ORNAMENTAL TREES , SHRUBS , j£7Y7. 
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Alims g. var. laciniata. Cut-leaved Alder. From Northern France. 
A very ornamental variety, with dark green and deeply serrated foliage. 
var. laciniata imperialis. Imperial Cut-leaved Alder. A 
stately tree, of graceful habit, with large and deeply laciniated foliage; at the same 
time vigorous and perfectly hardy. Unsurpassed as a lawn tree. $1.00. 
A. lncana laciniata. A distinct, handsome tree, with regularly laciniated 
foliage. 
A. tiliacea. Linden-leaved Alder. An ornamental species of medium 
size, with large, handsome, cordate, dark green leaves; very distinct. $1.00. 
AMELANCHIER. Mespilus. Amelanchikr, Fr. 
A. Botryapium. An American species known as “June Berry,” “Wild 
Pear,” “Service Tree” and “Shad Blow.” Grows 30 to 40 feet high. Of fastigiate 
form. Flowers white, produced in great profusion early in April, succeeded by a 
small fruit of purplish color, ripe in June and pleasant to the taste. One of the finest 
very early flowering trees; not appreciated as it should be. 
3 ^A. oval is. Oval-leaved Amelanchier. A native of North America. 
When gralted 5 or 6 feet high it makes a very handsome round-headed small tree; has 
bright scarlet berries in the fall. $1.00. 
For A. vulgaris see “ Ornamental Shrubs .” 
AMYGDALUS. Almond. Mandelbaum, Ger. Amandier, Fr, 
A. communis flore roseo pie no. Large Double-flowering Almond. 
A vigorous, beautiful tree, covered in May with double rose-colored blossoms, like 
small roses. 
.A* communis striata. Striped-bark Almond. An ornamental varietv, 
with bark and foliage yellow striped. 
For Dwarf varieties see Prunus , in “ Ornamental Shrubs.” 
BETUJLA. Birch. Birke, Ger. Bouleau, Fr. 
**g*$£!™* , a v ? ry P°P ular and highly ornamental class of trees. Their elegant, 
graceful port, silverv bark, slender branches, and light and airy foliage, render them general 
favorites. As single specimens on the lawn, or employed as avenue trees, the upright varieties 
pose'd situatio Sing handsome * They thrive even the poorest soils and in the most ex- 
B. alba. European White Weeping Birch. A graceful tree, of moderate 
size, with silvery bark and slender branches Quite erect when young, but after four 
or five years' growth assumes an elegant drooping habit, rendering the* tree very effec¬ 
tive in landscapes. 
var. fastigiata. Pyramidal Birch. Of elegant pyramidal habit, like 
the Lombardy Poplar. Bark silvery white. Very distinct and ornamental. $1.00. 
var. atropurpurea. Purple-leaved Birch. A variety possessing the 
vigorous habit of the Birches, and having purple foliage. $1.00. 
var. pendula laciniata. Cut-leaved Weeping Birch. Beyond 
question one of the most popular of all weeping or pendulous trees. Its tall, slender, 
yet vigorous growth, graceful drooping branches, silvery-white bark, and delicately 
cut foliage, present a combination of attractive characteristics rarely met with in a 
singletree. $1.00. 
var. pendula elegans. An elegant and unique drooping variety. 
When grafted standard high the branches bend directly towards the ground parallel 
with the stem. $1.50. 
