Archive image from page 31 of Descriptive catalogue of fruit trees. Descriptive catalogue of fruit trees small fruits, etc. descriptivecatal1893cali Year: 1893 28 CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO. Norway Spruce. Spruce, Pinsapo—A beautiful tree; its compact growth and unique appearance render it worthy of a place in every garden. The foliage is of a yellowish hue, with glaucous stripes. ' Veitchii—A tall, slender, handsome tree, growing 100 feet high and up- wards. Branches slightly ascending, bark whitish, leaves rather close set, bright glossy green. Sterculia, Plantanifolia (Chinese Parasol Tree)—


Archive image from page 31 of Descriptive catalogue of fruit trees. Descriptive catalogue of fruit trees small fruits, etc. descriptivecatal1893cali Year: 1893 28 CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO. Norway Spruce. Spruce, Pinsapo—A beautiful tree; its compact growth and unique appearance render it worthy of a place in every garden. The foliage is of a yellowish hue, with glaucous stripes. ' Veitchii—A tall, slender, handsome tree, growing 100 feet high and up- wards. Branches slightly ascending, bark whitish, leaves rather close set, bright glossy green. Sterculia, Plantanifolia (Chinese Parasol Tree)—A native of China and Japan, with fine large handsome foliage. Torreya, Nucifera—A fine pyramidal tree from 40 to 60 feet high, with yew-like aspect. Leaves about an inch long, dark green, paler beneath; fruit egg-shaped, about an inch long. Thujopsis, Dolobrata Variegata (Variegated Axe-leaved Arborvitce)—A peculiar tree from Japan, of vigorous growth, conical outline, with drooping branches, and leaves quite flattened and distinctly and beautifully marked with rich golden yellow. Veronica, Andersonii—One of the best evergreen flowering shrubs; flowers violet blue. ' Variegated—A very handsome shrub, with variegated foliage and blue flowTers. ' Imperialis—A new variety, with beautiful amaranth colored flowers. Yew, English (Baccata)—Large bush or small tree of slow growth, and very bushy head, densely branched and thickly covered with sombre green leaves; can be trimmed into any shape. ' Erect English (Baccata Erecta)—An erect, dense-growing variety, with small, dark, shining leaves thickly set on the branches. ' Dwarf Golden(Elegantissima)—One of the most valuable variegated Ever- greens; the leaves are regularly margined with yellowish white, and having the bark of the young growth of a pale yellow; growth slow. ' Irish (Fastigiata)—Peculiarly upright in growth, resembling a bundle of closely packed branches ; the foliage is of the darkest hue, and th


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