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AMYC>I>ALiUS. Almond. SIasdelbaum, Qer. Amandikr, Fr. 



A. c«mmuniK (lore loseo pleiio. Lakge Doublb-itlowerino Almond. C. A vigorous. Iwautiful Hep oov- 



emi ill >t!iy with double rost'-eoloml blossoms, liko smull rosrs. fide. ' 

 A. communU striata. Stiupkd-dark Ai.Mo.vn. I). An ori.ameutal mrioty, with Uark and foliajte .vellowstrlixid 

 .1. Ilavidiana. C. Pink flowfrs: first tree t" tlowt r. .■()<■. " 

 For Dwarf varieties, see Pn(ni/.s in "Ornamental Sliriibs." 



BETUJLA. Birch. Bhikb, Oct. Boiti^eau, m-. 



This genvis embraces a very popular and liifrlily 

 tjiirk, sli-niU-r braneht-s, and liffht and airy Inlia;:!-. r 

 or i-mploved as avcTiue tr<>cs, the upnirhl viii ii tii's 

 poorest soils and in llie nio.st exposed sitnati<.ris. 



U. alba. KlTHOi'KAN- Wiiitk \V 



lal elass of trees. The-ir ekwmt, (rracefiil port, silvery 

 •in ^jeiieral favorites. As sint-l.. speeinu ns on the lawn, 

 i nnpusins? and liandsonK'. Thev thrive e\en in the 



A. 



A Knieeful tree, with silvery bark and slen- 

 der branehes. Quite erect when yininff, but 

 after four or live .vears' (rrowth a.ssumes an 

 elegant drooping hal)it, rendering tbo tree 

 very efreeti\ e in laiidseapes. .'iOc. 



■»r. fastigiata. PvUA.MlDAT. lilnCH. B. Of 

 elepuit pyramidal habit, like (lie T.<>mbardy 

 I'oplar. Hark silvery white, ^'ery di.stinel 

 and ornamental. §1.(X). 



,-ar. atropurpnrea. PllJtl'I.t>I,EAVED BlIlCH. 

 IS. .\ varietj- iiosse.ssinK the \ ijj-orovis habit 

 of the Birches, and having' purple follaffe. 

 $1.(10. 



ar. pendula laeiniata. CUT-LEAVED Weep- 

 liiucH. A. Beyond question one of the 

 nio.st popular of all weopinf!- m pendulous 

 trees. Its tall, slender, yet vijrorous frrowth, 

 graeeful drooplntc branehes, silvcrj-white 

 baik, and delicately cut foliage, jiresent a 

 combination of attractive eharacterislies 

 rarely met with in asingle tre(_'. CvX. $I.(KI. 



ar. pendula Vouiigii. Yol'.NO's Wkkping 

 ItiHCii. C. When g-rafted on stems live to 

 sl.v l"eet high, it f(a-ms beautiful pendulous 

 lieails, an<l its slender shoots droop gracefully 

 to the ground. SL.W. 



ar. jiubcscens. DOWNY-LEAVED BiRCH. B. 

 A nati\ e of Germany, resembling the JBuro- 

 \,eim TI7ii((! JJ/rf;i, but more \lgorous, and 

 brandies slightly pendulcnis. 50c. 



nr. tristis. IJ. A charming variety of the 

 Huropean ; of pendulous habit. $1.00. 



*r. nrtieifolia. Nettle- r.EAVED Butcn. B. 

 A lino tree, of rather slow growth, with \x- 

 regularly cut foliage of a deep green color. 



f.UT-i.EAvnn Weei 

 (Prom a Specimen ( 



B. «>.<.i^tra. '^^l^ B. A line distinct species, of upright gro. >.,, . i,,, ,a,.e heart-shap..i 



lonafct. 'nits«'Wstale, on (he flunalayan Mountains, it forms a n<,blc.|nv liltvto -ivtvfeet luL'h Tie 



B Dw u<; i^;;;;;r t: -'rr -^'■'■<^' '"^^"'^ -■-•es i ;;. ' 



Iwelvc fee l^ves nnn^V'"^ ^^' Europe and Anierici^ sc-ldom growing higher than 



In'e. sua' r<'"nd, sharply orenated. Young wood downy. A charmh.g miniature 



"'''■^nd' n^ldish bro^n """"'nof """"^ °' ""b"- ^o"-^" 



H. '«^|><->>- Native of Americi; forms a large tree; bark brilliant white, 



li. popumolia^ sto'ilh and gh"srk!n vs "f.o"' ^" «f "'P" growth, with triangular, taper- 



var. purpurea. B. Pale purple leaves, turning almost green as the season advances, e*. 



CABPINUS. Hornbeam. Hainbuciie, 0<^. CnAR.ME, Fr. 



V. Americana ^^^^^■^J^""^"''^^- «• A nati^■e species, growing frotn nftecn to twenty feet high. lu its 



