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A. B. Hood 6 Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
WHAT TO PLANT 
A detailed list of desirable ornamental trees and shrubs would be little less than a 
recapitulation of our entire list ; but few have room for all, we here present a list of 
the most desirable in each class and refer the reader to the proper place in the Cata- 
logue for descriptions of them. 
Flowering Trees. May — Magnolias in variety. Horse-chestnuts, hlowering 
Cherry. Ji nk — Laburnum, Syringaefolia, Lindens m variety. 
Trees Valued for their Form and Foliage. Cut-leaved Weeping birch, Kilmar- 
nock Willow, Weeping Mountain Ash, Kuropean Linden, White-leaved Weeping 
Linden, Norway Maple, I’urple-leaved Beach, Teas’ Weeping Mulberry. 
Evergreen Trees. Norway Spruce, Scotch bine, Chinese Golden Arborvita;, Irish 
JuTiiper, American Arborvitae, .Silver and Balsam Firs, etc. 
Upright Flowering Shrubs. April —Japan Ouince, Double-flowering Plum, Dwarf 
Double-tlowering Almonds, Spirea, Lilacs in variety. Ji nk — ]'>eutzia graci/js and 
D. crena/a fl. pL, Snowball, Weigela in variety, Syringa, Calycanthus. ]vi.\—.Sptnra 
callosa and .S', callosa alba. Atct sT and SKPTEMiiER — Althea in variety, Hydrangea 
paniculala grandiflora. 
Roses. Climbing and Moss, blooming in May and June; Hybrid Perpetual and 
Perpetual Moss, blooming at intervals all summer, and tender Tea Roses, blooming 
constantly. 
Deciduous Trees 
We invite special attention to this select list of trees, so well situated to the lawn 
and yard, or as shade trees for streets in cities or towns. 
BEECH 
CATALPA 
Purple-leaved. Foliage deep purple in 
the spring, but under our hot sun and in 
dry seasons it loses much of its color. 
For the northern states it is a very desir- 
able tree. 
Catalpa Bungei. 
This desirable and attractive tree is 
now widely known. It is planted for 
shade, also for its blossoms, and on ac- 
count of its value as a timber tree. Whole 
tracts of land have been planted in the 
West for this purpose, as it is 
a very rapid grower, and found 
to be very desirable for railroad 
ties, etc. “.Massive in all its 
|)roportions, straight and rigid, 
it looks like a production of the 
tropical zone ; yet it seems to 
be entirely hardy, with its im- 
mense leaves, sometimes 
lobed, velvety brown when 
they first appear, and changing 
into dark green, followed by 
immense panicles of (lowers, 
containing sometimes between 
three and four hundred buds 
and b 1 o s s o m s, contrasting 
finely with its dark, massive 
foliage. It may be truly called 
a ‘ regal tree.' ’’ 
Bungei. One of the most at- 
tractive of trees. It forms a 
perfect half-globular or um- 
brella head, with foliage of a 
deep green color, and with 
great precision, making a 
beautiful roof of leaves. A most 
striking and ornamental tree 
tipon the lawn. 
“ Havilie sold and delivered two deliveries for your nursery. I find my patrons better pleased with 
your stock than any that has been sold in the county.” — J no, R. Biddle, S’ortheast, Md..y«/^ M, igo4. 
