Deciduous Trees 



j^lsculus Hippocasta 



(White Horse-Chestnut) 



Aralia, continued 



Maiichurica. Chinese Angelica 

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/Esculus • Horse-Chestnut 



Hardy trees with handsome ilowers. The 

 larger varieties are widely used as street and 

 shade trees, and thrive under adverse conditions, 

 but grow to perfection in a moist, loamy soil. 



Hippocastanum. White Horse-Chestnut. A large, 

 handsome, hardy tree of great adaptability; native of 

 Europe. Leaves with five to seven leaflets, dark green 

 turning yellow and brown in autumn. Flowers white- 

 spotted, tinged with red, in large, upright panicles. 

 Fruit prickly, enclosing the large attractive seeds. 

 8 to 10 feet, $2 each. 



Hippocastanum rubicunda. Red-flowering Horse- 

 Chestnut. A handsome tree of garden origin. Flowers 

 vary from scarlet to red. A great favorite. 8 to I2 feet, 

 $2.50 each. 



Ailanthus • Tree of Heaven 



No other tree has the power to withstand the 

 smoke and gases of the cities as well as the 

 Ailanthus. It will grow among gas and sewer 

 pipes and asphalt and should be planted in the 

 most congested parts of the cities as a street 

 tree. The fertile plants are free from disagreeable 

 odors at flowering-time — an objection sometimes 

 raised against the pollen-bearing or staminate 

 form. 



Glandulosa. A very rapid-growing tree from China. 

 Leaves odd-pinnate, bright green. Flowers in large 

 panicles succeeded by dense, highly colored fruit-clus- 

 ters. 50 cts. to Si each. 



Aralia • Angelica Tree 



Small trees with handsome, compound leaves. 

 Relatively hardy in New England, but require 

 protection in colder climates. They impart a 

 European aspect to the planting and are seen at 

 their best in the shrubbery. 



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ornamental. 8 to 10 feet, S2.50 cat h. 



Spinosa. Hercules Club. A small trie \\\\\\ stout, 

 prickly stems and compound leasts oftiii 5 to 4 feet 

 long. Grows naturally from PennsvK ania and Missouri 

 to Florida and Texas. Mowers creamy white 111 huge 

 bunches followed by a wealth of dark purple berries. 

 6 to 8 feet, Si to Si. 50 each. 



Betula • Birch 



Hardy trees of great value. The picturesque 

 trunks, clothed with papery bark, are very 

 ornamental. The white-barked species are 

 remarkably attractive, and, by contrast against 

 somber evergreens, the effect may be greatly in- 

 tensified. They are trees of graceful habit, with 

 slender, often pendulous branches, and grow 

 rapidly in moist, loamy soils. 



Alba. WhiteBirch. A very beautiful tree with white 

 bark and pendulous branches. Native of Europe. 

 Leaves deep green, hanging from slender petioles fading 

 in autumn to tones of yellow. 8 to 10 feet. Si each. 



Alba laciniata pendula. Cut-leaJ Weeping Birch. 

 A highly recommended tall tree with pendulous 

 branches and deep-cut foliage. Bark white when several 

 years old. Superb lawn tree. 8 to 10 feet, $2.50 to 

 $3.50 each. 



Lutea. Yellow Birch. Growing in a wild state from 

 Canada and northern Minnesota to North Carolina. 

 Very handsome, with papery, silvery gray, lustrous 

 bark. Pendulous, spreading branches forming a broad, 

 round head. Splendid as a specimen tree. 8 to 10 feet, 

 Si. 50 each. 



Carpinus • Hornbeam 



A hardy subject which thrives in almost any 

 soil or situation. Bears pruning without detri- 

 ment and is remarkably free from insects. 



Americana. American Hornbeam. A bushy tree 

 with dense, round head. Leaves ovate-oblong, sharply 

 serrate, bluish green above, yellow-green underneath, 

 turning orange and scarlet in autumn. Splendid for 

 tall hedges and for clipping to sharp lines. Distributed 

 from Ontario and Georgian Bay to Florida and west- 

 ward to Texas and Minnesota. 2 to 3 feet, 25 cts. to 

 50 cts. each. 



Catalpa 



Extensively planted for the durable quality 

 of the wood which is used for fence-posts and 

 cross-ties. Attractive for ornamental purposes 

 and thrives in almost any soil which is moist. 



Bungei. Round-headed Catalpa. A dense, round- 

 headed bush, grafted high on a straight, upright stem. 

 Very hardy and much used in iormal gardens, lia\'ing 

 outlines of standard Bav trees. 3-year heads, S2 to 

 $2.50 each. 



Speciosa. Western Catalpa, or Indian Bean. A large 

 tree of great hardiness, distributed from Illinois to 

 Tennessee and Missouri. Large, fragrant blossoms ol 

 purple and white in lonu pyramidal clusters; large, 

 tropical-looking foliage which falls after the first frost. 

 Seed-pod 10 to 18 inches long. Widely planted both 

 as a timber tree and as an ornamental, 6 feet. Si each. 



