AMELANCHIER 
A Botryapium. B. An American species known 
as “JuneBerry,” “WildPear,” “ServiceTree,” 
and “Shad Blow.” Grows 30 or 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. 3 to 4 ft., 50c each; 10 for $4.00. 
AMYGDALUS. Almond 
A. communis flore roseo pleno. Large Double- 
flowered Almond. C. A vigorous, beautiful 
tree covered in May with double rose-colored 
blossoms, like small roses. 3 to 4 ft., 50c each. 
A. Davidiana alba. Flowering Almond. C. 
Flowers single white and appear before the 
leaves ; very showy. The first tree to flower in 
the spring, and hence particularly desirable on 
that account. 3 to 4 ft., 50c each. 
A. Davidiana rubra. C. A variety with single 
rose-colored flowers. 3 to 4 ft., 50c each. 
For Dwarf varieties, see Prunus, in “ Orna¬ 
mental Shrubs.” 
BETULA. Birch 
This genus embraces a very popular and highly ornamental 
class of trees. Their elegant, graceful port, silvery bark, 
slender branches, and light and airy foliage, render them 
general favorites. As single specimens on the lawn, or em¬ 
ployed iis avenue trees, the upright varieties are very imposing 
and handsome. They thrive even in the poorest soils and in 
the most exposed situations. 
B. alba. European White Weeping Birch. A. 
A graceful tree, 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 effective 
in landscapes. 5 to 6 ft., 50c each; 10 for $4.00. 
var. fastigiata. Pyramidal Birch. B. Of ele¬ 
gant pyramidal habit, like the Lombardy Poplar. 
Bark silvery white. Very distinct and orna¬ 
mental. 5 to 6 ft., $1.00 each, 
var. atropurpurea. Purple-leaved Birch. B. 
A variety possessing the vigorous habit of the 
Birches, and having purple foliage. 4 to 5 ft., 
$1.00 each. 
var. pendula laciniata. Cut-leaved Weeping 
Birch. A. 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 deli¬ 
cately cut foliage, present a combination of 
attractive characteristics rarely met with in a 
single tree. 5 to (> ft., $1.00 each; 10 for $8.00. 
6 to 8 ft., $1.50 each; 10 for $12.50. 8 to 10 
ft., $2.00 each; 10 for $15.00. 
var. pendula Youngii. Young’s Weeping Birch. 
C. When grafted on stems five to six feet high, 
it forms beautiful pendulous heads, and its slen¬ 
der shoots droop gracefully to the ground. 6 ft., 
$1.50 each. 
B. lenta. Sweet, Black, or Cherry Birch. B. 
A native tree, rather large, with fine grained, 
valuable wood; dark brown bark on the trunk 
and bronze-reddish twigs, very aromatic, leaves 
somewhat heart-shaped. 5 to 6 ft., $1.00 each. 
B. lutea. Yellow or Gray Birch. Native of 
America. Bark yellowish-gray and somewhat 
silvery. 5 to 6 ft., $1.00 each. 
B. nigra. River or Red Birch. B. An American 
species of moderate growth, elegant habit, with 
fine foliage and reddish brown bark. 5 to 6 ft., 
$1.00 each. 
B. papyracea. Paper or Canoe Birch. A. Native 
of America; forms a large tree; bark brilliant 
white, leaves large and handsome. 5 to 6 ft., 
$1.00 each. 
B. populifolia. American White Birch. B. An 
American species of rapid growth, with triangu¬ 
lar, taper-pointed, smooth and glossy leaves. 
5 to 6 ft., $1.00 each. 
CARPINUS. Hornbeam 
C. Americana. American Hohnbean. Blue or 
Water Beech. B. A native species, growing 
from fifteen to twenty feet high. In its mode 
of growth, quite similar to the Beech, but the 
foliage is thinner, and more irregular in form. 
3 to 4 ft., $1.00 each. 
CARYA. Hickory 
C. alba. Shell Bark or Shag Bark Hickory. A. 
The most ornamental and valuable of the genus. 
The nuts are whiter and the shell thinner than 
those of other species. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00 each. 
CASTANEA. Chestnut 
C. Americana. American Chestnut. A. The 
well-known native variety. A stately tree, with 
broader leaves than the Spanish, and producing 
smaller but better flavored fruit. When in full 
bloom, one of the handsomest trees. 3 to 4 ft., 
50c each; 10 for $4.00. 
C. Japonica. Japan Chestnut. C. Habit and 
foliage like Spanish Chestnut; fruit very large. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.00. 
C. vesca. European or Spanish Chestnut. Mar- 
RON. C. Originally introduced from Asia Minor 
into Europe. A valuable species both for ornament 
and fruit. It forms a handsome lawn tree, and 
produces much larger fruit than the American 
variety. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00 each; 10 for $7.50. 
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