DECIDUO17S 



CERCIS 



C. Canadensis. Red Bud, or American Judas. (S s) A rapid -growing, 

 round-headed tree, with large, heart-shaped, leathery foliage of dark green, 

 bearing clusters of deep bluish pink flowers all along the branches, before the 

 leaves appear in the spring. One of the earliest flowering trees. 



C. Japonica. See Shrubs. 



C. occidentalis. Texas Red Bud. (Ds) Similar in habit to C. Cana- 

 densis, but of smaller growth. , 



CERCIDIPHYLLUM 



C. Japonicum. (Mr) A hardy ornamental tree of pyramidal form, of 

 almost fastigiate habit when young, with handsome light green foliage, turning 

 yellow and scarlet in the fall. Prefers a rich, moist soil. One of the best of 

 the newer introductions from Japan, and one we can highly recommend. 



CLADRASTIS 



C. Amurensis ; syn., Maackia Amurensis (Ms) A low spreading 

 tree with long glabrous foliage, bearing long erect racemes of white flowers in 

 July and August. 



C. tinctoria; syn., Virgilia lutea. Yellow Wood. (Mm) One of the 

 most graceful native flowering trees, with short trunk and rounded head, bear- 

 ing beautiful white, sweet-scented flowers in June. A beautiful lawn tree. 



CORNUS. DogWOOd. (See, also, Shrubs) 



C. florida. White Dogwood. (S v) Although most common in our 

 American forests, there is certainly no flowering tree more beautiful than the 

 White-flowering Dogwood. Before the leaves appear in early May it is covered 

 with large white blossoms ; in autumn it is ablaze with brilliant berries and 

 foliage. Our stock of this is always large. (See plate on page 47.) 



C. florida, var. flore rubro. Red -flowering Dogwood. (S v) Flowers 

 suffused with bright pink. This is one of the finest lawn trees. It has a 

 fresh, pronounced color, continuing with the flower from the beginning to the 

 end of its bloom. Planted with the white species the effect is unrivaled. 



C. florida pendula. Weeping Dogwood. (D v) This rare and very 

 beautiful weeping tree has all the good qualities of the common Dogwood, 

 with a perfectly drooping habit and upright leading stem. We have many fine 

 large specimens. 



CRAT^EGUS. Thorn 



The Thorns justly deserve to be classed among the most beautiful flowering 

 trees. They are generally dense, low growers, occupying comparatively little space 

 and are well adapted to beautifying small grounds. The foliage is varied and attrac- 

 tive, the flowers very showy and often highly perfumed. The fruit is ornamental. 



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