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AMELANCHIER 

 A. Botryapium. B. An American species known 

 as "JuneBerrv," "WildPear," "Service Tree," 

 and "Shad Blow." Grows 30 or 40 feet high. 

 Of fastigiate form. Flowers white, produced in 

 great profusion early in April, succeeded by a 

 small fruit of purplish color, ripe in June and 

 pleasant to the taste. One of the finest very early 

 lowering trees. 3 to 4 ft., 50c each ; 10 for $4.00. 



AMYGDALUS. Almond 

 A. communis flore roseo pleno. Large Double- 

 FT>owERED Almoxd. C. A vigorous, beautiful 

 tree covered in May with double rose-colored 

 blossoms, like small roses. 3 to 4 ft., 50c each. 

 A. Davidiana alba. Flowerixg Almoxd. C. 

 Flowers single white and appear before the 

 leaves; very showy. The first tree to fiov:er in 

 the spring , and hence particularly desirable on 

 that account. 3 to 4 ft., 50c each. 



A. Davidiana rubra. C. A variety with single 



rose-colored flowers. 3 to 4 ft., 50c each. 

 For Dwarf varieties, see Prunus, in "Orna- 

 mental Shrubs." 



BETULA. Birch 



This genus embraces a verj- popular and highly ornamental 

 class of trees. Their elegant, graceful port, silvery bark, 

 slender branches, and light and airy foliage, render them 

 general favorites. As single specimens on the lawn, or em- 

 ployed as avenue trees, the upright varieties are very imposing 

 and handsome. They thrive even in the poorest soils and in 

 the most exposed situations. 



B. alba. Europeax White Weepixg Birch. A. 



A graceful tree, with silvery bark and slender 

 branches. Quite erect when young, but after 

 four or five years growth assumes an elegant 

 drooping habit, rendering the tree very effective 

 in landscapes. 5 to 6 ft., 50c each; 10 for $4.00. 



var. fastigiata. Pyramidal Birch. B. Of ele- 

 gant pyramidal habit, like the Lombardy Poplar. 

 Bark silvery white. Very distinct and orna- 

 mental. 5 to 6 ft., Si. 00 each. 



var. atropurpurea. Purple-leaved Birch. B. 

 A variety possessing the vigorous habit of the 

 Birches, and having purple foliage. 4 to 5 ft., 

 $1.00 each. 



var. pendula laciniata. Cut-leaved Weeping 

 Birch. A. Beyond question one of the most 

 popular of all weeping or pendulous trees. Its 

 tall, slender, yet vigorous growth, graceful 

 drooping branches, silvery-white bark, and deli- 

 cately cut foliage, present a combination of 

 attractive characteristics rarely met with in a 

 single tree. 5 to 6 ft., SI. 00 each; 10 for $8.00. 

 6 to 8 ft., SI. 50 each; 10 for $12.50. 8 to 10 

 ft., $2.00 each; 10 for S15.00. 



var. pendula Youngii. Yol-ng 's Weepixg Birch. 

 C. When grafted on stems five to six feet high, 

 it forms beautiful pendulous heads, and its slen- 

 der shoots droop gracefully to the ground. 6 ft. , 

 SI. 50 each. 



B. lenta. Sweet, Black, or Cherry Birch. B. 

 A native tree, rather large, with fine grained, 

 valuable wood ; dark brown bark on the trunk 

 and bronze-reddish twigs, very aromatic, leaves 

 somewhat heart-shaped. 5 to 6 ft., $1.00 each. 



B. lutea. Yellow or Gray Birch. Native of 

 America. Bark yellowish-gray and somewhat 

 silvery. 5 to 6 ft., $1.00 each. 



nigra. River or Red Birch. B. An American 



species of moderate growth, elegant habit, with 

 fine foliage and reddish brown bark. 5 to 6 ft., 

 SI. 00 each. 



papyracea. Paper or Caxoe Birch. A. Native 

 of America ; forms a large tree ; bark brilliant 

 white, leaves large and handsome. 5 to 6 ft., 

 SI. 00 each. 



populifolia. American White Birch. B. An 

 American species of rapid growth, with triangu- 

 lar, taper-pointed, smooth and glossy leaves. 

 5 to 6 ft., SI. 00 each. 



CARPINUS. Hornbeam 

 Americana. A^ierican Horxbeak. Blue oh 

 Water Beech. B. A native species, growing 

 from fifteen to twenty feet high. In its mode 

 of growth, quite similar to the Beech, but the 

 foliage is thinner, and more irregular in form. 

 3 to 4 ft., SI. 00 each. 



CARYA. Hickory 

 alba. Shell Bark or Shag Bark Hickory. A. 

 The most ornamental and valuable of the genus. 

 The nuts are whiter and the shell thinner than 

 those of other species. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00 each. 



CASTANEA. Chestnut 

 Americana. American Chestnut. A. The 

 well-known native variety. A stately tree, with 

 broader leaves than the Spanish, and producing 

 smaller but better flavored fruit. When in full 

 bloom, one of the handsomest trees. 3 to 4 ft., 

 50c each; 10 for $4.00. 

 Japonica. Japan Chestnut. C. Habit and 

 foliage like Spanish Chestnut; fruit verj^ large. 

 2 to 3 ft., $1.00. 

 vesca. European or Spanish Chestnut. Mar- 

 RON. C. Originally introduced from Asia Minor 

 into Europe. Avaluable species both for ornament 

 and fruit. It forms a handsome lawn tree, and 

 produces much larger fruit than the American 

 variety. 2 to 3 ft., SI. 00 each; 10 for S7. 50. 



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