HERBST BROTHERS, 92 Warren St., New York 11 
RIBES - see page 28. 
THEA 
e sinensis, Tea Plant . 
Flowers white, fragrant, leaves yield the 
which is of great commercial importance. 
F. 0. B. Serttl* 
Dity ud Famicadon Indoded 
Per lb. 10 lbs. 
.. $ .35 $ 3.15 
well-known tea 
ZANTHOXYLUM 
d piperitum .1.30 11.50 
A compound, rounded shrub of neat, bushy habit with 
graceful, compound leaves and purplish, thorny stems. 
The fruit is fragrant, pungent and used as a fragrant 
pepper. 
ZIZYPHUS 
d jujuba (vulgaris), Chinese Date or Common Jujube .. 1.30 11.50 
The fruits or berries are in Nov./Dec. and begin to appear 
at 3 years from planting, and is used in confectionery. 
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Coniferous Seeds 
ABIES -see also Picea page 12. 
Per lb. ' 10 lbs. 
firma, Momi Fir, .$1.00 $ 9.00 
Leaves thick and rigid, cones cylindrical, with keeled scales, 
rows rapidly. 
homolepis (brachyphylla), Nikko Fir .. .. .. 1.60 14.50 
A tree of rare gracefulness. Perfectly hardy in the Arnold 
Arboretum. It frequently grows to 120 feet with wide- 
spreading branches, dark green leaves which are slivery on 
the underside. One of the handsomest of all Silver Firs. 
Mariesii, Maries Fir.1.50 13.50 
Small tree with crowded branches and short, dark foliage 
which is pale below, cones large, dark purple. 
sachalinensis, Sakhalin Fir .. .. .. .. 2.20 20.00 
Tall tree with pale bark, white buds, and long, slender^ 
dark green leaves, cones 3 inches long, perfectly hardy. 
umbellata (umbilicata).. .. .. .. .. .. 1*50 13.50 
Veitchii, Veitch Fir, highly ornamental .. .. .. 1.60 14.50 
See Specialty page 2 . 
BIOTA - see Thuja page 13. 
CEPHALOTAXUS 
drupacea, Japanese Plum Yew .. .. .40 3.60 
Yew-like plants but of more graceful habit, grown for 
their handsome evergreen foliage. 
Any other varieties not listed in this Ijst, prices on request. 
Special prices on larger quantities. 
