The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Conn. 
DECIDUOUS TREES. 
CATAL-PA SPECIOSA....-..• • • • ..■ 
Rapid-growing trees with large heart-shaped foliage and 
large clusters of showy blooms in June. Very desirable 
especially where quick effects are desired 
CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS (Nettle Tree) . 
Eventually becomes a large tree. Foliage resembles the 
Elm some vhat. We have found it thrives especially well 
at the seashore. 
CERASUS, see Prunus. 
CERC1DYPIIYLLUM JAPONICA . 
An interesting Japan tree’ resembling the birches in 
habit, leaves heart-shaped, very hardy. 
CERC1S CANADENSIS (Judas-Tree). 
Also known as Red-bud. Flowers rosy pink before 
leaves. Very desirable for foreground planting for larger 
trees. A tree of medium height. 
CERCTS CHINENSIS (Chinese Red-Bud)...Specimens, 3 to 4 feet. 
CHERRY, see Prunus. 
CHESTNUT, see Castanea. 
CLADRASTIS TINCTURIA (Yellow-wood).. 12 to 15 feet. 
A very desirable tree of medium growth, producing 
wistaria-like leaves of a pleasing pea-green in June. The 
trees are festooned with drooping racemes of blooms re¬ 
sembling the wistaria, of a creamy white and fragrant. 
CLADRASTIS AMURENSIS (Japan Yellow-wood). 
COFFEE-TREE, see Gymnocladus. 
CORNUS FLORIDA (White Flowering Dogwood), 
see page 7. 8 to 10 feet. 
6 to 8 feet. 
5 to 6 feet. 
4 to 5 feet. 
3 to 4 feet. 
CORNUS FLORIDA VAR. RUBRA (Red Flowering Dogwood), 
see page 
CORNUS FLORIDA VAR. ROSEA, see page 7. 
CORNUS FLORIDA VAR. PENDULA, see page 7. 
CORNUS. SHRUBBY FORMS, see Shrubs. 
CRABAPPLE, see Pvrus. 
CRATAEGUS CRUS-GAI.LI (Cockspur Thorn). 
Very decorative species with picturesque habit, foliage 
glossy, and bright red fruits. 
CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA VAR. (Double White). 
An interesting form of Hawthorn with corymbs of white 
flowers becoming flushed with pink as the blossom matures. 
CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA VAR. (Double Crimson)... 
Also known as Paul’s crimson double hawthorn. One 
of the most desirable and showy of the medium-sized trees. 
CRATAEGUS PYRACANTHA, see Pyracantha. 
OTHER THORNS, see Pyrus. 
CYPRESS, see Taxodium. 
CYTISUS, see Laburnum and Shrubs. 
DOGWOOD, see Cornus and Sluubs. 
DOGWOOD, WHITE, RED and PINK, see page 7 . 
ELM, see Ulmus. 
FAGUS FERRUGINEA (American Beech).. 
Our native beech is a tree of noble proportions. 
FAGUS SYLVATICA (European Beech), also see page 60 
for hedge plants . 
This is the beech famous in England, where many 
avenues planted centuries ago, now in their majestic old 
age are objects of veneration. It seems to thrive equally 
well in this country. Makes a fine hedge. 
FAGUS SYLVATICA VAR. HETEROPHYLLA (Fern Leaf) 
This is a beautiful shrub-like form of the European 
beech, and while slow growing makes a striking object on 
lawn. 
FAGUS SYLVATICA VAR. PENDULA (Weeping Beech) 
8 to 10 feet, $3.00 to 
This unique form of the European beech is well known 6 to 8 feet, 
by its tortuous outline, striving upwards and at the same 
time drooping in all directions. Picturesque arches and 
garden houses can be created by the skillful use of this 
tree, which will become mure effective from vear to year. 
FAGUS SYLVATICA VAR. PUPLRFA (Purple-leaved').... 
The well-known purple-leaved beech. Its rich coloring 
too well known to need describing. 
FAGUS SYLVATTCA (River’s).. 
Considered the darkest purple-leaved form of the beech. 
FRAXTNUS AMERICANA (White Ash')... 1 ? toJ 2 Jeet 
The American white ash is a rapid-growing long-lived 
tree of fine proportions and is a very desirable shade tree. 
FRAXTNUS EXCELSIOR (European Ash)........ 12 to 15 feet. 
The European ash grows to be a large tree, similar in 10 to 12 feet, 
manv resperrs to the American while ash. 8 to 10 feet. 
FRAXTNUS EXCF.LSTOR VAR. PENDULA. 
•A form with drooping branches. Specimens, 5 to 8 feet, sl.O'i to 
FRAXTNUS T.ANCEOL.ATA (Green Ash). 10 to 12 ee . 
A beautiful tree with glossy green leaves and symme- 8 to 10 leet. 
trical habit, rapid growth. 6 to 8 teet. 
GINKGO BTLOBA (Maiden Hair Tree). ^ tn In fr 
A wonderful tree with wedge-shaped leaves and termed 8 to 10 tee 
maiden-hair tree owing to the resemblance to the maiden 6 to 
hair fern the effect of the foliage produces. Makes a fine I to 
lawn tree, and at Washington. D. C . is used as an avenue tree. 
GLEDITSCHTA SINENSIS (Chinese -Honey-Locust)....... 8 t0 Iff. 
This Chinese honey-locust is a distinct species with 6 to 
often branched spines and almost straight podded fruit. 5 to 
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