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Tea's Weeping- Mulberry. 
Weeping Trees 
Birch, Cut-leaved Weeping- — Unquestion- 
ably one of the most popular of all the 
weeping or pendulous trees. Its tall, 
slender, yet vigorous growth, graceful 
drooping branches, white hark and deli- 
cately cut foliage present a combination 
of attractive characteristics rarely met 
with in a single tree. Entirely hardy; 
perfect, full grown specimens are seen 
in Minnesota, where the mercury drops 
to 30 or 40 degrees below zero. 10 to 12 
feet, $1 50 each; S to 10 feet, $1.25 each; 
7 to 8 feet, $1.00 each; 5 to 7 feet, 75c 
each; 4 to 5 feet, 60c each; 3 to 4 feet. 
50c each. 
Camperdown Weeping- Elm — This forms 
one of the most piccuresque drooping 
trees. It is of rank growth, the shoots 
often making a zigzag growth outward 
and downward of several feet in a single 
season. The leaves are large, dark 
green and glossy, and cover the tree. 
Two-year heads, $1.50 each; one-year 
heads, $1.25 each. 
Tea's Weeping Mulberry — One of the hard- 
iesc and most vigorous of the weeping 
trees. It forms a perfect umbrella- 
shaped head, with long, sweeping 
branches • which reach to the ground. 
Produces fruit the same as Russian 
Mulberry. Two-year old heads, $2.00 
each; one-year heads, $1.50 each. 
Ornamental Shrubs 
LILACS. 
Nothing is more beautiful than a clump, 
hedge or screen of these, and they should 
go into every border. In many country 
dooryards the neglected lilacs continue to 
bloom with a fragrance and beauty that is 
unsurpassed by any other shrub. 
Common Purple — 4 to 5 feet, 25c each, $2.00 
per dozen, $15.00 per 100; 3 to 4 feet, 20c 
each, $1.50 per dozen, $10.00 per 100. 
BUDDED VARIETIES. 
Alphonse Lavalle — Large panicles of double 
violet-blue flowers. 4 to 5 feet, 75c each. 
Belle de Nancy — Double white flowers that 
are tinged with purple. 4 to 5 feet, 75c 
each. 
Prau rammann — One of the best; a free 
bloomer, with medium sized white flow- 
ers, borne in large panicles. 4 to 5 feet, 
60c each. 
lime. Abel Chatenay — Pure white flowers 
in compact panicles. 4 to 5 feet, 75c 
each. 
President Qrevy — The individual flowers 
are very larse and double, a beautiful 
blue in color. The panicles are larger 
than those of any other variety. 4 co 5 
feet, 75c each. 
Iiudwig- Spaeth — The single flowers are 
very dark purple, and distinct from other 
kinds. 4 to 5 feet, 60c each. 
Senateur Volland — A good variety, with 
double rose-red flowers. 4 to 5 feet, 75c 
each. 
Snowball. 
