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CARYA. Hickory. Noyer, Ft. 



C. alba. Shell Bark or Shag Bark Hickory. A. The most orna- 

 mental and valuable of the genus. The nuts are whiter and 

 the shell thinner than those of other species. 50c. 



CASTATfEA. Chestnut. JEchte Kastanien, Ger. Cha- 



TAIGNIER, Fl\ 



C. Americana. American Chestnut. A. The well known native 

 variety. A stately tree, with broader leaves than the Spanish, 

 and producing' smaller fruit. When in full bloom, one of the 

 handsomest trees. 50c. 

 C. Japonica. Japan Chestnut. C. Habit and foliage like Spanish 

 Spanish chestnut. Chestnut ; fruit very large. $1.00. 



C. vesca. Sweet or Spanish Chestnut. C. Originally introduced from Asia Minor into Europe. A valuable 

 species both for ornament and fruit. It forms a handsome lawn tree, and produces much larger fruit than 

 the American variety. 50c. 



CAT ALP A. Trompetenbaum, Ger. Catalpa, Ft. 



The Catalpas flower in July, when few trees are in bloom. Their blossoms are large, very showy, and quite 

 fragrant. Leaves large, heart-shaped, and yellowish green. They are all effective, tropical-looking lawn trees. 



C. Bungei. D. A species from China, of dwarf habit, growing only from three to five feet high. Foliage large 

 and glossy; a shy bloomer. $1.00. 



Flowers of the Catalpa. (14 Natural Size.) 



C. bignonioides, syn. C. syringaefolia. B. Native of the Southern States. A showy, rapid growing, spreading, 

 irregular tree, with very large, heart-shaped leaves, and pyramidal clusters, a foot long, of white and 

 purple fragrant flowers. Blooms latter part of June, when few trees are in blossom, and, therefore, very 

 desirable. 50c. 



Tar. aurea variegata. Golden Catalpa. B. A medium-sized tree of rapid growth, having large heart- 

 shaped leaves, which are of a beautiful golden color in spring and early summer, but later in the season 

 become green. 75c. 



var. purpurea. B. Foliage large, dark purple ; holds its color well. $1.00. 



var. speciosa. A. A variety which is said to have originated in the west. It is finer and hardier than the 

 common, hence better adapted to forest and ornamental planting. Its blossoms open two or three weeks 

 later than those of the bignonioides. 50c. 

 C. Kaempferi. B. Introduced from Japan by Siebold. A species of rapid growth, with deep green, glossy 

 foliage. Flowers fragrant, cream-colored, speckled with purple and yellow ; not so large as those of 

 syriiiycefolia; panicle, also is smaller and more loose; seed pods long and very narrow ; two weeks later 

 than syriitgafnlia. 50c. 



C. Teas' Japan Hybrid. C. Of spreading habit; flowers white, with purple dots; fragrant; a most profuse 

 bloomer, remaining in bloom several weeks. 50c. 



