ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 



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flowers of the double-flowering thorn. 

 (Natural Size.) 



C. tome lit OSa, erroneously C glabra. Smooth shining foliage, very orna- 

 mental, fruit red. §1.00. 



var. mollis, erroneously C. acerifolia. A close, compact-headed tree 

 with distinct and ornamental foliage. $1.00. 



CYTISUS. Golden Chain. Geisklee, Ger. Cytise, Fr. 



C alpinus. Alpine or Scotch Laburnum. A native of the Alps of Jura. 

 Also said to be found wild in Scotland. In good soil grows from thirty to forty feet in 

 height. Of irregular, picturesque shape, smooth, shining foliage, which is larger than 

 the English, and yellow flowers in long racemes. Blooms later than the English. 



C. Iialmrniim. Common Laburnum or Golden Chain. A native of Europe, 

 with smooth and shining foliage, and attaining the height of twenty feet. The name 

 u Golden Chain" alludes to the length of the drooping racemes of yellow flowers, which, 

 as Cowper elegantly describes them, are " rich in streaming gold." They appear in 

 June. 



C. Parksii. Has long racemes of golden yellow flowers. $1.00. 



C. purpureus. Purple-flowered Laburnum. Produces long racemes of 

 purple flowers. $1.00. 



FAG-US. Beech. Buche, Ger. Hetre, Fr. 



The Beeches are well-known favorites, and the varieties herein described are 

 remarkably fine for the lawn. 



F. sylvatica. European Beech. A beautiful tree attaining a height of sixty 

 to eighty feet. 



