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ELLWANGER ^ BARRY'S 



CLASS I.— DECIDUOUS TREES, UPRIGHT AND DROOPING 



Those preceded by a (*) are the most suitable for parks, avenues, streets, etc. They are propa- 

 gated in large quantities, and can be furnished at low rates. 



Price. — The prices quoted are for trees of the usual size, ranging from two to seven feet, according to 

 species or variety . 



Extra sized trees, selected in the nursery , charged for in proportion to size. 



ACER. Maple 



A valuable and highly ornamental family of trees. The Maples are regular in outline, beautiful in foliage, vigorous 

 gro\Ners, free from all diseases, and adapted to all soils, merits which deserv-edly render them universally popular. 



A. campestre. English or Cork-barked Maple. B. A native of Central Europe. It is a slow- 

 growing, stocky tree, of compact, roundish habit, with corky bark, and small, handsome foli- 

 age; hardy and very ornamental. $1.00. 

 ■'^^A. dasycarpum or eriocarpum. White or Silver-leaved Maple. A. A North American spe- 

 cies, of rapid growth, large size, and irregular roimded form ; foliage bright green above and 

 silvery white beneath; tree very hardy and easily transplanted; where immediate shade is 

 required, one of the most useful trees ; also a favorite street and park tree. 50c. 

 *var. Wierii laciniatum. Wier's Cvt-leaved Silver Maple. A. Introduced by us. It is a 

 variety of the Silver-leaved, and one of the most remarkable and beautiful trees, with cut or 

 dissected foliage. Its growth is rapid, shoots slender and drooping, giving it a habit almost as 

 graceful as the cut-leaved Birch. The foliage is abundant, silvery underneath, and on the 

 young wood especially deeply and delicately cut. The leaf stalks are long and tinted with red 

 on the upper surface. It ranks among the most interesting and attractive lawn trees, and may 

 be easily adapted to small places by an occasional cutting back, which it will bear to any degree 

 necessary, as well as a willow. 50c. 



A. Heldreichii. B. A fine species of upright growth. Foliage large, dark green, and deeply 

 lobed. $1.00. 



A. Pennsylvanicum. Striped Barked Maple. B. A native tree growing 20 to 30 feet high; 



rounded form; bark dark green marked with stripes, foliage light green. $1.00. 

 *A. platanoides. Norway ]\Iaple. A. Native of Europe. A large, handsome tree, of spreading, 



rounded form, with broad, deep green, shining foliage. Its compact habit, and stout, vigorous 



growth render it one of the most desirable species for the street, park, or garden. 50c. 

 var. dissectum. Ci t-leaved Norway Maple. C. A compact growing tree, with dense, dark 



green foliage, which is regularly and deeply cut, so as almost to divide the leaf into three parts. 



One of the best of the cut-leaved varieties; rare. $-2.00. 

 var. "Geneva." B. A distinct purple-leaved variety of Norway Maple. Foliage purple in 



autumn. $1.00. 



var. globosum. Globe-headed Norway Maple. A distinct and beautiful variety having a 

 perfectly rounded head. Worked on standards. $2.00. 



var. O. Stoll. B. A variety of the Norway Maple, of upright growth ; foliage large, round, 

 dark bronze, hanging downward on very long stalks. One of the finest trees. $2.00. 



var. Reitenbachi. Reitexbach's Norway Maple. B. An excellent and striking variety of 

 pyramidal habit ; foliage beautiful green in early spring, changing to a decided purple towards 

 midsummer, purplish scarlet in autumn. $1.00. 



var. Schwedlerii. Schwedler's Norway Maple. B. A beautiful variety, with the young 

 shoots and leaves of a bright purplish or crimson color, which changes to purplish green in the 

 older leaves. One of the most valuable trees. $1.00. 

 A. polymorphum. Japax Maple. C. This is the normal form or type ; growth slow and shrubby ; 

 foliage small, five-lobed, and of a bright, cheerful green in spring and summer, changing to a 

 lovely dark crimson in autumn ; perfectly hardy when well established. One of the most beau- 

 tiful and valuable of small-sized trees. $2.00. 



var. atropurpureum. Dark Purple-leaved Jap ax Maple. D. Forms a bushy shrub ; foliage 

 dark purple and deeply cut; very ornamental. The hardiest and altogether the best of the 

 Japan Maples. One of the choicest small trees or shrubs. In tubs. $3.00 to $5.00. 



var. dissectum atropurpureum. Cit-leaved Fi rple Japax Maple. D. One of the most 

 striking and handsome varieties of the Japanese Maples. Form dwarf and weeping. The 

 leaves are of a beautiful rose color when young, and change to a deep and constant purple, as 

 they become older. They are also deeply and delicately cut, giving them an elegant, fern-like 

 appearance. The young gro\\i:h is long, slender, and pendulous, and, like the leaves, has 

 a deep, crimson hue. Beside being an elegant and attractive lawn tree, it is also very useful for 

 conservatory decoration in spring. In tubs. $3.00 to $5.00. 

 A. pseudo platanus. European Sycamore Maple. B. From Europe. A handsome tree, of rapid, 

 upright growth, with large foliage, and smooth, ash-gray colored bark. 50c. 



var. foliis atropurpureus. Purple-leaved Sycamore Maple. B. A distinct and beautiful 

 tree. $1.00. 



