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Predli W. Kelsey, 145 Broadway, New York, 



Ornamental and Shaiic Trees — Conlinued. 



BKTI'I^A nana ]><>n<liilH. Dwarf Weeping 

 White Birch. Brandies taking on a drooping 

 habit as tree grows older, eventually toucl.ing the 

 «r(.un(l. ?!l.50an(l ^2. 



HIiTULA lastigiata. Pyramidal Birch. Ele- 

 gant habit; pyramidal, like Lombardy Poplar, 

 \\\X\\ .silveiy white bark. Very distinct and orna- 

 mental. 



BKTl'LA atropurpurea. Purple-Leaved 

 Birch. Light bark. 



IIETULA lutea. Yellow Birch. Golden yel- 

 low bark : rapid grower. 50 and 75 cts. 



BETL'LA nana. Dwarf Birch. A bushy shrub, 

 seldom attaining a height of more than Vi feet ; 

 branches numerous, small, sharply crenated 

 leaves. 75 cts. 



BETL'LA nigra. River or Red Birch. Amer- 

 ican species; moderate growth, fine foliage; red- 

 dish brown bark. .50 cts. to §1. 



BETULA papyracea. Paper or Canoe Birch. 

 Native of America. Large tree, with brilliant 

 white bark lai'ge handsome leaves. 50 and 75 cts. 



BETl"LA peudula laciniata. Cut-Leaved 

 Weeping Birch. A superb tree; its long slender 

 drooping branches, silvery bark and delicately 

 cut foliage i-ank it among the most beautiful ti-ees. 

 75 cts. to .S1..50. 



BETULA pendula Voungii. Young's AVeep- 

 IXG Birch. When grafteil on stems 5 to C feet in 

 height, forms a x)eudulous head, whose slender 

 shoots droop gracefully to the ground. $1.50. 



BETULA populifolia. American White Birch. 

 I'lapid growth; leaves smooth and glossy. 50 cts. 

 Low j ates per 100; see page Ki. 



BETULA pubescens. Downy-Leaved Birch. 

 Resembles the European White Birch, but of more 

 vigorous habit: small roundish leaves. 50 cts. 



BETULA tristis. One of the fine.st varieties of 

 European Birch. Of pendulous habit. $1. 



BETULA urticifolia. Nettle-Leaved Birch. 

 Rather slow growth, dark green leaves, deeply 

 cut. 75 cts. 



CARPINUS Americana. American Hornbeam 

 or Water Beech. Valuable for hedges. .50 cts. 

 Low rates in quantity. 



t'.4RPI>'US betulus. European Hornbeam or 

 AVater Beech. Grows slowly, thick foliage. 

 Adapted for hedges, can be made an impene- 

 trable wall. 50 cts. to Low rates per 100. 



C:ARYA alba. Shellbark Hickory. Oi-na- 

 mental, and the most valuable of the genus for 

 fruit. •5(J cts. to $1. 



C'.4STANEA Americana. American Chest- 

 nut. The common native variety. 35, .50 and 

 75 cts. Small sizes per 1,000 at especially low 

 rates. 



<'ASTANEA Japonica. Japan Chestnut. 

 Large showy foliage; handsome tree; fruit as 



large as that of iSpanish Chestnut. Remarkable 

 for coming into btjaring when young. 

 CASTANEA Numbo. The Big Chestnut. Very 

 hardy and productive, bears when very young. 

 Lai'ge bui"s, extra-sized fruit of fine quality. 

 Valuable. 



CASTANEA Paragon. New Paragon Chest- 

 nut. Very swoet fruit, much larger than our 

 common American Chestnut. Prolific bearer, 

 and, like the Japanese variety, comes into bear 

 ing soon after transplanting. §1..50 and S2. 

 CASTANEA variegata. New Variegated 

 Chestnut. A new type of the well-known Span- 

 ish Chestnut, large, bold foliage, strikingly varie- 

 gated with bright yellow . Makes a fine standard 

 with compact head, S2..50. 



t.4.STANEA vesca. Sweet Spanish Chestnut. 

 The best European variety. Fine, .50 cts. to Small 

 SI . sizes at low rates. 



CA'TALPA aurea variegata. Golden Cat- 

 ALPA. Medium-sized tree; rapid grower; leaves 

 a beautiful golden color in spring and early 

 summer, changing to green later in the season. $1 . 



CAT ALP A Bungei. Standards; straight stems, 

 compact, round heads, large glossy foliage. $1. 

 Dwarfs, 75 cts. 



CATALPA Kapmpferi. Large-flowering Japan- 

 ese variety. 50 cts, to SI- 



CATALPA purpurea. Large purple flower, 

 rapid grower; retains its color well, 



CATALPA speciosa. Of very rapid ETowth. 

 50 cts. Low rates jier 100 and 1,000. 



CATALPA syriugaefolia or bignonioide«. 



Dwarf Japan Httbrid. Large, showy foliage, 

 fragi-ant white and purple flowers In midsum- 

 mer. .50 and 75 cts. 



CATALPA Teas' Japan Hybrid. Spreading 

 habit; flowers white, dotted with pui-ple ; fragrant, 

 a profuse bloomer. 50 cts. 



CELTIS Australis. European Nettle Tree. 

 Strong growth; flexible branches; gray bark, 

 spotted with white; dark green leaves. 



CELTIS occidentalis. American Nettle Tree. 

 Rare variety; numerous slender horizontally- 

 spreading branches and thick, rough bark ; point- 

 ed leaves, bright sliiny green. .50 and 75 cts. 



CERASUS caproniana ranunculiflora. — Ra- 



nunculus-Leke Flowering Cherry. Upright 

 gi-ower, producing large, double white flowers, 

 like those of Ranunculus, $1, 



CERASUS flore alba plena. Large Double- 

 Flowering Cherry. A fine sort, of rapid 

 gi'owth, flowering into nearly a mass of white 

 bloom. 50 cts. ; extra, 75 cts. 



CERASUS Japonica pendula. Japan Weep- 

 ing Cherry. Strong growth; feathery, graceful, 

 single white flowers, red fruit. One of the finest 

 of the small-headed weeping Cherries. Rare. 



