C. W. Stuart Company, Nurserymen 
very hardy and a rapid grower and is 
being extensively planted lor commer- 
cial purposes; has broad, deep green 
leaves and beautiful large blossoms, 
making it a highly ornamental tree for 
lawn or street. Valuable for planting in 
groves for growing poles, posts and rail- 
road ties. 
Catalpa Speciosa. 
Chestnut, American Sweet. (Castanea 
Americana.) The well-known variety. 
Stately tree, with .spreading head; when 
in full bloom, one of the handsomest 
trees; produces a quantity of edible 
nuts. 
Chestnut, Japan. (Castanea Japonica.) 
Habit and foliage like Spanish Chest- 
nut, fruit very large. 
Chestnut, Paragon. (Castanea.) A mag- 
nificent variety; nuts large, three or 
more in a burr, of very good quality. 
Vigorous grower, early and abundant 
bearer. Trees four years from graft 
have produced one bushel each. 
Chestnut, Spanish. (Castanea vesca.) Orig- 
inally introduced from Asia Minor into 
Europe. Valuable .species both for orna- 
ment and fruit. It forms a handsome 
lawn tree, and prod\ices much larger fruit 
than the American variety. 
Crab, Bechtel's Double Flowering. (Py- 
rus Augustifolia.) One of tlie n.ost 
beautiful of the flowering crabs; tree 
of medium size, covered in early spring 
with large, beautiful, fragrant flowers 
of a delicate pink color; very popular 
for lawns, as it blooms when quite 
young. 
Dogwood, Red-Flowered. (Comus flore 
mbro.) A variety producing flowers 
suffused with bright red; blooms when 
quite young. One of the finest flower- 
ing trees. 
Dogwood, White-Flowered. (Comus flor- 
ida.) An American species, of spread- 
ing, irregular form, growing from lb to 
25 feet high. The flowers produced in 
spring before the leaves appear are 
white and very showy. They begin to 
appear just as the Magnolia flowers aie 
fading. Foliage glossy and handsome, 
and in the autumn turns to a deep red. 
Dogwood, Welch's Variegated Comus. The 
lea\-es are beautifully blotched, tinted 
and bordered creamy white in early 
spring, changing to carnai:e center and 
crimson margin in mid-suiiin.er and full, 
holding its magnificent coloring the entire 
season. The best varioguteil leaved tree 
that v\ill thrive in our climate. > 
Elm, American White. (Fln:us Americana.) 
A niagnilicent tree, grox.ing 80 to 100 feet 
high, with drooping, spreading branches; 
one of the grandest of our native trees, 
makes a beautiful lawn or street. 
Elm, English. (Ulmus campestris.) An 
erect, lofty tree, of rapid, compact 
growth, with smaller and more regu- 
larly cut leaves than those of the Amer- 
ican, and darker colored bark. The 
branches project from the trunk almost 
at right angles, giving the tree a noble 
appearance. 
Fringe, Purple. (Cotinus.) A conspicuous 
spreading shrub or small tree with large 
leaves. Are overhung in mid-surnnier 
by doufl-like masses of light, mist-like 
flowers, having appearance of smoke at a 
distance. 
Fringe, White. (Chionanthus Vkginica.) 
A small native tree or shrub, of round- 
ish form, with large, glossy leaves and 
drooping racemes of pure ' white flow- 
ers, having narrow, fringe-like petals; 
blossoms in May or June. A superb lawn 
tree. 
Hickory, Shell Bark or Shag Bark. (Carya 
alba.J The most ornamental and valu- 
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