. GENERAL CATALOGUJE. D9 
PLATANUS. Plane-Tree. PLaATANE, Ger. 
P. occidentalis. AMERICAN PLANE, SYCAMORE OR ButTronwoop. A. A _ well known tree. Leaves 
heart-shaped at base, the short lobes sharp-pointed. 5oc. 
*P. orientalis. ORIENTAL PLANE. A. Similar to the above, but leaves more deeply cut. Extensively 
used for street and park planting. 75c. 
POPULUSsS: (Poplar, Paerr., Ger. » PEUPLIER, Jr. 
*P.alba. WHITE OR SILVER POPLAR, OR SILVER ABELE. B. From Europe. A tree of wonderfully rapid 
growth, and wide spreading habit. Leaves large, lobed, glossy green above and white as snow 
beneath; prefers a moist soil, but flourishes anywhere. 50c. 
var. Bolleana. B. A very compact upright grower, resembling the Lombardy Poplar, with leaves 
glossy green above and silvery beneath. 75c. 
var. canescens. GRAY OR COMMON WHITE PopLarR. B. A native of Great Britain. Branches 
upright and compact. Leaves roundish, waved and toothed, downy beneath. A fine tree for marshy 
soils. 50c. 
PYRUS MALUS FLORIBUNDA IN FLOWER. 
var. globosa. GLOBE-HEADED WHITE PopLar. C. A dwarf growing variety. 5oc. 
var.nivea. B. Foliage larger than that of the species, white and very downy underneath. Produces 
a fine contrast with the green foliage of other trees. 50c. 
P. angustifolia. B. A native tree of medium size, pyramidal habit with narrow leaves. 5oc. 
*P. balsamifera. BALSAM POPLAR OR TACAMAHAC. B. A native species of remarkably rapid, luxuriant 
growth, with large, glossy foliage. 5oc. 
P. Canadensis. CoTTONWOOD OR CANADIAN PopLaR. A. A tall native tree growing 8o feet high, with 
broadly deltoid, glabrous shining serrate leaves. 50c. 
var. aurea Van Geertii. VAN GEERT’S GOLDEN PopLaR. B. Has fine golden yellow foliage, 
retaining its brilliancy throughout the season; effective in masses. 75. 
*P. monolifera. CAROLINA PopLaR. B. Pyramidal in form and robust in growth; leaves large, glossy, 
serrated, pale to deep green. One of the best. Valuable for street planting, also for screens. Very 
rapid grower. 50c. 
P.certinensis. AsIATIC PopLAR. B. A rapid growing tree of pyramidal habit; leaves medium to large 
cordate, light green, changing to dark green. 5o0c. 
P. crispa. LINDLEY’s CRISPED OR CURLED-LEAVED Poplar. B. A singular variety, the bark on the 
young wood being raised in furrows. soc. 
P.elegans. B. Of upright growth, brownish wood and fine foliage. 50c. 
P. Eugenie. B. Of pyramidal habit, very rapid growth, and handsome yellowish green foliage. 50c. 
*P. fastigiata or dilatata. LomMBARDY Poplar. A. Attains a height of from 100 to 150 feet. Well 
known and remarkable for its erect, rapid growth, and tall, spiry form. Indispensable in landscape 
gardening, to break the ordinary and monotonous outlines of most other trees. 5oc. 
