EVERGREENS 

Gor AUl-Year Beauly... 
The following Evergreens are all balled in burlap. 
It is best that you call at our Nursery, select your Evergreens, 
and take them with you, as these sizes are hard to ship. However, we can ship them by Burlington Truck. These trees 
have to be boxed or packed separately in baskets. 



LOW AND SPREADING EVERGREENS 
PFITZER JUNIPER —This is one of the most popular low evergreens. 
Will grow almost in any soil; water is all that is needed. 
12-15 in. spread, $2.50; 15-18 in. spread, $5.00 
18-24 in. spread, $6.00; 24-36 in. spread, $7.50 
ANDORA JUNIPER—This Juniper grows about 20 in. tall. 
bronze in fall, bright green in summer. 
18-24 in. spread, $5.00; 30-40 in. spread, $7.50 
HETZI JUNIPER—A new type Juniper much like Pfitzer only taller 
grower and more upright; more blue color. A good evergreen for 
foundation. 
12-15 in. spread, $2.50; 15-18 in. spread, $5.00 
30-36 in. spread, $7.50 
Colors 
JAPANESE YEW 
YEW (Japanese)—This is a somewhat new type evergreen for Mid-west; 
they are slow growing, like a little shade and moist soil, will resist smoke 
and gas of the city. Yews have become very popular. 
YEW (Spreading)—This is a wide branching type; can be trimmed into a 
ball or flat type; dark green foliage. 
12 to 15 in., $5.00: 15 to 18 in., $7.50; 18 to 24 in., $10.00 
BROWNII YEW—tThis is an in-between Yew, upright and spreading; 
can be trimmed to either. Good grower and very popular; one of the best. 
12 to 15 in. spread, $5.00: 18 to 24 in. spread, $10.00 
HICKS YEW—This is an upright pyramidal, slim Yew; grows 4 to 6 ft. 
tall. 
15 to 18 in. tall, $5.00 each 
HATFIELD YEW—This is a very slow growing Yew; low bushy type. 
12 to 15 in. tall, $6.50 each 
JUNIPERS 
These are upright Junipers, can be trimmed into any shape, and should 
be trimmed every spring, March or April. 
VIRGINIA JUNIPER—This is one of the oldest native evergreens; will 
stand our climate best of all. 
2-3 ft. tall, $4.00; 3-4 ft. tall, $6.00 
COLORADO JUNIPER —This is a Juniper that will stand hot dry 
weather; it has a very blue color, stands lots of trimming. 
2 to 3 ft. tall, $4.00; 3 to 4 ft. tall, $6.50 
CHINESE JUNIPER—This Juniper has two types of foliage, dark green 
and a blue-green; one of our best types. 
2 to 3 ft. tall, $5.00; 3 to 4 ft. tall, $7.50 
4 to 5 ft. tall, bushy, $10.00 
We have several types of Juniper in limited quantities. If you call at 
our Nursery you can select personally trees to fit your planting needs and 
we can assure you that the prices will be right. You can save money, as 
we grow our own evergreens. 


THIS IS THE 60th YEAR OF THE ALPHA NURSERY. We 
have grown millions of trees and plants during this time and have 
gained much actual experience as to the GROWING, CARE AND 
HABITS OF EVERGREENS, TREES, ROSES and PLANTS suitable 
to our climate. 
This long experience gives assurance of better trees and 
plants, as most all our stock is grown in our fields here at ALPHA, 
ILLINOIS. 
ARBORVITEAS 
This is a flat leaf type of evergreen and comes in many types. 
NEWARKI ARBOR VITEA—This is a fan shape type, very bright 
green; grows in a wide cone shape. 
24 to 30 in. tall, $5.00 
PYRAMIDAL ARBOR VITEA—This is a narrow pyramidal tree of 
bright green color. Can be trimmed to any shape. 
15 to 18 in. tall, $2.50; 2 to 3 ft. tall, $5.00 
3 to 4 ft. tall, $8.00 
GLOBE ARBOR VITEA—This is a round or globe shape without 
trimming. 
12-12 in. globe, $3.00; 16-16 in. globe, $6.00 
SPRUCE 
This is a short needle type of evergreen, known as our Christmas tree. 
It is a big growing tree; needs lots of water for first two seasons. 
SPRUCE (BLACK HILL)—tThis is a very tight growing tree; dark 
green foliage. 
12 to 15 in. tall, $2.50; 18 to 24 in. tall, $4.00 
24 to 36 in. tall, $6.50 
FIR 
The Fir is a very fast growing tree and should be trimmed to make a 
good shape. Will not stand wet places. 
DOUGLAS FIR—A rapid growing tree; foliage dark green to almost 
blue. This is our favorite evergreen. 
2-3 ft. tree, $3.00; 3-4 ft. tree, $5.00 
4 to 442 ft. tree, bushy, $7.50 
EVERGREENS NOT LISTED 
We always have a great quantity of evergreens in many varieties, sizes 
and shapes that we cannot list. If you come to our Nursery you can 
save a lot of money on evergreens. 
SMALL SIZE TRANSPLANTED EVERGREENS 
(Not Balled) 
We always have every spring many varieties of evergreens in pots 5 
to 7 years old. These are known as transplanted evergreens, ready to go 
into our fields. They run 12 to 15 in. tall, and the prices run from 75c 
to $2.00 each. Many of our customers buy these trees, grow them two 
years in their garden and move them to a permanent place. They then 
have a $5.00 to $7.00 tree. We also have these small trees in Fir and 
Spruce for windbreaks. It will pay you to have a look before you buy. 
GROWING OF EVERGREENS 
EVERGREENS ARE NOT HARD TO GROW. All they need 
is a little reasonable care—and most of this care is water and a 
little cultivation. Water is very important, as 70 per cent of ever- 
greens that die is from lack of WATER. One good watering, once 
a week, is much better than watering every day, and when you 
water put 10 to 15 gallons of water to each tree—but don’t wet 
the tops. 
ALL OUR EVERGREENS ARE GROWN AT THE NURSERY IN 
ALPHA. They are all fresh dug from our fields. This is very im- 
portant, as evergreens dry out fast, and if they are out of the 
ground very long, they will be a sure loss. 
IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY EVERGREENS FROM THE 
GROWER. 
ALPHA NURSERY, ALPHA, ILLINOIS 
