EVERGREENS 
Enhance the beauty of the summer 
and furnish the winter's cheer 
These trees are carefully dug with a ball of earth and sacked so they 
will not dry out, hence they are offered packed free f. o. b. cars, as they 
are too heavy to mail. 



































Koster’s 
Blue Spruce 
JAPANESE CEDAR (Cryptomeria japonica lobbi). A fine 
novelty, of slender habit, leaves deep green. Fine for a specimen plant, 
grows tall and is ideally adopted for formal plantings. 
18 to 24 inch 
DOUGLAS FIR. The Fir is a symbol of strength and grandeur. 
The Firs are one of Nature’s triumphs. Tree conical form, leaves dark 
green, a fine Evergreen to plant. Each 
2, toe-Be Line plan tar sr seo cee cies a aaa co Rea ace NEE ee ora na oe $1.50 
JUNIPER, Irish. Erect, slender, and formal in habit; foliage 
sage-green, very compact, making a splendid column, finally reaching 
12 to 15 ft. Much used in cemeteries; selected specimens. Each 
Pi eos Mea PRS ol Fae ales be Car Pas eh Ae ee Osa BES os OO PR ee A pes $2.00 
JUNIPERUS Pfitzeriana. Very dark green, spiral branches 
long and whip- like, spreading and keeping quite close to ground. Each 
8 tOSZ4S An. ‘SPT CAG ac. .es 8-0 tee Se ee Re ee ee $2.50 
HORIZONTALIS PLUMOSA (Andorra Juniper). A dwarf 
spreading Juniper of silvery green coler; foliage turns to pinkish or 
purple color in Autumn, a distinct color which it holds until Spring. 
Each 
18 to 24, ins, Bot Bote. seen ese ay ee en eS eee $2.00 
EXCELSA (Juniper). Stricta, Spiny Greek Juniper. A very 
dense and dwarf variety with beautiful blue green color. Cone shaped, 
slow growing and very useful in borders and foundation plantings. 
12Z-15-in.,  $1-255 15-187 in. $1.60. 
WHITE FIR, Concolor. A very handsome broad based conical 
tree. The branches are arranged in horizontal whorls. The leaves are 
- long and leathery, quite shiny and pale green. One of our 
best evergreens for specimen lawn planting or may be used 
as “a accent point in an evergreen border planting. Each 
18-24 in. 

Allen’s Nurseries & Seed House, Geneva, Ohio. 
Gentlemen: I received my Clematis vines in fine condition. 
Thank you for sending me the free Norway Spruce. I appre- 
ciate the surprise. 
You may expect another order from me. 
Yours very truly, Velma Hamby, 






Smallett, Missouri. 

be 
RESELL: 
PINE, Austrian. SPRUCE, Black Hills. Very slow in grow- 
heavily 
Broad _ based, 
needled, dark and rich green, hardy and vig- 
orous growth, but must be used only where it 
can have tall growth as it is a tall growing 
ing and very bushy in type, retaining this form 
at maturity when it often reaches forty feet. 
Very dense, and the foliage is bright green. 
ARBORVITAE BERCKMAN’S GOLD- 
EN (Biota Aurea 
Nana). 
Beautiful 
sort. ac Each conical form, very dense and compact. A 
SEto “So Lt, taller ore eee ee eee $1.50 DAB) Nace ofc keene eee ee $1.50 dwarf type with golden foliage. Each 
PINE, Mugho. Is dwarf, leaves short, stiff ,TAXUS cuspidata (Japan Yew). Beautiful 12- to 15-inch 
and formal; best for boxes and bed planting, 
Yew of moderate bushy growth, upright stand- 
or for any other purpose where dwarfs are ing branches densely clothed with short leaves 
needed r Each of dull green; a beautiful type of evergreen for 
ie i ee a heavy plants __.... $2.00 cottage and brick house plantings. Each 
; : ayer sae ahaa : - -i S d, B&B ae eee oe $2.50 
PINE, Scotch. Like the Austrian, its quick 18- to 24-inch spread, : 
on : . ae THUYA occidentalis (American Arbor- 
strong growth makes it valuable for protective Vatue)it me PyEAm ida ehapen aotinercen onEeunan 
screens; very hardy. As a rule it grows taller 
than Austrian, with softer needles, and shows a 
hint of reddish brown in its bark and forming 
spring and summer which changes to brown or 
bronze in winter. Rapid grower and fine for 
massing or hedges. Each 

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cones. Each 
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RETINOSPORA plumosa aurea. Avhand- THUYA occidentalis Hoveyi (iovey's Gol- batt satiese i Gs 
some acorn-shaped tree of medium growth, with fen bor -Vitae). Small, ahi sash Sg A (Not balle a but a Postpaid. 
beautiful yellowish foliage. One of the very eet golden green. One of the best oe Packed) TY carefully 
best Each 1S RGtO mod tinchte B&B eee eee ene een $1.65 SEEDLI 
Zt BS nnn eaenennnnse enn cect cpecteeennceeeeeeecene eee 2.00 THUYA occidentalis globosa (Globe Arbor- NGs 
SPRUCE, Colorado Blue Select (P. pungens Vitae) Forms (a edense) low lelobe: handsome Nee Per Pe 
glauca). A selected blue shade, from Picea pun- shade of green. ; ? Bach r Way Spruce 10 100. 
gens. This is one of the showiest and most im- Sg EANCY Rr et ee a Re! $1.75 
pressive evergreen, surpassed only by the grafter 
Koster’s Blue Spruce. 
The blue shade usually 

improves with age. Each native of Asia. Its color is a refreshing yellow- Saas 5 
2% to 3 ft $2.50 ish green, similar to Hovey’s, although dulling Ceumiiches sae oe 
2) ° to bronzy green in winter. Each ite ~ ea i, 5.00 
SPRUCE, Koster’s Blue. The aristocrat of DG: (Bee tie ales ee ee ee eee $2.00 cotch pj 6:8 in. 508 5.00 
the Evergreen family, by far the shapeliest THUYA pyramidalis (Pyramidal Arbor- meric; 6-8 in. one 5.00 
Spruce and the truest, most persistent blue in Vitae). Most compact and erect of the entire to on Arbor-Vitz. 9 5.00 
color of any known tree. Formerly imported species, in form almost a counterpart of Irish es ae 
from Europe; now in American trade by Ameri- Juniper. Foliage deep green, retaining color. 5.00 
can propagation. Each F Each 
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SPRUCE, Norway. A loftier open tree of 
pyramidal habit, exceedingly picturesque, very 
popular and effective in groups of Evergreens. 
THUYA orientalis (Oriental Arbor-Vitae). 
A comparatively low, broadly pyramidal tree, 
THUYA, Siberian. A superb hardy variety, 
somewhat similar to American, with heavier and 
fuller foliage and more compact in habit; bears 
Each trimming well. This variety is extensively used 
OOPS abana cetera ee $1.50 for backgrounds in foundation planting, where 
dense bushiness is required, 
rather than height. Each 
DAMS. Cer ee yee See ees $2.00 

Goloride Bide 
Norway Spruce Spritce 


Austrian Pine Pfitzer’s Juniper 



Pyramidal 
Arbor Vitae 

Mugho 

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5.00 
Pine 
