ROCHESTER COMMERCIAL RURSERIES. 
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QUINCES. 
BOURGEAT—A remarkable new fruit. It grows in tree form, so vigorous and 
strong that it makes a tree like the pear or plum. Its foliage is very healthy, 
being rarely attacked by blight or fungus. The fruit is very large, smooth, 
golden yellow, and of the best quality. It ripens right after the Orange Quince, 
and one of its most remarkable qualities is that it will keep past mid-winter in 
perfect condition. 40c each. 
IiRWH trees. 
PURPLE BEECH—On the whole we consider this the best of all the purple-leaved 
trees. There is much difference in the brightness and duration of color in 
different specimens of this tree. We have gone carefully over our blocks in 
midsummer, digging out and burning all the trees of indifferent merit, so that 
we now have a very fine lot left. Price, trees 3 to 4 feet high, GOc. 
THE SWEET BIRCH (Betula Lento )—A well-known native tree which should 
be more generally planted. The bark on the young twigs is sweet, reminding 
one of the tiavor of wintergreen. Price, trees 4 to 5 feet high, 80c. 
CEDRELLA SINENSIS—.A very showy, rapid-growing tree ; the leaves aro 
pinnate, resembling in form those of the Mountain Ash, but they are much 
larger, often groa ing to a length of three feet. The Cedrella is a near relation 
of the Ailanthus, but it has not the disagreeable odor which makes a nuisance 
of the latter tree for a week or so each year. Price, trees 4 to 5 feet, GOc. 
MAGNOLIAS—We have some fine plants of the Chinese Magnolias to offer this 
season ; they all have blossom buds on and will flower next spring. We dig 
them with a ball, of earth, and there is no reason why they should not all live. 
We have the following varieties: Speciosa and Alexandrine, White; Soulangeana, 
Pink ; Lenne, Red. Price, strong plants, 4 to G feet, $1.50 each. 
MAPLE, SCHWEDLER’S-A fine purple leaved variety of the Norway Maple. 
When the leaves first appear they are as highly colored as the best of the Purple 
Beeches. Iu about three weeks the color begius to fade, and by midsummer 
the leaves are as green as those of the common Norway Maple. Price, selected 
specimens, 8 to 10 feet, $1.00. 
PIN OAK (Quercus Palustri. s)—It is a mistake to suppose that all Oaks are slow- 
growing trees. Our experience with this variety in the nursery is that it is fully 
as rapid a grower as the Sugar or Norway Maple. Oaks should be transplanted 
when quite small, as their tendency is to make a taproot, which of course 
makes it difficult to transplant large specimens successfully. Price, trees 
4 to 5 feet high, well branched, GOc. 
POPLAR, CAROLINA—The mo3t rapid-growing tree we have in the nursery. 
It is nothing unusual for a tree of this variety to grow ten feet in a single 
season. On new streets or avenues, where quick shade is required, it is a very 
good plan to alternate these trees with Elms or Maples. The idea being to cut 
out the Poplars after the permanent trees have made growth enough to give the 
necessary shade. Streets planted in this way will be comfortably shady iu the 
course of three or four years. Price, trees 10 to 12 feet, high, 25c. 
EVERGREENS. 
HOVEY’S GOLDEN ARBOR VITAi—A most dainty little Evergreen. In form 
it is globular, and it rarely grows over four or five feet high. The name Golden 
is something of a misnomer, as the foliage is not yellow but rather a bright, 
healthy green, with no suggestion of sickness about it, as is often the case with 
the so called golden leaved trees. A few of these trees planted in tubs make a 
very pretty decoration for a porch in winter. Another Evergreen valuable for 
this purpose is the Pyramidal Arbor Vifse. It grows in spire shape, and makes 
a good contrast with the globular head of Hovey's. Price, trees 3 to 4 feet, 50c. 
WEEPING NORWAY SPRUCE—One of the most curious of Evergreens. The 
branches turn so naturally toward the eaith that it is absolutely necessary to tie 
its leader to a stake to gain the height recessary to exhibit its charming pecu¬ 
liarities. When thus trained, the side branches fall directly downward, and 
with their rich foliage drape the stem as a robe falls around the person. Price, 
good specimens, 2 to 3 feet high, $1 00 each. 
SHRUBS. ' 
We have a splendid collection of shrubs, and would’invite the attention of our 
customers to the full list enumerated on previous pages of this circular. Here we 
can call attention to but a few. 
