Archive image from page 23 of Descriptive catalogue of the Reading. Descriptive catalogue of the Reading Nursery descriptivecatal1876read Year: 1876 Balsam Fir. Fir (Picea). Balsam, or American Silver (Balsamea.) A very reg- ular symmetrical tree, assuming the conical form even when young. On rich soil we have seen it 40 ft. high, with broad healthy branches green to the ground, while in thin, light soil it often loses its low- er branches at 20 feet high. Leaves dark green above, silvery beneath, retaining their color during the sev- erest winter; grows rapidly and is very hardy. See cut. Pr
Archive image from page 23 of Descriptive catalogue of the Reading. Descriptive catalogue of the Reading Nursery descriptivecatal1876read Year: 1876 Balsam Fir. Fir (Picea). Balsam, or American Silver (Balsamea.) A very reg- ular symmetrical tree, assuming the conical form even when young. On rich soil we have seen it 40 ft. high, with broad healthy branches green to the ground, while in thin, light soil it often loses its low- er branches at 20 feet high. Leaves dark green above, silvery beneath, retaining their color during the sev- erest winter; grows rapidly and is very hardy. See cut. Price, 1 feet, 25c; 3 feet, 50c; 4 feet, 75c; 5 feet, $1; 6 to 8 feet, price on selection. Fazier Fir. A tree from our Northwest Coast. Of more slender and delicate habit than Balsam Fir of New England. Grows finely with us the past five or six years. 2 feet, 50c; 3 feet, $1. European Silver (Pectinata). Quite noted for broad- epreadinghorizontal branches and long, flat, silver leaves. We offer only small trees. 1£ ft., 50c. Nordman's Silver (Nordmanana). Fir evergreens look so majestic and symmetrical, when in perfection. Like all the firs, it retains its color perfect at all sea- sons. Some noble specimens exist in the vicinity of Boston, but it is best to be sheltered from the bleak- est northerly winds. We offer small trees. 1 foot, 75c; 2 feet, $ Pine (Pinus). White {Strobus). The most ornamental of all our na- tive Pines; foliage light, delicate or silvery green ; flourishes in the poorest soils. It is one of our most common forest trees. Some in sight of our grounds now stand much over 100 feet high. It can be pruned so as to make a compact hedge. See sample in our Nursery. Price, 2 feet, 25c; 3 feet, 50c; 4 feet, $1. Swiss Stone Pine (Cembra). A handsome and very distinct European variety, singularly compact, coni- cal form, of short foliage and 6ilvery leaves. Of rather slow growth, with very heavy, stout trunk. Price, 2 feet, §1; 3 feet, $ Austrian Pine,
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