GENEVA, NEW YORK 
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Tilia • Linden or Lime 
Sassafras 
Sassafras officinale. Ii. This grows to a 
large tree, but it is often seen in large bush 
shape. It has peculiar, large, deep green foli- 
age, which turns to a deep yellow in the fall. 
The flowers small, yellow, appear in little 
bunches in May, and are very fragrant. Needs 
close pruning. Well known for its aromatic 
bark and roots. 4 to 5 ft., 75 cts. 
Tilia Americana 
tree long after other varieties lose their foliage. Yel- 
low twigs, striking in winter. 7 to 8 ft., $r. 
T. Europsea (Lime, or European Linden). B. 
With darker bark and smaller foliage than the pre- 
ceding. Useful in all locations. 6 to 8 ft., 75 cts. each, 
§6 for 10; 8 to 10 ft., $1 each, $9 for 10. 
T., var. laciniata (Fern-leaved I.inden). II. Red 
bark and twigs and deeply cut foliage. Perfectly 
hardy, and makes a splendid lawn tree. 8 to 9 ft., 
$t each, $9 for 10. 
T. tomentosa; syn., argentea (White, or Silver 
Linden). B. Light green foliage, silvery beneath. 
A rapid-growing, finely shaped tree, quite orna- 
mental and valuable. 7 to 8 ft., $1 each, $9 for 10. 
S. elegantissima (Thurlow’s Willow). B. Aspread- 
ing, drooping tree, similar to the Babylonica. 7 to 9 
ft., 75 cts. each, $6 for 10. 
S. pentandra, or laurifolia (Laurel-leaved Willow). 
B. A handsome, close-growing tree, or good in bush 
form. Leaves dark, glossy green, and highly orna- 
mental. Excellent for seashore planting. One of the 
best Willow's. 4 to 5 ft., 25 cts. each, $2 for 10, $15 
per 100; s to 6 ft., 40 cts. each, S3 for to, S20 per 100. 
S. purpurea pendula (New American Weeping 
Willow). C. Of the same habit as the Kilmarnock 
Willow, but much more graceful and satisfactory as 
a lawn tree, i-year head, 75 cts. each, $6 for 10. 
S. regalis (Royal Willow). Largely used for 
the contrast made by its silvery foliage with 
greener forms. Very useful and effective. 3 to 
4 ft., 35 cts. each, $2.50 for 10 ; 4 to 5 ft., 50c. 
each, $4 for 10. 
S. rosmarinifolia (Rosemary Willow). C. A 
dwarf Willow of fine growth, with long, nar- 
row, silky foliage, white underneath. Grafted 
plants make a fine, globular head. Quite orna- 
mental. 3 to 4 ft., 35 cts. each, $2.50 for to : 
standards, i-year heads, 75 cts. 
S. sericea (Silky Willow). A silver-leaved 
Willow, usually growing in shrub form. Very 
distinct. 2 to 3" ft., 40 cts. each, $3 for 10. 
The Lindens are excellent shade trees, and do 
well on ordinary soils. 
Tilia Americana (Linden, or Basswood). A. The 
largest-growing Linden, making a majestic tree. 
Suitable for parks or streets. When in blossom, its 
yellow flowers are intensely fragrant. A fine and 
and valuable tree. 6 to 8 ft., 75 cts. each, S6 for 10; 
8 to to ft., St each, $9 for 10. 
T. dasystyla (Crimean Linden). A vigorous tree; 
bright golden bark; leaves darker and of a softer 
green than those of the common European Linden. 
They also endure drought better, and remain on the 
Sophora 
Japan Pagoda Tree 
Sophora Japonica. A low-growing tree from 
Japan with very dark green bark, glossy foli- 
age and creamy-white, pea-shaped flowers in 
August. 2 to 3 ft., 50 cts. each, $4 for to. 
Syringa • Lilac 
Syringa Japonica (Japan Tree Lilac). D. 
Under this head we can include but one 
variety, — the remarkable Tree Lilac of Japan, 
— all other forms being strictly shrubs. The 
first trees ever grown commercially were propa- 
gated in our nurseries in 1885, and since that time 
it has been distributed to all parts of the world. The 
common Lilacs mildew the last half of the summer, 
but this almost anomalous new species is always 
clean and glossy in its great foliage, and seems to be 
perfectly at home in our climate. The oldest speci- 
mens of this tree in cultivation are at Boston, and 
are 15 to 20 feet high, with fine heads, and are 
only about twelve years old. It is not a bush, as all 
other Lilacs are, but always makes a clean, straight 
trunk, and develops into one of the handsomest 
little trees ever seen. 3 to 4 ft., 50 cts. each, $4 for 
10 ; 4 to s ft., 75 cts. each, $6 for 10 ; 5 to 6 ft., $1 
each, $y for ia 
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