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Juniperus virginiana schotti Populus nigra italica

Schott's Red Cedar Lombardy Poplar

Lonicera tatarica Quercus robur fasligiata

Tartarian Honeysuckle English Oak

Picea excelsa pyramidalis Sciadopitys verticillata

Pyramidal Norway Spruce Umbrella Pine

Populus alba pyramidalis Thuja occidentalis pyramidalis

Bolle's Poplar Pyramidal Arborvitae

B. Topiary Work and Close Shearing. The plants in these twogroups (a and b) are selected because they will adapt themselves, withcareful attention, to close shearing and interesting topiary work. Thereare many plants which if sheared closely do not produce any effect offoliage until they have recovered from the pruning. A!l these speci-mens, however, can be sheared and still retain a mass foliage effect.

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