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w. c. strong's catalogue. 
ASPARAGUS. 
ConnOver'S Colossal. Strong 2 years, $1 per 100. 
Hair's Mammoth. Strong 2 years, Si. 50 per too. 
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RHUBARB. 
Myatt'S Linnaeus. I-arge, early, tender; best 25 cents. 
DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
Alder, Imperial Cut-leaved. -Strikingly crimped foliage. 50 cents. 
Ash, American White {Fraximis). a noble, large tree. 50 cents to $1. 
Ash, Weeping {F.pendula). Strong umbrella-shaped growth. $1. 
Ash, Mountain {Sorbus Americana). Its fine shining berries are very conspic- 
uous. 50 cents to $1. 
Ash, Mountain Oak-leaved {S. querdfoUa') . Distinct foliage. 50 cents 
to Si. 
Apple, Japan Crab {Malus Hatleana). Introduced by Dr. Hall and also sold 
under the name of Pyrus Mains Parkmani. A beautiful variety, producing 
long pink flower-buds along the new growth, quite conspicuous, and charming 
when in bud. i year graft, 50 cents; 2 years, 75 cents. 
Apple {Malus Jloribunda). Another profuse flowering crab, with dark-crimson 
outer petals, quite ornamental. 50 cents. 
Beech {^agus). Both the American and English varieties are stately, wide- 
spreading trees, producing the finest effect when standing alone upon the 
lawn. 50 cents to §1. 
Beech, Purple. The well-known dark blood-leaved beech. Very effective for 
the lawn. 4 feet at 75 cents; 6 to 8 feet, $1. 
Beech, Cut-leaved. Distinct and fine. $1. 
Beech, Weeping. Branches very pendulous and tortuous, making very pictur- 
esque specimens under careful training. $1.50 each. 
Birch, Canoe {Betula papyracea). A native variety which attains the largest 
size and is rightly called the queen of the forest. A fine tree with snowy- 
white outer bark. 50 cents to %\. 
Birch, Cut- leaved, Weeping. One of the most airy and graceful- of trees 
for the lawn. 6 feet, 75 cents; 8 to 10 feet, $\. 
Birch, Purple. New and very distinct; foliage bronze and purple; a decided 
acquisition. Si. 
Birch, Elegans Pendula. Branches very pendulous and of striking effect. 
May be trained to a perfect fountain, gi to $2. 
Birch, Scotch Weeping. 50 cents to gi- 
