OF FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES , 
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Euonymous- Burning Bush — Strawberry Tree. 
A very ornamental and showy shrub, whose chief beauty consists in its brilliant berries, which 
hang in clusters from the branches until midwinter ; berries rose colored ; planted with a back 
ground of Evergreens the effect of contrast is very fine. 
EUROP^EUS ( European Euonymus) — Forms a tree sometimes 30 feet in hight. Fruit rose-colored. 
FRUCTA ALBA ( White-Fruited Euonymus)— A variety with white fruit. 
Elder (Sambucus). 
AUREA — A handsome variety with golden yellow foliage and clusters of pure white flowers ; very 
desirable for ornamenting lawns. 
CUT-LEAVED (Laciniata) — A fine variety, of vigorous growth, and deeply lacinated foliage. 
VARIEGATED LEAVED (Variegata)— A hardy, variegated shrub ; very showy and fine. 
Filbert (Corylus). 
PURPLE LEAVED (Purpurea)— A very conspicuous shrub, with large, dark, purple leaves; 
distinct and fine. 
Forsythia. 
VIRIDISSIMA— Leaves dark green; flowers bright yellow, very early in Spring. A fine hardy 
shrub. Introduced by Mr. Fortune, from China. 
Globe Flower (Kerria). 
JAPAN (Japonica)— A slender, green-branched shrub, covered with a profusion of globular yellow 
flowers from July to October. 
Halesia, or Silver Bell. 
FOUR WINGED (Tetraptera)— A fine, large, and very ornamental shrub, with beautiful, white 
bell-shaped flowers, in great abundance in May. 
Honeysuckle, Upright (Loniccra). 
RED TARTARIAN ( Tartarica Rubra)— A well-known shrub ; flowers bright pink, which appear 
in May. 
WHITE TARTARIAN ( Tartarica Abba)— Like the preceding, but has dull, white flowers. 
Jasminum (Jessamine). , 
NUDIFLORUM— A shrub with long, slender branches and small deep green leaves ; has a profu- 
sion of richly scented yellow flowers through Spring and Summer. 
Hydrangea. 
LARGE CLUSTERED ( Panicuiata)—K fine, large shrub, bearing showy panicles of pink and 
white flowers in the greatest profusion. It is quite hardy, and is altogether a most admirable 
shrub for planting singly, or on the lawn in masses. 
QUERCIFOLIA (Oak-leaved Hydrangea)— A hardy, massive shrub, of woody growth and bushy 
habit. Leaves lobed like those of the oak, and downy beneath, turning to crimson in Autumn. 
Flowers white changing to purple. 
“ OT A KS A ’’—Large foliage of a deep green; bears a profusion of deep rose-colored flowers in 
huge tresses •, new and very fine. 
THOS. HOGG— A beautiful variety, with large trusses of pure white flowers. Not hardy, but 
very valuable for forcing. 
Lilac (Syringa). 
CHARLES THE TENTH— A strong, rapid grower, with large shining leaves, and reddish purple 
flowers. 
CHIONANTHUS LEAVED (Josikea)— Has dark, shining leaves like the White Fringe Tree, and 
purple flowers, fine and distinct. 
COMMON PURPLE ( Vulgaris Purpurea). 
DOUBLE LILAC ( Lemoinei Flore Pleno)—A new and choice variety of the Lilac, producing long 
racemes of double purple flowers, lasting longer than the single sorts. A valuable acquisition. 
PERSIAN (Persica) — Medium sized shrub, with small leaves and bright purple flowers. 
WHITE PERSIAN LILAC (Alba)— A fine sort ; white flowers delicately tinged with rose color. 
LARGE FLOWERING WHITE (Alba Grandiflora)—A beautiful variety; has very large, pure 
white p nicies of flowers. Considered the best. 
Plum (Prunts). 
PRUNUS PISSARDII— In Europe this is pronounced the coming Ornamental Tree or Shrub. The 
wood and leaf are of a rich, peculiarly vivid dark purple, holding the color well through the 
entire season, and in this respect superior to Purple-leaved Birch, or any purple-leaved tree we 
have. It also produces a black fruit of ornamental appearance, early in the season. 
TRILOBA (Doubling Flowering Plum)— A highly interesting and desirable addition to hardy 
shrubs, flowers semi-double, of a delicate pink, upwards of an inch in diameter, thickly ‘et on 
the long slender branches ; native of China ; hardy. 
