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OF FRUIT, ORNAMENTAL TREES, ETC. 
OtTVB. Russian. An ornamental tree of special value; attains a height of thirty feet or more; 
hark and leaves light green when young, bark becoming darker as the tree grows older, 
and the leaves more silvery white; blooms profusely in June in small racemes three inches 
long and their fragrance decidedly sweet and spicy; an excellent lawn tree. 
PKACII. Double Red Flowering, 
Double White Flowering, /-Beautiful flowering varieties. 
Double t'amelia Flowering, ) 
Blood Leaved. A variety with foliage as dark as the Purple-leaved Beech— a very curious tree. 
“PLUM. Purple-Leaved {Prunus Pissardii). Very remarkable and beautiful, with black bark and 
dark purple leaves; remaining very cons/an/ until late in the fall; the new growth is es- 
pecially bright; the fruit is also red and said to be very good; a great acquisition. 
PERSIMMON TREE ( Diospyros Virginica ). A small native tree with pleasing, shining foliage, aud 
well known fruit. 
POPLAR. Silver-Leaved Abele [Poyulus alba). A tree of remarkably rapid growth; at a distance 
the white under surface of the leaves, turned up to the wind, gives it somewhat the aspect 
of a tree covered with white blossoms. 
Balsam (P. balsamiferd). Balm of Gilead. Of very rapid growth; large glossy leaves. 
Carolina Poplar. Of good form and robust growth, and desirable where a very large tree is re- 
quired. 
Lombardy (P. Fastigata or dilatafa ). Well known for its erect, rapid growth and commanding 
form; very desirable in large grounds or along roads; indispensable in landscape garden- 
ing to break the ordinary and monotonous outlines of most other trees; if cut back to with- 
in eight or ten feet of the ground when three or four inches or more in diameter, it makes 
a beautiful round-headed, symmetrical tree. 
SALI8BURIA (Maiden Hair Tree or Gingko). Adiantlfolla. A singular and beautiful tree; foliage 
yellowish green, curiously lobed and marked with delicate hair-like lines. 
Sl< AMORE. American Plane or Button wood. A well known tree and one that is well adapted for 
streets in cities where the gas and smoke are injurious to foliage. 
THORN Cratagus). Double White (Oxyacantha Plena). Has small, double white flowers; a highly 
ornamental variety. 
Double Scarlet [Cocctnea fl pt) . A fine variety; flowers deep crimson with scarlet shade; very 
double and considered larger than the double red; fine, rich foliage. 
Paul’s New Donble. This is a new sort and the best; flowers in clusters like verbenas; are very 
double, large and full, and of a deep rich crimson. 
TULIP TREE. Llriodendron Tulipifera. A native tree of the Magnolia order; remarkable for its 
symmetry, its rich glossy foliage, regularly distributed branches and large, tullp-like 
flowers; difficult to transplant unless of small size. 
WILLOW. Rosemary Leaved [Salix rosmarinifolia). Leaves long, silvery white; branches stifT, 
covered with a whitish down; the general appearance is very effective and pretty. 
Laurel Leaved (Lauri/oha). Beautiful, large glossy foliage; very ornamental. 
Royal Willow. An elegant tree with rich silvery foliage; very eflective in groups. 
YELLOW WOOD. Tlrgilla [Luted). The most beautiful of all the leguminous or pea-blcssom trees- 
very desirable fora smgle lawn tree; produces panicles fifteen inches or more in length* 
of delicately fragrant, creamy-wliite flowers; bark smooth and polished; leaves remarkable 
for their purity of color. 
WEEPING DECIDUOUS TREES. 
ASH [Fraxinus). European Weeping ( Excelsior Pendula). The common, well known isort; one of 
the finest lawn aud arbor trees, covering a great space and growing rapidly. 
BEECH. Weeping Pendula. Originated in Belgium. Remarkably vigorous, picturesque tree of 
large size; its mode of growth is extremely curious; the trunkorstem isgenerally straight 
with the branches tortuous and spreading; quite ungainly in appearance, divested of their 
leaves-but when covered with rich, luxuriant foliage, of wonderful grace and beauty. 
