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ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
symmetrical form. The foliage is rich, glossy and healthy, and the whole tree is covered in 
early summer with long, pendent, tassel-like blossoms, than which there is none more graceful 
and beautiful. It is especially desirable for its nuts, which it bears profusely a few years after 
transplanting. The Chestnut 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. 
DOUBLE FLOWERING CHERRY. 
Cherry (Cerasus). 
CHINESE, or DWARF WHITE FLOWERING {Sinensis ft. A variety of the Morello 
with double white flowers. 
FLORE ALBA PLENO {Large Double Flowering Cherry)— At the period of flowering a remark¬ 
ably 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. May. 
Elm (Ulmus). 
AMERICAN WHITE (. Americana )—The noble, drooping, spreading tree of our own woods. One 
of the grandest of park or street trees. 
CAMPESTRIS (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. 
SCOICH on 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 {Gleditschia Triacanthus) —A rapid growingtree; delicate foliage, 
of a beautiful, fresh, lively green, and strong thorns. Makes an exceedingly handsome, im¬ 
penetrable and valuable hedge. 
Horse Chestnut (HJsculus). 
ALBA PLENA (Double White)—A superb variety with large spikes of handsome uouble flowers 
