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PAULOWNIA. Empress Tree. Paulownie, Ger. Paulownia, Fr. 
P. imperialis. C. A magnificent tropical looking tree from Japan ; of extremely rapid growth, and sur¬ 
passing all others in the size of its leaves, which are twelve to fourteen inches in diameter. Blossoms 
trumpet-shaped, formed in large, upright panicles, and appearing in May. Quite hardy here, but the 
flower buds are killed during severe winters. £1.00. 
PAVIA. (./Esculus.) Smooth-fruited Horse Chestnut. Pavier, Fr. 
P. flava. The Big or Ohio Buckeye or Ohio Horse Chestnut. B. A fine native tree, having 
pale green, downy leaves, and yellow flowers. The tree when it acquires age forms a globular head 
twenty to forty feet in height. $i.oo. 
P. Lyonii. B. Vigorous grower, yellow flowers. £1.00. 
P. Michauxii. C. Racemes of handsome rose colored flowers. $1.00. 
P. rubra. The Small Buckeye. B. Grows wild in Virginia and North Carolina. A small-sized tree, 
with more slender branches than the flava , and brownish red flowers. $1.00. 
var. atrosanguinea. B. Of dwarf habit ; young wood and foliage quite smooth. Flowers dark 
red. £i..oo. 
var. carnea pubescens. B. A variety of the rubra, with flesh colored flowers. $1.00. 
var. carnea superba. B. A very distinct and dwarf variety, with dark flowers. $1.00. 
var. purpurea. B. A variety of the rubra , with purplish red flowers, and of dwarf habit. 5 i.oo. 
var. Whitleyii. B. ()ne of the most beautiful varieties, on account of its handsome foliage and 
brilliant red flowers. $1.00. 
PERSICA. Peach. Pfirsich, Ger. Pecher, Fr. 
I he double flowering varieties are distinguished for their showy and beautiful bloom. At the blossom¬ 
ing season in May, every branchlet is covered with a mass of beautifully formed, highly colored flowers, 
rendering the trees most interesting objects andattract- 
DOIT.LE-FLOWERED PEACH (Reduced). 
ing 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-flow 
erf.d 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-flow 
ered 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 fl. versicolor plena. C. The most 
singular of all our flowering trees. Flowers 
variously white and red or variegated on the 
tree at the same time. Flowers early, and 
perfectly hardy. 50c. 
P. vulgaris foliis purpureis. Purple or Blood¬ 
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. 
PHELLODENDRON. Korkbaum, Ger. 
P. Amurense. Chinese Cork Tree. B. A hardy 
tree from Manchuria, growing 60 feet high in 
its native country, with thick corky bark and 
elegant pinnate foliage three or four feet long. 
In general appearance and rapidity of growth 
it resembles the Ailanthus . $1.00. 
