THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO.. YALESVILLE, CONN. 
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ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT 
Although still greatly neglected in many places, the people of all sections in city, 
town and country are awakening to the fact that the town lot and farm yard, as well as 
the country villa, is of greater vakie when attractively planted with a judicious selection 
of ornamentals; that an investment of hardy trees, shrubs, roses and plants used in beau- 
tifying the home grounds and street, returns a greater interest in actual cash value than 
is possible with an outlay of similar amount in almost any other way, to say nothing of 
the added beauty, the increased comfort and health of the occupants. 
Hardy trees and shrubs can now be obtained at moderate cost, that will stand the 
extremes of temperature and soil of nearly all sections; judicious .selection will obtain de- 
ciduous and evergreen trees that make beautiful specimens the year through, deciduous 
trees and shrubs giving constant succession of bloom through the season, while the purple, 
\-ariegated leaved and weeping forms are always ready for variety and contrast. 
Desirable Ornamental Trees to Plant 
A LIST OF TREES RECOMMENDED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES 
For more complete list and description, write for our ornamental catalogue. 
FOR STREETS, ROADS AND WIDE AVENUES. American Elm, Sugar, Sycamore and Silver 
Maples, Carolina Poplar, Pin Oak. 
FOR DRIVEWAYS THROUGH LAWNS AND PARKS. Norway Maple, Salisburia or Gingko, 
Tulip Tree, Magnolia Acuminata, Catalpa Speciosa, to which we add American and Euro- 
y>ea.n Lindens. 
SINGLE SPECIMENS OF LARGE GROWTH. English and Rivers' Beech, Birches, particu- 
larly Cut-Leaf Weeping; English and Purple-Leaf Elms; American, European and White- 
Leaf Lindens; Norway, Purple Norway, Sycamore and Cut- Leaf Maples; Horse Chestnuts; 
Austrian and Scotch Pines; Norwav and Colorado Spruces. 
SINGLE SPECIMENS OF MEDIUM ' GROWTH. Imperial Cut-Leaf Alder, Fern-Leaf and 
Weeping Beech, Catalpa Bungei, Purjjle Birch, Horse Chestnuts, Laburnum, Chinese Mag- 
nolias, Oak-Leaf Mountain Ash, Prunus Pissardi, Flowering Thorns, Hemlocks, White 
Pines, Siberian Arborvit.-es, etc. 
STRONG GROWING TREES OF PYRAMIDAL HABIT. Lombardv and BoUeana Poplars 
TREES THAT THRIVE IN MOIST LOCATIONS. American E\m, American Linden, Ash, 
Catalpas, Poplars and Willows. 
TREES THAT THRIVE ON DRY KNOLLS OF POOR SOIL. Silver Leaf Maples and Poplars 
BEST TREES FOR WIND BREAKS. Norway Sprace (evergreen), Carolina Poplars and 
Silver Maples. 
FLOWERING TREES. Magnolias, white and purple; Judas Trees, Peach, pink and 
white; Laburnum, yellow; Fringe Tree, white and purple; Lindens, Horse Chestnut, red 
and white; Cherry, white; Cataljia, Thorns, pink, scarlet, red, white. 
CUT-LEAVED TREES. Imperial Cut-Leaved Alder, Pern-Leaved Beech, Cut-Leaved 
Birch, Wier's Cut-Leaved Maple. 
PURPLE AND SCARLET-LEAVED TREES. Pui-ple-Leaved Beech, Purple-L .-aved Birch, 
Purple-Leaved Elm, Prunus Pissardi, Purple Norway and Sycamore IVIaplcs lapan Maples' 
WEEPING OR PENDULOUS TREES. Ash, Beech, Birch (Cut-leaved and Young's), Cherry 
(Dwarf and Japanese), Crab, Cypress, Dogwood, Elm (Camperdown), Linden (White- 
leaved), Maple (Wier's), Mountain Ash (European), Mulberrv (Teas'), Willow (Babylon- 
ica, Kilmarnock, and New American). 
HEDGING. California Privet, Barberry Thunbergii, American Arbor vita;. Hemlock 
and Norway Spruce, Honey Locust. 
DECIDUOUS TREES 
BEECH, PURPLE-LEAVED. Dark purplish foHage, changing to crimson, and in the fall 
to dark purplish green, making a striking contrast with the green of other trees. 
CATALPA SPECIOSA. An exceedingly rapid grower. Heart-shaped leaves, and clusters 
of white and ]jurplish flowers in midsummer; ver)' attractive 
CRAB, DOUBLE-FLOWERING AMERICAN. New. A sturdv grower, hardy and of medium 
size; blooms while very young. The flowers resemble delicate pink roses. When in 
bloom looks like a mammoth rose bush. 
HORSE CHESTNUT, RED. Beautiful, slow growing tree, with rosy red flowers. 
HORSE CHESTNUT, WHITE. Beautiful creamy white, fragrant flowers A fine, symmet- 
rical tree, with large, rich foliage. 
LINDEN. The American and European Lindens are our best large-lea\^ed shade trees. 
Specially adapted to lawn planting. Foliage is dense, and when in bloom their fragrance 
is delightful. The Lindens are all beautiful and merit more notice than they receive. 
They possess many valuable ipialities. 
LABURNUM OR GOLDEN CHAIN. A native of Europe, with smooth shining foliage 
altammg the height of 20 feet. The name of Golden Chain alludes to the length of droo-- 
