Better Evergreen Trees 9 
—As Sturdy as an Oak 
varieties which may be used in foundation plantings 
but probably are best used as “facers” for group 
plantings of the larger sorts. 
The Pines have a wider adaptability than other 
evergreens, growing under more variable conditions 
of soil and climate, yet they succeed best in the 
open country or near the shore, but cannot endure 
shade or smoke. 
PINUS - Pine (Continued) 
P. strobus. White Pine. 100 ft. (Lr.) No one who has ever driven 
through New England can forget the majesty of the White Pine. 
When young its foliage, with a lovely green sheen, makes a com¬ 
pact and feathery tree, while at maturity its spectacularly pictur¬ 
esque, wide-spreading form stands out against the sky. Growing 
rapidly, it is the most adaptable, most useful, and most valuable 
of the pines. Each 10 Each 10 
2 to 3 ft.$ 3.00 $27.50 5 to 6 ft.$ 7.50 $ 70.00 
3 to 4 ft. 4.00 37.50 6 to 7 ft. 10.00 90.00 
4 to 5 ft. 5.50 50.00 7 to 8 ft. 13.00 120.00 
Prices of large, mature specimens will be quoted on request. 
fP. thunbergi. Japanese Black Pine. 100 ft. A graceful, wide- 
spreading tree with broad, irregular head of brilliant green foliage. 
It is of particular value for planting near the seashore. The Arnold 
Arboretum in its Bulletin of November 3, 1939, on “Salt Water 
Injury of Woody Plants Resulting from the Hurricane of Sep¬ 
tember 21, 1938” makes this statement—“The Japanese Black 
Pine was outstanding in its resistance to salt water. This one (illus¬ 
trated in Bulletin) was exposed to the worst of salt spray and was 
even covered with salt water, yet it came through in perfect con¬ 
dition.” Each 10 
2 to 3 ft.$3.00 $27.50 
3 to 4 ft. 4.00 37.50 
Scotch Pine 
(Pinus sylvestris) 
White Pine 
(Pinus strobus) 
PSEUDOTSUGA - Fir 
fPseudotsuga douglasi. Douglas Fir. Native to the eastern Rockies, 
this westerner has by sheer merit made third place in importance 
of larger evergreens in New England; excelled only by White 
Pine and Canada Hemlock. A magnificent tree of medium conical 
habit when young; a majestic column gracefully tapering towards a 
sharp top at maturity. In color, usually medium to dark green, 
often with a grayish to bluish overlay. It grows in full sun, yet 
does exceedingly well in partial shade where other large conifers 
seldom flourish. (See inside front cover for color illustration.) 
Each 
10 
Each 
10 
18 to 24 in. . 
.$ 1.75 
$15.00 
8 to 10 ft. . 
.$18.00 
$160.00 
2 to 
3 ft. . 
. 2.50 
22.50 
10 to 12 ft. . 
. 25.00 
225.00 
6 to 
7 ft. . 
. 9.00 
85.00 
12 to 14 ft. . 
. 40.00 
360.00 
7 to 
8 ft. . 
. 12.00 
110.00 
SCIADOPITYS 
Sdadopitys verticillata. Umbrella Pine. 40 ft. (Ms.) A native of 
Japan which, at maturity, makes a magnificent, dense specimen of 
narrow pyramidal form, succeeding best in a moist but well-drained 
soil. Its lustrous, dark green needles, 5 to 6 inches long, arranged 
in umbrella-like circles at the ends of the branchlets, make it one 
of the handsomest and most distinct of specimen conifers. 
Each 10 Each 10 
15 to 18 in. ..$3.50 $32.50 2 to 21/2 ft- - .$6.00 $55.00 
18 to 24 in. . . 4.50 40.00 V /2 to 3 ft. . . 7.50 70.00 
TAXUS - Yew 
For years Yews have been considered as diamonds in the evergreen 
group. Now that they are propagated more freely and in greater 
quantities, thus making them more readily available to our gardens, 
we find them, in their various forms, becoming one of the most 
commonly planted, as well as the most valuable of the evergreens. 
There is no other hardy evergreen which adapts itself to as many 
purposes with such rich and dignified results. They can be recom¬ 
mended for foundation plantings, for vertical accents, either at 
doorways, or in formal gardens, or as lawn specimens, while as 
truly evergreen hedge plants there is nothing better. They are per¬ 
fectly hardy and free from disease or insect pests. All will flourish in 
sun or shade with exception of the 
Canada Yew which turns yellow- 
brown in a sunny exposure. 
Taxus baccata repandens. Spreading 
English Yew. 8 ft. spread. (Ds.) 
Of a graceful, spreading form, 
with foliage of a beautiful shade 
of dull bluish green. Very hardy 
and desirable and especially useful 
in large rock gardens or for low 
masses or mounds on banks or in 
open lawns. 
Each 10 
15 to 18 in. spr. .$3.00 $27.50 
18 to 24 in. spr. . . 4.00 35.00 
2 to IY 2 ft- spr- . 5.00 45.00 
21/2 to 3 ft. spr. . 7.00 65.00 
Red Pine 
(Pinus resinosa) 
Planting 
Suggestions 
All our evergreens are shipped with the 
roots in a ball of earth, securely wrapped 
in burlap. It is important not to let this 
ball of earth get dry. The hole should be 
made large and deep enough to enable the 
ball to be slipped into it without breaking 
or forcing; and the burlap should be re' 
moved before filled with good soil. If the 
ground is dry, the hole should be partly 
filled with well trodden earth and then filleo 
with water. When it has drained away, it 
should be filled up again and more water 
put in, repeating the process until the job 
is completed. If a slight depression is left 
about the base of the plant, it will help in 
future waterings. 
All newly planted evergreens should be 
made as firm as possible and staked or wired 
to prevent them from swaying, as the heavy 
tops are likely to do. In the autumn, the 
ground beneath them should be mulched for 
the first few years, until they begin to form 
a mulch of their own by their shed needles. 
Plant Pines in Groups—for Backgrounds, Screens and Windbreaks 
