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PYRUS. Crab and Mountain Ash 
We invite special attention to the double and single flowering Crabs; their beauty and value seem to have been over- 
looked and are therefore not appreciated. 
P. angustifolia. Brcutret’s DovuBLE-FLOWERED AMERICAN Cras. C. One of the most beautiful of the 
many fine varieties of flowering Crabs. Tree of medium size, covered in early spring with large, 
beautiful, double fragrant flowers of a delicate pink color. From a distance the flowers have 
the appearance of small roses. A great acquisition, and certain to become very popular as soon 
as known. Blooms when quite young and late in the season, after the others. $1.00. 
P. malus coronaria odorata. Fracranrt GaRLAND-FLOWERED Cras. CC. Single blush flowers, with 
the fragrance of sweet violets; blossoms appear about a week after those of the Double Rose- 
flowered; very desirable. May. $1.00. 
P. m. floribunda. C. Single flower; beautiful carmine in bud; white when open. May. Fruit 
very ornamental in autumn. $1.00. 
P. m. floribunda atrosanguinea. CC. Flowers crimson, produced in great profusion. A charming 
variety. May. $1.00. 
P. m. Halleana syn. Parkmanni. C. Habit dwarf, a compact grower. Foliage dark green, remain- 
ing late on the tree. Flowers very double, dark rose, drooping, and retain their color until they 
drop from the tree. A beautiful variety. $1.00. 
m. Kaido. C. Flowers single, white and pink; produced in great profusion; followed with small 
fruit in clusters; ornamental and fine. May. $1.00. 
. Scheideckeri. C. A fine variety from Germany. Flowers quite double, red in bud, changing 
to pink or rose color. $1.00. 
m. spectabilis var. flore albo pleno. Cuinese DousL_e Wuire-rLowErRED Cras. C. Double white 
fragrant flowers in clusters. May. $1.00. 
m. s. var. flore roseo pleno. Curnese Dovuste Rose-Fitowerep Cras. C. Has beautiful double, 
rose-colored, fragrant flowers nearly two inches in diameter in May. One of the best. $1.00. 
SORBUS. Movnrarn Asu, and their allied species. 
P. Americana. American Mounratn Aso. C._ A tree of coarser growth and foliage than the Euro- 
pean, and producing larger and lighter colored berries. 50c. 
*P. aucuparia. European Mountain Asn. B. A fine hardy tree, head dense and regular; covered 
from July till winter with great clusters of bright scarlet berries. 50c. 
var. pendula. Weerrinc Evropean Mounrary Asu. C. A beautiful variety of rapid growth and 
decidedly pendulous and trailing habit. One of the most desirable lawn trees. $1.00. 
P. quercifolia or pinnatifida. Oax-LteEavep Mountary Asn. B. A hardy tree of fine pyramidal 
habit. Height and breadth from 20 to 30 feet. Foliage simple and deeply lobed, bright green 
above and downy beneath. One of the finest lawn trees. 0c. 
QUERCUS. Oak 
The Oaks, when they attain size, are our most picturesque trees. The species and varieties are numerous, and the 
majority are adapted to ornament large grounds where they can have an abundance of room. Some kinds, however, are 
moderate growers, and suitable for small places, especially if kept in good shape by a judicious use of the knife. Our col- 
lection embraces a variety of forms and includes the finest. 
Q. alba. American Wuire Oak. A. One of the finest American trees, of large size and spreading 
branches; leaves lobed, pale green above and glaucous beneath. $1.00. 
Q. bicolor. Swamp Wuire Oak. A native species, with handsome, large sinuate toothed leaves, which 
turn to a bright scarlet in autumn. $1.00. 
Q. cerris. Turkey Oax. B. A very handsome South European species, of rapid, symmetrical 
growth; foliage finely lobed and deeply cut; leaves change to brown in autumn, and persist dur- 
ing a great part of the winter. Fine forthe lawn. $1.00. 
Q. coccinea. ScarrerOax. B. A native tree of rapid growth, pyramidal outline, and especially 
remarkable in autumn, when the foliage changes to a bright scarlet. $1.00. 
var. tinctoria. Brack Oax. B. Beautiful colored foliage in autumn. $1.00. 
Q. Ilex var. Fordii fastigiata. Pyrammpat Evercreen Oak. B. A variety of the European Ever- 
green Oak, of very upright growth. A beautiful tree. $1.00. 
Q. macrocarpa. Mossy Cur or Bur Oak. A. native tree of spreading form. Foliage deeply lobed, 
and the largest and most beautiful among Oak leaves. Cup-bearing, acorn-fringed and bur-like. 
Bark corky. One of the noblest of the family. $1.00. 
. palustris. Pry Oax. B. Foliage deep green, finely divided; assumes a drooping form when it 
acquires age. One of the most valuable. A good grower. Fine for streets. $1.00. 
. phellos. Wittow Oax. B. A medium sized tree; small willow-shaped leaves; growth compact, 
upright, making a fine pyramid. A valuable variety. $1.00. 
. Prinus. CuesrnutOax. B. One of the finest species; leaves resemble those of the chestnut. $1.00. 
. Robur. Enerish Oax. B. The Royal Oak of England, a well-known tree of spreading, slow 
growth. $1.00. 
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