REPORT OF MR. W. S. BLAIR. 



DESIRABLE VARIETIES OF ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS. 



The following list of shrubs and trees can be safely recommended as good sorts for 

 lawn planting, or for other ornamental purposes. These are all hardy varieties and 

 have made a vigorous growth here : — 



Deciduous Trees, 



Acer platanoides, Norway Maple. 



" rubrum, Red Maple. 



" saccharinum, Sugar Maple. 

 Betula alba, European White Birch. 



" purpurea. Purple Birch. 

 Fraxinus Americana, American Ash. 

 Larix Europea, European Larch. 

 Negundo aceroides. Box Elder. 



Pyrus Aucuparia, European Mountain Ash- 

 Quercus Robur, English Oak. 

 Sophora Japonica, Japan Sophora. 

 Tilia Europsea, European Linden. 

 TJlmus Americana, American Elm. 



*' campestris, European Elm. 



" racemosa, Cork Elm. 



Evergreen Trees. 



Abies balsamea, Balsam fir. 



Picea pungens, Colorado Blue Spruce. 



" Douglasii, Douglas Spruce. 



" excelsa, Norway Spruce. 



Pinus Austriaca, Austrian Pine. 



" sylvestris, Scotch Pine. 

 Thuya occidentalis pyramidalis, Pyramidal 



Arbor-vitse. 



Deciduous Shrubs. 



Artemisia Abrotanum, Southern wood. 



Berberis Thunbergii, Japanese Barberry. 

 " vulgaris, Common Barberry. 

 " " purpurea, Purple Barberry. 



Caragana arborescens, Siberian Pea-Tree. 



Comus alba, Red-twigged Dogwood. 



Cotoneaster vulgaris. Common Cotoneaster. 



Deutzia gracilis, 



Diervilla (Weigelia) rosea. Rose flowered 

 Weigelia. 



Diervilla (Weigelia) Candida, white 

 flowered Weigelia. 



Diervilla (Weigelia) Lonerii, Dark red 

 Weigelia. 



Elseagnus angustifolia, Russian Olive. 



Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, Jap- 

 anese Hydrangea. 



Lonicera, Tatarica, White flowered Bush 

 Honeysuckle. 



Lonicera Tatarica, Red flowered Bush 

 Honeysuckle. 



Lonicera chrysantha. Bush Honeysuckle. 



Philadelphus coronarius, Mock Orange. 

 Potentilla fruticosa, Shrubby Cinquefoil. 

 Rhamnus catharticus. Common buckthorn. 

 Ribes aureum, Yellow Flowering Currant. 

 Rosa rubrifolia. Red-leaved Rose. 

 Sambucus Canadensis, Common Elder. 

 Sambucus Canadensis aurea, Golden- 

 leaved Elder. 

 Spiraea opulifoKa aurea, Golden-leaved 



Spiraea. 

 Spii;aea van Houttei, van Houtte's Spiraea. 



'* callosa. 



" " alba. 



" Billardi. 

 Syringa Emodi. 



" Josikaea, Josika's Lilac. 



" Charles X, Charles X Lilac. 



" vulgaris alba. White LUac. 



" " purpurea. Purple Lilac. 



Viburnum Opulus, High bush Cranberry. 

 " sterilis, Common Snowball. 



" Lantana, Pliant Viburnum. 



Evergreen shrubs. 



Juniperus Virginiana, Red cedar. 



" communis, Common Juniper. 



Pinus montana, Dwarf mountain pine. 



Retinospora plumosa, Plumose retinospora. 

 " " Aurea, Golden pi." 



" filifera, Thread-like " 



Thuya occidentalis globosa. Globose Arbor- 



vitae. 

 Thuya occidentalis Hoveyi. 



variegata. 



Mahonia Aquifolium, Holly Barberry. 



