GENERAL CATALOGUE 
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Magnolia Norbertiana. Norbert’s Magnolia. C. Tree vigorous and of regular outline; foliage 
showy; flowers reddish purple. One of the best. §3.00. 
M. Soulangeana. Soulange’s Magnolia. C. In habit it closely resembles M. conspicua : shrubby 
and branching while young, but becoming a fair sized tree. Flowers white and purple, cup¬ 
shaped, 3 to 5 inches in diameter. Foliage large, glossy, and massive. One of the hardiest and 
finest of the foreign Magnolias. Blooms later than conspicua, $2.00. 
M. speciosa. Showy-flowered Magnolia. C. Resembles the M. Soulangeana in growth and foli¬ 
age, but the flowers are a little smaller and of a lighter color, fully a week later, and remain in 
perfect condition upon the tree longer than those of any other Chinese variety. $2.50. 
M. Lennei. Lenne’s Magnolia. C. Foliage large, flowers dark purple. A superb variety. $3.00. 
M. stellata, syn. Halleana. Hall’s Japan Magnolia. D. From Japan. It is of dwarf habit and 
produces its pure white, semi-double fragrant flowers in April, earlier than any other Mag¬ 
nolia. $3.00. 
MORUS. Mulberry 
M. Tartarica pendula. Weeping Russian Mulberry. D. Forms a perfect umbrella-shaped head, 
with long, slender branches drooping to the ground, parallel to the stem; very hardy. One of the 
prettiest small weeping trees. $1.00. 
NEGUNDO. Negundo Maple 
N. fraxinifolium. Ash-Leaved Maple. Box Elder. Manitoba Maple. B. A native tree, maple¬ 
like in its seeds, and ash-like in foliage; of irregular spreading habit, and rapid growth. 50c. 
PERSICA. Peach 
The double flowered varieties are distinguished for their showy and beautiful bloom. At the blossoming season in May, 
every branchlet is covered with a mass of beautifully formed, highly colored flowers, rendering the trees most interesting 
objects and attracting notice from a distance. The double red, double rose, and double white varieties, planted in a 
group, produce a charming effect. We cannot too highly recommend these superb flowering trees. 
P. vulgaris fl. alba plena. Double White-flowered Peach. C. Very ornamental. Flowers pure 
white and double; superb. Perfectly hardy. 50c. 
P. vulgaris fl. camelliaeflora plena. C. Flowers rose-colored. 50c. 
P. vulgaris fl. rosea plena. Double Rose-flowered Peach. C. Flowers double, pale rose colored, 
like small roses. Very pretty. 50c. 
P. vulgaris fl. sanguinea plena. Double Red-flowered Peach. C. Flowers semi-double, bright 
red; superb. 50c. 
P. vulgaris foliis purpureis. Purple or Bi.ood-leaved Peach. C. Foliage of a deep blood-red 
color in spring, fading to a dull green as the season advances, but the young growth preserves its 
dark color the entire summer. Valuable on account of its rapid growth and handsome foliage. 
The tree should be cut back severely every spring. 50c. 
PLATANUS. Plane-Tree 
P. occidentalis. American Plane, Sycamore or Buttonwood. A. A well-known tree. Leaves 
heart-shaped at base, the short lobes sharp-pointed. 50c. 
*P. orientalis. Oriental Plane. A. Similar to the above, but leaves more deeply cut. Extensively 
used for street and park planting. 50c. 
POPULUS. Poplar 
*P. alba. White or Silver Poplar, or Silver Abele. B. From Europe. A tree of wonderfully 
rapid growth, and wide spreading habit. Leaves large, lobed, glossy green above and white as 
snow beneath; prefers a moist soil, but flourishes anywhere. 50c. 
var. Bolleana. B. A very compact upright grower, resembling the Lombardy Poplar, with 
leaves glossy green above and silvery beneath. 75c. 
*P. balsamifera. Balsam Poplar or Tacamahac. B. A native species of remarkably rapid, luxuri¬ 
ant growth, with large, glossy foliage. 50c. 
P. Canadensis, var. aurea Van Geertii. Van Geert’s Golden Poplar. B. Has fine golden yel¬ 
low foliage, retaining its brilliancy throughout the season; effective in masses. 75c. 
*P. monolifera. Carolina Poplar. B. Pyramidal in form and robust in growth; leaves large, 
glossy, serrated, pale to deep green. One of the best. Valuable for street planting, also for 
screens. Very rapid grower. 50c. 
*P. fastigiata or dilatata. Lombardy Poplar. A. Attains a height of from 100 to 150 feet. Well 
known and remarkable for its erect, rapid growth, and tall, spiry form. Indispensable in land¬ 
scape gardening, to break the ordinary and monotonous outlines of most other trees. 50c. 
P. trichocarpa. A fine Poplar with long oval leaves, dark green above, silvery beneath, of very vigor¬ 
ous growth. 50c. 
PRUNUS 
P. Padus. European Bird Cherry. B. A rapid growing, beautiful tree, with glossy foliage and long 
bunches of white, fragrant flowers in May, succeeded by clusters of fruit like black currants. $1.00. 
