DECIDUOUS TREES. 
\\ e have a number of trees of various kinds, of large size, suitable for producing immediate eflect. Those 
having home grounds to plant are cordially invited to visit our Nurseries during the summer and personally 
select their trees, which will be labeled and reserved until the transplanting season. 
Price, 50 cts. to $1 
AIjDKR, KXGIjISH. a rapid-growing, pyramidal 
tree of medium size and dark foliage. Valuable 
for planting near the sea and in wet soils. 
Double-tloweriiiff Crab. Flowers like 
little pink roses, and fragrant. 
Coronaria. A thorny native tree with pretty pink 
flowers; later than other Apples. The perfume 
is pleasant, and spreads through the air some 
distance. 
ASH, White. The broad, ovate head and straight, 
clean trunk render this tree valuable for street or 
lawn. The light green foliage comes out late and 
falls early. 
BKECH. The Beeches are among the most valuable 
trees for avenues, screens or lawns. The sturdy, 
solid trunk, smooth gray bark, lustrous foliage, 
disposed in horizontal masses, and the broken and 
spirited sky outline are unsurpassed. Growth 
moderate. As they usually transplant with difli- 
culty, our trees have all been root-pruned and 
have fibrous roots, which enable them to be moved 
as safely as a maple. 
European. Foliage dense, remaining a rich russet 
through the winter. We have specimens with foli¬ 
age to the ground, and others trimmed up for 
street planting. 6 to 8 feet, $i ; 8 to 14 feet, bushy, 
$3 to Sio. 
WEEPING HEECH. 
each, and upwards. 
PURPLE BEECH. 
BEECH, American. A noble forest tree, with lighter 
foliage than the European. 
Purple. The foliage in spring is crimson, changing 
to deep purple and purplish green in summer. 
Fern-leaved. The peculiarity of this variety is the 
fern-like delicacy of the young spray of cut leaves. 
Weepinf^. A vigorous, picturesque tree, with tor¬ 
tuous, spreading branches. 
BIRCH. This genus embraces a popular and highly 
ornamental class of trees. Their elegant, graceful 
appearance, silvery bark, slender branches, and 
light and airy foliage render them general favor¬ 
ites. We have a large and very fine stock for 
extensive planters. 
Swoot, or Cherry. A large tree, with dark, glossy 
and aromatic bark. 
Yellow. Similar to above ; bark yellow. 
Red. Native to moist situations; bark red, con¬ 
spicuous. 
Canoe, or Paper. A large, native tree, with bril¬ 
liant white bark. 
European, or Wbite. A tree of upright growth, 
which becomes drooping at the extremities of the 
branches; silvery white bark. 
Ciit-leave<l AV'cepin^^ White. An erect tree, 
bending its silvery spray with a delicate grace on 
every side; this is beyond question the most 
esteemed of weeping trees, but is not as success¬ 
ful oil Long Island as elsewhere. (See cut, page 4.) 
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