W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, GENEVA, N. Y. 
Perennial Border, Catalpa Bungei in Center—Our Home Grounds. 
platanoides (Norway). One of the 
most beautiful and desirable trees 
known, of large size, perfect outline, 
with deep green foliage. Its compact 
habit, stout, vigorous growth, freedom 
from disease and insects, render it one 
of the most desirable trees for the 
street, park or garden. 
var. Geneva (Purple Maple). A 
handsome new variety with dark purple 
foliage holding its color all the season. 
The best of all purple-leaved maples. 
var. Schwedlerii (Purple Maple). 
A beautiful variety of Purple-Leaf Nor¬ 
way with long shoots and leaves of 
bright purple and crimson color, which 
change to purplish green on the older 
leaves. 
atropurpureum (Japan Purple-Leav¬ 
ed Maple). Beautiful foliage of 
blood-red color. It is generally used for 
planting in groups to obtain a mass of 
crimson color. 
var. atropurpureum dissectum 
(Japan Purple Cut-Leaved Maple). 
Form dwarf and weeping. The leaves 
are a beautiful rose color when young 
and turn to a dark rich purple. They 
are deeply and delicately cut giving 
them a fern-like appearance. 
rubrum (Red or Scarlet Maple). A native tree of small 
or medium size, the foliage changing in the autumn to the 
most gorgeous tints. Red blossoms appear before the 
leaves. 
saccharum or saccharinum (Sugar, Rock or Hard 
Maple). A very popular native tree, and for its stately 
form and fine foliage, justly ranked among the very best, 
both for the lawn and avenue. 
pseudo platanus (Sycamore Maple). A noble Euro¬ 
pean variety of rapid spreading growth, broad, deep green 
foliage, and a very desirable shade tree. 
Weir’s Cut Leaf Maple—Our Home Grounds. 
var. purpurea (Purple Sycamore Maple). A variety of 
the preceding, of good free habit, foliage dark green on 
the upper surface and red purple underneath. 
Negundo Fraxinus Folius (Ash Leaved Maple or Box 
Elder). A strong growing, hardy tree of spreading habit. 
Seeds like a maple and foliage like an ash. 
Ailanthus. Tree of Heaven 
A. Glandulosa. From Japan. A rapid growing tree 
with long, elegant feathery foliage; one of the most distinct 
of ornamental trees with pinnate foliage. Useful to pro¬ 
duce tropical effects. 
Aesculus. Horsechestnut 
A. Hippocastanum. (Single White Flowering Horse- 
chestnut). The common or European variety. A fine 
large tree of compact outline, dense foliage, profuse white 
flowers, tinged with red, borne in panicles in the spring. 
var. alba flore pleno (Double White Flowering Horse- 
chestnut). A superb variety, with double flowers in large 
panicles. 
var. rubicunda (Red Flowering Horsechestnut). Flow¬ 
ers showy red. The leaves are of a deep green. 
macrostachya (Dwarf Horsechestnut). Smooth fruited 
horsechestnut. A beautiful low growing shrubby tree with 
splendid flower spikes in June. 
Aralia. Angelica Tree or Hercules Club 
A. Spinosa. A native plant valuable for producing 
tropical effects, having prickly stems, pinnate leaves and 
bearing immense panicles of white flowers in August. 
A. pentaphylla. A pretty Japanese shrub, of medium 
size and rapid growth; branches furnished with spines; 
leaves pale green. 
Alnus. Alder 
A. glutinosa (European or Common). Foliage dark 
green and wedge shape. Makes a large tree 40 to 60 feet 
and spreading. 
Amygdalus. Almond 
A. flore pleno alba (Dwarf Double Rose Flowering 
Almond). A beautiful shrub with small double white 
blossoms. 
flore pleno rubra (Dwarf Double Rose Flowering 
Almond). These are extremely beautiful shrubs like above 
with rosy blossoms. 
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