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mental variety, on account of both foliage and 
flowers. Makes a striking contrast when 
planted with the double scarlet. $1.00. 
var. punicea. SINGLE SCARLET THORN. C. 
Of moderate growth and fine habit; flowers 
single scarlet and highly perfumed. One of 
the best. $1.00. 
var. flore punicea pleno. DoUBLE RED OR 
SUPERB THORN. C._ Bright double red 
flowers. $1.00. 
var. Gumpperi bicolor. GUMPPER’S THORN. 
D. Flowers white, edged with rose. A 
charming variety. $1.00. 
var. pyramidalis. PyRAMIDAL THORN. C. 
Of fine pyramidal habit; a good grower; fine 
foliage; flowers white, single. $1.00. 
C. tanacetifolia. TANSY-LEAVED THORN. C. A 
fine, large, vigorous tree, with beautiful, deep 
green, distinct foliage and yellow fruit. $1.00. 
C. tomentosa, erroneously C. glabra. C. A _ vigor- 
ous 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. Large bright scarlet fruit 
in autumn. $1.00. 
CYTISUS. Golden Chain. GEISKLEE, 
Ger. CyYTISE, J”. 
C. Laburnum. COMMON LABURNUM OR GOLDEN 
VIRGILIA (Cladrastis) (Reduced). CHAIN. B. A native of Europe, with 
smooth and shining foliage. Thename “Gol- 
den Chain” alludes to the length of the drooping racemes of yellow flowers, which appear in 
ULUMIC wae SOG: 
var. alpinus. ALPINE OR ScotcH LABURNUM. C. A native of the Alpsof Jura. Alsosaid to be 
found wild in Scotland. Of irregular, picturesque shape, smooth, shining foliage, which is larger 
than the English, and yellow flowers in jong racemes. Blooms later than the English. 5o0c. 
var. Parksii. C. Large shining leaves andlong racemes of golden yellow flowers. $1.00. 
FAGUS... Beech) BucHE, (Gce7, GEETRE, 777 
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 eightyfeet. soc. 
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. 
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. BRUAD-LEAVED BEECH. B. A vigorous variety, with very large foliage. 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 with 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. 
