. [Catalogue]. Nursery stock Maryland Baltimore Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Etc. 71 RETINOSPORA, Obtuse-Leaved (R. obtusa). A pretty and distinct species, growing 6 to 8 feet high, with graceful, drooping branches. Golden-Tipped Plume-Like {R. plumosa aurea). A very striking and desirable plant for this climate ; the tips of branches sh o wing a beautiful golden yellow hue. Silver-Spotted Plume-Like {J?, plumosa argentea). Young shoots sprinkled with nu- mer
. [Catalogue]. Nursery stock Maryland Baltimore Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Etc. 71 RETINOSPORA, Obtuse-Leaved (R. obtusa). A pretty and distinct species, growing 6 to 8 feet high, with graceful, drooping branches. Golden-Tipped Plume-Like {R. plumosa aurea). A very striking and desirable plant for this climate ; the tips of branches sh o wing a beautiful golden yellow hue. Silver-Spotted Plume-Like {J?, plumosa argentea). Young shoots sprinkled with nu- merous silvery white dots. SPRUCE, Douglas' {Abies Dou- glasii). A rapid-growing species, but the foliage browns badly in some locali- ties. Colorado Blue (A. pungens). A rare, elegant tree with foli- age of a rich blue. One of the most distinct and strik- ing of all the Spruce family. A free grower and perfectly hardy. Hemlock {A. Canadensis). One of the hardiest and most handsome trees, branches drooping; foliage delicate, retaining its color well through the winter ; should be in every collection, how- ever small ; it also makes a highly ornamental hedge. Norway {A. excelsa). A Euro- pean species of very rapid, elegant and lofty growth, and when it attains to the height of 15 or 20 feet the branches assume a graceful, drooping habit; this is one of the handsomest as well as the most popular ever- green trees ; very hardy. White {A. alba). A very pretty tree ; attains a height of 40 to 50 feet; compact in growth ; conical in form, with soft, light green foliage; very hardy; desirable. YEW, English {Taxus baccata). A small, bushy tree, with rich, dark, glossy green foli- age ; suitable for clipping into artificial forms. Irish ( ). Of close, erect habit and dark green White 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
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