. Trees for Long Island. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Westbury (Nassau County) Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Ornamental shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. WHITE SPRUCE. The best Spruce for mo=;t purposes. It is dense in habit, with persistent lower branches and beautiful color. It retains its beauty when old, but is slower in growth than the Norway Spruce. The above is a specimen grown in a tub. RETINOSFORA obtusa. A species of distin- guished appearance ; an important timber tree in Japan. The beauty of a plant depends not only upon the texture and
. Trees for Long Island. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Westbury (Nassau County) Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Ornamental shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. WHITE SPRUCE. The best Spruce for mo=;t purposes. It is dense in habit, with persistent lower branches and beautiful color. It retains its beauty when old, but is slower in growth than the Norway Spruce. The above is a specimen grown in a tub. RETINOSFORA obtusa. A species of distin- guished appearance ; an important timber tree in Japan. The beauty of a plant depends not only upon the texture and color of the foliage, but on its disposition, depth, and the effect of light and shade. This species is peculiarly beautiful m this respect. Obtusa nana fDwarf Japan Cypress). For de- scription, see under cut, page 17. SPRUCE (Picea). This genus of important Ever- greens are all tall, spire-topped trees, hardy and vigorous, being natives of mountainous regions. There is considerable variety in their tones of green and blue. Norway r gardens and orchards. When young it is graceful, but after 25 years it is liable to become ragged and unsightly. As it can SPRUCE, continued. be raised and imported very cheaply by nursery- men, it has been recommended and largely planted in public parks and private estates, where its mournful appearance has resulted in making all Evergreens somewhat unpopular, when on the contrary most varieties present a bright and cheer- ful aspect. See illustration, page 16. White. For description, see under cut. Alcock's. A new and rare Japanese species, which will equal the native Spruce in form and long life, and surpass it in beauty. The under side of the foliage is bluish white. As a large tree it is con- spicuous. In Japan it grows near the ocean. Oriental. The Oriental, or Eastern Spruce, equals Nordmann's fir in dark color, and exceeds it in density of foliage. As it retains its foliage for 10 or more years, while most Evergreens drop their leaves soone
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