YALESVILLE, CONN.-Af 
Ornamental Department 
Everywhere people are beginning to fully appreciate the great value in dollars of the 
well ornamented property whether private or public. The surest and most permanent way 
of ornamentation is by planting trees, shrubs, vines, and plants. Besides the pecuniary 
value attached to tree and shrub planting about a place is the influence and refinement 
upon the lives of the individuals who are daily permitted to enjoy the beauties of the 
rich colorings of flowers and foliage and fruit during the four seasons of the year. 
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, pur- 
ple 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-like foliage and well formed growth. A 
very popular ornamental tree. 
European Whit© Weeping Birch — A grace- 
ful 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 ef- 
fective in landscapes. 
Pyramidal Birch — Of elegant pyramidal 
habit, like the Lombardy Poplar. Bark sil- 
very 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 ques- 
tion one of the most popular of all weeping 
or pendulous trees. Its tall, slender, yet vig- 
orous 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 re- 
semble delicate pink roses. When in bloom 
looks like a mammoth rose bush. 
American White Elm— The noble, spread- 
ing, drooping tree of our own woods. 
Camperdown Weeping Elm — A vigorous 
grower; large, dark green, glossy leaves; 
sjilendid for specimen planting. 
Horse Chestnut, White — Beautiful creamy 
white, fragrant flowers. A fine, symmetrical 
tree, with large, rich foliage. 
Linden — The American and European Lin- 
dens are our best large-leaved shade trees. 
Specially adapted to lawn planting. Foliage 
is dense, and when in bloom their fragrance 
is delightful. 
Magnolia — A class of valuable and beauti- 
ful trees, because of their fine foliage, lux- 
uriant appearance and fragrant flowers. They 
are the best lawn trees in our collection. 
Magnolia, Chinese Varieties — These are the 
dwarf growing, large flowering varieties ot 
which the best are Speciosa and Soulangeana, 
white with red-purple centres, and Conspicua, 
pure white. 
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