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ELLWANGER & BARRTS 



CAKYA. Hickory. Noter, Fr. 



C. alba. Shell Bark or Shag Bark Hickory. A. The most orna- 

 mental and valuable of the genus. The nuts are whiter and 

 the shell thinner than those of other species. oOc. 



CASTAXEA. Chestnut, ^chte Kastakien, Ger. Cha- 



TAIGXIER, Fr. 



C. Americana. American Chestnut. A. The w-ell known native 

 variety. A stately tree, with broader leaves than the Spanish, 

 and producins' smaller fruit. When in full bloom, one of the 

 handsomest trees. 50c. 

 C. Japonica. Japan Chestnut. C. Habit and foliage like Spanish 

 SPANISH chestnut. Chestnut ; fruit very large. Sl-OO. 



C. vesca. Sweet OR Spanish Chestnut. C. Orig-inally introduced from Asia Minor into Europe. A valuable 

 species both for ornament and f ruJt. It forms a handsome lawn tree, and produces much larger fruit than 

 the American variety. oOq. 



CATALiPA. Trosipetenbaum, Ger. Cataxpa, Fr. 



The Catalpas flower in July, when few trees are in bloom. Their blossoms are larg-e, very showy, and quite 

 fragrant. Leaves large, heart-shaped, and yellowish green. They are all effective, tropical-looking lawn trees. 



C. Bungei. D. A species from China, of dwarf habit, g-rowing only from three to five feet high. Foliage large 

 and glossy; a shy bloomer. $1.00. 



Flowers op the Catalpa. 0/i Natural Size.) 



■bignonioides, syn. C. syringaefolia. B. Native of the Southern States. A showy, rapid growing, spreading,. 



irregular tree, with very large, heart-shaped leaves, and jiyramidal clusters, a foot long, of white and 



purple fragrant flowers. Blooms latter part of Julj', when few trees are in blossom, and, therefore, very 



desirable. oOc. 

 var. aiirea variegata. Golden C-4.talpa. B. A medium-sized tree of rapid growth, ha\'ing large heart- 



shajjed leaves, which are of a beautiful golden color in spring and early svtminer, but later in the season 



become green. 75c. 

 Tar. purpurea. B. Foliage large, dark purple ; holds its color well. Sl.OO. 

 var. speeiosa. A. A variety which is said to have originated in the west. It is finer and hardier than the 



common, hence better adapted to forest and ornamental planting. Its blossoms open two or three weeks 



earlier than those of the bignonioides. 50c. 

 Ka?inpferi. B. Introduced from Japan b)' Siebold. A species of rapid growth, with deep green, glossy 



foliage. Flowers fragrant, cream-colored, speckled with purple and yellow ; not so large as those of 



mjrlngcvfolia ; p.<inicle, also is smaller and more loose; seed pods long and very narrow ; two weeks later 



than syrUifjrcfnlia. 50c. 

 Teas' Japan Hybrid. C. Of spreading habit; flowers white, with purple dots; fragnmt; a most profuse 



bloomei', remaining in bloom several weeks. 50c. 



