SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 
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SASSAFRAS 
Officinale. Has peculiar, large deep green 
foliage, which turns to a deep yellow in the fall. The 
flowers, small and yellow, appear in little bunches 
in May and are very fragrant. Well known for its 
aromatic bark and roots. 3 to 4 ft., 75 cts. 
Tlimiow W illuw 
Lombardy Poplar 
TULIP TREE - Liriodendron 
A native tree of largest size, allied to the Magnolia family, and like them, difficult to 
transplant, unless of small size. The trees are remarkable for their symmetry. Their large 
tulip-like flowers, of a yellowish white color, are very handsome. 6 to 8 ft., $1.00. 
A Tulip Tree opposite the entrance to the Springfield Hospital, which we planted 
in our nursery in 186S, is now 6 feet in oircmnfercnce and 75 feet high. Its branches are so 
regular and its form so stately that it has been called the grand specimen tree of the city. 
