OF FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, &c. 
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ri orse Chestnut (yEsculus). 
COMMON or WHITE FLOWERING < Hippocastanum) — A very beautiful, well-known tree, 
with round, dense head, dark green foliage, and an abundance of showy flowers in early Spring, 
GLABRA ( Buckeye )—Similar to the common, with small fruit and yellowish flowers. 
RED FLOWERING (Rubictmda)— Not so rapid a grower as the white; foliage of a deep green 
and blooms later. A very showy tree. 
Horse Chestnut, Smooth Fruited (Pavia). 
RED FLOWERING {Rubra )—A small sized tree, with dark red flowers. A very crooked and 
irregular grower. 
YELLOW FLOWERING (Flava )—Has pale green leaves, and showy yellow flowers. A line, 
small tree. A very crooked and irregular grower. 
Hop Tree. 
TRIFOLIATA—A large shrub or small tree, of rapid growth and robust habit. Fruit winged 
and in clusters. Flowers in June. 
Hornbeam. 
AMERICANA (American Hornbeam)—A native species, growing from fifteen to twenty feet high. 
In its mode of growth, quite similar to the Beech, but the foliage is thinner and more irregular 
inform. Makes a very ornamental and useful hedge. # 
Judas Tree (Cercis). Red Bud. 
AMERICAN (Canadensis )—A small growing tree, covered with delicate purple flowers before the 
leaves appear. 
JAPAN (Japonicd )—A superb variety from Japan. 
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