mCromtOo//, g^Bp^^m ^ Deciduous Tre, 



Quercus, continued 



Coccinea. Scarlet Oak. Occurs in nature from New 

 England and Minnesota to North Carolina and 

 Nebraska. Leaves bright red at the time of unfolding 

 and bright green at maturity, lustrous and turning 

 very brilliant in the autumn. A tree valued for its 

 gorgeous autumn tints. Very symmetrical in outline. 

 8 to 10 feet, S2.50 each. 



Palustris. Pin Oak. A handsome tree with spread- 

 ing and drooping branches. Distributed from New 

 England to Missouri, southward to Virginia and 

 Arkansas. Leaves green at the time of unfolding, dark 

 green and glossy at maturity, fading with tones of 

 deep and brilliant scarlet. Niakes a line lawn and 

 street tree. 10 to 12 feet, S2.50 each. 



Salisburia • Maidenhair Tree 



This strange species, the only representative 

 of its genus, is of great antiquity. It is success- 

 fully cultivated in moist, loamy soil as far north 

 as Alichigan and parts of Canada. 



Adiantifolia (Ginkgo biloba). Maidenhair Trie. 

 Tall and very hardy with horizontal branches. Native 

 of China. Leaves deciduous, borne in fascicles of three, 

 five or more; dull green, striate, with many parallel 

 veins. Fruit plum-like. Has proved to be a most suc- 

 cessful tree for street and avenue planting in Washing- 

 ton and Boston. 8 to 10 feet, S2.50 each. 



Salix • Willow 



Rapid-growing, hardy trees and shrubs thriv- 

 ing in any moist soiL Remarkably interesting 

 and numerous in \ ariety. 



Babylonica. Weeping Willoiv. A large tree with 

 slender pendent branches. Native of Asia. A very pic- 

 turesque tree, universally known and cultivated for 

 centuries in the Old World. Indispensable for plant- 

 ing near still or run- 



9 to 10 feet. I 50 



Caprea. Goat or 

 Pussy Willow. A 

 sniall tree with up- 

 right or ascending 

 branches. Catkins 

 very numerous, ap- 

 pearing in spring 

 before the leaves. 

 Handsome in flower 

 and greatly esteemed 

 by reason of its ex- 

 t reme earliness. 8 to 

 10 feet, Si. 50 each. 



Caprea pendula. 



Kilmarnock Weeping 

 Willoiv. A form with 

 drooping branches 

 grafted on a straight 

 stem. Forms an um- 

 brella-like canopy, 

 I lie branches even- 

 tually sweeping the 

 ground. 5 to 6 feet, 

 Si. 25 each. 



Pentandra. Bay- 

 leaved or Laurel- 

 leaved Willow. Small 

 tree or shrub of com- 

 pact habit, native of 

 Europe and Asia. 

 Leaves very large, 

 shining green, fra- 

 grant when bruised. 

 6 to 8 feet, 75 cts. 

 each. 



Pussy Willov 



Tilia americana (American Linden) 



Sorbus • Mountain- Ash 



Handsome ornamental trees with beautiful 

 fohage and showy red fruit. Particularly valu- 

 able as specimens for the lawn. The fruits are 

 eagerly sought for by birds. 



Aucuparia. European Mountain-Asb. Symmetrical, 

 round-topped, small tree; native of Europe and Asia 

 Leaves compound, dark green turning to yellow in 

 autumn. Flowers w-hite in broad, flat corymbs, fol- 

 lowed in fall by' large clusters of bright red berries 

 Very showy. 6 to 8 feet. Si. 25 each. 



Tiha • Linden 



Handsome, hardy trees thriving best in deep, 

 loamy soils. Lindens are of rapid growth and 

 among the best street or ornamental trees. 



Americana. American Linden, or Basswood. Large 

 tree, round-topped crown. Native from Canada to 

 Georgia, westward to Dakota and Texas. Leaves heart- 

 shaped, dark green above and pale green beneath, turn- 

 ing yellow in autumn. 8 to 10 feet, Si. 50 to S2 each. 



EuropEea. European Linden, or Lime Tree. Sym- 

 metrical, round-topped tree with spreading branches. 

 Native of Europe. Heart-shaped leaves, fragrant white 

 flowers. Handsome tree and valuable for street plant- 

 ing. 10 to 12 feet. Si. 50 to S2 each. 



Ulmus • Elm 



Stately trees combining grace of habit and 

 beauty of outline. They are hardy and of ex- 

 tremely rapid growth when planted in moist 

 loam. 



Americana. American Elm. One of the finest 

 American trees of which New England is so justly 

 proud. It is distributed from Newfoundland to t'n- 

 foothills of the Rockies and southward to the Gulf. 

 Very picturesque in age and unexcelled as a street 

 tree or as a sf)ecimen on the lawn. 8 to 10 feet, S2 to 

 S2.50 each. 



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