K e 1 s e y ’ s 
Hardy 
American Plants 
HARDY NATIVE TREES • DEQIDUOUS, Con. 
BETULA lutea. Yellow Birch. 60-100 ft. Yellowish silvery bark and thin, finely cut 
leaves. 1-2 ft., 15c. ea., $1 for 10; 2-4 ft., 30c. ea.,. $2 for 10. 
nigra. River or Red Birch. 50-90 ft. Forms a round-topped picturesque head. 
Branches slender and pendulous, the alder-like leaves pale green. Loves banks of 
ponds and streams. 1-2 ft., 15c. ea., $1 for 10; 2-3 ft., 30c. ea., §2 for 10; 3-4 ft., 
45c. ea. 
papyrifera. Paper or Canoe Birch. 50-80 ft. The wonderful white bark of this 
species is strikingly beautiful, particularly in winter. An invaluable lawn tree. 
1-2 ft., 15c. ea., $1.25 for 10; 2-4 ft., 30c. ea., $2 for 10; 4-6 ft., 50c. ea., S4 for 10. 
populifolia. Gray Birch. 20-40 ft. Rapid-growing, rather short-lived. Delicate 
branches and conspicuous gray bark; tremulous foliage. 2-3 ft., 20c. ea., §1.50 
for 10. 
CARPINUS caroliniana. Water Beech. 25-40 ft. Fine screen or hedge tree, bearing 
pruning well. Loves deep, moist soil, but grows well in dry ground. 1-2 ft., 20c. 
ea., $1.50 for 10; 2-3 ft., 35c. ea., §3 for 10; 6-8 ft., 75c. ea., $7 for 10. 
CASTANEA dentata ( americana ). American Chestnut. 60-100 ft. Attains noble 
size and becomes an admirable shade tree. Nuts sweetest of all the genus. 1-2 ft., 
15c. each, $1 for 10; 2-3 ft., 30c. each, $2 for 10. 
pumila. Chinkapin. 10-35 ft* A Small tree or more usually a spreading shrub, 
producing very sweet, rounded nuts. An elegant undershrub for woodlands, 1-2 ft., 
col., 20c. ea., $1.50 for jo. (See illustration.) 
CATALPA catalpa (bignonioides ). Bean Tree. 40-60 ft. Bears the most showy flow¬ 
ers, probably, of all our native ornamental trees. Large heart-shaped leaves and 
fruit, a long pendent pod hanging till late spring. 3-5 ft., 25c. ea., $2 for 10. 
CELTIS occidentalis. blackberry. 75-125 ft. Rapid-growing, making a handsome, 
round-topped head, though* irregular growth. Branches pendulous, the whole effect 
unique. 6-12 in., 15c. ea., $1 for 10; 1-2 ft., 20c. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
CERCIS canadensis. Red Bud. 25-50 ft. In early spring before the leaves are out v 
this small tree is literally covered with red-purple or pink pea-shaped blossoms even 
to the trunk, producing a surprising and beautiful effect. Fall coloring yellow. 
6-12 in., 15c. ea., $1 for 10. 
CLADRASTIS lutea. Kentucky Yellow Wood. 
35-50 ft. One of the rarest of native trees, of singu¬ 
lar beauty when in flower. Blossoms in long, droop- 
ing panicles, giving the blooming tree a most distinct 
and pleasing effect. In autumn bright yellow. 1-2 
ft., 15c. ea., #1.25 for 10. 
CORNUS alternifolia. Swamp Dogwood. 8-25 ft. 
The most picturesque of the family. Shrub or tree; 
flat-topped and bushy. The horizontal branches are 
disposed in whorls, representing each annual growth, 
making the plant a series of parallel layers of foliage. 
1-2 ft., 15c. ea., $1.25 for 10; 2-3 ft., 25c. ea., $2 
for 10. 
florida. Flowering Dogwood. 20-40 ft. This is the 
glory of the fields and woods in early spring, the 
great white blossoms appearing in extravagant pro¬ 
fusion when the forest aspect is yet wintry. No 
other flowering tree is so effective, and it is being 
largely planted. The red-tufted berries and the 
rich dark red autumn foliage make it hardly less 
. conspicuous during ”frost time ” 1-2 ft., 15c. ea., 
Si.25 for 10; 2-4 ft., 25c. ea., $2.25 for 10; 4-6 ft., 
60c. ea., $5 for 10. (See illustration.) 
nuttallii. Western Dogwood. 50-70 ft. From the 
northwest. Makes a large tree, and if it proves 
hardy in the east, which is probable, will be a 
notable addition to our ornamentals, as it is one of 
the showiest of all flowering trees. Small seedlings, 
30c. ca. 
