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ELLWANGER i& BARRY'S CATALOGUE. 



BETULA ALBA. VAR. PENDULA YOUNGII. 



(Young's New "Weeping Birch.) 



B. a. var. pubescens. Downy-leaved Birch. A native of Germany, resem- 

 bles the American White Btrch, but more vigorous, and branches sUghtly pendulous. 



var. tristis. A charming variety of the European ; of pendulous habit. 

 $2.00. 



var. iirticifolia. Nettle-leaved Birch. A fine tree, of rather slow 

 growth, with irregularly cut foliage, of a deep green color. $1.00. 



B. Bliojpiittra. Indian Paper Birch. A fine, distinct species, of upright 

 growth, with large heart-shaped foliage. In its wild state, on the Himalayan Moun- 

 tains, it forms a noble tree fifty to sixty feet high. $1.00. 



B. leiita. American Cherry or Mahogany Birch. A native species, of 

 rapid growth, with smooth, gray bark, and large leaves, which, when bruised, diffuse 

 a sweet odor. Adapted for park or garden. 



B. nana. Dwarf Birch. A bushy shrub, native of both Europe and America, 

 seldom growing higher than five feet ; leaves numerous, round, sharply crenated. 

 Young wood downy. A charming miniature tree. $1.00. 



CAKPINUS. Hornbeam. Hainbuche, Ger. Charme, Fr. 



{JSfat. Ord. Corylaceixi.) 



C. Americana. American Hornbeam. 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. Makes a very ornamental and 

 useful hedge. 



