NEBRASKA NURSERIES 
SPECIMEN EVERGREENS 
FIR 
CONCOLOR. Exceptionally fine tree to with- 
stand heat and drought. Has silvery toned 
foliage, dull pointed needles, soft to touch. 
SPRUCE 
BLACK HILLS. Hardiest of the Spruces. Slow 
grower. Good lawn tree, with dark green 
foliage. 
COLORADO BLUE (Selected Blue). Most pop- 
ular of the so-called Blue Spruces. Like many 
highly colored Evergreens, this bluish color 
is a bloom or sheen—a sort of powdery sub- 
stance on the outside of the needles; there- 
fore, it is most pronounced after the new 
growth appears and throughout the summer. 
See picture. 
COLORADO GREEN. Same as above, except 
sh it has a greenish sheen instead of the 
. blue. 
‘KOSTER and MOERHEIM BLUE. The aristocrats 
of the Evergreens. The bright intense blue 
needles are longer than those of the Colorado 
Concolor Fir Blue. 
JUNIPERS 
ANDORRA. See picture. Low, spreading plants with grayish green foliage 
that reach about 15 inches in height. Its main distinction is the 
ae pinkish coloring of the foliage when the frost comes in the 
a 
HORIZONTALIS. Very good ground cover. The foliage very dense and 
of a fresh gray-green color. See picture. 
PFITZER. See picture. An excellent tree for foundation plantings, bor- 
ders and in front of larger Evergreens. It will stand considerable 
shade, making it of use on the north side of the buildings where many 
varieties are not satisfactory. 
SAVIN. See picture. The old familiar, low, many-branched shrub. 
VIRGINIANA (Red Cedar). See picture. This variety is well known 
throughout the country. Dense and columnar, with bluish green 
foliage turning to a reddish purple in late fall or winter. 
VON EHRON. An interesting variation of the Savin Juniper. Very com- 
pact and has an irregular low spreading form with semi-upright 
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GRAFTED JUNIPERS 
CANNART. See picture. A very desirable 
tree, growing in a symmetrical, py- 
ramidal shape, well covered with dark 
green foliage of whip-cord form. Re- 
mains dark green winter and summer. 
DUNDEE. A compact, symmetrical, pyra- 
mid-shaped tree of moderate size. Its 
spring and summer color is grayish 
green, with a slight blue cast. Winter 
color is a purplish plum shade. 
HILL’S SILVER. Has very light, frosty 
blue foliage which is most pronounced 
during the spring and hot Summer. 
Growth is compact and symmetrical. 
ay ee ‘ PATHFINDER. This tree found favor 
Savin Juniper almost instantly by reason of its out- 
standing silver foliage. It is upright in 
habit, full at the base, limbs curved 
upward. Will grow about one foot a year. See picture. 
STUHR’S SILVER. Another one of our introductions in recent years, this 
Scopulorum can be used to advantage where a slow growing Ever- 
green is desired. 
VIRGINIANA GLAUCA. The new growth is of almost a whitish blue 
color. It grows quite rapidly, and is one of the few Evergreens which 
thrives cver the entire country. 
PINES 
AUSTRIAN. See picture. Extra long needles of rich green, spreading 
branches, and handsome form. 
MUGHO. Very hardy, spreading 
dwarf, compact Pine. Fine for 
rockeries, foundation plantings or 
used in front of larger growing 
varieties. See picture. 
PONDEROSA. Invaluable for solid 
backgrounds or enormous, spread- 
ing specimens on the lawn. 
Needles are longer than on any 
other Pine, extraordinarily thick, 
and of a rich deep green. 
SCOTCH. Rapid growing, very hardy, 
and does well in almost any soil. 
WHITE. Noted for its soft, light 
aie ~~ silvery green needles, and _ its 
Mugho Pine graceful, majestic stature. 


