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PAULOWNIA. Empress Tree. Paulownie, Ger. Paulownia, Fr. 



P. imperialis. C. A magnificent tropical looking tree from Japan ; of extremely rapid growth, and sur- 

 passing all others in the size of its leaves, which are tw x elve to fourteen inches in diameter. Blossoms 

 trumpet-shaped, formed in large, upright panicles, and appearing in May. Quite hardy here, but the 

 flower buds are killed during severe winters. $1.00. 



PAVIA. (/Esculus.) Smooth-fruited Horse Chestnut. Pavier, Fr. 



P. flava. The Big or Ohio Buckeye or Ohio Horse Chestnut. B. A fine native tree, having 

 pale green, downy leaves, and yellow flowers. The tree when it acquires age forms a globular head 

 twenty to forty feet in height. $1.00. 



P. Lyonii. B. Vigorous grower, yellow flowers. $1.00. 



P. Michauxii. C. Racemes of handsome rose colored flowers. $1.00. 



P. rubra. The Small Buckeye. B. Grows wild in Virginia and North Carolina. A small-sized tree, 

 with more slender branches than the flava, and brownish red flowers. $\.oo. 

 var. atrosanguinea. B. Of dwarf habit ; young wood and foliage quite smooth. Flowers dark 

 red. $i..oo. 



var. carnea pubescens. B. A variety of the rubra, with flesh colored flowers. $1.00. 

 var. carnea superba. B. A very distinct and dwarf variety, with dark flowers. $1.00. 

 var. purpurea. B. A variety of the rubra, with purplish red flowers, and of dwarf habit. $1.00. 

 var. Whitleyii. B. One of the most beautiful varieties, on account of its handsome foliage and 

 brilliant red flowers. $1.00. 



PERSICA. Peach. Pfirsich, Ger, Pecher, Fr. 



The double flowering varieties are distinguished 

 ing season in May, every branchlet is covered with 



DOUBLE-FLOWERED PEACH (Reduced). 



for their showy and beautiful bloom. At the blossom- 

 a mass of beautifully formed, highly colored flowers, 

 rendering the trees most interesting objects and attract- 

 ing notice from a distance. The double red, double 

 rose, and double white varieties, planted in a group, 

 produce a charming effect. We cannot too highly 

 recommend these superb flowering trees. 

 P. vulgaris fl. alba plena. Double White-flow- 

 ered Peach. C. Very ornamental. Flowers 

 pure white and double; superb. Perfectly 

 hardy. 50c. 



P. vulgaris fl. camelliaeflora plena. C. Flowers 



rose-colored. 50c. 

 P. vulgaris fl. rosea plena. Double Rose-flow- 

 ered Peach. C. Flowers double, pale 

 rose colored, like small roses. Very pretty. 



50c. 



P. vulgaris fl. sanguinea plena. Double Red- 

 flowered Peach. C. Flowers semi-double, 

 bright red ; superb. 50c. 



P. vulgaris fl. versicolor plena. C. The most 



singular of all our flowering trees. Flowers 

 variously white a.id red or variegated on the 

 tree at the same time. Flowers early, and 

 perfectly hardy. 50c. 

 P. vulgaris foliis purpureis. Purple or Blood- 

 leaved Peach. C. Foliage of a deep blood- 

 red color in spring, fading to a dull green as 

 the season advances, but the young growth 

 preserves its dark color the entire summer. 

 Valuable on account of its rapid growth and 

 handsome foliage. The tree should be cut 

 back severely every spring. 50c. 



PHELLODENDRON. Korkbaum, Ger. 



P. Amurense. Chinese Cork Tree. B. A hardy 

 tree from Manchuria, growing 60 feet high in 

 its native country, with thick corky bark and 

 elegant pinnate foliage three or four feet long. 

 In general appearance and rapidity of growth 

 it resembles the Ailanthus. $1.00. 



