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STRONG GROWING TREES OF PYRAMIDAL HABIT. Lombardy and BoUeana 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 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; 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-Leaved Birch. 
Purple- Leaved Elm, Prunus Pissardi, Purple Norway and Sycamore Maples, Japan 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), Mulberry (Teas'), Willow (Babylon- 
ica, Kilmarnock, and New American). 
HEDGING. California Privet, Barberry Thunbergii, American Arbor Vitae, Hemlock 
and Norway Spruce, Honey Locust. 
DECIDUOUS TREES 
EUROPEAN BEECH. A large and beautiful lawn tree resembling American Beech, 
but more compact in habit. 
WEEPING BEECH. A strong growing variety with fairly straight, upright trunk from 
which spread straggling and crooked branches. 
PURPLE OR COPPER BEECH. Foliage red, purple in early summer. 
RIVER'S PURPLE BEECH. A variety with large, smooth, very dark leaves. The best 
purple lawn tree known. 
WEEPING PURPLE BEECH. A variety with large, purple leaves and drooping branches. 
A very rare and beautiful tree. 
FERN-LEAVED BEECH. Has finely divided fern-Uke foliage and well formed growth. 
A very popular ornamental tree. 
EUROPEAN WHITE WEEPING BIRCH. A graceful tree, with silvery bark and slender 
branches. Quite erect when young, but after four or five years' growth assumes an elegant 
drooping habit, rendering the tree very effective in landscapes. 
PYRAMIDAL BIRCH. Of elegant pyramidal nabit, like the Lombardy Poplar. Bark 
silvery white. Very distinct and ornamental. 
PURPLE-LEAVED BIRCH. A variety possessing the vigorous habit of the Birches and 
having purple foliage. 
CUT-LEAVED WEEPING BIRCH. Beyond question one of the most popular of all weep- 
ing or pendulous trees. Its tall, slender, yet vigorous growth, graceful drooping branches, 
silvery-white bark, and delicately cut foliage, present a combination of attractive character- 
istics rarely met with in a single tree. 
' PAPER OR CANOE BIRCH. Native of America; forms a large tree; bark brilliant white, 
leaves large and handsome. 
CATALPA SPECIOSA. An exceedingly rapid grower. Heart-shaped leaves, and clusters 
of white and purplish flowers in midsummer; very attractive. 
CRAB, DOUBLE-FLOWERING AMERICAN. New. A sturdy 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. 
CHERRY, JAPANESE FLOWERING. One of the most beautiful flowering trees of the far 
east. Remarkable for the profuseness of its flowers. 
HORSE CHESTNUT, RED. Beautiful, slow growing tree, with rosy red flowers. 
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 dehghtful. The Lindens are all beautiful and merit more notice than they receive. 
They possess many valuable qualities. 
