ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



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SELECTIONS OF ORNAMENTAL TREES, ETC. 



The Trees most suitable for planting in Streets and Avenues are the Silver, Norway, and 

 Sugar Maples, European Sycamore, the various Elms, Ohio Buckeye, with dark glossy foliage, 

 Paulownia, Oriental Plane, Snowy Abele, the beautiful Salisburia of Japan, Tulip tree, Magnolia 

 acuminata and maxima, American Cypress, European Ash, Red-twig Linden, and Silver leaved 

 Linden. 



The common variety of European Linden, and the common Horse Chestnut, drop their foliage 

 so early in autumn that they are entirely unsuited for streets, but will answer for other loc;ttons. 

 The Catalpa forms too spreading and irregular a head for planting in streets. The European 

 Alder will best suit any wet locality. The Ailanthus has latterly fallen into disrepute on account 

 of the odor of its blossoms; an evil easily remedied, however, by proper selection, as the odor 

 proceeds only from one sex, latterly introduced, and therefore this objection does not apply at all 

 to the tree originally introduced, which was of the other sex. 



All the above-named trees are appropriate for extensive Lawns, to which may be added the 

 Weeping Willow, one of the most elegant and graceful of all trees, and the Ring-leaved Weeping, 

 the Huntingdon Green, and the Golden bark and Silvery-leaved Willows to aid in the picturesque. 

 The Liquidamber and Scarlet Maple are desirable not only for general ornament, but for their 

 reddening foliage in early Autumn, thereby imparting a m>-st pleasing diversity. The t>ees I have 

 enumerated are not suitable tor ordinary small yards and other circumscribed positions; and for 

 that object, we should select trees of secondary stature, such as the Mouutaiu Ash, Magno'ia 

 tripetela, Maci ophylla, and Auriculata, White Fringed Ornus, Laburnum, Japan Angelica, European 

 Bird Cherry, Blush Acacia, and Virgilia lutea. 



We come next to the thirl Class of Trees, which may be more properly ranked as large 

 Shruhs, as they branch low, and to the largest class of Flowering Shrubs, all of which may be 

 pruned to suit the space to be occupied ; such as the Magnolia iSorb<-rtiana, beautifully striped, the 

 M. Soul.uigiana with paler stripes, M. Glauca and Conspicua with white flowers, and the Japan 

 Purple, and Chinese Pi.rple and White Floweiing, the Halesia, Purple Fringe, Japan Sophora, 

 Hawthorn. Cornelian Cherry, Silvery Eleagnus, European Euonymus, the be mtiful varieties of 

 Double Althea, Rbamnus carolinus, <fec. The?e will serve to fill up the complement in adornment. 



' WEEPING TREES OF FAIR SIZE. 



Ash, Weeping European $1 00 I Laburnum. Weeping 1 25 



, Weeping Asiatic 1 50 j L<rch. Scotch Drooping, best 1 50 



, Weeping Gol ien 1 50 , Pen'ulous 2 00 



Aspen, Weeping 1 00 ' Linden, Silvery Weeping 1 50 



Beech, Weeping Given 1 50 j Mountain Ash, Weep.ng 1 00 



, Weeping Purple 1 50 j Peach, Weeping 60 



Birch, Weeping Scotch 1 00 j Pear, Weeping 75 



, Weeping Laciniate 1 00 1 Poplar, Weeping 75 



Cherry, Weeping, one of the most beautiful $lto$2 j Sophora, Weeping 2 00 



Cypress, Weeping 2 00 i Willow, Weeping green 50 



Cytisus, Weeping, 2 species 1 00 j , Weeping Ring leaved 75 



Elm, American Weeping 1 00 , Kilmarnock Weeping 1 00 



, European Weeping 1 00 ! Robinia, Weeping 1 00 



DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



The following comprises a Select Assortment of the most beautiful and estimable species. The 

 inferior species are omitted. N. B. — Extra laigt; Shrubs of most of the kinds can be supplied at 

 proportionate prices. 



Botanical Name. Corurnon Name. Price. 



1 Acacia Julibrissin Sensitive tree 40 to 75 



2 Amelanchier botryapium Mespilns, Snowy flowered 38 



3 Amelanchier arbutifolia Mespilus, Scarlet-berried 50 



4 Amorplia fruticosa Iiiiiigo Snrab 25 



5 Amorpha canescens Indigo Shrub, Hoary 25 



6 Amygdala* Alnioud, Flowering. (See page 24.) 



7 Andromeda paniculata Andromeda, panicled , 50 



8 Andromeda racemosa Andromeda, Racemed 50 



9 Andromeda pulverulenta Andromeda, Splendid, and others 75 



10 Artemesia abrotanum Southernwood, or Citronelle 25 



