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 value 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- 
cidiious 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, 
variegated leaved and weeping forms are always ready for variety and contrast. 
Desirable Ornamental Trees to Plant 
A LIST or 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, 
Tuhp Tree, Magnolia Acuminata, Catalpa Speciosa, to which we add American and Euro- 
pean Lindens. 
SINGLE SPECIMENS OF LARGE GROWTH. English and Rivers' Beech, Birches, particu- 
larly Cut-Leaf Weeping; EngHsh and Purple-Leaf Elms; American, European and White- 
Leaf Lindens; Norway, Purple Norway, Sycamore and Cut-Leaf Maples; Horse Chestnuts; 
Austrian and Scotch Pines; Norway and Colorado Spruces. 
SINGLE SPECIMENS OF MEDIUM GROWTH. Imperial Cut-Leaf Alder, Fern-Leaf and 
Weepmg Beech, Catalpa Bungei, Purple Birch, Horse Chestnuts, Laburnum, Chinese Mag- 
nolias, Oak-Leaf Mountain Ash, Prunus Pi-ssardi, Flowering Thorns, Hemlocks, White 
Pines, Siberian Arbor\-ita^s, etc. 
STRONG GROWING TREES OF PYRAMIDAL HABIT. Lombardy and Bolleana Poplars 
TREES THAT THRIVE IN MOIST LOCATIONS. American Elm, 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 Spruce (evergreen), Carolina Poplars aiid 
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; Catalpa, Thorns, pink, scarlet, red, white. 
CUT-LEAVED TREES. Imperial Cut-Leaved Alder, Fern-Leaved Beech, Cut-Leaved 
Birch, Wier's Cut-Leaved Maple. 
PURPLE AND SCARLET-LEAVED TREES. Purple-Leaved Beech, Purple-L -aved Birch, 
Purple-Leaved Elm, Prunus Pissardi, Purple Norway and Sycamore Maples, lapan Maples' 
WEEPING OR PENDULOUS TREES. Ash, Beech, Birch (Cut-leaved and Yo'ung's), Cherry 
(Dwarf and Japanese), Crab, Cypress, Dogwood, Elm (Camperdown), Linden (White'- 
leaved). Maple (AVier's), Mountain Ash (European), Mulberry (Teas'), Willow (Babvlon- 
ica, Kilmarnock, and New American). 
HEDGING. CaHfornia Privet, Barberry Thunbergii, American Arbor vitje Hemlock 
and Norway Spruce, Honey Locust. 
DECIDUOUS TREES 
BEECH, PURPLE-LEAVED. Dark puqjlish 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 rajiid grower. Heart-shaped leaves, and clusters 
of white and purplish llowers in midsummer; very attractive 
CRAB, DOUBLE-FLOWERING AMERICAN. New. A sturdy grower, hardy and of medium 
size; blooms while \-ery 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-leaved shade trees 
Specially adapted to lawn planting. I''oliage is dense, and when in bloom their fratrance 
IS delightful. The Lindens are all beautiful and merit more notice than they receive 
They possess many valuable ([ualities. 
LABURNUM OR GOLDEN CHAIN. A native of Europe, with smooth, shining foliage 
attaining the height of L'O feet. The name of Golden Chain alludes to the length of droo- ■- 
