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D. HILL NURSERY COMPANY, DUNDEE, ILL. 
Picea glauca conica Picea excelsa nidiformis 
(Dwarf Alberta Spruce) (Nest-Shaped Spruce) 
SPRUCES (Continued) 
Picea excelsa nidiformis (Nest-Shaped Spruce) 
An extra ordinarily dense form of the Norway Spruce found in 
cultivation many years ago near Hamburg, Germany. It grows very slow 
—three-fourths to one and three-fourths inches yearly, forming a tree 
which was described by the introducer as “a round, plate-like, fan¬ 
forming form, with a dense, nest-like mass of branchlets where the 
leading shoot should be.” Generally grows wider than tall. An inter¬ 
esting subject for rock gardens and other plantings requiring dwarf 
specimens. 
4-6 inch 
xx flats . 
Each 
$. 
10 
$. 
100 1000 
$10.00 $. 
6x6 “ 
XX . 
.B&B 
.70 
6.00 
50.00 . 
18x18 “ 
XXX . 
.B&B 
2.25 
20.00 
Picea excelsa pyramidalis (Pyramidal Norway Spruce) 
An extremely narrow grower, with branches almost vertical. 
6-8 inch xx flats . $. $. $15.00 $.., 
Picea glauca conica (Dwarf Alberta Spruce) 
One of the most interesting oddities among Evergreens. A perfectly 
shaped tree in miniature. Grows with an extremely close, pyramidal 
growth, thickly covered with short, close-set, twiggy branches and 
clothed in grass-green leaves. Discovered in the Canadian Rockies by 
Mr. J. G. Jack of the Arnold Arboretum in 1904. Perfectly hardy and 
able to withstand severe cold. A perfect type of tree for window boxes, 
table Christmas Trees and miniature gardens. 
8 -10 inch xx frames . $. $. $35.00 $.. 
12-15 “ xx .B&B .95 8.50 75.00 
15-18 “ xx .B&B 1.20 11.00 100.00 
Picea polita (Tigertail Spruce) 
A rare species, one of the most distinct and beautiful of the spruces, 
and when once seen is not apt to be forgotten or confused with any other. 
Though stiff in habit of growth, yet the branches being irregular of 
length cause the tree to be of informal outline. It does not grow rapidly 
and is therefore suitable for rather confined spaces. 
4-6 inch x flats . $. $. $10.00 $.. 
5 of same variety and size at 10 rate; 25 at 100 rate; 250 at 1000 rate, 
o indicates seedlings. Each x indicates one transplanting. B&B signifies balled and burlappe,d. 
