GENERAL CA TALOG TIE. 



-Cercis Japonica. Japax Judas Tree. C. Of medium size, 

 rounded form, foliag-e deep shining green, and heart- 

 shaped ; flowers larg-er than those of CannfJensis. and of 

 a rich reddish purple color; a valuable addition to Thf 

 list of choice small trees. $1.00. 



CHIOXANTHUS. Fringe Tree. Schneeflock- 

 ENBAUM, Ger. Chioxanthe, i^. 



C. Virginica. WHITE Frixge. B. A small native tree or shrut>, 

 of roundish form, with large, glossy leaves and drooping- 

 racemes of pure white tiowei-s, haA-ing narrow, fringe- 

 like p)etals ; blossoms in May or June. A superb lawn 

 tree. See Cut. 75c. 



CXADRASTIS. YrRGiLiE, Ger. VrRGiLiER. Fr. 



•C. tinctoria, syn. Virgilia lutea. Teixow Wood. B. One 

 of the finest American trees. Of moderate growth, 

 broadly rounded head, foliage compound like that of 

 the Rohinia, and of a light green color, turning- to a 

 warm yellow in autumn ; flowers pea-shaped, white, 

 sweet-sc-ented, appearing in June in great profusion, in 

 long drooping racemes covering the tree. See Cut. $1.0<J. 







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Virgilia Lutea. (Yellow Wood.) 



CORXUS. Flowering- Dogwood. Hartriegel, Ger. Corxouillier, Fr. 



•C. florida. WHiTE-FLOWERtNG DoGV>-oOD. B. An American species, of spreading irregular form, growing- from 

 16 to 25 feet high. The flowers produced in Sjn-ing before the leaves api»far are from 3 to 3i inches in 

 diameter, white and very showy. They begin to appear just as the Magnolia flowers are fading, and are 

 invaluable for maintaining a succession of bloom in the grarden border or on the lawn. They also are 



