SPRUCES (Picea) 
IfARDY and tolerant evergreens—easily grown. Usually 
*-*■ prefer moist, rich soil, being shallow rooted. 
Canadensis (Alba) ((White Spruce) 
80 ft. Zone I. Quick growing and 
shapely. In the north-east generally 
more satisfactory than Norway for 
forest planting. (Each) <io) (loo) 
* 8 to 12 in. XX.$ 4.50 
*12 to 15 in. XX.$ 2.50 16.00 
18 to 24 in. B&B. $1.50 $11.00 100.00 
Excelsa (P. Abies) (Norway Spruce) 
80 ft. Zone II. A dark green, drooping 
pyramid. Shallow roots enable plant¬ 
ing on thin soils. Enormously popular 
for quick growth. Used in forests, land¬ 
scapes and for Christmas trees. 
* 8 to 15 in. X.$ 6.00 
*12 to 18 in. XX. 18.00 
15 to 18 in. B&B. 50.00 
2 to 2 Vi ft. B&B.$1.40 $10.00 80.00 
FIR ( Abies ) 
Pungens (Colorado Spruce) 
80 ft. Zone I. Best spruce for dry cli¬ 
mates. Very tolerant. Varies from 
green to silver, as offered here, except 
larger (B&B) sizes which have been 
selected. (Each) (10) (100) 
* 8 to 10 in. XX.$ 11.00 
*12 to 15 in. XX. 14.00 
*18 to 24 in. XX. 40.00 
—Selected Blue 
18 to 24 in. B&B.$2.25 $20.00 $190.00 
3 to 4 ft. B&B. 4.50 40.00 285.00 
—Kosteri (Koster Blue)—A form of uni¬ 
form silver sheen. 
* 6 to 12 in. grafts.$1.35 $12.00 $ 95.00 
12 to 15 in. B&B. 2.00 18.00 150.00 
18 to 24 in. B&B. 4.00 40.00 350.00 
3 to 3V2 ft. B&B. 7.50 60.00 550.00 
—Moerheimi (Moerheim Blue). Another 
grafted form. New. Slightly better. 
8 to 10 in. B&B.$1.75 $14.00 $120.00 
10 to 12 in. B&B. 2.25 18.00 170.00 
15 to 18 in. B&B. 3.50 30.00 270.00 
18 to 24 in. B&B. 5.00 45.00 .... 
Balsamea (Balsam Fir) 
60 ft. Zone II. Dark, shapely pyramid. 
Needs cool moist soil. Best in North. 
(Each) (10) (100) 
* 5 to 9 in. X.$ 10.00 
2 to 3 ft., B&B.$2.00 $13.00 90.00 
3 to 4 ft., B&B. 3.00 18.00 150.00 
Concolor (White Fir) 
50 ft. Zone IV. Dense pyramid silver 
green. Dra : nage. Tolerant in cities. 
Softest of dull silver—almost white. 
Very dense and even in outline. Nat¬ 
ural looking. 
* 6 to 8 in. X.$ 7.00 
* 8 to 12 in. X. 25.00 
18 to 24 in. B&B.$2.50 $20.00 100.00 
2 to 3 ft., B&B. 2.75 25.00 200.00 
HEMLOCK 
Tsuga Canadensis (North Hemlock) 
60 ft. Zone IV. In forests, a noble pa¬ 
triarch, but readily sheared to hedge 
or modest specimen sizes. Humus. 
Stands shade. The most beautiful na¬ 
tive evergreen. 
(Each) 
( 10 ) 
( 100 ) 
* 6 
to 
9 
in. 
..... 
. . . . 
• • • • 
$ 8.00 
* 4 
to 
6 
in. 
X... 
. . . . 
.... 
10.00 
* 6 
to 
10 
in. 
X... 
. . . . 
.... 
14.00 
*12 
to 
15 in. 1 
[with 
earth) 1 
$ 5.00 
28.00 
*24 
to 
36 
in. 
XXX 
.... 
85.00 
18 
to 
24 
in. 
B&B 
. $1.75 1 
$15.00 
140.00 
2 
to 
3 
ft. 
B&B 
. 2.50 
20.00 
175.00 
3 
to 
4 
ft. 
B&B 
. 3.50 
30.00 
250.00 
5 
to 
6 
ft. 
B&B 
. 5.00 
45.00 
375.00 
—pendula sargenti (Weeping) — Dwarf 
very spreading form. May become 15 
ft. across and 6 ft. high. Drooping, 
graceful. Good dark green. 
18 to 24 in. B&B.$2.25 $20.00 _ 
24 to 30 in. B&B. 2.75 25.00 _ 
30 to 36 in. B&B. 4.50 42.50 _ 
photo: Koster Spruce 
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