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CHASE NURSERIES. 
that no nurseryman can make some varieties grow in good shape in the nursery; they must 
be planted on the lawn, and given time to develop. 
Our trade in the ornamental department is steadily growing, and we believe there is 
an increasing demand all over the country for this class of stock. People are realizing that 
the town lot, as well as the country villa, is of greater value when rendered beautiful and 
attractive by a judicious selection of ornamentals. And surely the expense is a trifle com- 
pared with the increased value of a place after it is so adorned. The chief expense is the 
first cost of the stock, and the property will increase in value each year as the stock devel- 
ops in beauty and attractiveness. 
UPRIGHT ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
( Those varieties n'Ji ich do not retain their foliage 
during the winter. ) 
ALDER (Alnus.)— 
The cut-leaved varieties of the alder are among the most excellent ornamental trees 
in cultivation. 
IMPERIAL CUT-LEAF. — (Laciniata Imperialis. ) — A charming tree of stately, graceful 
growth, having beautiful, deeply cut foliage. Vigorous and very hardy. Unsur- 
passed for the lawn. Fifteen to twenty feet high when fully grown. 
ASH . — (Fraxinus. ) — 
This is a large family, but there are only a few varieties which we deem of especial merit. 
EUROPEAN FLOWERING. — (Ornns.) — Flowers greenish white, fringe-like, appear- 
ing only on the ends of the branches. Blooms early in June. Twenty to thirty 
feet high when fully grown. 
GOLD BARKED. — (Aurea.) — Conspicuous at all times, but particularly in winter on 
account of its yellow bark and twisted branches. Grows to a height of fifteen feet. 
WILLOW-LEAVED. — (Salicifolia.) — A beautiful, symmetrical tree of rapid growth. 
Narrow, wavy leaves. Attains a height of about thirty feet. 
BEECH. — (Fagus. )— 
The varieties which we describe are truly elegant lawn trees, and of a magnificence, 
when they attain age, to be found in but few other sorts. 
FERN-LEAVED. — (Heterophylla.) — Of elegantform, round and compact. Fern-like 
foliage, delicately cut. The tree has a wavy, graceful aspect, seldom seen in 
y other sorts. When fully grown, twenty-five to thirty-five feet high. 
v PURPLE-LEAVED. — (Purpurea.) — A most elegant lawn tree, of striking appearance 
and especial merit. Early in the season the foliage is deep purple, later it changes 
to crimson, and again, in the fall, to a dull purplish green. Forty to fifty feet. 
BIRCH (Betula.)— 
Graceful, airy trees, suitable for the lawn. They are very hardy and thrive in all soils. 
