Acer palmatum dissectum
Abies Pinaceae Fir
Pyramidal evergreen trees with whorls and graceful branches. Cones are erect; leaves flat, narrow, whitish on the underside with two lines, and shiny green above. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish from spruce, picea. (Spruce sheds leaves when dry, and its cones hang.) Bark is smooth and thin when young, thick and furrowed when old. Dwarf varieties are A. balsamea nana, A. grandis nana, A. procera (nobilis) glauca prostrata, two feet high.
CARE. Cool, humid. Hardy in the North.
PROPAGATION. Cuttings, grafting, seed.
SPECIAL USES. Bonsai.
Andromeda Ericaceae Bog Rosemary
Low, dwarf evergreen shrubs with narrow leaves, urn or bell-shaped pink flowers in May. Dwarf varieties are A. glaucophylla, less than a foot tall with leathery green leaves lightly frosted beneath, stems erect; and A. polifolia, a root-creeping species, the leaf margins often rolled.
CARE. Cool, very acid soil, peaty, deep acid leaf mold. Prefers bog garden; if among rocks, prepare soil to conform to above. Sun or part shade. Very hardy.
PROPAGATION. Seeds, cuttings (mature wood under glass), layers, division.