. Ellwanger & Barry's catalogue : ornamental trees, shrubs, etc. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Ornamental trees Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. OBNAMEXTAL 2BEES, SHBUBS, ETC. 55. nordmann's silver fir. Abies Nordmanniana. Nordmaxx's Silver Fir. This majestic Fir, from tlie Crimean Mountains, is of symmetrical form, vigorous and quite hardy. Its foliage is massive, dark green, shining above and slightly glaucous below, rendering it a verv handsome tree throughout the vear. Considered here and in Europe as one of the finest of the
. Ellwanger & Barry's catalogue : ornamental trees, shrubs, etc. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Ornamental trees Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. OBNAMEXTAL 2BEES, SHBUBS, ETC. 55. nordmann's silver fir. Abies Nordmanniana. Nordmaxx's Silver Fir. This majestic Fir, from tlie Crimean Mountains, is of symmetrical form, vigorous and quite hardy. Its foliage is massive, dark green, shining above and slightly glaucous below, rendering it a verv handsome tree throughout the vear. Considered here and in Europe as one of the finest of the Silver Firs. $ to' $ See cut. *A. pectiData. European-, or Comb-like Silver Fir. A noble tree, with spreading horizontal branches and broad, silvery foliage; young shoots somewhat tender, except when well ripened. $ A. Pichta. Pitch Silver Fir. From the mountains of Siberia. A me- dium sized tree, of compact, conical growth, with dark green foliage. Fine and hardv. ^ to $ BIOTA. Oriental or Eastern Arbor Vitse. Thuya, Fr. All of the Biotas are quite tender here, and require to be well protected in winter. On this account we are often tempted to omit the genus from om* catalogue. In milder climates they are the most ornamental of evergreens. *B. orientalis. Chinese Arbor Vit^. From China and Japan. A small, elegant tree, with erect branches, and dense, flat, light green foliage; becomes brown in winter. $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ellwanger & Barry; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. [Rochester, N. Y. : Ellwanger & Barry]
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