56 Evergreens 
THE STORRS Gr HARRISON CO. 
Retinospora Pisifera 
SPRUCE [Picea] 
Spruces have the stiffest, hardest-coated needles; which 
quite efficiently protect the trees from absorbing too much 
dust, smoke and gas between clean&ing rains. 
Colorado (P. pungens). The origin of the famous Blue 
Spruce. A vigorous grower and hardy, making fine speci¬ 
mens in a broad based, sharply defined pyramid form; 
foliage rigidly angular with sharp needles very densely 
set. IiigTht green color. 
2 to 21/2 feet, $2.00; 21/2 to 3 feet, $2.60. 
Colorado Blue Select (P. pungens glauca). A selected blue 
shade, from Picea pungens. This is one of the showiest and 
most impressive evergreens, surpassed only by the grafted 
Roster’s Blue Spruce. The blue shade usually improves with 
age. 
2 to 21/2 feet, $4.00 ; 2% to 3 feet, $4.50 ; 3 to 4 feet, $6.00. 
Koster’s Blue Grafted 
The aristocrat of the ever¬ 
green family; expressing 
the nearest to perfection in symmetry, uniform develop¬ 
ment and broadly pyramidal grace. Its color is the 
truest, most persistent blue found in any known tree. 
3 to 4 feet, $7.00; 4 to 5 feet, $12.00. 
Norway 
A lofty, noble tree of open, pyramidal habit, ex¬ 
ceedingly picturesque. Very popular and effective 
in evergreen groups, and one of the best evergreens for 
hedges. It is the kind most often used for Christmas trees, 
both when cut and mounted for inside use, or planted 
strategically outside to display the cheery strings of colored 
lights, 
iy 2 to 2 feet, $1.25 ; 2 to 21^ feet, $1.50 ; 21/2 to 3 feet, $2.00 ; 
3 to 4 feet, $2.50. 
Tams Cuspidata Brevifolia 
HEMLOCK [Tsuga Canadensis} 
The best evergreen in heavy shade, both beautiful and de¬ 
pendable wherever used. Its refined foliage is lacy, close-set and 
darkly lustrous, in rather flat fronds which droop gracefully. 
Although capable of great height, it is best known as a mod¬ 
erate grower adapted to severe pruning; used at corner, or 
as foundation screens; or in formally sheared high hedges. 
1^2 to 2 feet, $2.00; 2 to 21/^ feet, $2.50; 21/2 to 3 feet, $3.25. 
RETINOSPORA 
Pisifera. Open and tall jn growth, with erect branches pen¬ 
dulous at tips ; foliage lacy, light green, glaucous beneath. 
iy 2 to 2 feet, $2.00 ; 2 to 2% feet, $2.50; 2% to 3 feet, $3.00. 
Pisifera Aurea. The same gracious form as the above, but 
colored a bright, retained golden yellow. 
11/2 to 2 feet, $2.50 ; 2 to 21/2 feet, $3.00. 
Plumosa. A handsome, cone-shaped evergreen of medium 
tall growth, with billowing, feathery, light green foliage. 
11/2 to 2 feet, $2.00 ; 2 to 21/2 feet, $2.50 ; 2i^ to 3 feet, $3.00. 
Plumosa aurea. Like the preceding, a tree of great beauty; 
foliage soft, plumelike, golden yellow, close and compact, 
11/2 to 2 feet, $2.25 ; 2 to 2i/^ feet, $2.75; 2i^ to 3 feet, $3.25. 
Norway Spruce Set as a “Living Christmas Tree” 
YEW [Taxus] 
Cuspidata Capitata. The beautiful Upright Japanese Yew 
of moderate bushy growth, the upright-spreading branches 
densely clothed with short leaves of dull green. 
11/2 to 2 feet, $3.50 ; 2 to 2% feet, $4.50 ; 2i^ to 3 feet, $6.00; 
3 to 3% feet, $8.00. 
Cuspidata Brevifolia. Dwarf and compact, with short, 
richly dark green leaves, dense bushy habit. Hardy, close 
set, slow-growing; one of the best dwarf, evergreens. 
12 to 16 inches, $2.50; 15 to 18 inches, $3.00; iy> to 2 feet, 
$4.00 ; 2 to 2% feet, $6.00. 
Media Hicksi. A beautiful, dense columnar form. 
15 to 18 inches, $2.60; ly^ to 2 feet, $3.00; 2 to 2y2 feet. 
