Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Plants, Etc. 
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catalpa. 
Otalpa. 
SPECIOSA — A variety originating at the West ; more upright and symmetrical in 
its growth than the common Catalpa, and blossoms two or three weeks earlier 
Very valuable for timber, fence posts, railroad ties, ete., possessing wonderful 
durability. A very ornamental and valuable tree. 
TEAS’ JAPANESE HYBRID— This is a cross between Catalpa Speciosa and the 
Japanese Kempferii, and, in vigorous, upright growth, it surpasses either. It has 
large, luxuriant foliage, and large, handsome white flowers, with purple dots, and 
a touch of yellow around the throat, which have a pleasant, delicate fragrance, 
and a tree in bloom not only presents a magnificent spectacle to the eye, but also 
fills the air for quite a distance with its agreeable odors. In rapidity of growth, 
it rivals the most luxuriant trees of temperate climates, while its hardiness lias 
been demonstrated by its standing uninjured twenty-five degrees or more below 
zero. 
Comus. 
FLORIDA {White, -flowering Dogwood ) — An American species of fine form, growing 
from 16 to 25 feet high. The flowers produced in Spring before the leaves appear, 
are from three to three and a half inches in diameter, white and very showy. They 
begin to appear just as the Magnolia flowers arc fading, and are invaluable for 
maintaining a succession of bloom in the garden border on the lawn. They are 
also very durable, lasting in favorable weather more than two weeks. 
RED FLOWERING (Florida Flore Rubro ) — A variety of the well-known White 
Dogwood, but having a deep rosy pink-colored flower. The leaves also have a 
soft, velvety appearance, and are of a darker green than the old variety. It makes 
a good, upright, bushy growth. 
