ORNAMENTAL TREES , SHRUBS , £7’6\ 
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PJSRSICA. Peach. Pfirsich, Ger. Pecher, Fr. 
The double flowering varieties are distinguished for their showv and beautiful blooms At 
the blossoming season every branchlet is covered with a mass of beautifully formed, highly 
colored flowers, rendering the tree a most interesting object and attracting notice from a dis¬ 
tance. 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 fi. alba plena. Double White-flowering Peach. Very 
ornamental. Flowers pure white, and double; superb. Perfectly hardy. May. 
P. vulgaris 11. rosea plena. Double Rose-flowering Peach. Flow¬ 
ers double, pale rose colored, like small roses. Very pretty. May. 
vulgaris fl. sanguinea plena. Double Red-Flowering Peach. 
Flowers semi-double, bright red ; superb. May. 
P. vulgaris fi. versicolor plena. The most singular of all our flower¬ 
ing trees. Flowers variously white and red or variegated on the tree at the same 
time. Flowers early, and perfectly hardy. 
P. vulgaris foliis purpureis. Purple or Blood-leaved Peach. 
Found on the battlefield of Fort Donelson, in Kentucky. Foliage of a deep 
blood-red color in spring, fading to a dull green as the season advances, but the young 
gro\\ th preserves its dark color the entire summer. Very valuable on account of its 
rapid growth and handsome foliage. The tree should be severely cut back every 
spring. 
PHELLODENDRON. 
• Ciunese Cork Tree. A hardy tree from Manchooria, grow¬ 
ing ”0 fi'fo 1 ln tts native country, with thick corky bark and elegant pinnate foli¬ 
age three or four feet long. In general appearance and rapidity of growth it resembles 
the Ailantm. $1.00. 
PLANERA, 
acuminata. From Japan. Medium size, resembling the Elm, slender 
branches and branchlets; leaves medium size, oblong ovate, smooth, bright green 
This is the Ulmus Keaki of Siebold. $1.00. 
POP ULUS. Poplar. Popped, Ger . Peuplier, Fr . 
P. alba. White or Silver Poplar, or Silver Abele. 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. 
, r> V . ar ' ®°neana. A- very compact upright grower, resembling the Lom¬ 
bardy Poplar, with leaves glossy, green above and silvery beneath. 
. var * can escens. Gray or Common White Poplar. A native of 
Great Britain. Branches upright and compact. Leaves roundish, waved and toothed, 
downy beneath. A fine tree for marshy soils. 
var. Iiivea. Foliage larger than that of the species, white and very 
downy underneath. Produces a fine contfast with the green foliage of other trees. 
P. angustifolia. A native tree of medium size, pyramidal habit with narrow 
leaves. 
P. balsamifera. Balsam Poplar or Tacamahac. A native species of 
remarkably rapid, luxuriant growth, with large glossy foliage. 
P. Canadensis. Cottonwood or Canadian Poplar. A tall native tree 
growing 80 feet high, with broadly deltoid, glabrous shining serrate leaves. 
. . .... var * a-urea Van Geertii, Has fine golden yellow foliage, retaining 
its brilliancy throughout the season; effective in masses. 75 cents. 
