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ARBOR-VITAE - Thuya 
age is of a beautiful rich green color. They will 
grow in any good moist soil. They can be held to 
all stand shearing well, lending 
average small property planting. quires no shearing and always in good form. 
size because they 
themselves to the 
McKAY’S Famous Evergreens 
McKay’s Famous Evergreens, as the name indicates, are universally recog’ 
nized for their exquisite beauty, hardiness and adaptability. There is no 
family of trees or shrubs more valuable to the landscape composition in 
this northern climate of ours than the Evergreens. The various hues of 
greens and blues, together with some purple shadings, add a novelty and 
charm to the beauty of the home grounds—a year-round beauty which 
knows no special season. 
All evergreens may be trimmed and shaped to some extent. The Arbor- 
Vitaes, Hemlocks, Junipers, and Yews will stand the heaviest and severest 
pruning of all, and may be trimmed and shaped into almost any desired 
form and size. 
McKay’s Evergreens represent the best strains of trees, properly grown 
and trimmed, transplanted and cultivated to insure a well formed top and 
a healthy root system. 
Specializing over a period of many years in the growing of specimen 
evergreens, we offer the largest and most complete selection to be found 
anywhere in the Northwest. McKay’s Famous Evergreens are adapted to 
practically every home beautification need. An unusually wide choice is 
offered in form, color and texture of the foliage. Our assistance in arrang- 
ing your planting plans is available without cost. 
Each variety is described from the standpoint Sm. Trees commonly less than 10 
of its habits. As to height, we have adopted feet at maturity. 
broad classifications (right), which will guide Med. Trees usually from 10 to 50 
you in judging the comparative size of species [Cet at maturity. ‘ 
listed: Lg. Trees usually growing to a 
; A height of 50 feet or more at maturity. 
<« Pyramid Arbor-Vitae 2 

American Arbor-Vitae 


Med. The Pyramidal Arbor-Vitae is one of 
F . ° th t beautiful col t f ever- 
The Arbor-Vitae family, also called the White oicind WA Bscnicen Ne tod oa 
is identified by its flat sprays of scale-like good green color and the fact that it lends 
as contrasted with a strictly needle type of ee cee ae peine iret any 
: i Bae esire 5 i ise 
leaf, which is found on the other varieties of ever- Of thei pyramidal formitreess er can belasacd 
greens grown here in the northern states. The foli- on either side of the entrance or in other 
places where narrow, tall effects are desired. 
(See picture above.) 
GLOBE ARBOR-VITAE (Globosa). Sm. Of 
dense, dwarf habit, globular in outline; re- 
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PYRAMIDAL ARBOR-VITAE (Pyramidalis). AMERICAN ARBOR-VITAE (Occiden- 
talis). Med. The best known of the 
genus. Usually grows bushy at the bot- 
tom, tapering into a cone toward the top. 
It is most used as a low trimmed ever- 
green hedge, although it also makes a 
good untrimmed hedge, growing to a 
height of 15 to 20 feet. Useful for 
foundation plantings. (See picture 
above.) 
SIBERIAN ARBOR-VITAE (Wareana). 
Sm. Forms a dense and somewhat glob- 
ular body of very symmetrical appear- 
ance. Somewhat hardier than the Globe 
Arbor- Vitae. 

Because of their beauty all through the year, in every season, home owners are taking out their 
old shrubbery and replacing it with evergreens. 

