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/lisculus I-lippocastanum. 
ACER sacclinrintun (Syn., A. dasycarpum). Silver 
Mu pie. This common native species is a tree of tlie 
largest size and most rapid growth. h "'as for 
many years the most popular street tree grown, but 
its large size is a detriment for this purpose. T.caves 
silvery white beneath. 
var. Wierii. IPier’s Cut-Leaved Maple. One of the 
most available of the cut-leaved class of ornamental 
trees. The tree is a strong grower with pendulous 
branches, and the foliage is fern-like in appearance. 
Forms a beautiful specimen on the lawn, hardy, and 
very distinct. 
A. sacchnrum. Sugar, or Ruck Maple. A charming 
tree for avenues or lawn planting, with a large, per¬ 
fectly rounded head, dense in construction, and with 
bright green leaves. It forms a specimen of large 
size, is moderately rapid in growth, and always in 
demand. 
/ESCUJLUS. Horse-Chestnut 
A genus distinguished from Pavia by roughness of 
fruit and somewhat rougher leaves. Quite popular 
for street trees and lawn planting, although subject to 
leaf-blight during summer. Entirely hardy and 
adapteil to all soils. 
AE. Hippocnstnnuin. Common Horse-Chestnut. A 
large tree, native of northern India. Has a sym¬ 
metrical head, large, digitate leaves, and large, 
conspicuous panicles of white-spotted flowers. 
Growth rather slow, 
AE. Pavia. Red Buckeye. Seldom attains the height 
of even u small tree. Native of our southern states, 
and valued for the attractive reddish purple flowers 
arranged loosely on the stem. Requires a rich soil. 
ALNUS. Alder 
Although mostly shrubs, the following species can¬ 
not be classed under that beading, because of large 
size and spreading branches. It prefers a low, moist 
situation to properly develop its growth. 
A. glutinosa. European Alder. In favorable situations, 
this tree grows very rapidly' to 40 or 50 feet in 
height. It has dark green, rounded leaves, and is 
valuable for using in low, wet places, in common 
with other Alders. 
AMYGDALUS. Almond 
Deciduous trees of small size, mostly hardy, natives 
of Asia, Africa, etc. They have been long in culti¬ 
vation and are very closely allied. The so-called 
Dwarf Almonds really belong to Prunus or the Plum 
family, and will be found among Deciduous Shrubs. 
A. communis. Common Almond. Attains about the 
same height as the Peach, and is not unlike it in 
general appearance. We grow two marked varie¬ 
ties with edible kernels, the "Hard Shell” and 
"Soft Shell,” the former being the hardier and the 
more reliable of the two. 
A. persica. Peach. There are several very' orna¬ 
mental varieties of the Peach, producing charming 
double blossoms, similar to small roses, in spring. 
As they are distinct in color, a group composed of 
these alone forms an exceedingly attractive feature. 
var. alba. fl. pi. Double While-Flowering Peach. 
var. Davidiana fl. pi. David’s Small Double IP hit e- 
Flowcring or Willow-Leaved Peach. 
var. rosea fl. pi. Double Rose-Flowering Peach. 
var. sanguinea fl. pi. Double Red-Flowering Peach. 
var. versicolor fl. pi. Double Striped-Flowering 
Peach. 
var. fol. alropurpurea. Blood-Leaved Peach. A 
variety with dark purplish red foliage, 
var. “Golden Dwarf.” Grows 2 or 3 feet high and 
produces delicious golden yellow fruit. It is very 
ornamental as well as useful, 
var. “Italian 
Dwarf.” An ex¬ 
ceedingly unique 
and pretty little 
bush, bearing 
small white fruit 
of good quality. 
Height 1 pi to 
2 feet. 
BETULA 
Birch 
A genus of hardy 
trees, some of which 
are natives of the 
United States. They 
are rapid in growth, 
graceful in form,and 
well adapted for 
landscape work, 
either in groups or 
avenues. 
B. alba. White 
Birch. This is the 
common birch of 
Europe, with sil¬ 
very white bark, 
