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EUROPEAN WHITE— (Alba. )— Silvery bark and slender branches. Fifteen to thirty 
feet high when fully grown. 
PURPLE-LEAVED. — (Feliis purpureis.) — A vigorous grower. Foliage purple. 
Twenty to twenty-five feet high when fully grown. 
CATALPA 
The catalpas flower in July, when few varieties are in bloom, and are therefore de- 
sirable. The blossoms are large and quite fragrant. Large, heart-shaped, yel- 
lowish green leaves. Very effective, tropical looking lawn trees. 
GOLDEN. — (Aurea.) — A dwarfish tree of rapid growth, with large heart-shaped 
leaves of golden yellow in the spring, changing to green later in the season. 
Makes a low bush, six to eight feet high. 
SYRING^EFOLIA. — A very showy tree, vigorous, irregular and spreading. Large 
heart-shaped leaves. White and purple flowers, borne in pyramidal clusters a 
foot long. Twenty-five to thirty-five feet when fully grown. 
CHERRY. — (Cerasus.) — 
Of the easiest culture, and very desirable because of their flowering so early in the season. 
DWARF WHITE FLOWERING— (Humilis, flore pleno. )— Blooms in May. Flowers 
double white. A pretty little tree. Ten to twelve feet in height when fully grown. 
LARGE DOUBLE FLOWERING.— (Flore alba pleno.)— A beautiful and attractive 
tree. Blooms in May, and the flowers are so numerous as to completely hide the 
branches from view. Blossoms white and very double. Fifteen to twenty feet 
high when fully grown. 
CHESTNUT — (Castanea.)— 
In some sections chestnut trees are planted for the value of the nuts, the latter bring- 
ing good prices in all the large cites. They also make handsome shade trees, and 
when in bloom are quite pretty. 
AMERICAN SAVEET. — (Americana.) — The well known native sort. 
SPANISH. — (Vesca.) — Valuable for both ornament and fruit. A handsome lawn 
tree, producing larger fruit than the American. Makes a large tree. 
DOGWOOD — (Cornus. )— 
The variety we catalogue is a very desirable ornamental tree. 
WHITE FLOWERING, or AMERICAN WHITE.— (Florida.)— A native tree of 
distinct merit, although not planted very extensively. The flowers are white, 
very showy, and appear before the leaves. Foliage of grayish green color during 
the summer, turning to a deep red in the autumn. The tree is of fine form. 
Fifteen to twenty-five feet high when fully grown. 
ELM (Ulmus.)— 
For street and park planting there is no finer tree than the noble American elm of our 
own forests. There are also other varieties of great value for the lawn. 
AMERICAN WHITE or WEEPING— The well known native sort. 
ENGLISH. — (Campestris.) — Smaller leaves and darker colored bark than the Ameri- 
can. The branches project from the trunk nearly at right angles. Forty to fifty 
feet when it has attained full size. 
