GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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IFRAXINUS. Ash. Esche, 

 Ger. Frene, Fr. 



This is a large family, and comprises 

 many species and varieties of great 

 beauty and value. 



F. alba argentea marginata. B. A 



medium sized tree with ele- 

 gantly variegated foliage. The 



inner portions of the leaves 



are a deep green, while the 



margins are silvery white. 50c. 

 3T. Americana. American White 



Ash. B. A well known native 



tree. 50c. 

 var. aucubsef olia. Aucuba- 



LEAVED Ash. B. A beautiful 



variety, with gold - blotched 



leaves like the Japan Aucuba. 



As the variegation is perma- 

 nent, the tree is valuable for 



grouping with purple leaved 



trees. (See cut.) 50c. 

 var. Bosci. Bosc's Ash. B. A 



scarce American variety, with 



dark, glossy foliage, and brown 



woolly shoots ; distinct and Leaves of the Aucuba-leaved Ash. Qi Natural Size.) 



fine. $1.00. 



var. juglandifolia. Walnut-leaved Ash. B. A native tree, growing from 30 to 50 feet high; flowers in 

 May. $1.00. 



var. pannosa. Cloth-like-leaved Ash. B. A native of Carolina. Resembles Bosci, but more downy, and 

 foliage much larger. $1.00. 



var. rufa. Rufous-haired Ash. B. An American variety, of upright habit, with dark green single leaves, 



occasionally in threes. $1.00. 

 var. sambucifolia. American Black Ash. B. A small or medium sized tree, with fine foliage. $1.00. 

 F. Bungeana. B. A vigorous grower with large, dark g-reen foliage. $1.00. 



I". excelsior. European Ash. B. A lofty tree, of rapid growth, with spreading head and gray bark, pinnate 

 leaves and black buds. 50c. 



var. atrovirens. ( crispa.) Dwarf Crisp-leaved Ash. C. A variety of dwarf habit, with very dark 

 green curled foliage. $1.00. 



var. aurea. Golden-barked Ash. B. A conspicuous tree at all times, but particularly in winter, on 



account of its yellow bark and twisted branches. $1.00. 

 var. concavaefolia fol. var. B. A charming variety, of compact pyramidal habit ; at first the leaves are 



of a rich green, afterwards becoming spotted, and finally turning almost white. $1.00. 

 var. cucullata. Hooded-leaved Ash. B. An odd-looking tree, of erect, pyramidal growth, with the 



foliage twisted and curled in a singular manner ; novel and distinct. $1.00. 

 var. elegantissima. B. Narrow willow-like foliage. $1.00. 



var. globosa. Dwarf Globe-headed Ash. C. A seedling of ours ; of delicate globular growth and 



small, myrtle-like foliage ; worked & to 8 feet high it makes a very pretty tree. $1.00. 

 var. monophylla. Single-leaved Ash. B. A fine tree with single broad leaves, instead of pinnate foliage 



such as the ash generally have. $1.00. 

 var. monophylla laciniata. Single Cut-leaved Ash. B. A very handsome variety, with single leaves, 



having the margins finely cut ; distinct and valuable. $1.00. 

 var. pendula. Weeping Ash. B. The common, well known sort; one of the finest lawn and arbor trees. 



Covers a great space and grows rapidly. $1.00. 

 var. salicifolia. Willow-leaved Ash. B. A beautiful variety, of fine habit, rapid growth, with narrow, 



wavy leaves. $1.00. 



T\ longicuspis. B. Tree a rapid, upright grower, with large downy foliage. 50c. 

 I\ Nova? AngUae. B. Distinct dark green foliage. $1.00. 



TP. Oregana. Oregon Ash. B. Forms a large tree in Oregon and Washington Territory. $1.00. 



I\ Ornus. European Flowering Ash. C. A native of the south of Europe ; grows from 20 to 30 feet high ; 



flowers greenish white, fringe-like, produced early in June in large clusters on the end of the branches. 



$1.00. 



var. rotundifolia. Round-leaved Flowering Ash. C. Handsome foliage, becomes a distinct, beautiful 

 flowering tree. $1.00. 



3T. potainophila. B. Of spreading habit, dark green foliage and reddish brown bark. $1.00. 



GXEDITSCHIA. Gleditschle. Ger. Fevier, Fr. 

 G. Sinensis inermis. C. Globe-headed ; elegant foliage ; thornless. $1.00. 



<J. triacanthos. Three-thorned Gleditschia or Honey Locust. B. A rapid growing native tree, with 

 powerful spines and delicate foliage. Used for hedges. Price for trees, 50c. See Hedge Plants. 

 var. Bujoti pendula. Bujot's Weeping Honet Locust. C. An elegant tree, with drooping branches; 

 not entirely hardy here until the tree is well established, $2.00. 



