38 ELLW ANGER & BARRY'S CATALOGUE. 



Populus Carolina. Caeolixa Poplar. Pyramidal in form and robust in 

 growth ; leaves large, serrated, pale to deep green. 



P. certiuensis- Asiatic Poplar. A rapid growing tree of pyramidal 

 habit ; leaves medium to large, cordate, light green, changing to dark green. 



P. crispa. Lindley's Crisped or Curled-leaved Poplar. A singular 

 variety, the bark on the young wood being raised in furrows. 



P. eleg'ans. Of upright growth, brownish wood and fine foliage. 



P. Eugenie. Of pyramidal habit, very rapid growth, and handsome yellowish 



green foliage. 



*P. fastlgiata or dllatata. Lombardy Poplar. Attains a height 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 monoton- 

 ous outlines of most other trees. 



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P. grandidentata pendula. Weeping Tooth-leaved Poplar. A 

 variety of rapid growth, with long, slender branches, drooping gracefully to the 

 ground ; foliage large and deeply serrated. A fine weeper. $1.00. 



P. Nolestii. Asiatic species. A strong grower, rather spreading; leaves 

 medium to large, cordate and dark green. 



P. Parasol de St. Julien. A variety from France, of fine drooping 

 habit. $1.00. 



P. pyramidalis suareolens. A compact pyramidal grower, leaves ovate 

 lanceolate, smooth dark green above, pale green underneath ; resembles Lindley's. 



P. rotundifolia. Eouxd-leaved Poplar. A distinct species from Japan. 

 Tree of spreading habit, with large, nearly round leaves, dark green above and downy 

 underneath. 



PRUNUS. Plum and Cherry. 



P. domestica fol. var. Variegated-leaved Plum. A variety with 



yellow variegated foliage. Bears good fruit. 



P. domestica fol. var. (^New.) Variegated-leayed Plum. A fine 

 variegated small tree, with very distinct markings, the center of the leaves being deep 

 green, with the margins a pale green. A good companion for Prunus Pissardi. $1.00. 



P. Padus. European Bird Cherry. A rapid growing, beautiful tree, with 

 glossy foliage and long bunches of white, fragrant flowers in May, succeeded by clusters " 

 of fruit like black currants. 



var. aucubse folia. Aucuba-leayed Bird Cherry. A variety with 

 large foliage, sprinkled with white blotches. 



var. fl. pi. Double-flowering Bird Cherry. A rapid, pyramidal 

 grower, said to produce double flowers. 



var. variegata. Variegated-leaved Bird Cherry. A handsome 

 variety with variegated foliage ; young growth slender and drooping. 



P. Simonii. A distinct sj^ecies from China. Growth erect; flowers small, 

 white, appearing early in spring ; fruit large, flattened, of the size and appearance of a 

 nectarine, and of a brick-red color ; flesh yellow, with a peculiar aromatic flavor. 



P. spinosa flore pleno. Double-flowering Sloe. A beautiful small 

 tree or large shrub from .Japan, covered in spring with small, double daisy-like white 

 flowers, succeeded by small, dark purple fruit. 



var. pendula. Weeping Sloe. A variety of spinosa with pendulous 

 branches. §1.00. 



