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Fraxinus americana aucubaefolia, richly mottled with yellow. 

 Ilex Aquifolium. The variegated Hollies, both silver and 

 golden, are now very numerous ; among the best are 

 argentea marginata, argentea pendula (Perry's Silver 

 Weeping), Golden Queen, Silver Queen, Handsworth 

 Silver, Golden King, flavescens, latifolia aureo-marginata, 

 Watereriana, aureo-medio picta, aureo-pendula. 

 Laburnum vulgare foliis aureis, all yellow. 

 Platanus acerifolia Siittneri, very pure white with scarcely any 



green on late growth. 



Populus deltoidea (canadensis) aurea, yellow. 

 Prunus cerasifera atropurpurea (P. Pissardi), lovely claret red 



when young, becoming dull purple in summer. 

 Pyrus Malus neidwetzkyanus. In this Apple not only the 



leaves, but the wood and fruit are purplish red. 

 Aria chrysophylla, yellow. 



Quercus Cerris variegata, the white variegated Turkey Oak. 

 pedunculata Concordia, a lovely clear yellow, and 



seldom burns. 



pedunculata purpurea, wholly red purple. 

 rubra, crimson. 

 Robinia Pseudacacia aurea, yellow. 



Ulmus campestris, " Louis Van Houtte," the best Golden Elm. 

 campestris viminalis variegata, a charming white-varie- 

 gated, small-leaved Elm. 



montana fastigiata aurea (U. Wredei aurea) should not 

 be omitted. A beautiful Elm for small gardens. 



CONIFERS 



Abies concolor violacea, glaucous blue. 

 Cedrus atlantica glauca, glaucous blue. 



Cupressus lawsoniana; numerous varieties, of which gracilis 

 pendula aurea, lutea (very hardy), Silver Queen, 

 and albo-variegata may be mentioned. 

 nootkatensis lutea, yellow-tipped twigs. 

 obtusa aurea (Thujopsis borealis aurea), yellow. 



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