WYMAN’S FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES 
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TYPES OF EVERGREENS 
‘To enable us to give accurate brief descriptions of Evergreens, 
we Classify them into six types shown above. 
A. Large, roughly conical, medium to coarse texture. 
Narrow conical to columnar, medium to fine texture. 
Broad conical, medium to fine texture. 
Globose, including elliptical and flattened globe. 
Spreading, bush-form, not prostrate. 
Flat, prostrate or procumbent. 
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MAXIMUM HEIGHTS 
‘These vary under different conditions. ‘The figures given repre- 
sent an average—not the extremes. 
RATES OF GROWTH 
These also vary, but we give an approximate average rate per 
year, also the key letters used in the code. 
VR—very rapid—over 18 inches. 
R—rapid—12 to 18 inches. 
M—medium—8 to 12 inches. 
S—slow—4 to 8 inches. 
VS—very slow—under 4 inches. 
TRANSLATION OF DESCRIPTIVE CODE 
We condense the above information into code form as: B—18’ 
—M. Reference to the above explanation indicates that the tree 
described is a narrow cone or column, a usual maximum height of 
eighteen feet, growing from eight to twelve inches a year. 
