31.75; 
3-4' 32.25; 4-5' 33.00. 
Retinospora Filifera —Sometimes called Thread 
Cypress. A broad globe which in time makes a broad 
pyramid. Phe threadlike, pendulous foliage is dark 
green in color. 15-18" 31-25; 18-24" 31-50. 
Retinospora Filifera Aurea —A bright yellow type of 
the former, slower in growth. Very desirable for color 
contrast. 12-15" 31-50; 15-18" 32X>0; 18-24" 32.50. 
Retinospora Obtusa —A strong grower of bushy or 
compact form. Foliage scalelike, clear green, drooping 
and graceful. Will do well in partial shade. Prefers 
well watered, light sandy soil. We recommend this 
evergreen for group work. 2 yr. sdlgs. 4-8" 100 for 
33.50; 2-3' 31.50; 7-8' 36.00; 8-10' 38.00. 
Retinospora Obtusa Crippsi —A strikingly hand¬ 
some dwarf with drooping branches, growing into a 
broad graceful cone. This is the brightest golden 
evergreen in cultivation and truly a gem for contrast 
in group planting. 18-24" 31-75/2-3' 32.50; 3-4' 33.25; 4-5' 34.50. 
Retinospora Obtusa Gracilis Aurea —A graceful light green evergreen with pendulous glossy 
foliage. Its graceful drooping characteristics added to its pleasing color makes it very conspicuous. 
5-6' 35.00; 6-8' 36.00; 8-10' 39.00. 
Retinospora Obtusa Gracilis Compacta {Football Cypress )—Of dwarf and dense broadly 
conical habit. Deep green glossy foliage in much crowded branchlets on short branches. 15-18" 
32.00; 18-24" 32.50; 2-2%' 33.00; 2^-3' 33.50; 3-4' 34.00. 
Retinospora Obtusa Gracilis Nana —A very dwarf compact globe with deep green foliage. 
Makes a permanent specimen in foreground plantings. 12-15" 32.00; 15-18" 32.50; 18-24" 33.25. 
Retinospora Pisifera {Sawara Cypress )—A dense light green 
cone. Foliage silvery beneath. An excellent shrub tor group 
plantings. Also fine for formal work. 2-3' 31-50; 3-4' 31.85; 
4-5' 32.25. 
Retinospora Pisifera Aurea —A golden form of the Pisifera. 
This is one of the finest informal Retinosporas. 3-4' 32.00; 4-5' 
32.75; 5-6' 33.50; 6-7' 35.00; 7-8' 36.00; 8-10' 38.00; 10-12' 312.50. 
Retinospora Plumosa {Plume Cypress) —A compact, acorn¬ 
shaped evergreen of medium tall growth. Light green, feathery, 
plume-like foliage. An exceedingly handsome tree. 18-24" 31-25; 
2-2]/P 31.75; 2>2-3' 32.00; 3-4' 32.50; 4-5' 33.25; 5-6' 34.00. 
Retinospora 
Plumosa Aurea 
{Golden Plume Cyp¬ 
ress) —Like the pre- 
ceding, but of a 
golden yellow color. 
Slower in growth, 
making ideal speci¬ 
mens for foundation 
plantings. 15-18" 
31.10; 18-24" 31.35, 
2-2 y 2 ' 31.60; 2y 2 -V 
32.00; 3-4' 32.50; 
4-5'33.00;5-6'34.00. 
Retinospora Pisifera 
Retinospora Plumosa Flavescens —A fine dwarf 
cone. Its foliage is very fine and of a bright sulphur 
color. Evergreens like these are invaluable for fore¬ 
ground plantings to liven up the color and set off the 
others. 12-15" 31-10; 15-18" 31.50; 18-24" 31-85; 
2-2#' 32.50; 2#-3' 33.00. 
Retinospora Plumosa Aurea 
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