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SHADE TREES 
Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocaslaninn 
Large tree of regular outline. Blooms in May; flowers 
white, tinged with red, grow-ing in panicles 8 to 10 in. 
long; very showv. 
8 to 10 ft., $1.50. 
10 to 12 ft., $'2.00. 
Larger sizes, $3.00 to $15.00. 
Double White-flowering Horse Chestnut 
Aesctdus hippocastnnum finrc plena alba 
Double flowers; white and pink, in larger panicles than 
the Hippocastanum; bears no fruit. 
10 to 12 ft., $2.50. 
12 to 14 ft., $3.50. 
Red-flowering Horse Chestnut Aescuhis rubicunda 
Very desirable and attractive variety; the foliage is 
dark; flowers red; highly ornamental. 
G to 8 ft., $1.75. 
European White Birch Betvla alba 
Graceful tree, with spray-like branches and silvery 
bark ; very effective in winter; assumes an elegant, 
drooping habit. 
10 to 12 ft., $1.25. 
12 to li ft., $1.75. 
A street well planted with a variety of shade trees. Few things will do 
more to improve the appearance and value of residential real estate. 
Pholo by courtesy o( the House Beautiful Pub. Co., Inc. 
Weeping Cut-leaved Birch Betula alba laciniala 
One of the most popular of the weeping trees. Foliage 
deeply cut, drooping in the most picturesque manner; 
silvery white bark; vigorous growth. 
8 to 10 ft., $1.75. 
10 to 12 ft., $2.50. 
Black Birch Betula lenia 
Trunk dark reddish brown; young bark aromatic, with 
agreeable flavor; handsome round headed pendulous 
branches when older; attractive in spring, with its 
long staminate catkins; leaves heart shaped. 
8 to 10 ft., $1.00. 
10 to 12 ft., $1.25. 
Yellow Birch Betula Intea 
Ilesembles the preceding; bark is silvery gray or light 
orange; leaves hairy along the veins beneath; one of the 
most valuable forest trees in the northern stales. A 
blaze of gold in .autumn. 
6 to 8 ft., $1.25. 
8 to 10 ft., $1.75. 
Canoe, or Paper Birch Betula papyrijera 
Ornamental tree, with very white trunk and loose, 
graceful head when older; leaves large anil hand,some. 
10 to 12 ft., $1.50 
12 10 14 ft., $2.00 
FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES 
Western Catalpa Catalpa speciosa 
Tall and hardy; \vell adapted to forest and ornamental 
planting; white flowers. 
Similar to those of the Chinese catalpa. 
8 to 10 ft. $0.75. 
10 to 12 ft., $1.00. 
American Beech Fugus grandifolia 
A magnificent tree; large, spreading growth; symmetri- 
cal; smooth gray bark attractive in Winter. 
8 to 10 feet, $2!50. 
10 to 12 ft., $3,50. 
Purple-leaved Beech Fagns sylvatica purpurea 
A purple-leaved variety of the preceding. 
5 to 8 ft., $2.00. 
8 to 10 ft., $3.00. 
Fagus sylvatica 
foliage very late; 
European Beech 
Choice and beautiful tree; retains 
excellent for screen. 
6 to 8 ft., $1.50. 
8 to 10 ft., $2.25. 
White Ash Fraxinus alba 
Well-known native variety, with straight, clean trunk; 
soft, mellow green foliage when young. 
8 to 10 ft., $1.00. 
10 to 12 ft., $1.25. 
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. 
