. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i9H- The American Florist. 1013. G. H. COOKES NEW STORE, WASHINGTON, D. C. Striking:, the variety tamariscifolia is most marked in tliis respect and lias a somewliat different color effect from the ordinary form. There are a num- ber of other good junipers, but perhaps the most attractive is the Irish juniper. Juniperus communis fastigiata. This is an erect form of the common Euro- pean juniper which grows from four to eight feet in height. The foliage is light green above and silvery beneath and the contrast in c
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i9H- The American Florist. 1013. G. H. COOKES NEW STORE, WASHINGTON, D. C. Striking:, the variety tamariscifolia is most marked in tliis respect and lias a somewliat different color effect from the ordinary form. There are a num- ber of other good junipers, but perhaps the most attractive is the Irish juniper. Juniperus communis fastigiata. This is an erect form of the common Euro- pean juniper which grows from four to eight feet in height. The foliage is light green above and silvery beneath and the contrast in color makes it quite attractive and a noticeable shrub on the lawn. It has not been found stiff enough for hedge purposes, the snow breaking it down, otherwise it would I'p quite attractive As a contrast to tlie savin in the color of its foliage the native variety of the common juniper, Juniperus communis depressa, former- J. communis canadensis, or alpina. makes a fine low growing conifer for massing. Another hardy juniper not often seen but which will probably be more grown in the future is Juniperus rigida, a Japanase species which makes it quite attractive. The Japanese retinosporas are very useful hardy conifers. They come un- der the same genus as the cypress, the botanists calling them cupressus or Chama ecyparis, and as evergreen shrubs or small trees for the law-n, they have a distinct place. Perhaps the hardiest and most beautiful of all is that known in the trade as the Retin- ospora filifera. This has not been in- jured at Ottawa in any way and has made a remarkably graceful and beau- tiful lawn specimen. Planted in ISOrt this is now 12 feet in height and about the same in width. Another good one is Retinospora plumosa, a compact tree and very ornamental when young. After fifteen or twenty years it loses its compact appearance and is much less ornamental. There is a very beau- tiful golden leaved variety of (this called R. plumosa aurea. These some- times have th
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