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Title: Catalogue of trees, shrubs, evergreens and herbaceous plants
Identifier: CAT31284912 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Shady Hill Nursery Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Shady Hill Nursery Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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36 CATALOGUE OF TREES, SHRUBS. AND VINES. A beautiful from Japan. A. cilicica. Cilician Silver Fir. B. A compact growing tree of fine shape, and with very dark foliage. Though from Asia Minor, it is hardy, and one of the most desirable. $1.00. A. Concolor syn. lasiocarpa. B. This we consider the finest of all evergreen trees. It is from Colorado, and grows to a height of 50 ft. and more. The foliage varies exceedingly; in selected specimens it is as blue as the best " Blue Spruce." We believe this splendid Rocky Mountain tree will yet displace the well-known Picea pun- gens, or "Blue Spruce," in popular favor. It is more graceful and feathery than the latter, is its equal in color, and as it grows older retains its lower limbs better, so that altogether it is superior, especially for per- manent planting. The glorious specimen at Wellesley, from which our cut is made, is one of the finest sights among trees. 12 to 18 ins., $1.50. 2 ft., $2.00. 3 ft., $4.00. A. firma. B. form of Silver Fir Choice. $1.50. A. Fraseri. B. A splendid native tree, like the Balsam Fir, but with darker, richer foliage, of better growth, and of far more distinct and elegant appearance. Hardy. 75 cents to $1.00. A. nobilis glauea. B. A tree of grand appearance, from the Pacific coast, the branches growing horizontally. The foli- age is silvery blue, in many spec- imens greatly intensified. A magnificent tree. Prefers a warm, sheltered situation. $2.00 to $3.00. A. NorclmaniiiaDa. Nord- mann's Silver Fir. B. When once established, we have no more impressive evergreen than this one. It is from the Crimea, and in our severe seasons is often hurt by the winter, when young. Of symmetrical habit, with in- tensely dark, massive foliage, silver beneath. (See cut on page 37.) $1.50 to $2.00. A. pectinata. Fu rope a n Silver Fir. B. A tree of noble appearance, spreading, broad, silvery foliage. Inclined to be tender in Xew England when young. $1.00. B. From Siberia, and very hardy, with somewhat pendu- Its dark foliage is quite peculiar. $1.00.
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ABIES CONCOLOR. A. Pichta. Pitch Silver Fir. lous branches, and dense growth. A. pinsapo. Spanish Fir. Of dense, symmetrical habit, and of elegant appearance. Inclined to be tender when young, needing warm, sheltered positions. $2.00. A. Veitchii. Veitch's Silver Fir. B. We consider this a finer evergreen than Xordmann's Fir, which it resembles, though the silvery tint is more pronounced. It is more hardy and makes one of the grandest of specimens. Foliage dark and massive. $2.00. LARIX — Larch. (See Deciduous Trees.)

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