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Pisifera Var. plumosa minima. Very slow growing. Compact. Makes 
rounded clumps of lacy foliage somewhat wider than high. 
50c-$1.00 and $2.00. 
Pisifera Var. squarrosa nana compressa. Low, spreading form with 
attractive silvery blue foliage. Quite distinct. $1.00 and $1.50. 
Pisifera Var. squarrosa pyqmea. A very compact, gray globular 
form. A true dwarf. Very slow growing. 75c and $1.00. 
CRYPTOMERIA Japonica Nana. Compact, light green globular bush. 
Will not exceed 18 in. 75c and $1.00. 
JUNIPERUS. Juniper. Grayish or golden foliage, with rather stiff, 
spiky leaves and blue berries. 
Communis compressa. When mature, this makes a perfectly coni- 
cal dwarf tree of absolutely regular form. Young plants are more 
open, but tighten up with age. The foliage is glaucous green, 
and the plants grow very Slowly. 50c, $1.00 and $1.50. 
Communis saxatilis. A native trailing juniper. Very flat with very 
Bn) foliage. Slow growing. Rare. Choice and lovely. 75¢c and 
1.00. 
PICEA. Spruce. Dense headed trees with stiff, pointed needles. 
Albertiana Conica. Forms a perfect pyramid of fine, deep green 
foliage. Very slow growing. 50c, $1.00 and $1.50. 
Excelsa brevifolia. A delightful short needled compact spruce. $1.00. 
Excelsa clanbrasiliana. A very compact, broadly conical, dark 
green tree with short, crowded branches. $1.00 and $1.50. 
Excelsa Maxwellii. A rugged and ancient looking little tree with 
short, sturdy trunk and a round head of many branches clothed 
in short, stiff, dark green needles. $1.00-$1.50-$2.00. 
Excelsa Nana. A very small form. $1.00. 
Excelsa nidiformis. Dwarf, rounded, compact form, densely 
branched, with stiff, short needles. $1.00 and $1.50. 
Excelsa procumbens. Prostrate Spruce. Forms low mats with nu- 
merous short branches densely clothed in short, pointed needles. 
$1.00 and $1.50. 
Excelsa repens. Prostrate, with flattened, somewhat decumbent 
branches and short, sharp needles. $1.00 and $1.50. 
Excelsa pygmea. Very dwarf and compact. $1.00 each. 
Excelsa pumila. A very low, spreading sort. $1.00. 
TAXUS Cuspidata:Nana. A choice low grower with shiny red berries. 
Compact and fine. 75c each. 
THUYA Obtusa Nana. Very dwarf and compact with overlapping 
“fans” of dark green foliage. Very slow growing. 75¢c, $1.00-$1.50. 
