UBRARY 
NEW YORK 
BOTANICAL 
GARDEN 
ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
IN FOUR CLASSES. 
CLASS i— DECIDUOUS TREES. 
CLASS 2— DECIDUOUS WEEPING OR DROOPING TREES. 
CLASS 3— DECIDUOUSTREESWITII REMARKABLE FOLIAGE, IN THREE 
SECTIONS— CUT-LEAVED, VARIEGATED, AND PURPLE. 
CLASS 4— EVERGREEN TREES. 
Our object in the above classification is to lessen the labor and difficulty, as far 
as possible, of making selections adapted to particular purposes. 
Explanation. — As most people are more familiar with the English than with the 
Botanical names, we place the English first, and in alphabetical order, but the Botani- 
cal name follows in parenthesis. The name of the genus or family is in full-faced, 
conspicuous type, and the species and varieties in small CAPITALS* 
CLASS I-DECIDUOUS TREES. 
Those preceded by a* are the most suitable for parks, avenues, streets, &c. They 
are propagated in large quantities, and can be furnished at low rates. 
Price. — For trees of the usual size, (except' otherwise noted,) 00c. Extra sized 
trees, selected in the Nursery, charged for in proportion to size. 
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Abele {Fortius.) 
*Sno\vy Maple-Leaved (alba accri- 
Jolia.) A treeof wonderfully rapid 
growth ; leaves large, lobed, 
glossv green above and white as 
snow' beneath ; prefers a moist 
soil, but flourishes anywhere. 25 
to 50c. 
New Snowy-Leaved (trivea.) Foli- 
age larger than that of acerifolia. 
White and very downy under- 
neath. 
Acacia or Locust Tree (Kobiuia.) 
Bessoniana. A variety of strong 
growth, and without thorns foli- 
age dark green, heavy and luxu- 
riant. We regard it as the most 
ornamental of all this family. $1. 
Bullata. A variety of the preced- 
ing, more compact. Dark glossy 
foliage ; hardy. $1. 
Decaisneana. A varictywith deli- 
cate pink flowers ; very fine. |1. 
Globe Acacia (Jnertnif, or umbra- 
culifera.) Thornless J a remark- 
able and pretty tree, with a round, 
regular dense'head, like a ball. SI. 
Acacia or Locust Tree (Robinia.) 
Gum, or Rose-Flowered (viscosa.) 
Has beautiful rose-colored flow- 
ers. Branches gummy, quite or- 
namental. 
Inermis Rubra Monstruosa. Ele- 
gant dwarf grower ; flowers blush. 
81. 
Profuse-Flowering (viscosa flori- 
iunda.) Resembles Viscosa. 
Pyramidal (pyramidalis.) An up- 
right variety with very dark foli- 
age. 8L 
Revoluta. A variety with fine, 
delicate foliage ; young wood 
twisted. Growth loose and strag- 
gling. $L 
Rose or Moss Locust (liispida) A 
spreading irregular shrub, with 
long, elegant clusters of rose-col- 
ored flowers in July, and at inter- 
vals all the season. 
Rose, Large-Flowered (gmndi- 
Jlora) Has much larger flowers 
and foliage than the preceding. 
