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A FEW FLO WEES 
A Few of the 
Finer Lawn Trees. 
Acer Dasycarpum. (Silver Maple.) Rapid growth ; irregular 
rounded form; foliage light green, silvery underneath ; very 
hardy ; thrives in almost any soil. $i and $2 each. 
Acer Weirii. (Cut-leaved Silver Maple.) A graceful weeping 
silver maple, with leaves deeply cut; a splendid lawn tree. $1 to 
$2 each. 
Acer Platanoides. (Norway Maple.) Spreading, large dark 
green foliage ; growth slow and irregular while young, more rapid 
as the tree grows older. A fine avenue tree, rich and majestic in 
appearance. $1, $2 and $3 each ; large specimens, $5. 
Acer Leopoldii. (Variegated Norway Maple.) Leaves con¬ 
spicuously streaked with red, white, and yellow; a very choice 
variety. $2 each. 
Acer Platanoides Aurea Marginata. Leaves bordered with 
yellow, very striking. $1 and $2 each. 
Acer Saccharinum. (Sugar Maple.) Pyramidal in form; 
colors magnificently in the fall ; hardy and vigorous ; an excellent 
ornamental tree. $1 to $3 each. 
Acer Pseudo Platanus Purpurea. (Purple-leaved Sycamore 
Maple.) Tree of fine robust habit ; foliage deep green on the 
upper surface, and purplish red underneath ; very striking and 
effective. $1 and $2 each. 
Aralia Spinosa. (Angelica Tree.) A native low-growing tree, 
with beautiful foliage and immense panicles of white flowers in 
August. 75 cents and $1 each. 
iEsculus Hippocastanum. (Horse Chestnut.) A well-known 
ornamental tree; foliage large; flowers borne in large trusses, 
white dotted with red and yellow. $1 each; extra specimens, 
$3 to $5 each. 
;*Esculus Hippocastanum Rubicunda. (Red-flowering Horse 
Chestnut.) A somewhat smaller tree than the preceding; large 
heads of rosy-red flowers in June ; very choice. $1 each. 
Bctula Alba. (European White Birch.) Rapid growth ; spray¬ 
like branches and white bark; a very effective tree, especially in 
winter. 75 cents to $1.50 each. 
Betula Pendula Laciniata. (Cut-leaved Weeping Birch.) 
Light, elegant foliage, snow-white bark ; the graceful spray-like 
branches drooping on all sides ; very choice. $1.25 to $2.50 each. 
Betula Youngii. (Young’s Weeping Birch.) Droops to the 
ground in fine thread-like shoots; beautiful; the best of the 
Birches. $1.50 each. 
Betula Urticifolia. (Nettle-leaved Birch.) Distinct, leaves 
beautifully laciniatcd. $1 and $2 each. 
Betula Purpureis. (Purple Birch.) Dark purple foliage, in 
striking contrast to the white bark of the trunk and branches. 
$1.50 and $2.00 each. 
Castanea Americana. (Common Chestnut.) A well-known 
native tree, very ornamental, both in fruit and foliage. $1 and 
$2 each. 
Catalpa Bignoides. (Indian Bean.) A rapid-growing, irregu¬ 
lar tree, with large heart-shaped leaves, immense clusters of wdiite 
and purplish flowers in July. A very effective lawn tree. 50 cents 
to $1 each. a 
Catalpa Bungei. This admirable tree, when better known, 
will certainly be in great request for lawns ..nd all ornamental 
grounds; it forms a perfect half-globular or umbrella head, of a 
very deep green color. $1.50 to $3.00 each. 
Catalpa Aurea. A small tree, large heart-shaped leaves, splen¬ 
didly golden over entire leaf^ on the young growths of June and 
the second growth of August and September. 75 cents, $1 and $2 
each. 
Cerasus Japonica Rosea Plena. (Japanese Weeping Cherry.) 
Vigorous growth, drooping gracefully to the ground ; flowers in 
the spring of a beautiful rose color. A new and rare tree. Strong 
standards, six to eight feet high, $1.50 and $2 each. 
Cercis Canadensis. Red Bud, or Judas Tree. $1 each. 
Crataegus Coccinea Flore Fleno. Double scarlet Hawthorn. 
$1 each. 
Crataegus Coccinea. Scarlet-fruited Hawthorn. $1 each. 
Crataegus Alba Pleno. Double white Hawthorn. $1 each. 
Crataegus Rosea Pleno. Double rose Hawthorn. $1 each. 
Cornus Florida. (White Dogwood.) One of our most valuable 
small trees. Handsome foliage piled together in layer-like masses ; 
large milky-white flowers in May ; foliage deep crimson in autumn ; 
fruit scarlet, and remains on the tree nearly all winter. 50 cents 
and $1 each. 
Cornus Pendula. This new Weeping Dogwood has become 
very popular in a very short time. It is perfectly hardy every¬ 
where, and is a handsome and striking tree. Unlike most other 
weepers, it has a perfectly-ercct central shoot, hence it needs no 
staking to make it grow straight, while the side branches are all 
pendulous. $1.50 and $2.00 each. 
Cornus Flore Rubro. (Red-flowering Dogwood.) Flowers 
suffused with bright red, blooming when quite young and remain¬ 
ing in perfection a long time. Small trees, three to four feet high, 
in our nursery were completely covered with flowers this season. 
The finest novelty introduced in recent years. $1.50 each ; extra 
large specimens, six to seven feet high, $3 each. 
Cytisus Laburnum. (Laburnum, or Golden Chain.) A very 
handsome small tree, with trifoliate leaves and long drooping ra¬ 
cemes of showy golden-yellow flowers in June. 75 cents and $1 
each. 
Fagus Pendula. (Weeping Beech.) Originated in Belgium. 
A remarkably picturesque tree, of large size, very eccentric and 
irregular while young; rich foliage piled in masses; most orna¬ 
mental of weeping trees. $1.50 and $2.00 each ; a few fine speci¬ 
mens at $3.00 each. 
Fagus Purpurea. (Purple Beech.) Discovered in a German 
forest. Foliage of a rich and permanently dark color; growth 
regular and pyramidal. A very choice ornamental tree. $1.00 
and $2.50 each. 
Fagus Laciniata. (Cut-leaved Beech.) A compact-growing 
cone-shaped tree of peculiar airy outline ; narrow, deeply-cut 
leaves. One of the most beautiful and symmetrical of trees. $1.50 
and $2 each. 
Fagus Heterophylla. (Fern-leaved Beech.) A tree of 
elegant, round habit and delicately-cut Fern-like foliage. During 
the growing season its young shoots are like tendrils, giving a 
graceful, wavy aspect to the tree. $1.50 and $2.50 each. 
Fagus Purpurea Tricolor. (Variegated Purple-leaved Beech.) 
Similar in habit to the well-known and popular Purple-leaved 
Beech ; leaves dark purple, broadly margined with white, pink 
and crimson, resembling some kinds of Coleus. The variegation 
is constant, continuing all summer, but becoming darker toward 
fall. This is undoubtedly the most striking and the handsomest 
variegated tree in cultivation. We have succeeded in obtaining a 
limited stock of this great novelty and now offer it for the first 
time in the United States. First size, $5 ; second size, $3. 
Fraxinus Ornus. (Flowering Ash.) Medium, or low growth ; 
foliage like that of the American Ash. Flowers in May or June, 
fringe like, in large drooping clusters at the ends of the branches. 
$1 each. 
Fraxinus Aurea Pendula. (Weeping Gold-barked Ash.) A 
weeping form of the European Ash, bright golden branches ; 
very choice. Standards, six to eight feet high, $1.50 and $2.50 
each. 
Fraxinus Pendula. The well-known Weeping Ash. A fine 
lawn and arbor tree, grows rapidly, and covers a great space. A 
striking tree. $1 and $2 each. 
Fraxinus Acubaefolia. (Acuba-leaved Ash.) A beautiful 
variety with gold-blotched leaves ; the variegation is permanent, 
which makes it valuable for grouping with purple-leaved trees. 
$1.00 and $1.50 each. 
Gymnoclades Canadensis. (Kentucky Coffee Tree.) Large 
compound leaves bluish green ; elegant. A noble ornamental 
tree. $x each. 
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