GENERA L CATALOGUE. 
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AMYGDALU8. Almond. Mandelbaum, Ger. Amandier, Ft. 
A. communis (lore roseo pie no. Large Double-flowering Almond. C. A vigorous, beautiful tree, cov¬ 
ered in May with double rose-colored blossoms, like small roses. 50c. 
A. communis striata. Striped-bark Almond. I). An ornamental variety, with bark and foliage yellow striped 
A. David iana. C. Pink flowers; first tree to flower. 50c. 
For Dwarf varieties,see Pninus, in “Ornamental Shrubs.” 
BETULA. liircli. Bikke, Ger . Bouleau, Fr . 
This g-enus embraces a very popular ai 
rk, slender branches, and light and airy 
class °f trees. Their elegant, graceful port, silvery 
bark, slender branches, and light and airy foliage, render them general favorites. As singT? sm■c'imens on thehlwn 
or employed as avenue trees, the upright varieties are very imposing and handsome. They thrive even in The 
poorest soils and in the most exposed situations. 3 ' - '' en ln tne 
B. alba. European White Weeping Birch. A. 
A graceful tree, with silvery bark and slen¬ 
der branches. Quite erect when young, but 
after four or live years’ growth assumes an 
elegant drooping habit, rendering the tree 
very effective in landscapes. 50c. 
var. fastigiata. PYRAMIDAL IllHCH. B. Of 
elegant pyramidal habit, like the Lombardy 
Poplar. Bark silvery white. Very distinct 
and ornamental. $1.00. 
var. atropurpurea. Purple-leaved Birch. 
B. A variety possessing the vigorous habit 
of the Birches, and having purple foliage. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
var. pendula laciniata. CUT-LEAVED WEEP¬ 
ING 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 delicately cut foliage, present a 
combination of attractive characteristics 
rarely met with in a single tree. See Cut. $1.00. 
var. pend ula Youngii. Young’s Weeping 
Birch. C. When grafted on stems five to 
six feet high, it forms beautiful pendulous 
heads, and its slender shoots droop gracefully 
to the ground. $1.50. 
var. pubescens. Downy-leaved Birch. B. 
A native of Germany, resembling the Euro¬ 
pean White liirch, but more vigorous, and 
branches slightly pendulous. 60c. 
var. trlstis. B. A charming variety of the 
European ; of pendulous habit. $1.00. 
var. urtlcifolia. Nettle-leaved Birch. B. 
A fine tree, of rather slow growth, with ir¬ 
regularly cut foliage of a deep green color. 
75c. 
Cut-leaved Weeping Birch. 
(From a Specimen on our Grounds.) 
'foliage* In its'wild^tate on'the w' , A fln ° distinct 8 P ecies > of upright growth, with large heart-shaped 
B. costa a B A sn^from t’h ’ A Mountains, it forms a noble tree fifty to sixty feet high. 5c. 
B nana bwAKP BircL n "T l™’ ° f flUC ’ ercct habit > a " d with cordate leaves. $1.00. 
twelve feet leaves numerous 5 T tlV ° ° f both Europe !lnd A,nerict b seldom growing higher than 
tree.' $1.00.' numerous - ™und, sharply crenated. Young wood downy. A charming miniature 
B niR '“and^ddlsh brown l.ark"'-/^' A " American spccie8 of moderate growth, elegant habit, with line foliage 
PaP TaTetlawrndhLdtome. B ^ CH ' ^ ° f Ameri0ai f ° rmS a lal ^ c bark brilliant white, 
' ! * P ° PU poteted, smooth'and glossj^lea veT. H 50c*' A “ AraeriCan SPCCiCS ° f " lPid «* owth ’ with tria "« u lar. taper- 
var. purpurea. B. Pale purple leaves, turning almost green as the season advances. 75c. 
c. 
CARPINUS. Hornbeam. Hainbuciie, Ger. Citarme, Fr. 
Americana. American Hornbeam. B. 
mode of growth, quite similar to the 
a very ornamental and useful hedge. 
A native species, growing from fifteen to twenty feet high. 
Beech, but the toliage is thinner, and more irregular in form. 
50c. 
In its 
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