42 STERLING'S ANNUAL CATALOG 
ORNAMENTAL AND SHADE TREES — Continued 
Each 
MAPLE. Norway. Best for shade. All sizes W..- see $5.00 to $22.50 
MAPLE. SCHWEDLERI. Purple leaves in Spring. —....- e 8.50 to 12.50 
MAPLE. Sycamore. Make nice shade trees. All sizes... 5.00 to 20.00 
OAK. Pin. Fine for lawns. Does not rob adjoining ground 
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Good color in the Fall ......... yn ee 5.00 to 28.00 
PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS. American Plane .........__--«*7-50 to 15.00 
SORBUS AUCUPARIA. Mountain Ash. Small sized shade 
tree with great cluste-s of orange-red berries 6.50 to 7.00 
WEEPING WILLOW. Niobe. Yellow bark. Very ornamental .. 6.50 to 14.50 
EVERGREENS 
What adds to a place more than an Evergreen Setting? We have the 
Evergreens and would be glad to show them to you. Below is a partial list of 
our Evergreens. 
ABIES BALSAMEA. Balsam Fir. Very hardy. Likes wet soil. Fragrant needles. 
$4.50 to $18.00. 
ABIES CONCOLOR. White Fir. One of the best. Nearly blue in color. $6.00 to 
$22.00. 
ARBORVITAE. Dark American. Very dark green. $4.50 to $11.00. 
ARBORVITAE. Globe shaped. Dark green. These can be kept trimmed to a 
perfect ball. Very ornamental. $5.00 to $8.00. 
ARBORVITAE. Pyramidal. Tall, narrow, good color. The most popular upright 
tree for foundation settings. All sizes. $3.00 to $14.50. 
BIOTA AUREA NANA. Dwarf Golden Arborvitae. Good for Rock Gardens, 
and foundation planting. $5.00 to $7.50. 
BIOTA ELEGANTISSIMA. Upright Golden Tipped Arborvitae. Each $7.50 to 
$9.00. 
JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS COLUMNARIS. Upright Juniper. Very hardy. Deep 
gray-green. $9.50. 
JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS COLUMNARIS GLAUCA. Bluish green Chinese Jun- 
iper. $12.50. 
JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS PFITZERIANA. Pfitzer Juniper. Broad, bushy habit. 
Fine for Rock Gardens or foundation planting. Gray-green color. $5.50 
to $8.50. 
JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA CANAERTI. Dense, dark green columns. Blue berries. 
$7.50 to $18.00. 
PICEA ORIENTALIS. Denser than Norway Spruce. Slow growing. Good as 
specimens or for Christmas trees. $6.00 to $16.00. 
PICEA PUNGENS and PUNGENS GLAUCA. Colorado Green and Blue 
Spruces. A good, hardy tree. Stands salt water exposure. 12 to 24 in. 
$4.00 to $8.50. 
PINUS NIGRA AUSTRIACA. Austrian Pine. Good for seaside. Hardy. 
Stiff, deep green needles. $7.50 to $9.50. 
PINUS THUNBERGII. Black Pine. Vigorous. The best Evergreen for sandy, 
exposed places or seaside. Each, $2.50 to $7.50. 
PSEUDOTSUSA DOUGLASI. Douglas Fir. Hardy. Bluish color. $5.50 to $15.00 
RETINOSPORA OBTUSA COMPACTA. Slow growing. Excellent for foundation 
planting. $7.00 to $8.50. 
