ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 17 



Alnus g. var. laciniata. Cut-lea yed Alder. From Northern France. 

 A very ornamental variety, with dark green and deeply serrated foliage. 



var. laciniata imperialis. Imperial Cut-leaved Alder. A 

 stately tree, of graceful habit, with large and deeply laciniated foliage ; at the same 

 time vigorous and perfectly hardy. Unsurpassed as a lawn tree. $1.00. 



A. incana laciniata. A distinct, handsome tree, with regularly laciniated 

 foliage. 



A. tiliacea. Linden-leaved Alder. An ornamental species of medium 

 size, with large, liandsome, cordate, dark green leaves; very distinct. $1.00. 



AMELiANCHIEK. Mespilus. Amelanchier, Fr. 



A. Botryapivim. An American species known as "June Berry," "Wild 

 Pear," "Service Tree" and "Shad Blow." Grows 30 to 40 feet high. Of fastigiate 

 form. Flowers white, produced in great profusion early in April, succeeded by a 

 small fruit of purplish color, ripe in June and pleasant to the taste. One of tfie finest 

 mry early fiowering trees; not appreciated as it should be. 



^ ^A. ovalis. Oval-leaved Amelanchier. A native of North America. 

 When grafted 5 or 6 feet high it makes a very handsome round-headed small tree ; has 

 bright scarlet berries in the fall. $1.00. 



For A. vulgaris see " Ornamental Shrubs." 



AMYGDALUS. Almond. Mandelbaum, Ger. Amandier, Fr. 



A. communis flore roseo pleno. Large Double-flowering Almond. 

 A vigorous, beautiful tree, covered in May with double rose-colored blossoms, like 

 small roses. 



A. communis striata. Striped-bark Almond. An Qrnamental variety, 

 with bark and foliage yellow striped. 



For Dwarf varieties see Prunus, in " Ornamental Shrubs." 



BETUIiA. Birch. Birke, Ger. Bouleau, Fr. 



This genus embraces a very popular and highly ornamental class of trees. Their elegant, 

 graceful port, silvery bark, slender branches, and light and airy foliage, render them geoeral 

 favorites. As single specimens on the lawn, or employed as avenue trees, the upright varieties 

 are very imposing and handsome. They thrive even in the poorest soils and in the most ex- 

 posed situations. 



B. alba. European White Weeping Birch. A graceful tree, of moderate 

 size, with silvery bark and slender branches'. Quite erect when young, but after four 

 or five years' growth assumes an elegant drooping habit, rendering the tree very effec- 

 tive in landscapes. 



var. fastigiata. Pyramidal Birch. Of elegant pyramidal habit, like 

 the Lombardy Poplar. Bark silvery white. Very distinct and ornamental. $1.00. 



var. atropurpurea. Purple-leaved Birch. A variety possessing the 

 vigorous habit of the Birches, and having purple foliage. $1.00. 



var. pendula laciniata. Cut-leaved Weeping Birch. Beyond 

 question one of the most popular of all weeping or pendulous trees. Its tall, slender, 

 yet vigorous growth, graceful drooping branches, silvery-white bark, and delicately 

 cut foliage, present a combination of attractive characteristics rarely met with in a 

 single tree. $1.00. 



var. pendula elegans. An elegant and unique drooping variety. 

 When grafted standard high the branches bend directly towards the ground parallel 

 with the stem. $1.50. 



