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RARE PLANT CLUB, KENTFIELD, materi.  e - 7, 
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Our recent discovery of a natural dame ure | 
Redwood tree with WHITE wood, about 
one-tenth the size of the GIANT Redwoods, 
is amazing news! Of the thousands we 
have seen, one is only 2 1/2 feet tall, with 
nine seed-bearing cones! Another is 6 feet 
tall with 49 annual age rings! 
We now have a SMALL stock of FIVE 
VARIETIES, which we have named as 
follows: 
The SPIRE--light-green, slender, erect. 
The COMPACTA--light-green, dense, bushy 
. often with rounded top. 
The RUSSET--light - green, tinted with 
reddish tan. A striking color accent. 
The WEEPER--dark-green, very slender, 
with branches trailing like vines. 
The SILVER-BACK--dark - green leaves 
with strong silver back. Dense pyra- 
mid as wide as tall, sitting on ground. 
While it is too early to GUARANTEE the 
behavior of these Midget Redwoods in cul- 
tivation, they promise many merits. 
1. For outdoor planting in ZONES 6 to 10, 
With care, perhaps even in ZONE 5. Live 
100 years or more, grow to about 35 feet. 
2. For Tub Trees in colder climates, to 
FIVE HYBRID REDWOODS be moved indoors in coldest weather. Asa 
LIVING Christmas Tree, should serve for 
Botanists have long said that the ''Coast MANY years--a money saver. 
Redwood" is a triploid HYBRID, with 3 un- 
known parents. I have found FIVE of these ' 3, For DWARFING--it's EASY to dwarfa 
apparent hybrids, each of which seems to natural dwarf. Stand hot summer on DRY 
be a blend of one type of Midget with the mountains--should succeed indoors. 
"original'' Coast Redwood. 
Our MIDGET REDWOODS Folder--10¢ppd. 
On residential lots, the five hybrids should 
be better than the BIG Redwoods, as they 
will NOT grow so large. They resemble 
the five types of Midgets, but are larger 
in every way. You can have 2 or 3 differ- 
ent HYBRIDS in the same space that ONE 
big Redwood would require. 
