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Ornamental and Shade Trees — Continued. 



BETULA nana pendula. Dwarf Weeping 

 White Birch. Branches taking on a drooping 

 habit as tree grows older, eventually touching the 

 gn.und. $1.50 and $2. 



BETULA Tastigiata. I^ramidal Birch. Ele- 

 gant habit; pyramidal, like Louibardy Poplar, 

 with silvery white bark. Very distinct and orna- 

 mental. ^1. 



BETULA atropurpurea. Purple-Leaved 

 Birch. Light bark. $1. 



BETULA lutea. Yellow Birch. Golden yel- 

 low bark : rapid grower. 50 and 75 cts. 



BETULA nana. Dwarf Birch. Abushy shrub, 

 .seldom attaining a height of more than 13 feet ; 

 branches numerous, small, sharply crenated 

 leaves. 75 cts. 



BETULA nigra. Ri\t;r 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 large handsome leaves. 50 and 75 cts. 



BETULA pendnia laciniata. Cut-Leaved 

 Weeping Birch. A superb tree; its long slender 

 drooping branches, sUvery bark and delicatel.y 

 cut foliage rank it among the most beautiful trees. 

 75 cts. to $1.50. 



BETULA pendula Youngii. Young's Weep- 

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

 height, forms a pendulous head, whose slender 

 shoots droop gracefully to the ground. $1.50. 



BETULA populifolia. American White Birch. 

 Rapid growth; leaves smootli and glossy. 50 cts. 

 Low rates per 100; see page lU. 



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 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 Hickory. 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. 



CASTANEA 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. 

 Largo burs, extra-sized fruit 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. SI. 50 and $2. 

 CASTANEA variegata. New Variegated 

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

 ish Chestnut, large, bold foliage, strikingly varie- 

 gated with bright yellow . Make^ 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, cbangirg to green later in the sea.son. $1. 



CATALPA Bungei. Standards; straight stems, 

 compact, roimd 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 growth. 

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



CATALPA syringsefolia or bignonioides. 



Dwarf Japan Hybrid. Large, showy foliage, 

 fragrant white and purple flowers in midsmn- 

 mer. 50 and 75 cts. 



CATALPA Teas' Japan Hybrid. Spreading 

 habit; flowers white, dotted with purple; fragrant, 

 a profuse bloomer. 60 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 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 

 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. 



