Siebrecht &■ Son • Kose Hill Nurseries • Nelp Kochelle, Nelp York 
The riowering Peaches 
(Slmygdalus ) 
Amygdalus Persica. Double-flowered 
white, crimson or rose. There are but 
few more beautiful small trees than 
these flowering peaches. Blooming 
early in April, they are looked on as 
harbingers of spring. 75 cts. to $2.50. 
A. Persica purpurea (Blood -leaved 
Peach). The young growth of a 
blood-red color. 75 cts. to I2.50. 
Alalia (Hercules' Club) 
Aralia Japonica. 10 to 15 ft. Of much 
resemblance to A. spinosa, described 
below. 35 cts. to 75 cts. 
A. pentaphylla. 15 to 20 ft. It is 
bushier and more shrub- like than 
other Aralias, and makes a beautiful 
lawn specimen. 50 cts. to J1.50. 
A. spinosa. 10 to 15 ft. A singular- 
looking, small-sized tree, with very 
prickly stems, pinnate leaves, and 
bearing immense panicles of white 
flowers in the month of August. It 
suckers occasionally from the roots, 
but not after well established. 75 cts. 
to $1. 
The Birches (Setuia) 
The quick growth, light branches, 
and airy appearance of most all Birches, 
and the beautiful bark of many, make 
them indispensable trees to all planters. 
They thrive on high, dry or stony soils, 
as well as in ordinary places. Plant in 
spring or early fall. 
Betula alba (European White Birch). 35 to 40 
ft. One of the most valued of trees because of 
its rapid growth, pretty foliage and white hark. 
At the age of but 4 to 5 years the white bark 
begins to appear. $1 to $3.50. 
B. alba fastigiata (Pyramidal White Birch). 
30 to 40 ft. A pyramidal sort, of compact 
frowth, with the same white bark as the type. 
2 to $5. 
B. alba laciniata (Cut- leaved Weeping Birch). 
35 to 40 ft. A most graceful plant, a good 
companion piece to Wier's Maple. $i.so to 
{3.50. 
8. alba purpurea (Purple Birch). 30 to 35 ft. 
This has purple foliage and purplish white 
bark, fi.sotojfs. 
WINTER ASPECT OP THE RUROItAN WHITE BIRCH 
Betula lenta. 40 to 50 ft. The well-known Sweet 
Birch. Makes a large, shapely tree, with dark 
brown bark, not unlike that of the Wild Cherry. 
Thrives in low and high ground. $1 10^2.50. 
B. lutea ( Yellow Birch) . 40 to 50 ft. Its yellow 
bark and large leaves are sufficient to identify it. 
' fi to I3.S0. 
B. nigra ( River Birch) . 50 to 90 ft. A moisture- 
loving, graceful tree, with slender branches, 
ft. 50 to I3. 
B. pumila. 6 to 8 ft. Quite a shrub, with small 
leaves, and having a bushy habit. Thrives in 
low ground. 75 cts. to $1.50. 
B. rubra (Red Birch). 40 to 50 ft. Easily rec- 
ognized by its shaggy red bark. It prefers a damp 
situation, though not requiring it. $1.50 to $j. 
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