heighten the contrast. Planted in groups they yield to no 
rival, and their effect in the early spring is grand beyond 
description, illuminating the whole landscape and filling the 
atmosphere with their rich perfume. 
To insure success in their transplanting, they should be 
moved in the spring, never in the fall. 
M. acuminata. Cucumber Magnolia. A. A beau¬ 
tiful native pyramidal growing tree, attaining 
from 60 to 90 feet in height. Leaves 6 to 9 
inches long, and bluish green; flowers yellow, 
tinted with bluish purple; fruit when green 
resembles a cucumber, hence the name. June. 
5 to 6 ft., $1.00 each. 
M. conspicua. Chinese White Magnolia, Chan¬ 
delier, or Yulan Magnolia. C. A Chinese 
species of great beauty. The tree is of medium 
size, shrub-like in growth while young, but 
attains the size of a tree in time. The flowers 
are large, pure- white, very numerous, and 
appear before the leaves. 3 ft., $2.50 each. 
M. Norbertiana. Norbert’s Magnolia. C. Tree 
vigorous and of regular outline; foliage 
showy; flowers reddish purple. One of the best. 
3 ft., $2.50 each. 
M. Soulangeana. Soulange’s Magnolia. C. 
Shrubby and branching while young, but be¬ 
coming a fair sized tree. Flowers white and 
purple, cup-shaped, 3 to 5 inches in diameter. 
Foliage large, glossy and massive. One of the 
hardiest and finest of the foreign Magnolias. 
Blooms later than conspicua. 3 ft., $2.00 each. 
M. speciosa. Showy-flowered Magnolia. C. 
Flowers white and light purple, later than the 
preceding, and remain in perfect condition upon 
the tree longer than those of any other Chinese 
variety. 3 ft., $2.00 each. 
M. Lennei. Lenne’s Magnolia. C. Foliage large, 
flowers reddish purple. A superb variety. 3ft., 
$2.50 each. 
M. stellata, syn. Halleana. Hall’s Japan Mag¬ 
nolia. D. It is of dwarf habit and produces 
its pure white, semi-double fragrant flowers in 
April, earlier than any other Magnolia. 3 ft., 
$2.50 each. 
MORUS. Mulberry 
M. Tatarica pendula. Weeping Russian Mul¬ 
berry. D. Forms a perfect umbrella-shaped 
head, with long, slender branches drooping to 
the ground, parallel to the stem; very hardy. 
One of the prettiest small weeping trees. 6 ft., 
$1.00 each; 10 for $7.50. 
NEGUNDO. Negundo Maple 
*N. fraxinifolium. Ash-Leaved Maple. Box 
Elder. Manitoba Maple. B. A native tree, 
maple-like in its seeds, and ash-like in foli¬ 
age; of irregular spreading habit, and rapid 
growth. 6 to 8 ft., 50c each; 10 for $4.00; 
100 for $30.00. 8 to 10 ft., 75c each; 10 for 
$6.00; 100 for $40.00. 
var. Californicumaurea. Golden Negundo. Fol¬ 
iage beautiful golden yellow. A vigorous 
grower, hardy and effective; useful to produce 
lawn effects. 2 to 3 ft., $1.50 each, 
var. foliis variegatis. Silver Negundo. Foliage 
margined and striped with silvery white; a very 
effective tree. Employed with the above, the 
effect is most satisfactory. 2 to 3 ft., $1.50 
each. 
PERSICA. Peach 
The double flowered varieties are distinguished for their 
showy and beautiful bloom. At the blossoming season in May 
every branchlet is covered with a mass of beautifully formed, 
highly colored flowers, rendering the trees most interesting 
objects and attracting 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¬ 
ered Peach. C. Very ornamental. Flowers 
pure white and double; superb. Perfectly 
hardy. 2 to 3 ft., 50c each. 
P. vulgaris fl. camelliaeflora plena. C. Flowers 
rose-colored. 2 to 3 ft., 50c each. 
P. vulgaris fl. rosea plena. Double Rose-flow¬ 
ered Peach. G. Flowers double, pale rose- 
colored, like small roses. Very pretty. 2 to 3 
ft., 50c each. 
P. vulgaris fl. sanguinea plena. Double Red- 
flowered Peach. C. Flowers semi-double, 
bright red; superb. 2 to 3 ft., 50c each. 
P. vulgaris foliis purpureis. Purple or Blood¬ 
leaved Peach. G. Valuable on account of its 
rapid growth and handsome foliage. The tree 
should be cut back severely every spring. 2 to 
3 ft., 50c each. 
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