^ESTBURY NURSERIES -^i.- Deciduous Trees 



13 



THORN, Double Pink. Similar to the Scarlet, with 

 flowers bright pink. 

 Double White. With the above it forms an orna- 

 ment fit for any lawn. 



Cockspur {Craicsgus crus-g-alli). A horizontally- 

 branched tree, extending its lower limbs widely 

 along the ground. The foliage is thick and glossy, 

 and it bears abundant red berries. 



Scarlet- fruited {C. coccinea). Has white flowers 

 in May, and scarlet fruit in September. 



Long--tliorned (C coccinea var. macro cantha). 

 This variety is distinguished by its curved spines, 

 4 inches in length. Not previously cultivated. 



Punctata {C. punctata) . The last four are native 

 species. They look well on a hillside or rough 

 bank, grouped with cedars and bayberry. 



WALNUT. Valuable large trees. 



Black. A tree of immense size, with broad 

 top. Large nuts ; wood dark brown. 



Butternut (White Walnut). A smaller tree 

 than the Black Walnut. Nuts excellent. 



Engflish (Madeira Nut, or Persian Walnut). 

 Although sometimes killed at the tops when 

 young by our winters, it makes a handsome 

 tree. The nuts are well known. 



WIIiLO W. A large and varied class of trees adapted 

 to lawns, for shade and quick screens, and for 

 waterside planting. They are adapted to a great 

 variety of soils, some sorts luxuriating even amid 

 the salt spray of sea coasts. The ease with which 

 they can be transplanted, and the brief time they 

 require to form good sized trees, are other argu- 

 ments in their favor. The bright bark and twigs 

 of some Willows are beautiful in winter. 



Babylonian Weeping, For description, see un- 

 der cut, page 14. 



Salamon's Weeping. This is a marked improve- 

 ment on the last, of which it is a variety. It grows 

 tall and upright, and the ends of the current 

 year's twigs arch downward. It is not a mournful 

 tree, but bright and cheerful, with its graceful, 

 waving spray. 



A YOUNG PIN OAK. 



The best and most popular species for general planting. It 

 differs from other Oaks in form, being sharply ovate, with the 

 lowei branches reaching toward the ground at a uniform angle, 

 which distinguishes it as far as it can be seen. The foliage is 

 dense, finely divided, of a beautiful shining green. For avenue 

 planting: it is unsurpassed. It does well on both dry and 

 wet ground. We have in the nursery trees 15 to 20 feet high, 

 4 to 8 inches in diameter, with 8 to 10 feet spread of branches, 

 that were transplanted in 1896 and 1897. Can also furnish trees 

 on the tree-movers, low-branched, symmetrical trees 50 feet 

 high, 20 inches in diameter, with 35 feet spread of top and roots. 



EUGENIE POPLAR. 



A variety of slightly wider form than the Lombardy, 

 and, like it, useful for breaking the monotony of 

 rounded or even sky-lines in groups of trees. It 

 grows rapidly into the distinct spire-like form shown 

 above, its smooth shaft overtopping other trees with 

 a sentinel-like air. The leaves are small, glossy, and 

 a fine, peculiar tint of clear, sun-lit green. The tree 

 is clean and healthy in growth. The above en- 

 graving shows a variety of Eugenie Poplar at Cold 

 Spring Harbor, L. I. 



