Archive image from page 50 of Descriptive catalogue of fruit and. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and shade trees, vines, ornamental plants and roses for sale at the Fancher Creek Nursery . descriptivecatal1896fanc Year: 1896 FANCHER CREEK NURSERY. 47 California Bay Tree. {Oreodaphne.) A very handsome native tree, with light green fo- liage, which emits an agreeable perfume when bruised. 'California Big Tree. {Sequoia Gigantea.) The famous Big Tree of this state ; it makes a handsome pyramid when young ; very desirable for lawn decoration. California Nutmeg. (Torreya.) A handsome yew-like tree
Archive image from page 50 of Descriptive catalogue of fruit and. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and shade trees, vines, ornamental plants and roses for sale at the Fancher Creek Nursery . descriptivecatal1896fanc Year: 1896 FANCHER CREEK NURSERY. 47 California Bay Tree. {Oreodaphne.) A very handsome native tree, with light green fo- liage, which emits an agreeable perfume when bruised. 'California Big Tree. {Sequoia Gigantea.) The famous Big Tree of this state ; it makes a handsome pyramid when young ; very desirable for lawn decoration. California Nutmeg. (Torreya.) A handsome yew-like tree, forming a compact head, and producing a nut very much resembling the nutmeg of commerce. Zl' Nucifera.—A native of Japan, with deep, glossy, green, spiny-pointed leaves. CEDAR ATLANTICA. (From a specimen on our grounds.) Camphor Tree. {Laurus Camphora.) A rank-growing, ornamental tree, thriving in the very poorest soil, a native of Japan ; bright green foliage, and well adapted for a lawn. To prepare the camphor of commerce, the root, trunk and branches are broken up and treated with water in closed vessels, the volatilized camphor being sublimated on rice straw. Cedar, Atlantica.—A very handsome pyramidal tree, with silvery-green foliage ; branches have an upright-growing tendency, and are very dense. A very fine tree for a lawn. <{ Deodora.— {Himalaya Cedar.) Exceedingly handsome, with drooping branches and silvery-green foliage, forming a dense net work. The finest, most rapid growing of all cedars, and worthy of a place in every garden.
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