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Oak, (QUERCUS.) 



SCARLET, (coccineus.) 



AMERICAN WHITE, (albus.) 

 ENGLISH, (robur.)— The Royal Oak 

 of England — a well known tree ; 

 very valuable for ornamental plant- 

 ing. 

 VARIEGATED, (robur var.) A variety 

 of the preceding, with foliage mar- 

 gined with white ; very distinct 

 and pretty. $2. 

 TURKEY, (cerris.) A pretty round 

 headed tree of quicker growth than 

 the English, and foliage deeper cut. 

 GOLD STRIPED, (cerris variegata.) 

 A variety of the preceding, with 

 golden variegated foliage ; one of 

 the best. $2. 

 Plane Tree, or Sycamore, (PLATA- 

 NUS.) 

 AMERICAN, (occidentalis.) The 

 Button Wood. 

 *Pawlonia, IMPERIAL JAPAN, (Im- 

 perialis.) A magnificent tropical 

 looking tree, surpassing all others 

 in the size of its leaves ; 12 to 14 

 inches in diameter ; quite hardy 

 here, but the flower buds are killed 

 during severe winters ; growth ex- 

 tremely rapid. 

 Peach, (AMYGDALUS.) 



DOUBLE FLOWERING, (persica 

 plena.) A highly ornamental tree, 

 flowers double, rose colored like 

 small roses. 

 DOUBLE WHITE, (alba plena.) 

 Very ornamental ; flowers pure 

 white, and double ; perfectly hardy. 

 $1 

 DOUBLE CRIMSON, (sanguinea 

 plena.) Flowers semi-double, not 

 quite as hardy as the preceding. 

 $1. 

 CARNATION FLOWERING. Beau- 

 tifully striped like a carnation. 

 VARIOUS COLORED, (versi-color 

 H. pi.) The most singular of all 

 our flowering trees ; flowers vari- 

 ously white and red or variegated 

 on the tree at the same time ; flow- 

 ers early, and perfectly hardy. 

 *Poplar, (POPULUS.) 



LOMBARDY OR ITALIAN, (fasti- 

 giata.) Well known, and remark- 

 able for its erect, rapid growth and 

 spiry form. 



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*Poplar, BALSAM, (balsamifera.) A 

 remarkable rapid growing, luxuri- 

 ant tree, with large glossy foliage. 



LINDLEY'S CRISP or CURLED 

 LEAVED, (new.) A singular va- 

 riety ; the bark on the young wood 

 being raised in furrows. 



TREMULUS VARIEGATA, (new.) 

 The leaves are striped, and some- 

 times the whole is white. 75c. 

 Plum, (PRUNUSDOMESTICA.) 



GOLD LEAVED, (fol. aurea.) A 

 variety with yellow variegated foli- 

 age; bears good fruit. $1. (For 

 others, see shrubs.) 

 Sophora, JAPAN, (japonica.) A 

 beautiful tree, like the Acacia ; 

 quite erect, with deep green pin- 

 nate leaves and white flowers. $1. 

 Salisburia, or MAIDEN HAIR TREE, 

 (adianthifolia.) A rare, beautiful 

 tree, with remarkable fan-like foli- 

 # -age. $1 to |2. See cut, page 18. 

 Sweet Gum, (Liquidamber styraciflua.) 

 A fine native, ornamental tree with 

 foliage resembling the Maple, which 

 changes to a bright red in Autumn. 

 *Tulip Tree, (Liriodendron tulipifera.) 

 A magnificent native tree, with 

 broad, glossy, fiddle shaped leaves, 

 and beautiful, tulip-like flowers, al- 

 lied to the Magnolias, and like 

 them, difficult to transplant, unless 

 of small size. 

 Thorn, (CRAT^GUS.) 



WHITE, (oxycantha.) The celebra- 

 ted English hedge plant. 



DOUBLE WHITE, (oxycantha 

 plena.) Has small double white 

 flowers. 



PINK FLO WERING, (rosea. ) Rose 

 colored, fragrant flowers. 



SCARLET, (punicea.) A very showy 

 variety. 



DOUBLE RED OR SUPERB, (pu - 

 nicea plena.) Bright red double 

 flowers. 



DOUBLE SCARLET,(coccinea fl.pl.) 

 A new variety ; flowers deep crim- 

 son with scarlet shade, very double 

 and much larger than the double 

 red ; fine rich foliage. The great- 

 est acquisition of this kind that has 

 been obtained in a long time. $1. 



APPLE LEAVED, (malifolia.) 



AZEROLE, (azerolus.) 



BLACK FRUITED, (nigra.) 



CUT LEAVED, (incisa.) 



DOUGLASS, (Douglassi.) 



