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Maple. (ACER.) 



*EUROPEAN SYCAMORE, (pseu- 

 do platanus.) A variety of rapid 

 growth, with a smooth, ash gray 

 bark, and spreading branches. 



PURPLE LEAVED, (purpurea.) A 

 beautiful variety of the preceding ; 

 leaves purplish red underneath. $1. 

 See cut, page 14. 



GOLD LEAVED, (fol. aurea.)— 

 Another varietv of the European 

 Sycamore; foliage shaded and 

 clouded with bright yellow ; very 

 distinct and fine. $1. 



LEOPOLD, (Leopoldi.) A new va- 

 riety of the Sycamore ; foliage 

 freely marbled with purplish red, 

 changing to a rosy pink, while the 

 green parts have a bronzy tint. $2. 



STRIPED BARKED, (striata.) A 

 small, handsome tree, with distinct- 

 ly striped bark. 



NORWAY, platanoides.) A fine Eu- 

 ropean species, with broad foliage. 



CUT LEAVED on EAGLE CLAW, 

 (lasciniata.) A n ew and curious 

 variety of the Norway, quite orna- 

 mental. $1. 



LOBEL'S (Lobelii.) A fine, upright 

 variety, very distinct; foliage a 

 glossy pea green, which it retains 

 until the frost, $1. 



DISSECTUM.-A very compact tree, 

 with dense, dark green foliage, 

 which is deeply cut, so as almost to 

 divide the leaf into three parts; 

 one cf the finest Maples. $1. 



LARGE LEAVED, (macrophylla.) 

 A graceful and beautiful tree, with 

 very large foliage, sometimes cut to 

 the base ; distinct and fine. $1. 



THREE COLORED, (tricolor.) A 

 beautiful variety of the European 

 Sycamore, distinctly marked with 

 white, red and green. $1. 



VARIEGATED LEAVED, (fol. va- 

 riegata.) Also a variety of the 

 European Sycamore ; foliage large 

 and showy, distinctly marked with 

 white. $1. 



SILVER STRIPED LEAVED, (va- 

 riegata. ) Remarkable for its varie- 

 gated foliage. $1. 



MONSPESSULANUM, the Mont- 

 pelier Maple. 



ASH LEAVED, (negundo fraxinifo- 

 lia,) (Box Elder.) A fine tree. 



ENGLISH, (campestris.) A slow 

 growing, stocky tree, of compact 

 roundish habit. 



Maple, (ACER.) 



COLCHICUM RUBRUM. Young 

 foliage deep purplish red. $1. 

 Mespilus, (AMELANCHIER.) 



SNOWY, (Botryapium.) A very 

 early white flow 7 ering tree, some- 

 times called " shad blow." 



OVAL LEAVED, (ovalis.) A dis- 

 tinct and pretty variety ; makes a 

 very handsome small tree, when 

 grafted five or six feet high. $1. 

 Mountain Ash. (PYRUS SORBUS.) 



•EUROPEAN, (aucuparia.) A fine, 

 hardy tree, head dense and regular, 

 covered from July till winter with 

 great clusters of bright scarlet ber- 

 ries. 



* AMERICAN, (Americana.) A tree 

 of coarser growth and foliage, and 

 larger and lighter colored berries. 



*OAK LEAVED, (quercifolia.) A 

 variety with large hoary, lobed 

 leaves, distinct and fine. See cut, 

 page 16. 75c. 



LARGE LEAVED, (hybrida.) A 

 variety of the preceding,with larger 

 leaves of a dow T ny white ; very dis- 

 tinct. 75 cts. 



DWARF HYBRID.— A dwarf vari- 

 ety of the Oak leaved; growth up- 

 right ; foliage deep green ; distinct. 

 75 cts. 



ELDER LEAVED, (sambucifolia.) 



WHITE BEAM, (Vestita.) A vig- 

 orous growing tree, with foliage 

 and young wood downy ; fruit 

 grayish browm. 



TRUE SORB, (domestica.) Foliage 

 like the American, but more ser- 

 rated ; large brown fruit. 



GOLD STRIPED, (aurea striata.) 

 A slow growing variety with small 

 leaves, silvery white on the under 

 side, and glossy green above ; fruit 

 striped. $1. 



GOLDEN HYBRID, (aurea hybrida.) 

 A vigorous variety with large cor- 

 date leaves, very white and downy ; 

 fruit large, yellowish brown and 

 spotted ; distinct and fine. $1. 



DWARF, (nana.) A dwarf variety 

 of the American ; makes a hand- 

 some small tree. 



DEPRESSED, (depressus.) A beau- 

 tiful small tree when worked on 

 the common Mountain Ash ; has 

 bright scarlet berries in the Fall 

 and early part of Winter. $1. 



