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ALBANY NURSERIES 
Crataegus: THORN. ELAEGNUS (Russian Olive.) 
C. The Thorns justly deserve to be class- 
ed among the most beautiful flowering 
trees. They are generally dense, low 
growers and well adapted to the city lot. 
The foliage is varied and attractive, the 
flowers are showy and often highly per- 
fumed. The fruit is very effective and 
ornamental in autumn. One hundred and 
twenty-eight species are listed as native 
to the United States, hence varieties can 
be found for any soil. 
C. coccinea fl. pi. DOUBLE SCARLET 
THORN. Flowers deep crimson, with scar- 
let shade, double. The foliage is a rich 
green. 
C. albafl.pl. DOUBLE WHITE THORN 
Has small double white flowers. Highly 
ornamental variety, on 
account of both foliage 
and flowers. 
C. oxyacantha c. fl. pi. 
Paulii. PAUL’S DOU- 
BLE SCARLET THORN 
An improved variety 
from the celebrated Eng- 
lish plant. Flowers are 
bright carmine red. Su- 
perior to any of its color. 
E. Angustifolia. Small deciduous tree; 
leaves very narrow and silvery; frs grant 
bloom, yellow in color; the fruit and 
smaller branches covered with silvery 
scales; the old wood dark glossy brown; 
very desirable tree for dry regions. 
Fagus: BEECH. 
The Beeches are noted for their rich 
glossy foliage and elegant habit. They 
are noble and imposing, yet graceful in ap- 
pearance. The Purple-Leaved and Weep- 
ing are remarkable trees, developing into 
magnificent specimens as they acquire 
age. They are all difficult to transplant. 
F. sylvatica. EUROPEAN BEECH. 
Europe. It grows to a noble size in Amer- 
ica and makes an ideal shade tree. 
Var. pendula. WEEPING BEECH. A 
remarkably vigorous picturesque tree of 
large size. Its mode of growth is ex- 
tremely curious. The trunk is generally 
straight, with the branches curled in a 
tortuous fashion. When covered with 
luxurient foliage, it is wonderful in its 
grace and beauty. 
Var. purpurea. PURPLE-LEAVED. An 
elegant vigorous tree, grow- 
ing 45 to 50 feet high. Foli- 
age deep purple, changing 
to crimson. 
Var. purpurea Ri versii. 
RIVER S BLOOD-LEAV- 
ED BEECH. This is the 
richest of all the purple- 
leaved trees. Compact, sym- 
metrical habit, crimson fol- 
iage early in the season, 
which later changes to a 
dark purple. 
. -MERICAN DOGWOOD, unusually attrac- 
t've when in bloom. Should be in every yard. 
Fraxinus: ASH. 
F. excelsior. EUROPEAN 
ASH. A lofty tree, rapid 
grower, with a spreading 
symmetrical head and gray 
bark. The leaves are pin- 
nate and very beautiful. 
Ginkgo: MAIDENHAIR TREE. 
G. biloba. MAIDENHAIR TREE. Japan. This is a 
remarkable little tree in that it combines the character- 
istics of the conifer and deciduous tree. The leaves are 
fan -shaped, leathery, bright green in the summer and gold 
in autumn. When young, the tree is tapering, very trim 
and pretty, widening to a pyramidal form with years. The 
tree makes a rapid growth which is very uniform. It is a 
rare tree and always prized highly in any collection. 
