TTT? T C 7? V"* C HARDY SPECIMEN 
i EVERGREENS 
CATALOG OF BOXFORD NURSERY 
DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS, continued 
C_l* Our collection of Willow’s covers almost all the species that are 
Oa-llX* planted in the Arnold Arboretum, and we have otners in smaller 
quantities that have lately been discovered in China and elsewhere. 
Many of the Willows are charming dwarf and semi-prostrate shrubs, 
notably beautiful, with bright yellow, brown, and green branchlets, 
or sometimes covered with a white bloom. The catkins are extremely 
showy and range from tiny balls of down to golden yellow spikes. 
Most of them thrive both in dry soils and in very moist locations, 
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tcutifolla. 15 to 25 ft. Branchlets dark colored, 
covered with bloom; long narrow leaves. 
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alba calva (caerulea). 1 to 2 ft. 
4 to 5 ft. 
alba splendens (regalis). Royal Willow. 30 
to 60 ft. Very rich silvery foliage; fine as a 
single specimen or in groups, 
ambigua. 2 to 3 ft. With creeping stems; 
smooth branchlets; fine sort. 9 to 12 in. 
2 to 3 ft. 
austriaca (appendiculata x purpurea). 
12 to 15 in. 
3 to 4 ft. 
babylonlca. Variety from China. 40 to 60 ft. 
Wavy bright green foliage; very pendulous 
branches. 6 to 12 in. 
blanda fnabylonlca dolorosa). Wisconsin 
Weeping. Glaucous foliage. 4 to 5 ft. 
6 to 7 ft.. 
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caprea X purpurea. 3 to 4 ft. 
clnerea. 15 to 25 ft. Toinentose branchlets; 
leaves downy on both sides. 12 to 15 in. 25 
3 to 4 ft. 35 
clnerea (amygdalina discolor). 10 to 25 ft. 
Branchlets tomentosc; flowers before leaves. 
1 Vi to 2 ft. 25 
4 to 5 ft. 35 
* clnerea angustifolla. 1 to 1H ft. 40 
cordata. 6 to 12 in. 25 
3 to 4 ft. 
elegantissima. Tiiurlow’s Weeping Willow. 
40 to 60 ft. Rapid growth; one of the best 
of the pendulous forms. 1 to 2 ft. 
erdlngeri cremensls. Tall shrub; broad leaves, 
pubescent. 3 to 4 ft. 
frag Ills bullata. 9 to 12 in. 
frag Ills vnr. (sacramentana). 1 to 2 ft. 
4 to 5 ft. 
glaucophylla. Shrubby; striking thick foliage; 
one of the best. 12 to 15 in. 
2 to 3 ft. 
A gracillstyla. Fine. Shrub; young branchlets 
^ tomentosc, older reddish brown; acute 
leaves. 1 to 2 ft. 
grandifolia (appendiculata), male. 3 to4 ft.... 
hastata, female. Shrub, to 6 feet. Young 
branchlets pubescent, older brown; serrate 
leaves. 1 to 2 ft. 
humllis, female. Prairie Willow. 2 to 3 ft. 
Showy procumbent species. 6 to 12 in. 
incana (rosmarinllolla). Dwarf species; long 
thin branches; narrow leaves, 5 to 6 inches 
long, with silvery hairs underneath. 1 to 2 ft. 
irrorata. Colorado Willow. 
be s tad Ini a (clnerea X lapponlca). Low shrub; 
f tubescent branchlets; flowers before the 
eaves. 6 to 12 in.. 35 
latifolia (caprea x nigricans). 1 Yi to 2 ft. 
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petlolaris. 12 to 15 in. 25 
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luclda. 1 to 1H ft. 25 
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ludifleani (aurlta X phylidfolia). Shrubby 
smooth leaves, glaucous beneath. 1 to 1 Vi ft. 25 2 00 
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myrslnlfolia. In variety. Shrubs, up to 12 feet. 
Broad acute leaves, glabrous above and 
woolly underneath. 6 to 12 in. 
1 to 2 ft. 
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myrtllloides, female. 2 to 3 ft. Shrub or tree; 
very Bhowy foliage. 9 to 12 in. 
3 to 4 ft.... 
nerlifolia (purpurea X grandlflora). 3 to 6 
ft. Shrub: young branchlets pubescent, 
later smooth green or brown. 1 to 2 ft. 25 2 00 
3 to 4 ft.. 40 
nlobe. Weeping. 3 to 4 ft. 40 3 00 
pentandra. Laurel-leaved Willow. 40 to 
60 ft. Shiny foliage; rapid grower. 8 to 10 ft.. 60 
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