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ELLWANGER &- BARRY'S 



mental variety, on account of both foliage and 

 flowers. Makes a striking contrast when 

 planted with the double scarlet, ^i.oo. 



var. punicea. Single Scarlet Thorn. C. 

 Of moderate growth and fine habit; flowers 

 single scarlet and highly perfumed. One of 

 the best. ;^i.oo. 



var. flore punicea plane. Double Red or 

 Superb Thorn. C. Bright double red 

 flowers. 5 1 .GO. 



var. Gumpperi bicolor. Gumpper's Thorn. 

 D. Flowers white, edged with rose. A 

 charming variety. ;?i.oo. 



var, pyramidalis. Pyramidal Thorn. C. 

 Of fine pyramidal habit ; a good grower ; fine 

 foliage; flowers white, single. $i.oo. 

 C. tanacetifolia. Tansy-leaved Thorn. C. A 

 fine, large, vigorous tree, with beautiful, deep 

 green, distinct foliage and yellow fruit, ^i.oo. 

 C. tomentosa, erroneously C. glabra. C. A vigor- 

 ous species with large dark green foliage ; 

 fruit red. ^i.oo. 



var. mollis, erroneously C. acerifolia. B. A 

 close, compact-headed tree with distinct and 

 ornamental foliage. Large bright scarlet fruit 

 in autumn, ^i.oo. 



CYTISUS. Golden Chain, 

 Ger. Cytise, Fr. 



Geisklee, 



VIRGILIA (Cladrastis) (Reduced). 



C. Laburnum. Common Laburnum or Golden 

 Chain. B. A native of Europe, with 

 smooth and shining foliage. The name "Gol- 

 den 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. 50c. 

 var. Parksii. C. Large shining leaves and long racemes of golden yellow flowers, ^i.oo. 



FAGUS. Beech. Buche, Ger. Hetre, Fr. 



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 fea- 

 tures not to be found in other trees. 



F. ferruginea. American Beech. A. One of the finest American trees. 50c. 

 F. sylvatica. European Beech. A. A beautiful tree attaining a height of sixty to eighty feet. 50c. 



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. 1^1.50. 

 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. $1.50. 

 var. macrophylla. Broad-leaved Beech. B. A vigorous variety, with very large foHage. Dis- 

 tinct and fine. ^1.50. 

 var. pendula. Weeping Beech. A. 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 cov- 

 ered wi'th rich, luxuriant foliage, of wonderful grace and beauty. ^1.50. 

 var. purpurea. Purple-leaved Beech. B. Discovered in a German forest. An elegant vigorous 

 tree, growing 40 to 50 feet high. The foliage in spring is deep purple, and later in the season 

 changes to crimson, and again to a dull purplish green in the fall. ^1.50. 

 var. purpurea major. B. An erect, rapid grower; leaves large, shining and very dark purple, darker 



than Rivers. One of the most desirable lawn trees. $2.00. 

 var. purpurea pendula. Purple-leaved Weeping Beech. Similar in habit of growth to the 

 Weeping Beech. Foliage deep purple. Very rare. ^3.00. 



