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Fred'k W. Kehey^ 



Broadway, New York. 



Ornamental and Shade Trees — Continued. 



BETl'LA nana pendula. Dwarf Weeping 

 AVuiTE BiBCH. Branches taking ou a droopiug 

 habit as tree grows older, eventually touching the 

 ground. $1.50 and $3. 



BETULA fastigiata. Ptramidal Birch. Ele- 

 gant habit; pyramidal, like Lombardy Poplar, 

 with silvery white bark. Very distinct and oraa- 

 mental. §1. 



BETl'LA atropurpurea. Purple-Leaved 

 Birch. Light bark. $1. 



BETULA Intea. Yellow Birch. Golden yel- 

 low bark : rapid grower. 50 and 75 cts. 



BETULA nana. Dwarf Birch. A bushy shrub, 

 seldom attaining a height of more than 12 feet ; 

 branches numerous, smaU, sharply crenated 

 leaves. 75 cts. 



BETULA nigra. River or Red Birch. Amer- 

 ican species; moderate growth, fine foliage; red- 

 dish brown bark. 50 cts. to SI. 



BETULA papyracea. Paper or Canoe Birch. 

 Native of America. Large tree, with brilliant 

 white bark large handsome leaves. 60 and 75 cts. 



BETULA pendula laciniata. Cut-Leaved 

 Weeping Birch. A superb tree; its long slender 

 drooping branches, silvery bark and delicately 

 cut foliage rank it among the most beautiful trees. 

 75 cts. to $1.50. 



BETULA pendula Youngil. Young's Weep- 

 ing Birch. When grafted on stems 5 to G feet in 

 height, foiTQs a pendulous head, whose slender 

 shoots droop gracefully to the grovmd. $1.50. 



BETULA populifolia. American White Birch. 

 Rajjid growth ; leaves smooth and glossy. 50 cts. 

 Low rates per 100; see page 16. 



BETULA pubescens. Downt-Leaved Birch. 

 Resembles the European White Bii'ch, but of more 

 vigorous habit; small roundish leaves. 50 cts. 



BETULA tristis. One of the finest 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. 



CARPINUS betulus. European Hornbeam or 

 Water Beech. Grows slowly, thick foliage. 

 Adapted for hedges, can be made an impene- 

 trable wall. 50 cts. to $1. Low rates per 100. 



CARYA alba. Shellbark Hickort. Orna- 

 mental, and the most valuable of the genus for 

 fruit. 50 cts. to $1. 



CASTANEA Americana. American Chest- 

 nut. The common native variety. 35, 50 and 

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

 rates. 



CASTAIVEA Japonica. Japan Chestnut. 

 Largo showy foliage; handsome tree; fruit as 



large as that of Spanish Chestnut. Remarkable 

 for coming into bearing when young. 

 CASTAIVEA IVumbo. The Big Chestnut. Very 

 hardy and productive, bears when very young. 

 Largo burs, extra-sized fniit of fine quality. 

 Valuable. 



CASTANEA Paragon. New Paragon Chest- 

 nut. Very sweet 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 $2. 

 CASTANEA variegata. New Variegates 

 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. $2.50. 



CASTANEA vesca. Sweet Spanish Chestnut. 

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

 $1 . sizes at low rates. 



CATALPA 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. 



CATALPA Bungei. Standards; straight stems, 

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

 Dwarfs, 75 cts. 



CATALPA Ksempferi. 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 erowth. 

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



CATALPA syringaefolia or bignonioides. 



Dwarf Japan Hybrid. Large, showy foliage, 

 fragrant white and purple flowers in midsum- 

 mer. 50 and 75 cts. 



CATALPA Teas' Japan Hybrid. Spreading 

 habit; flowers white, dotted with purple; fragrant, 

 a profuse bloomer. 50 cts. 



CELTIS Australis. European Nettle Tree. 

 Strong gi-owth; flexible branches; gray bark, 

 spotted with whit(^; dark green leaves. 



CELTIS occidentalis. American Nettle Tree. 

 Rare variety; numerous slender horizontally- 

 spreading branches and thick, rough bark : point- 

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



CERASUS caproniana ranunculiflora.— Ra- 



nunculus-Leke Flowering Cherry. Upright 

 grower, producing large, double white flowei's, 

 like those of Ranunculus. $1. 



CERASUS flore alba plena. Large Double- 

 Flowering Cherry. A fine sort, of rapid 

 growth, flowering into :iearly a mass of white 

 bloom. 50 cts. ; extra, 75 cts. 



CERASUS Japonica pendula. Japan Weep- 

 ing Cherry. Strong gro«th; feathery, graceful, 

 single white flowers, red fruit. One of the finest 

 ot the small-headed weeping Cherries. Rare. 



T/ie stock arrived in good shape, and I am well pleased with everything. The fifty 



