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F. & F. NURSERY CATALOGUE 



ROBINIA. Locust. 



— pseudacacia. Black or Yellow Locust. 50 feet. 

 A native tree of large size and rapid growth. 

 Leaves pinnate, of a lovely tint of green. The 

 flowers, which are abundant, are borne on long 

 pendulous racemes, and are white or yellowish 

 in color and fragrant. Flowers in early June. 



See also Shrubs. 



SALISBURIA. 



— adiantifolia. Gingko, or Maiden Hair Tree. 



40 feet. One of the most beautiful of Japanese 

 trees. Medium size; growth quite rapid and 

 very handsome; distinct fan-like foliage. A 

 valuable street tree. 



SALIX. Willow. 



— alba vitellina pendula. One of the newer kinds, 



of splendid weeping habit. It is considered 

 hardier than Salix Babylonica and will be more 

 desirable on that account. 



— Babylonica. Weeping Willoiv. 40 feet. A 



well-known and particularly graceful tree. 



— elegantissima. Thurlow's Willow. 40 feet. 



Similar to, but more upright-growing than, 

 Babylonica. Is a better grower and a more 

 hardy tree. 



— pentandra. Laurel-leaved Willow. 25 feet. Foli- 



age bright shining green, adherent until late 

 Autumn. A valuable seashore tree. 



— rosmarinifolia. Rosemary Willow. 8 feet. 



Grafted 5 feet high, makes a handsome dwarf 

 ornamental tree, with light green foliage and 

 slender twigs. 



— vitellina aurea. Golden Willow. 25 feet. 



Bark of a golden color; especially attractive in 

 Winter. 



Britzensis. 25 feet. Conspicuous in Win- 

 ter, when its red bark is most attractive. 



SOPHORA. 



— Japonica. 25 feet. A tree quite rare and of 



distinct character, bearing abundant racemes of 

 yellowish-white flowers in August when almost 

 no other tree is in bloom. Conspicuous in 

 Winter because of its dark green bark. 



pendula. 12 feet. Grafted on stems 6 feet 



high, it makes a tree of unique and attractive 

 character. 



SORBUS. Mountain Ash. 



— Aucuparia. European Mountain Ash. 25 feet. 



Handsome small tree, with pinnate foliage and 

 bearing clusters of bright red berries in Fall. 



pendula. Weeping Mountain Ash. 15 



feet. Grafted 5 to 6 feet high forms a spreading 

 tree of much beauty. 



quercifolia. Oak-leaved Mountain Ash. 20 



feet. Habit pyramidal, with deeply lobed Oak- 

 like leaves, green above and pubescent under- 

 neath. 



Sophora Japonica 



SYRINGA. 



— Japonica. Japan Lilac. 12 feet. From Japan, 



where it attains the height and dignity of a 

 tree. It is of upright growth with heavy, 

 strong branches. The foliage is abundant and 

 of leathery texture. Flowers white, late, a 

 month after other Lilacs, in large terminal pan- 

 icles. A most satisfactory shrubby tree. 



TAXODIUM. Cypress. 



— distichum. Deciduous Cypress. 50 feet. Of 



rapid pyramidal growth. Foliage delicate and 

 graceful. Will thrive in wet soil, or will do 

 well on upland. Furnishes the well-known 

 Cypress lumber. 



pendula. 15 feet. Form and foliage like 



the preceding, but the stiff formal outline is 

 transformed by its delicate pendent sprays into 

 a veritable fountain of beauty. New and rare. 



TILIA. Linden, or Lime. 



— Americana. American Linden. 60 feet. A 



rapid-growing native tree of large size. Large 

 heart-shaped leaves, fragrant flowers. 



— cordata vulgaris. European Small-leaved Lin- 



den. 50 feet. Makes a compact, erect growth, 

 but not so rapid or large as the American 

 variety. Leaves smaller and flowers fragrant. 



— platyphylla. Broad-leaved European Linden. 



50 feet. A tree growing about the same size 

 as Tilia vulgaris, but easily distinguished 

 by its larger and rougher leaves, and is usually 

 sold for European Linden. 



— tomentosa (argentea). Silver-leaved Linden. 



50 feet. Of symmetrical habit. Leaves green 

 above and silvery white beneath. A valuable 

 tree. 



