. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees plants vines fruits, Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Evergreen Conifers. x3. PICEA (WHITE SPRUCE Picea, continued. P. excelsa inverta (Weeping Spruce). The most grotesque weeping evei'green. With a little care while young, it forms a tall, erect tree with closely drooping branches, shrouding it with a thick drapery of green ; a superior tree for cemeteries or where tall evergreens are needed in limited spaces. Its habit and appearance seem part
. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees plants vines fruits, Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Evergreen Conifers. x3. PICEA (WHITE SPRUCE Picea, continued. P. excelsa inverta (Weeping Spruce). The most grotesque weeping evei'green. With a little care while young, it forms a tall, erect tree with closely drooping branches, shrouding it with a thick drapery of green ; a superior tree for cemeteries or where tall evergreens are needed in limited spaces. Its habit and appearance seem particu- larly appropriate for the solemn associations of the burial ground. $1 to $3. P. e. pendula iDrooping Norway Spruce). A very graceful form of the common Norway, in which the main branches extend horizontally, and the lateral branchlets hang perpendicularly; much admired. $ P. Menziesii. A California species; light green color, with stiff prickly leaves. Si to $2. P. orientalis (Eastern Spruce). A handsome tree of medium size and very compact habit. The foli- age is bright, glossy and very abundant. One of the most valuable evergreen trees; it has no ob- jectionable traits and is appropriate for a great variety of situations, fl to $5. P. pungens I Colorado Blue Spruce). A magnificent tree, recently introduced from the Rocky moun- tains, which is rapidly taking a prominent place as the most popular "blue" evergreen: it is of fine compact habit, with abundant foliage of a sil- very or sage-green, or sometimes a bluish tint. Seedlings are variable in color, and grafted trees of the best varieties are still very scarce. We have a few small plants grafted from one of the finest specimens in the east, 2-year grafts, £1 each; seedlings, \y2 to 3 feet, $2 to $5, accord- ing to color. PICEA Smithiana (Himalayan Spruce ; syn., P. mor- inda). A graceful tree, of light green color. $ CEPHALOTAXUS Fortvmei (Chinese Yew). $1. ,IS. Modern botanists have r
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