Coniferous Evergreens 
The Conifers, or Cone-bearing Evergreens will always have a place in the landscaping of home grounds. Their 
cool, refreshing appearance and delightful fragrance are as welcome in Summer as in Winter. They furnish a quiet 
note of green acting as an excellent foil for the riotous bloom and contrasting textures of deciduous trees and shrubs. 
By studying the varieties listed one can find a conifer for every purpose. They vary greatly as to color, height 
and form. 
CEDRUS - Cedar 
Atlantica glauca. The gray Atlas Cedar with foliage 
of a silvery blue. 
Deodara (Tree of the Gods). Tree to 100 ft. with dark, 
bluish green foliage. 
CEPHALOTAXUS drupacea (Plum Yew). A dwarf, 
spreading evergreen with foliage like the Yews. 
C. fastigiata (Upright Plum Yew). A columnar type, 
very compact and slow growing. 
CHAMAECYPARIS - Cypress 
RETINOSPORA 
Lawsoniana glauca. A type with steel-blue foliage. 
Broad, oval shape. 
Obtusa ( Hinoki Cypress). Pyramidal tree with foliage 
drooping in graceful, feathery sprays. 
Obtusa gracilis (Dwarf Hinoki Cypress). A compact, 
pyramidal form with drooping branchlets. 
Pisifera filifera (Tread Retinospora). Bushy type with 
dark green, threadlike, drooping foliage. 
Plumosa (Plume Retinospora). One of the hardiest 
varieties, with feathery branchlets. Pyramidal 
growth. 
Plumosa aurea. Pyramidal form having fluffy foliage 
which is a rich golden color in the Spring. 
Plumosa lutea. A type with yellow tipped foliage. 
Perfect globe shape. Dwarf. 
Squarrosa veitchi (Moss Retinospora). A variety with 
fleecy silver-blue foliage retained all year. 
CUNNINGHAMIA Ianceolata glauca (Blue Chinese 
Fir). Attractive, tall growing tree with blue lance- 
like needles on spreading branches, pendulous at ends. 
JUNIPERUS - Juniper 
Chinensis pfitzeriana (Pfizer's Juniper). Broad, 
spreading type with horizontal branches and nodding 
branchlets. 
Chinensis sylvestris. Broad, pyramidal Juni- 
per of golden green color. 
Communis hibernica (Jrish Juniper). Nar- 
row, columnar form with slender bluish 
green leaves. 
Conferta (litoralis) (Shore Juniper). A pro- 
cumbent shrub with bluish green foliage with 
a white band above. 
Excelsa stricta (Spiny Greek Juniper). A tall, 
dense, narrow plant tapering from the ground 
to a sharp terminal point. Grayish foliage. 
Slow growth. 
Sabina (Savin Juniper). Low, many-branching 
shrub 2 to 3 ft. high. 
Virginiana (American Red Cedar). One of the 
most important native evergreens. Fragrant 
foliage. 
Virginiana canaerti. A pyramidal form with 
dark green leaves. 
Virginiana glauca (Silver Red Cedar). Variety 
with glaucous blue foliage. 
Virginiana schotti. Rather small columnar 
tree with bright green foliage. 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
Chamaecyparis Plumosa 
Plume Retinospora 
PICEA excelsa (Norway Spruce). Favorite slow-grow- 
ing tree of graceful form with dense, deep green 
foliage. 
P. pungens kosteriana (Koster’s Blue Spruce). The 
most conspicuous of all evergreens. Uniform growth 
with steel-blue foliage on pendulous branches. 
Juniperus Chinensis Pfitzeriana 
Pfitzer Juniper 
