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Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of 
FLOWER OF CORNUS, REDUCED IN SIZE. 
Chestnut (Castanea,) 
AMERICAN SWEET ( vescn ) — Among our large collection of ornamental native 
forest trees, the Chestnut is unrivalled for its beauty. When grown in the open 
ground, it assumes an elegant symmetrical form. The foliage is rich, glossy and 
healthy, and the whole tree is covered in early summer with long, pendant, tassel- 
like blossoms, than which there is none more graceful and beautiful. It is espec- 
ially desirable for its nuts, which it bears profusely a few years after transplant- 
ing. The Chest nut thrives well on any soil except a wet one. When nursery 
grown, bears transplanting well, and when once established is a rapid grower, 
and soon comes into bearing. 
JAPANESE SWEET, or GIANT — Of the very many good things introduced from 
Japan none are more worthy than this. The tree is decidedly ornamental, very 
hardy and productive ; of dwarf habit, bearing extremely young. Nuts of enor- 
mous size, and of the sweet, rich flavor of the American Chestnut. 
Cherry (Cerasus). 
CHINESE, or DWARF WHITE FLOWERING (Sinensis fl. pi .)— A variety ol 
the Morello with double white flowers. 
FLORE ALBA PLENO (Large Double Flowering Cherry)— At the period of flow- 
ering a remarkably beautiful and attractive tree. The flowers are so numerous as 
to conceal the branches, and present to the eye nothing but a mass of bloom, each 
flower resembling a miniature white rose. A valuable variety deserving of wide 
dissemination. Slay. 
Elm (Ulmus). 
AMERICAN WHITE (Americana )—' The noble, drooping, spreading tree of our own 
woods. One of the grandest of park or street trees. 
CAMPESTltlS (English)— More upright and compact habit than American ; also, 
the leaves are smaller and more numerous. 
PURPLE — A beautiful variety; leaves of rich purple color when young. 
SCOTCH or WYCH (Montana ) — A fine spreading tree of rapid growth ; foliage 
large. 
SUBROSA (Cork-barked)— Bark becomes covered with a fine, dense cork, with deep 
fissures. 
Honey Locust. 
THREE THORNED ACACIA (Gleditsehia Triaca nlhos ) — A rapid growing tree ; 
delicate foliage, of a beautiful, fresh, lively green, and strong thorns. Makes an 
exceedingly handsome, impenetrable and valuable hedge. 
Horse Chestnut (iEsculus). 
DOUBLE WHITE (Alba Plena ) — A superb variety with large spikes of handsome, 
double flowers. 
COMMON or WHITE FLOWERING (Jlippocastanum ) — A very beautiful, well 
known tree, with round, dense head, dark green foliage, and an abundance of 
showy flowers : n early Spring. 
RED FLO WEP'NG (Rubicunda )— Not so rapid a grower as the white ; foliage of 
a deep green, and blooms later. A very showy tree. 
