ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT. 
Our stock of ornamentals is the very best that can be produced. Everything which 
we send out in this department is strictly first class. We desire to call attention to the 
fact, however, that there are but few ornamentals which are handsome when delivered, 
even when propagated in the most approved manner and selected with the greatest 
care ; but it is no sign because a sort is not of beautiful form when delivered that 
it will not when planted grow to be of graceful shape ; indeed, it is a characteristic of 
many lovely and charming kinds to be of irregular and scraggling giowth while 
yonng. It is well to remember, then, that no nurseryman can make some varieties 
grow in good shape in the nureery ; 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 increasiug 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. The expense is a 
trifle compared with the increased value of a place after it is so adorned. The chief ex- 
pense is the first cost of the stock, and the property will increase in value each year a.s 
the stock develops in beauty and attractiveness. 
UPRIGHT ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
{Those varieties which do )ioi retain their foliage during the winter.) 
ALDER (Alnns). 
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 stjitely, 
graceful growth, having beautiful, deeply-cut foliage. Vigorous and very 
hardy. Unsurpassed for the lawn. Attains a height of about twenty feet. 
ASH (Fraxinus). 
This is a large family, but there are only a few varieties of especial merit. 
EUROPEAN (Excelsior). A lofty tree of rapid growth, with spreading head and 
gray bark, pinnate leaves and black bud. 
GOLD BARKED (Aurea). Conspicuous at all times but particularly in winter, 
on account of its yellow bark and twisted branches. Fifteen to twenty feet. 
BEECH (Fagus). 
The varieties which we describe are truly elegant lawn trees, and of a magnifi- 
cence, when they attain age, to be found in but few other sorts. 
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