. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 67 ABIES [including Picea and Tsuga], Spruce, Fir and Hemlock. Section i. Abies. Spruce and Hemlock. Tsuga —the Hemlocks, with flat leaves Leaves fieedle shaped, scattered all around the shoots (including mostly two ranked). A. alba. White Spruce. A. A native tree of medium size, varying in height from 25 to 50 feet, of pyramidal form. Foliage silvery gray, and bark light colored. Very hardy and valuable. 50c. fvar. cserulea. The Glaucous Spruce. B. A small and beautiful variety, of rather loose spread- ing habit, with bluish g
. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 67 ABIES [including Picea and Tsuga], Spruce, Fir and Hemlock. Section i. Abies. Spruce and Hemlock. Tsuga —the Hemlocks, with flat leaves Leaves fieedle shaped, scattered all around the shoots (including mostly two ranked). A. alba. White Spruce. A. A native tree of medium size, varying in height from 25 to 50 feet, of pyramidal form. Foliage silvery gray, and bark light colored. Very hardy and valuable. 50c. fvar. cserulea. 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 pyramidal form. The branches assume a graceful, drooping habit 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 $ fvar. 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 without pruning. One of the best. $ to $ fvar. Finedonensis. The Finedon Spruce. B. A striking variety of compact habit, having the young leaves on the upper sides of the shoots, f
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