. Native and exotic plants, trees & shrubs. Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Palms Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Cryptomeria Japonica. (See opposite page.) Cedrus Deodara. (See opposite page.) word, Peena, having exactly the same meaning; while others derive its origin from our own fine, or the Latin finis, as well as pin, in allusion to the slender leaves. Others, again, derive Pinus from the Celtic word pen, a mountain, in allusion to the site where these trees grow, and state tha
. Native and exotic plants, trees & shrubs. Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Palms Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Cryptomeria Japonica. (See opposite page.) Cedrus Deodara. (See opposite page.) word, Peena, having exactly the same meaning; while others derive its origin from our own fine, or the Latin finis, as well as pin, in allusion to the slender leaves. Others, again, derive Pinus from the Celtic word pen, a mountain, in allusion to the site where these trees grow, and state that it is wholesome to walk in such groves, where the air is impregnated with the balsamic properties of 'the Pine that breathes forth fragrance from every wound.'" All evergreen trees, found in Europe, Asia and America, and one species (P. Canariensis) in Africa. Timber of most all species very valu- able, and, when grown with sufficient room, single specimens are very ornamental. P. Canariensis. The Canary Island Pine. A large tree, growing 60 or 70 feet high, with leaves in threes, wavy, slender and spreading. The branches are very regularly spaced on the trunk. Hardy through the Gulf states. Pot-grown plants, 1 year old, 10 cts. each, $1 per doz., $7 per 100. P. excelsa. The Lofty, or Bhotan Pine from the Himalaya mountains. Also'grows in Macedonia and Montenegro, and forms large forests of tall trees. Leaves fine, rather long, bluish green some- times. Pot-grown, 25 cts. each, $ per doz. P. Halepensis. The Aleppo, or Jerusalem Pine. This is the most common Pine of Palestine. The tree is low and spreading, growing about 20 to 30 feet high. Leaves are in twos, deep green, 2 or 3 inches long, thickly clothing the younger branches. The Greeks throughout Attica use its resin to pre- serve their wine from becoming sour, and also use the cones for the same purpose. Nice 1-year pot- grown trees, 10 cts. each, $1 per doz., $7 per 100; 2-year, 15 cts. each, $ per doz., $1
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