. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees plants vines fruits, Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Flowering Seeds. '5. THUYA OCCIDENTALIS. THUYA occidentalis compacta (Parson's Compact Arbor-vitae). Dwarf, dense habit; gi'ows three or four feet high; one of the best for cemeteries, be- ing of very neat habit. 50 cts. T. o. cristata (Crested Arbor-vitae). Singular and pretty while young. 75 cts. T. o. ericoides (Heath Arbor-vitae). A low bush, closely resembling the heaths of Europe, with soft fe
. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees plants vines fruits, Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Flowering Seeds. '5. THUYA OCCIDENTALIS. THUYA occidentalis compacta (Parson's Compact Arbor-vitae). Dwarf, dense habit; gi'ows three or four feet high; one of the best for cemeteries, be- ing of very neat habit. 50 cts. T. o. cristata (Crested Arbor-vitae). Singular and pretty while young. 75 cts. T. o. ericoides (Heath Arbor-vitae). A low bush, closely resembling the heaths of Europe, with soft feathery foliage, light green in summer, changing to a bronzy hue in winter; a desirable form. 50 cts. T. o. glauca. A dwarf form, with blunt foliage. 75 cts. T. o. globosa (Globe Arbor-vitae). A natural ever- gx-een globe or ball; very pretty and hardy. 50 cts. to $1. » T. occidentalis Hoveyi iHovey's Golden Arbor- vitae). A tine compact bush, with numerous flat branches of a yellowish-green color. 50 cts. T. o. Siberica (Siberian Arbor-vitae). One of the best medium-sized evergreens for this climate; of compact pyramidal habit; an elegant tree as a lawn specimen and for ornamental hedges. 50 cts. to $2; for hedging, $10 to $40 per 100. T. o. Tom Thumb. A heath-leaved variety; hardier and greener than Ericoides. 50 cts. T. o. Vervaeneana (Vervaene's Variegated Arbor- vitae). A distinct variety in which green and yel- low are finely blended. SI. T. orientalis (Chinese Arbor-vitae; syn., Biota oineiitalis). 50 cts. T. o. aurea (Golden Arbor-vitae). A neat compact bush of a golden hue; not as hardy as some other varieties. 50 cts. to $ T. o. elegantissima (New Golden Biota). In sum- mer the young growth is bright golden-yellow, but changes in winter to a purple or chocolate color; in cold weather the tips of the twigs on the sunny side of the tree are bright yellow, as if studded with golden beads; very distinct and effective. 75 cts. to $ T. o. pendula (Weeping Arbor-vi
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