Ellwanger & Barry Mount Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries ellwangerbarrymo1899moun Year: 1899 GENERAL CATALOGUE. 67 ABIES [including Picea and Tsuga\ Spruce, Fir and Hemlock. Section i. Abies. Spruce and Hemlock. Tsiiga —the Hemlocks, with flat leaves Leaves needle shaped, scattered all around the shoots {inclndiug -mostly two ranked). A. alba. White Spruce. A. A native tree of medium size, varying in height from 25 to 50 feet, of p\TamidaI form. FoUage silvery gray, and bark light colored. Very hardy and valuable. 50c. tvar. caerulea. The Glaucous Spruce. B. A small and beautiful var
Ellwanger & Barry Mount Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries ellwangerbarrymo1899moun Year: 1899 GENERAL CATALOGUE. 67 ABIES [including Picea and Tsuga\ Spruce, Fir and Hemlock. Section i. Abies. Spruce and Hemlock. Tsiiga —the Hemlocks, with flat leaves Leaves needle shaped, scattered all around the shoots {inclndiug -mostly two ranked). A. alba. White Spruce. A. A native tree of medium size, varying in height from 25 to 50 feet, of p\TamidaI form. FoUage silvery gray, and bark light colored. Very hardy and valuable. 50c. tvar. caerulea. The Glaucous Spruce. B. A small and beautiful variety, of rather loose spread- ing habit, with bluish green foliage ; very hardy and valuable. $ to $ tA. Alcocquiana. Alcock's Spruce. B. From Japan. It forms a beautiful tree of close habit. Foliage pale green, silvery underneath. Valuable. $ A. Canadensis. Hemlock Spruce. A. A remarkably graceful and beautiful native tree, with drooping branches, and delicate dark foliage, like that of the Yew; distinct from all other trees. It is a handsome lawn tree, and makes a highly ornamental hedge. $ A. Douglasii. Douglas' Spruce. C. From Colorado. Large, conical form; branches spreading, hori- zontal; leaves light green above, glaucous below. $ A. excelsa. Norway Spruce. A. From Europe. An elegant tree; extremely hardy, of lofty, rapid growth, and p>Tamidal form. The branches assume a graceful, drooping hal^it when the tree attains 15 to 20 feet in height. One of the most popular evergreens for planting, either as single specimen trees, or in masses for effect or shelter. It is one of the best evergreen hedge plants. 50c. to $ tvar. compacta. Compact Spruce. B. A dense grower, with light green foliage. to $ var. conica. Conical Spruce. C. A dwarf variety, of compact, conical habit; becomes perfectly symmetrical \\'ithout pruning. One of the best. to $ tvar. Finedonensis. The Finedon Spruce. B. A striking variety of compact habit,
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