
SPRUCE 
BLACK HILLS SPRUCE— 
One of the hardiest and finest of all 
spruces—symmetrical, compact and bushy 
in growth. The foliage varying from a 
green to bluish-green tint makes the trees 
always striking for their bright, fresh color. 
One of the finest spruces for: landscape 
purposes. 18-24 inch, $3.00; 2-3 ft., $4.00; 
342-4 ft., $8.00. 
COLORADO BLUE ‘@PRUCE— 
Prices of Selected Blue Color, 18-24 inch, 
$5.00: 2-3 ft., $6.00; 4-5 ft., $14.00. 
PINES 
PINE, MUGHO— 
This is an excellent dwarf pine, being 
globe shaped and erect branching. It is 
very attractive, especially in spring, when 
the new growth which seems like miniature 
candles completely covers the bush. 12-18 
inch spread, $4.50; 18-24 inch spread, $6.00; 
24-30 inch, $8.00. 
CUTTING’S 

AUSTRIAN PINE— 
From Central Europe. Leaves or needles 
stiff and:dark green, hardy everywhere and 
one of the most valuable conifers for speci- 
men trees or windbreaks, etc. 3-4 ft., $6.00. 
SCOTCH PINE— 
A rapid grower, very hardy from central 
portion of Europe, with short, rigid, light 
green leaves, very valuable for masses, 
specimens and screens. 3-4 ft., $6.00. 
YEW 
DWARF YEW— 
A hardy dwarf, slow-growing evergreen. 
Foliage is very heavy and of a waxy, shiny 
green color. Will thrive in dense shade. 
12-15 inch, $4.00. 
SPREADING YEW— 
Usually grows about as tall as broad 
and does best if grown where it is not ex- 
posed to full sunlight. Foliage is dark, shiny 
green. 12-18 inch, $4.00; 18-24 inch, $6.00. 

Black Hills Spruce. 
WATERING EVERGREENS 
Nearly all the loss in newly planted ever- 
greens is caused by lack of sufficient water. 
A thorough soaking with water once a week 
during the first year is usually all that is 
required. There must be a depression 
around each tree so the water will not run 
off, and it should be a definite job of some 
member of the family to do the watering on 
a certain day of each week. 
SHEARING EVERGREENS 
Evergreens planted on the lawn can 
usually be allowed to grow about as they 
like, but those planted near the house must 
be properly sheared or they will not only 
get too large but will often become open 
and scraggy. This shearing is easy to do 
and most anyone can do it but it is very 
Most reliable of all the evergreens. 
lawn tree and may be used near the house if sheared. 
Best of all as a 
important that it be done at the proper time. 
The shearing will be much more satisfactory 
if done every year so it will not be neces- 
sary to cut anything except the present 
year’s growth. In cutting this new growth 
there should be at least an inch left on 
each twig as this will encourage the pro- 
duction of new buds from which next year’s 
growth will start. 
Shear Mugho Pine the first week in June, 
Spruces during the latter part of June. 
Junipers and Arborvitae may be sheared 
in early spring if they had not been sheared 
the summer before, to be followed by the 
usual summer shearing. 
nual shearing of these varieties may be 
done any time from June through August, 
probably the best time being the latter part 
of July. 
The regular an-— 
