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Juniperus excelsa stricta 
HORIZONTALIS GLAUCA (DOUGLASI), Waukegon Juniper. Sm. Handsome steely- 
blue foliage. Striking in winter when foliage has purplish tinge. 
JAPONICA, Japanese Juniper. Sm. It is a plant with wide spreading creeping stems, blue- 
green. It has sharply pointed leaves marked on the upper surface by two white lines. It is 
perfectly hardy. Very old plants will reach 6 to 8 feet in diameter with a height of only 8 to 12 
inches. However, it may be permanently kept small by occasional trimming, making it an 
ideal subject for hanging over rocks, for terraces and low beds of various kinds. It is excep¬ 
tionally robust, and a strong rugged grower. It thrives in full sun and is one of the few Junipers 
that will also stand considerable shade. 
SABINA, Savin Juniper. Sm. Of dwarf, spreading growth. Hardy and thrives well on poor 
soil; a favorite for rockwork. 
SABINA TAMARISCIFOLIA. Sm. Another low, creeping variety, branches trailing along 
the ground, where it forms a perfect compact mat of a light green color. Useful for banks 
and rockeries. 
SCOPULORUM, Silver Juniper. Med. A native of Colorado. The trees are of a silvery color, 
of irregular, upright growth with fine foliage. It retains its inner foliage. 
SQUAMATA MEYERI, Meyer’s Juniper. Sm. This is a new introduction of unusual merit. 
It was found in China. The leaves are pointed, prickly, and of bright shining blue color, often 
appearing to be of various colors when viewed from different angles. The form is irregular and 
habit spreading. It makes an ideal plant for a rock garden or pool, or for mixing among Pfitzer’s 
Junipers planted in masses. 
VIRGINIANA, Red Cedar. Med. Probably the best known species of this whole family. The 
Red Cedar is native throughout Wisconsin and the entire Northwest. It does well in dry and 
exposed locations, an is admirably adapted to windbreak planting, being especially valuable 
in mixed plantings. See picture on page 15. 
VIRGINIANA CANNARTI, Cannart Juniper. Med. One of the leading varieties of Junipers, 
having a rich green, tufted foliage. It holds its color throughout the winter. An irregular, 
upright grower, which, if trimmed, can be made very compact and dense, and kept at any 
size wanted. Some trees bear a heavy crop of blue and silver colored Juniper berries, (which 
hang well into the fall and are relished by some birds). 
VIRGINIANA GLAUCA, Silver Red Cedar. Med. Narrow upright growth. Silvery, blue-gray 
foliage. 
VIRGINIANA KETELEERI, Keteleeri Red Cedar. Med. Compact and formal, narrow 
pyramidal growth. Gray-green, fine foliage. Rather unusual and very desirable. 
VIRGINIANA SCHOTTI, Schott Redcedar. Med. A bright green Cedar of typical growth 
habit, but slower, and of a brighter appearance. 
PICEA—SPRUCE 
The Spruce are among our best known evergreens. The needles are short, stiff and sharp pointed. 
They all grow tall and upright, forming a densely branched cone. They are used for group and 
mass plantings, screens and windbreaks, and as lawn specimens. 
CANADENSIS ALBA, White Spruce. Lg. A well known native tree. It forms a loosely 
symmetrical tree with rather pendent branches toward the base. 
CANADENSIS ALBERTIANA, Black Hills Spruce. Med. We wish to call particular at¬ 
tention to the Black Hills Spruce. This variety, being the smallest of the Spruces, develops 
into sturdy, heavy bodied, compact, conical trees. It is a native of the Black Hills country 
of South Dakota, and as such, will stand some dryness. Color a good green, with a silvery 
blue cast. It is hardy, easily planted and a great favorite. 
CANADENSIS EXCELSA, Norway Spruce. Lg. A very thrifty and rapid growing Spruce of a 
good green color. Best Spruce for screens and windbreaks. Also useful for backgrounds of 
groups and mass plantings, where it soon towers up behind the other evergreens. 
MOERHEIMI, Moerheim Spruce. Lg. An improved strain of Rosters, the blue color being 
more distinct than in any other variety. 
PUNGENS, Green Colorado Spruce. Lg. Light green foliage. Does best in sun. 
PUNGENS GLAUCA, Colorado Blue Spruce. Lg. The triumph of evergreen growing: Na¬ 
ture’s culmination in producing the most beautiful. The Colorado Blue Spruce is the hand¬ 
somest tree on the Rocky Mountain trail. Picture in your mind a perfectly shaped tree, with 
its regular whorls of branches, filled with a heavy foliage of a rich, glistening blue, which flashes 
and sparkles in the sunlight. It is used mostly for specimen lawn planting, where it becomes 
the prize tree of a man’s property. One or two of these trees planted in a group of other dark 
green foliaged evergreens gives that group distinction. See picture on page 15. 
PUNGENS KOSTERI, Roster’s Blue Spruce. Lg. A grafted form of the best of the 
Blue Spruces. Foliage is silvery blue, densely crowded on the many branches. Our stock of 
this beautiful and popular evergreen has been grown with great care from stock which we 
know is the genuine Roster’s, and can guarantee its true blue color and character. 
PINUS—PINE 
The Pines are used principally for group or mass plantings where the trees can grow to a 
fairly large size. They are very rugged and picturesque. The Austrian and Scotch Pines make 
good lawn specimen trees, while the Mugho, being of a small dwarf habit, lends itself to founda¬ 
tion planting work. 
AUSTRIACA, Austrian or Black Pine. Lg. A robust, stately Pine, rapid in growth and very 
hardy. It is one of the most picturesque Pines, making a tall, handsome tree, with a broad, 
oval head. Has long, stiff, dark green needles. Fine for lawn specimen or evergreen group 
planting. See picture on page 15. 
MONTANA, Swiss Mountain Pine. Med. Coarser and more upright than Mugho Pine. Very 
hardy and excellent for massing on hillsides or for seashore uses. Attains a height of about 8 
feet. 
MUGHUS, Mugho Pine. Sm. A very choice, hardy, dwarf evergreen; slow growing, compact 
and neat in its habit, somewhat globular. Our trees are of the true compact type. Valuable 
for foundation planting. See picture on page 14. 
RESINOSA, Red Pine. Lg. Another long-needled Pine, resembling the Austrian Pine. Native 
of northern Wisconsin. 
STROBUS, White Pine. Lg. The “Ring of the North Woods.” The most ornamental of our 
native evergreens; foliage light, delicate or silvery green. Grows in the poorest, light, sandy 
soil. 
SYLVESTRIS, Scotch Pine. Lg. As a native of the British Isles, it is a fine, robust, rapid 
growing tree, very thrifty. Needles are 2 to 5 inches long, of a light green color. For specimen 
or group plantings. 
PSEUDOTSUGA 
DOUGLASI, Douglas Fir. Med. A beautiful, long-lived tree from the Rocky Mountains, where 
it grows in great forests. The foliage is a soft yet brilliant green, with bluish tint while young. 
It is of the most vigorous and symmetrical growth. 
WE GROW OVER 100,000 EVERGREENS 
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