. C. M. Hobbs & Sons. Nurseries Horticulture Catalogs; Evergreens Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Climbing plants Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs. An exceptionally fine evergreen as a specimen or for background borders, or wind- break plantings. The new growth of the Pine in early spring resembles candles. The pines need room as they attain considerable size. The upright Pines make excellent cut Christmas trees. AUSTRIAN. A fast growing tall form with long dark green needles on spreading branches from a central trunk which will mature to a height of 50 feet. MUGHO. Spreading


. C. M. Hobbs & Sons. Nurseries Horticulture Catalogs; Evergreens Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Climbing plants Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs. An exceptionally fine evergreen as a specimen or for background borders, or wind- break plantings. The new growth of the Pine in early spring resembles candles. The pines need room as they attain considerable size. The upright Pines make excellent cut Christmas trees. AUSTRIAN. A fast growing tall form with long dark green needles on spreading branches from a central trunk which will mature to a height of 50 feet. MUGHO. Spreading type with dark green needles used especially in pairs in foun- dation plantings. SCOTCH. Very similar to the Austrian Pine with denser foliage and shorter needles. WHITE. Probably the most graceful of the Pines with a soft needle of light green color. A beautiful specimen tree and excellent for background and screening. SPRUCE-Picea An evergreen for specimen, screen, group and windbreak plantings. Needs room to develop. BLACK HILLS. Similar to the Nor- Scotch Pine way Spruce but of denser foliage with lighter green color. COLORADO BLUE. Blue Spruce for group or specimen plantings to add color to the landscape. A large grower. KOSTER BLUE. The finest of the Blue Spruce which most people are wanting for their yards. Bluer color than the Colorado and the best of the specimen evergreens for home landscape ..... ., where there is sufficient room. NORWAY. A most com- monly used Spruce of dark green foliage. For hedges if kept sheared, group or windbreak plantings. Used many times for Christmas 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 C. M. Hobbs & Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Bridgeport, Ind. : C. M. Hobbs & Sons


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