Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
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TEAS' JAPANESE HYBRID CATALPA. 
CATALPA Bungeii. One of the most attractive of 
trees. It forms a perfect half-globular or umbrella 
head, with foliage of a deep green color, laid with 
great precision, making a beautiful roof of leaves ; 
a most striking and ornamental tree upon the 
lawn. 75 cts., $t and $1.50 each. 
Speciosa. A variety originating in the west ; more 
symmetrical in growth than the common Catalpa. 
50 cts. and 75 cts. each. 
Teas’ Japanese Hybrid, Of vigorous, upright 
growth ; has large, luxuriant foliage, large, hand- 
some white flowers and a pleasant, delicate fra- 
grance when the tree is in bloom. A magnificent 
tree, filling the air for quite a distance 
with its agreeable odor. 75 cts. and 
$1 each. 
CORNUS florida (White-Flowering Dog- 
wood). Flowers white, three to three 
and one-half inches in diameter, pro- 
duced in spring before the leaves ap- 
pear; very abundant, showy and dur- 
able. Foliage grayish green, glossy 
and handsome. Spreading, irregular 
form, growing 20 to 25 feet high, socts., 
75 cts. and $1 each. 
Rubra (Red-Flowering Dogwood). 
This is simply a great and grand im- 
provement upon the otherwise unri- 
valled white-flowering variety. It pos- 
sesses the same freedom of flowering, 
producing what might be termed a drift 
of bloom of a bright, fresh and cheer- 
ful rosy red. The fruits or berries are 
the same as those of the species. 
75 cts. and $1 each. 
ELM, American White. A noble droop- 
ing, spreading tree of our own woods ; 
one of the grandest of park and street 
trees. 50 cts., 75 cts. and $1 each. 
Scotch. A fine, spreading tree, of rapid 
growth; foliage large. 50 cts., 75 cts. 
and $1 each. 
Camperdown Weeping. Grafted six 
to eight feet high, this forms one of the 
most picturesque drooping trees. It is of rank 
growth, the shoots often making a zigzag grpwth 
of several feet outward and downward in a single 
season. The leaves are large, dark green and 
glossy, and cover the tree with a luxuriant mass 
of verdure. $1, $1.50 and $2 each. 
HORSE-CHESTNUT, Double White Flowering- 
A superb variety, with large, double flowers. 
60 cts. , 75 cts. and $1 each. 
Red-Flowering. Not so rapid a grower as White, 
and blooms later ; foliage a deep green ; very 
showy tree. $1, Si. 25 ana $1.50 each. 
JUDAS TREE, American. A small-growing tree, 
covered with delicate purple flowers before the 
leaves appear. 75 cts. and$i each. 
LINDEN, European. A pyramidal tree, with large 
leaves and fragrant flowers. 75 cts. and $1 each, 
American. A rapid-growing, beautiful nativetreee 
with very large leaves andfragrant flowers; fin. 
for street planting, giving quick shade in spring 
50 cts. , 75 cts. and $1 each. 
LIQUIDAMBAR (Sweet- Gum). Leavesstar-shaped, 
dark green in summer ; very glossy, changing to 
crimson in autumn ; pyramidal in form, with a 
singular bark ; a native tree. 50 cts. and 75 cts. 
MAGNOLIA, Hypoleuca Japan. A new tree of 
great beauty and medium height. Flowers large 
and fine, creamy while, very fragrant; blooms in 
June, after foliagehasdeveloped. $1.50 and S2 ea. 
Acuminata. A noble and very beautiful tree, with 
a very large leaf and fragrant flower tinted with 
purple ; rapid grower. 75 cts. and $1 each. 
Soulangeana. A conspicuous and charming 
tree for the lawn ; its numerous, large, showy 
flowers, appearing in early spring in advance of the 
foliage, give it a very unique appearance. Flowers 
are large white, with a purple base, and produced 
in great abundance. Hardy, and one of the best 
of this class. Price, $1, $1.25 and {1.50 each. 
MAIDEN-HAIR TREE. (Salisburia adianti- 
i'olia.) A native of Japan. Remarkable for the 
peculiarity of its leaves, which resemble the 
maiden hair fern. It is a very desirable and orna- 
mental tree for the lawn, a rapid grower and en- 
tirely free from insect pests. The foliage is pe- 
culiarly notched or cut, without midrib, smooth and 
pliant. Tree hardy, of a regular conical form, 
with a straight, erect trunk. Makes an elegant 
tree, and should have a place on every lawn. 50 
cts , 75 cts. and $1 each. 
CAMPERDOWN WEEPING ELM. 
