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Ornainoiital and Shade Trees — Continued. 



BETULA nana pendula. Dwarf Weeping 

 AViiiTE Birch. Branches taking on a drooping 

 habit as tree grows older, eventually touching the 

 ground. ?;1.50and $2. 



BETULA fastigiata. Pyramidal Birch. Ele- 

 gant habit; i)yraniidal, like Loinbardy Poplai-, 

 with silverj- white bark. Very di.stinct and oraa- 

 mentiil. 



BETl'LA atropurpurea. Purple-Leaved 

 Birch. Light bark. .$1. 



BETULA latea. Yellow Birch. Golden yel- 

 low bai'k : rapid grower. 50 and 75 cts. 



BETULA nana. Dwarf Birch. A bushy shrub, 

 seldom attaining a height of more than 12 feet; 

 brandies numerous, small, sharply crenat(>d 

 leaves. 75 cts. 



BETULA nigra. RmER or Red Birch. Amer- 

 ican species; moderate growth, fme 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. .50 and 75 cts. 



BETILA pendula laciniata. Cut-Leaved 

 Weeping Birch. A superb tree; its long slender 

 ili'ooping branches, .silvery bark and delicately 

 cut foliage rank it among tlie most beautiful trees. 

 75 cts. to $1.50. 



BETULA pendula Yonngii. Young's Weep- 

 ing Birch. When grafted on stems 5 to 0 feet in 

 height, forms a pendulous head, whose slender 

 shoots droop gracetully to the ground. §1.50. 



BETULA populifolia. American White Birch. 

 Rapid grovrth ; leaves smooth and glossy. .50 cts. 

 Low l ates per 100; see page 16. 



BETULA pubescens. Dowxt-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 liedges. 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 jyer 100. 



CARTA alba. Shellbark Hickory. Orna- 

 mental, and the most ^•aIuable of the genus for 

 fruit. 50 cts. to »1. 



C.4STANEA Americana. American Che.st- 

 NUT. The common native variety. So, .50 and 

 75 cts. Small sizes p<'r 1,(XK) at especially low 

 rates. 



CASTAXEA Japonica. Japan Chestnut. 

 Large showy foliage: handsome tree; fruit as 



large as that of Spanish Chestnut. Remarkable 

 for coming into bearing when young. 

 CASTANEA Numbo. The Big Chestnut. Very 

 hardy and productive, bears when very young. 

 Large burs, extra-sized fruit of fine quality. 

 Valuable. 



CASTANEA Paragon. New Paragon Chest- 

 nut. Very sweet fruit, umeli lai'ger than our 

 common American Chestnut. Prolific bearer, 

 and, like the Japanese variety, comes into bear 

 mg soon after transplanting. SI. 50 and 82. 

 CASTANEA variegata. New Variegated 

 Chestnut. A new type of the weU-knowu Span- 

 ish Chestnut, large, bold foliage, strikingly varie- 

 gated with bright yellow . Makes a fine standard 

 with compact head. S2..50. 



CASTANEA vesca. Sweet Spanish Chestnut. 

 The best European varietj*. 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 §1. 



CATALPA purpurea. Large purple flower, 

 rapid grower; retains its color well. 



CATALPA speciosa. Of very rapid srrowth. 

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



CATALPA syringirfolia or bignouioides. 



Dwarf Japan Hybrid. Large, sliowj- 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 white; dark green leaves. 



CELTIS occidentalis. Amemcan 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-Like Flowering Chekry. Upright 

 grower, produc'iug large, double white flowei-s, 

 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 gro«th; feathery, graceful, 

 single white flowei-s, red fruit. One of the finest 

 of the small-headed weeping Cherries. Rare. 



