Ornamental Trees ( Continued ) 
LARGE FLOWERING CAT ALP A SPECIOSA 
Beech, Purple Leaf. The blood-leaved tree 
possesses all the qualifications of an ordinary 
beech and, in addition has beautiful red 
leaves. Will retain its foliage during the 
winter and will add greatly to the appearance 
of your lawn. 
Wholesale Price of Purple Beech trees, 3 to 4 feet 
high, 50 cents each, lO for $4.50. 
Catalpa, Bungei. (Umbrella Catalpa). Grafted 
on stems 6 to 8 feet high, it makes an um¬ 
brella shaped top without pruning. Perfectly 
hardy, and flourishes in almost all soils and 
climates. Leaves large, glossy, heart-shaped. 
A very desirable ornamental. 
Wholesale Price of Trees, 6 to 8 feet, 80 cents 
each, JO for $7.50. 
Catalpa Speciosa. One of the most rapid 
growers. Valuable for timber, fence posts, 
railroad ties, etc., possessing wonderful dura¬ 
bility. Large, heart-shaped, downy leaves, 
and compound panicles of white flowers 
tinged with violet and dotted with purple 
and yellow. Very ornamental and useful. 
Wholesale Price for first class Trees 6 to 8 feet, 30 
cents each, lO tor $2.50. 
Cut-Leaved Weeping Birch . This noble tree 
is not only the most popular of the weeping 
trees, but it is decidedly the best. Its tall, 
slender, yet vigorous growth, graceful 
branches, silvery white bark, and delicately 
cut foliage, present a combination of attrac¬ 
tive characteristics rarely met with in a single 
tree. 
Wholesale Price of Cut-Leaved Weeping Birch, 5 to 
6 feet trees, 50 cents each, lO for $4.00. 
Horse Chestnut, White Flowering. The 
well-known European species; very hand¬ 
some; has magnificent spikes of white flow¬ 
ers. As a lawn tree or for the street it has 
no superior. 
Wholesale Price, 4 to 5 feet, 45 cents each, lO for 
$3.50. 
Maple, Ash-Leaved. (Box Elder). A fine, 
rapid-growing variety, with handsome, light 
green foliage and spreading head ; very hardy ; 
desirable for street planting and succeeds in 
many sections where other varieties do not 
thrive. 
Wholesals Price 8 to lO feet, 50 cents each, lO 
for $4-00. 6 to 8 feet, 40 cents each, lO for $3.00. 
Maple, Norway. This is one of the hardiest 
ornamental shade trees, and one of the most 
beautiful. It makes more of a wide spread¬ 
ing tree than the sugar maple. 
Wholesale Price 8 to lO feet, 65 cents each, lO 
for $5.00 ; 6 to 8 feet, 45 cents each, lO for $3.50. 
WIER'S COT-LEAF MAPLE 
NORWAY MAPLE 
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