ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 



VIBURNUM OPULUS VAR. STERILIS. 



(Snowball.) 



S. V. var. Prince Nottg'er. Pkince Nottgee's Lilac. Delicate bluisli pur- 

 ple. Early. 



var. speciosa. Bright reddish flowers. 



var. spectabilis. Flowers lilac, with a bluish shade. Very compact. 



var. Steencruysii. Large clusters of dark reddish purple flowers. 



var. "Ville de Troyes. A fine variety, with large panicles of dark 

 purple flowers. 75 cents. 



var. virglnalis. Flowers pure white. 



TAMARIX. Tamarisk. Tamaeiske, Ger. 



{Nat. Ord. Tamaricacese.) 



These are very beautiful shrubs with small leaves, somewhat like the Juniper, and 

 and delicate small flowers in spikes. They are invaluable for planting by the sea- 

 side where scarcely anything else will grow. 



T. Indica. Indian Tamabisk. Of slender growth. 



T. Narbonne. 



T. tetrandra. Algerica, Apkicana, Caspica. Seem to be all the same species. 

 They are difficult of determination. 



"VTBURiNTJM. Arrow Root. Schlinge, or Schneeball, Ger. Viorne, Fr. 



{Nat. Ord. Caprifoliacese.) 



V. lantanoides. Early White Lantana-leaved Yibuenum. A large, robust 

 shrub, with soft hoary leaves, and large clusters of white flowers in May ; retains its 

 foliage very late ; quite ornamental in all respects. 



V. macro cephalum. From China. Bears large panicles of white neutral 

 flowers ; very fine. $1.00. 



V. Opulus. High, or Bush Cranberry. Both ornameutal and useful. Its 

 fruit is esteemed by many ; resembles the Snowball in wood and foliage. 



var. sterilis. Guelder Kose. Snowball Tree. A well-known, favorite 

 shrub, of large size, with globular clusters of pure white sterile flowers. See cut 

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