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S. purpurea pendula. American Weeping or Fountain Willow. A 

 dwarf slender species from Europe. Grafted five or six feet high it makes one of 

 the most ornamental of small weeping trees, hardier than the Babylonica. $1.00. 



S. reg'alis. Royal Willow. An elegant tree, with rich, silvery foliage. 

 Very effective in groups. 



S. rosniarinifolia, or petiolarivS. Rosemary-leaved Willow. AVhen 

 worked five to seven feet liigh, a very striking and pretty round-headed small tree. 

 Branches feathery: foliage silvery. 



S. vitellina aurantiaea. Golden Willow. A handsome tree. Con- 

 spicuous at all seasons, but particularly in winter on account of its yellow bark. 



S. Wiseonsin Weeping". Of drooping habit, and hardier than Babylon- 

 ica. Valuable on account of its ability to resist severe cold. 



S. Wolseyana pencluia. Wolsey's Weeping Willow. A dwarf variety, 

 with slender branches and small, privet-like foliage; grafted standard high it forms 

 pretty heads. $1.00. 



TAXODIUM. Deciduous Cypress. 



T. disticliuni. Deciduous or Southern Cypress. A beautiful, stately 

 tree, with small, delicate feathery, light green foliage. 75 cents. 



var. pendulum. A fine weeping variety, with light green foliage ia 

 spring and summer, turning to a reddish brown in autumn. $1.50. 



TILIA. Linden or Lime Tree. Linde, Oer. Tilleul, F?\ 



The Lindens are all beautiful and merit more notice than they receive. In addition to 

 many other valuable qualities which they possess, their flowers yield a delicate perfume. Of 

 those named below, a few possessing- special merit might be mentioned, Wz. Gold-harked, 

 JRed Fern-leaved, White-leaved, White-leaved Weeping and dasystyla. 



*T. Americana. American Linden or Basswood. A rapid growing, 

 large-sized, beautiful native tree, with very large leaves and fragrant flowers. 



*var, macropliylla. Broad-leaved Basswood, Has immense leaves. 



T, Europiea. European Linden. A very fine pyramidal tree of large 

 size, with large leaves and fragrant flowers. 



var. alba, {argentea.) White -le.wed EuropEx\n Linden. From 

 Hungary. A vigorous growing tree, of medium size and pyramidal form, with 

 ■cordate acuminate leaves, downy beneath and smooth above. It is particularly 

 noticeable among trees by its white appearance. Its handsome form, growth and 

 foliage render it worthy, in our opinion, to be classed among the finest of our orna 

 mental trees. See cut. $1.00. 



var. alba, pendula. White-leaved Weeping Linden. A beautiful 

 tree with large foliage and slender, drooping shoots. One of the finest of the Lin- 

 dens. See cut. $1.00. 



var. alba. pend. var. variegata. A weeping variety, with its leaves 

 variously blotched with white and greenish yellow. $1.00. 



var. alba, spectabile. A new and distinct variety of the white-leaved; 

 growth rapid, tree attains large size; form upright, pyramidal; foliage very large, 

 of fine cordate shape, of a shining dark green on the upper side and whitish green 

 underneath. It differs from the white-leaved in having larger leaves, which are 

 not so downj^ underneath. $1.00. 



var. aurea. Golden-barked Linden. A variety of medium size, with 

 golden yellow twigs. Very conspicuous in winter. $1 00. 



var. aurea platipliylla. Golden-barked Broad-leaved Linden. 

 A very distinct and handsome variety, remarkable in winter on account of its 

 yellow twigs. 



