Deciduous /Ornamental Trees. 
' ' In the last issue of I the Week/y Tribufie, Mr. Josiah Hoopes takes strong 
.grounds in favor of native American 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 for eigfi reialives."-l-\Aitn.x. 
. I Each Six 
ACER Pennsylvanicjim (Striped Maple). A graceful, medium siz- 
ed tree, 13 to 15 lee/ high, of good shape and light green foliage, 
with beautifully striped bark; this latter feature renders it of great 
value when the foUage falls, i to 2 ft |o 20 $1 00 
^ 2 to 4 feet J 35 to 50 200 
''^ A. rubrum (Red or Scarlet Maple). Is noted in spring for its showy 
red blossoms, aiid in autumn for the brilliant coloring of its foli- 
age, and bright/red-winged fruit; a conspicuous tree in all situa- 
tions. I to 2 It/ 20 I 00 
2 to 4 feet . ./. 35 to 50 200 
^ A. sacchariniipa (Sugar Maple). A handsome stately tree of 
pyramidal grawtli and fine habit ; one of the best for avenue, street 
and lawn planting, i to 2 ft 20 75 
2 to 3 feet/ 35 I 75 
_ - , 3 to 5 fee/. 50 2 25 
^ r A. spicatutM. See under Shrubs. 
'^^AWDncmirgTilA arborea (Tree Andromeda, Sour Wood). One of 
our finest native trees, producing white fragrant flowers, borne on 
slender petioles in long panicled racemes, and graceful foliage, 
brilliantly colored in autumn, i to 3 ft 35 
AMALANCHIBB botryapium (Service or Juneberry). This is 
generally a small tree, but here in our mountains it often attains 
the 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 profu- 
sion producing a fine eflfect, in sharp contrast to the surround- 
ings, which are still quite wintry. The fruit is edible and of a pe- 
culiar flavor. I to 2 ft 15 75 
2 to 3 feet 20 I 00 
y \ 1/ 3 to 4 feet 30 125 
0 ^SOULUS flava 
/'/rlii'iliiii^Hl^ (Buckeye). 60 to 
,4 't / / VyMmmm^W 90 feet in height, 
III ij I \ ^Bm or can be trained to 
jli / / a shrub: producing 
fill 1 1 showy flesh color- 
ed flowers in pani- 
cles. Its fine foli- 
age and rapid 
growth r e c o m - 
mend it. i to 2 
/ feet 30 
,11, 1 I 1 , X - — ^fi-nir-M- BBTtJLA excelsa 
///'// V^^^-a:?^^^^ (Yellow Birch). A 
I ' ' ' ' I ' ^^to--^**^^^r beautiful symmet- 
I [fW^^---'- ■ 'W rical lawn tree 40 
'ji ~ / to 60 ft. high, with 
yellowish silvery 
bark, and thin 
finely cut leaves. 
I to 2 feet 20 I 00 
Large specimens.. 
FLOWER OF CORNUS FLORIDA. each, 25 C. tO 40 C. . 
