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THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., YALESVILLE, CONN. 
HORSE CHESTNUT, WHITE. Beautiful creamy white, fragrant flowers. A fine, sym- 
metrical tree, with large, rich foliage. 
LINDEN. The American and European Lindens are our best large-leaved 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 qualities. 
MAGNOLIA. A class of valuable and beautiful trees, because of their fine foliage, lux- 
uriant appearance and fragrant flowers. They are the best lawn trees m our collection. 
MAGNOLIA, ACUMINATA. (Cucumber Tree). A magnificent native tree, with large 
pointed leaves six to nine inches long; blossoms green and yellow, four to six inches in 
diameter; fruit resembles a green cucumber. 
MAGNOLIA, TRIPETALA. UMBRELLA TREE. A tree with stout irregular branches, leaves 
ten to twenty inches long and six to eight wide. Flowers creamy white, eight or ten inches 
across in spring. 
MAGNOLIA, CHINESE VARIETIES. These are the dwarf growing, large flowering varie- 
ties of which the best are Speciosa and Soulangeana, white with red-purple centres, and 
Conspicua, pure white. 
MAPLE, NORWAY. Round, spreading head; leaves large, thin, green on both sides, 
dark and shining. 
MAPLE, SUGAR. For most purposes the most desirable shade tree in cultivation. 
MAPLE, SILVER. For producing a quick shade, and especially for street planting, 
there are few trees superior. _ 
MAPLE, WIER'S CUT-LEAF. Graceful, imposing, and of extremely rapid growth, with 
foliage exquisitely cut. 
MAPLE, SCHWEDLERS. Foliage of this variety is of a bright crimson in early spring. 
MAPLE JAPANESE. Handsome small trees or shrubs, on account of the varied shades 
of red, green and gold, and the wonderful outline of their leaves. No garden or lawn is 
complete without them. 
MOUNTAIN ASH, AMERICAN. Erect-growing, producing white flowers early in spnng, 
followed by clusters of bright scarlet berries, which remain on the tree through the winter. 
MOUNTAIN ASH, OAK-LEAVED. Compact, pyramidal head and dark lobed leaves, 
downy underneath. Flowers and berries like the preceding. 
PALUSTRIS OR PIN OAK. A tall, upright growing variety when young, but with age 
the branches droop. Foliage bright and glossy. One of the best oaks for street planting, 
and becoming very popular. 
PLUM PURPLE-LEAVED. (Prunus Pissardi). Black bark and dark purple leaves, re- 
maining very constant in color till late in the fall. Red fruit, which is said to be good. 
POPLAR, CAROLINA. Desirable where quick shade is wanted, as it is one of the most 
rapid growing trees, and will thrive where most other sorts will fail. 
POPLAR, LOMBARDY. A well-known, tall, erect-growing tree of rapid growth and spire- 
Kke outline; very essential in landscape gardening to give variety of form, and destroy the 
appearance of sameness produced by other trees. 
PEACH, JAPANESE FLOWERING. Double flowers in pink, red, and in white. 
peach! WEEPING FLOWERING. Very graceful, double white flowers. 
STUARTIA PSEUDO CAMELLIA. Hardy, deciduous tree of good shape, growing to the 
height of twenty to thirty feet, producing single, white flowers resembhng Camellias. From 
-^^^^STYRAX JAPONICA. Hardy tree growing to the height of ten to fifteen feet, with beautiful 
-white flowers coming out in clusters like cherry flowers. 
STYRAX OBASSIA. This hardy tree attains a height of twenty to thirty feet. Showy, 
large leaves with long white flower spikes, very sweet scented. 
THORN, DOUBLE ROSE. Double rose-colored, fragrant flowers, with white tips. 
thorn' double white. Small, double white flowers of great beauty. Makes a fine 
contrast when planted with the scarlet. 
THORN, SCARLET. Flowers large and double, bright scarlet. 
TULIP TREE. Among the largest and handsomest of our native trees, forming broad 
spreading specimens, and one of the best for any situation where it has room to grow Bark 
smooth, leaves glossy and fiddle shape d, flowers resemble tulips and appear in June. 
Gentlemen: ^ , « . N°^«"^ber 1, 1909. 
All of the stock received from you has been of first-class quality. ... 
Sincerely yours, M. A. Blake, (HorticultunstJ. 
