A, B. Hood 6s Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
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Weeping Trees 
BIRCH 
^Weeping Cut-leaved. A cliarmins tree 
in the norlliern states, but does not show 
so niiicli beauty South, exce|>t in very 
favoral)le locations. It is of very graceful, 
drooping liabit, silvery white bark, and 
delicately cut foliage. Trees liable to 
sun-scald. 
DOGWOOD 
Weeping. This valuable tree is among 
the earliest bloomers, and its beautiful 
white blossoms in spring, 
and red berries in fall, 
make it one of the hand- 
somest ornaments for the 
front yard or lawn that 
can be planted, while it 
presents a dense and 
l)eantifnl green foliage 
during the entire growing 
season. No one should 
fail to secure one of these 
hardy, truly ornamental 
trees. 
WILLOW, continued 
weeping trees ; it is of rapid growth, at- 
taining a very large size, showing its great 
beauty in damp or moist soils, but grows 
fairly well in any good .soil. 
Kilmarnock. A variety of the (loat 
Willow, making a very pretty tree when 
grafted six or eight feet high, forming a 
complete umbrella head, the branches 
and foliage being very dense ; uniiine in 
form. A very showy tree for planting on 
the lawn. 
MOUNTAIN ASH 
Weeping. (Sosbns auru- 
paria pendn/a). The 
branches of this distinct 
variety are of a straggling, 
l>endent habit ; a rapid 
grower, but is not satis- 
factory .South, and is lia- 
ble to sun-scald. 
MULBERRY 
Teas’ Weeping. This is 
one of the most graceful 
and hardy among the 
weeping trees, and has 
only to be known to be 
aiipreciated ; the foliage 
is a beautiful glossy green 
and very abniKlant, and 
the tree is a rapid grow er. 
No weeping tree is so well 
adapted to onr southern 
climate as this, or gives 
such general satisfaction. 
WILLOW 
Common Weeping. This 
is one of the most grace- 
ful and beautiful of the 
*■ 1 am glad lo s?ay ihal you sent the finest nursery stock to this county I have e\ er seen. Far ahea<l 
of stock sent here by any other concern. 1 have as fine fruit hi my orchard as ever grew anywhere, and 
all of my trees came from you.’’— J. K. P. Laird, Bessemer, .\la., y«/r. 1904 . 
