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Cratzegus 0. var. pyramidalis. PYRAMIDAL THORN. C. Of fine pyramidal habit; a good grower; fine foliage; 
flowers white, single. $1,00. 
€. tanacetifolia. TANSY-LEAVED THORN. C. A fine, large, vigorous tree, with beautiful, deep green, distinct 
foliage and yellow fruit. $1.00. 
€. tomentosa, erroneously C. glabra. C. A vigorous species with large dark green foliage; fruit red. $1.00. 
var. mollis, erroneously C. acerifolia. B. A close, compact-headed tree with distinct and ornamental 
foliage. $1.00. 
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CUT-LEAVED BEECH. 
CYTISUS. Golden Chain. GkrIskLEE, Ger. CyTIsE, F7. 
Cc. Laburnum. COMMON LABURNUM OR GOLDEN CHAIN. B. A native of Europe, with smooth and shining 
foliage. The name ‘“‘ Golden Chain” alludes to the length of the drooping racemes of yellow flowers, which 
appear in June. 50c. ; 
var. alpinus. ALPINE OR SCOTCH LABURNUM. C. A native of the Alps of Jura. Also said to be found 
wild in Scotland. Of irregular, picturesque shape, smooth, shining foliage, which is larger than the 
English, and yellow flowers in long racemes. Blooms later than the English. 40c. 
var. Parksii. C. Large shining leaves and long racemes of golden yellow flowers. $1.00. 
FAGUS. Beech. Bucuer, Ger. HETRE, F”. 
The Beeches are noted for their rich, glossy foliage and elegant habit. The Purple-leaved, Cut-leaved, and 
Weeping Beeches are three remarkable trees, beautiful even while very young, but magnificent when they acquire 
age. As single specimens upon the lawn, they exhibit an array of valuable and attractive features not to be found 
in other trees. 
F. ferruginea. AMERICAN BEECH. A. One of the finest American trees. 40c. 
F. sylwatica. EUROPEAN BEECH. A. A beautiful tree attaining a height of sixty to eighty feet. 50c. 
var. cristata. CRESTED OR CURLED-LEAVED BEECH. B. A singular variety of the European; of medium 
size, with small and almost sessile leaves, crowded into small, dense tufts. $1.50 to $2.00. 
var. heterophylla. FERN-LEAVED BEECH. C. A tree of elegant, round habit, and delicately cut fern-like 
foliage. During the growing season its young shoots are like tendrils, giving a graceful, wavy aspect to 
the tree. $1.50 to $2.00. 
var. incisa. CUT-LEAVED BEECH. B. A fine, erect, free-growing tree, with deeply incised foliage. Like 
the fern-leaved, a variety of rare beauty and excellence. (See cut.) $1.50 to $2.00. 
var. macrophylla. BROAD-LEAVED BEECH. B. A vigorous variety, with very large foliage. Distinct and 
fine. $1.50 to $2.00. 
var.pendula. WEEPING BEECH. A. Originated in Belgium. A remarkably vigorous, picturesque tree of 
“large size. Its mode of growth is extremely curious. The trunk or stem is generally straight, with the 
branches tortuous and spreading ; quite ungainly in appearance, divested of their leaves, but when covered 
with rich, luxuriant foliage, of wonderful grace and beauty. (See cut.) $1.50 to $3.00. 
