. Sunset Seed and Plant Co. : 1896. Nursery stock California San Francisco Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Nursery stock; Vegetables; Grasses; Flowers; Trees; Plants, Ornamental; Fruit. 427 - 9 SAN SOME ST. SAN FRANCISCO. 59 Picea alcoquina (Alcock's). Leaves deep green above, streaked sea-green and yellow bands under- neath. Moderate, pyramidal growth. Native of Japan. Price, 5-inch pots, 1 to i£ feet, 75c each; $ per 10. P. excelsa (tall). Norway Spruce. Leaves stout and
. Sunset Seed and Plant Co. : 1896. Nursery stock California San Francisco Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Nursery stock; Vegetables; Grasses; Flowers; Trees; Plants, Ornamental; Fruit. 427 - 9 SAN SOME ST. SAN FRANCISCO. 59 Picea alcoquina (Alcock's). Leaves deep green above, streaked sea-green and yellow bands under- neath. Moderate, pyramidal growth. Native of Japan. Price, 5-inch pots, 1 to i£ feet, 75c each; $ per 10. P. excelsa (tall). Norway Spruce. Leaves stout and prickly, brownish in color; branches pendulous; beautiful, symmetrical, conical shape. As a single specimen this is grand, and for large plantings one of the best. Price, balled, r$ to 2 feet, 50c each, $ per 10; 2 to 3 feet, 75c each; $ per 10. P. Menziesii (Menzies). Leaves silvery in appearance; thickly branched; pyramidal form, of slow but large growth. Native of Northern California. Price, balled, i| to 2 feet, $ each; $ per 10. P. nigra (black). Black Spruce. Leaves bluish-green; branches horizontal. Vigorous grower. A fine ornamental tree. Native of North America. Price, 5-inch pots, 1 to i£ feet, 75c each; $ per 10. Pimelea decussata. Flowers rose colored, globular in shape; leaves small. A most desirable shrub on account of its free-blooming qualities and compact, dwarf habit. Native of New Holland. Price, 4-inch pots, 9 to 12 inches, 40c each. PINES (Pinus). The planting of forest trees in California is, and has been, sadly neglected, and in a few years hence, when our forests become depleted, we will, as a country, regret that we were so short- sighted. Let us go to work now and plant our bare and barren hillsides with pines and kindred trees, which will in a few years grow up and afford timber for building and domestic purposes. They will beautify parts which are now an eyesore, draw moisture, and generally improve the hygiene of the
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