. Spring of 1898 catalogue and price list of the Evergreen Nurseries. Nursery stock Wisconsin Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs. VI' Arbor Vita*, American, Thuga occidentalism incorrectly called White Cedar by some. A- native of the northern portion of our continent, generally inhabiting low, moist locations, bun will do well on high, dry land. Height, 25 to 50 feet, forming a conic;) 1 tree, with lower branches resting on the ground. Entirely hardy, very easy of cultivation, and- a rapid grower. Used largely for hedges, as i
. Spring of 1898 catalogue and price list of the Evergreen Nurseries. Nursery stock Wisconsin Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs. VI' Arbor Vita*, American, Thuga occidentalism incorrectly called White Cedar by some. A- native of the northern portion of our continent, generally inhabiting low, moist locations, bun will do well on high, dry land. Height, 25 to 50 feet, forming a conic;) 1 tree, with lower branches resting on the ground. Entirely hardy, very easy of cultivation, and- a rapid grower. Used largely for hedges, as it can be trimmed into- almost any desired shape. Timber valuable for fences, lasting much longer than any other variety known. The only objection to this tree is that the color of the foliage changes to a dingy bronze green in. winter. Arbor Vitae, Chinese, Hint a orientalis. A native of China anc* .Japan, where it grows to a height of 20 feet. Not so desirable as the American, yet grown largely in this country. Hardy except in the most northern states. Arbor Vita*, Chinese Golden, Biota orientalis aurea. A variety of the preceding. Dwarf and very dense, with yellow-green or partly- golden tinged foliage. A beautiful tree. Arbor Vitae, Chinese Pyramidal, Biota orientalis pyramidalis. This has larger branches and foliage than the species, and is of more- rapid growth. It resembles at a distance the upright form of Cypress- Manly. Arbor Vitae, Compacta, Thuya compacta. A dwarf, compact variety of the American* Hardy. Fir, Balsam, Abies balsamea. Some botanists describe this tree as growing only in swamps and damp woods, and not exceeding" .SO or 40 feet in height, but here we have it growing both in swamps and on high dry ground, and from our office window we can now see a specimen at least 75 feet in height. It is a beautiful tree when young, but as it nears maturity the lower limbs de- cay, marring its beauty. The timber is claimed by some to be worthless, but we know of s
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