DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
"In the Weekly Tribune, Mr. Josiah Iloopes takes strong grounds in favor of native Ameri- 
can trees, on the ground that they are less liable to disease in our climate, longer lived, and more 
beautiful and useful as a class than their foreign relatives." — Senex. 
Each. Do2. 
ACER Pennsylvanicum (Striped Maple). A graceful, medium sized tree, i j to 15 
feet hiah, of good shape and light green foliage, with beautifully striped bark, 
which is very conspicuous when the foliage falls. 1 to 2 ft $0 20 $2 00 
2 to 4 feet 35 to 50 4 00 
A. rubrum (Red or Scarlet Maple). Is noted in spring for its showy red blos- 
soms and bright red winged fruit, and in autumn for the brilliant coloiing of 
its foliage ; a conspicuous tree in all situations. 1 to 2 feet 20 2 00 
2 to 4 feet 35 to 50 4 00 
A. saccharinum (Sugar Maple). A handsome, stately tree of pyramidal growth 
and fine habit ; one of the best for avenue, street and lawn planting. 1 to 2 ft. 15 1 20 
2 to 3 feet 35 3 50 
3 to 5 feet 50 4 50 
A. spicatum. See under Shrubs. 
ANDROMEDA arborea (Tree Andromeda, Sour Wood). One of our finest native 
trees, producing white, fragrant flowers, borne on sit nder petioles in long 
panicled racemes, and very graceful foliage that is brilliantly colortd in early 
autumn. 6 to 12 inches 20 1 50 
1 to 3 feet 35 3 50 
AMELANCHIER botryapium (Service or Juneberry). This is generally a small 
tree, but here in our mountains it often attains a height of 30 to 60 feet, 
and a diameter of 2 feet or over. It is a handsome ornamental, and very 
early in spring its snow-white flowers open in terminal drooping racemes in 
the greatest profusion, producing a fine effect in sharp contrast to the sur- 
roundings, which are still quite wintry ; the fruit is edible and of a peculiar 
flavor. 1 to 2 feet 15 1 50 
2 to 3 feet 25 2 50 
3 to 4 feet 35 3 00 
jESCULUS flava (Buckeye) 60 to 90 feet in height, or can be trained to a shrub; 
produces showy flesh colored flowers in panicles. Its fine foliage and raj id 
growth recommend it. Small 20 
BETULA excelsa (Yellow Birch). A beautiful symmetrical lawn tree 40 to 60 
feet high, with yellowish silvery bark, and thin, finely cut leaves. 1 to 2 ft. . . 20 2 00 
Large specimens, each 25 to 40 
B. lenta (Cherry Birch, 
Sweet or Black Birch). 
~, .\ This fine birch is consid- 
\ \ V " 'w'f' ered one of the best of all 
fc^^Jj&s '-• U '' I ! trees for street and lawn 
purposes. The wood. 
r_V / which is rose-colored and 
fine grained, is very valu- 
"MUi/ //// / a k' e * 0r ca ^' net w ° r k '. 
•\V '!>•./ / ' the twigs and foliage are 
spicy andaromatic. 1 to 2 ft. 20 1 50 
1 2 to 3 feet 30 2 00 
3 to 4 feet 40 4 00 
CORNUS Florida (Flowering 
Dogwood). This species 
^fHj^fe, makes a small tree, and is 
' /V -'rj§s-^3r one of the showiest and 
^ltes<>*— i^^^lSa most striking of all our 
I' i»i**^f 'W native ornamentals. Its 
i Ms. — ^ small greenish flowers are 
' . ^~ ^_ "■• — Jjr collected in close heads, 
which are each surround- 
ill ed by an involucre of four 
Ji large white leaves, resem- 
bling a large sinale white 
corsus Florida. (White-flowering Dogwood.) blossom. Very showy in 
