. Reading Nursery : [catalog] 1875. . for street or lawn, with delicatefoliage of a beautiful fresh, lively green; seed podsa foot long; strong thorns. Makes a handsome andvaluable hedge, or a noble shade. 5 feet, 50c; 7 feet,$1. Horse Chestnut (J^culus). Common or White-Flowering (ffippocastanum). Avery beautiful, well-known tree, with round densehead, dark green foliage and an abundance of showyflowers in early Spring. 4 feet, 50c; 6 feet, $ Chestnut, Smooth-Fruited (Pavia). Red-Flowering (Rubra). A small-sized tree, withdark-red flowers. A very crooked and irregulargrower. 4 feet, $1
. Reading Nursery : [catalog] 1875. . for street or lawn, with delicatefoliage of a beautiful fresh, lively green; seed podsa foot long; strong thorns. Makes a handsome andvaluable hedge, or a noble shade. 5 feet, 50c; 7 feet,$1. Horse Chestnut (J^culus). Common or White-Flowering (ffippocastanum). Avery beautiful, well-known tree, with round densehead, dark green foliage and an abundance of showyflowers in early Spring. 4 feet, 50c; 6 feet, $ Chestnut, Smooth-Fruited (Pavia). Red-Flowering (Rubra). A small-sized tree, withdark-red flowers. A very crooked and irregulargrower. 4 feet, $ Tree (Circis). American (Canadensis). A small growing tree, cov-ered with large, clean foliage, and delicate purpleflowers before the leaves appear. 5 feet. $1. Japan (Japonica). A superb variety from Japan, withlarge heart-shaped leaf. Price on selection. Laburnum (Cytisus).Scotch (Laburnum). Bears long pendent racemes ofyellow flowers in June, 6 inches long; showy andbeautiful ; makes a small tree. 4 feet, 7oc; 6 feet,$ European Larch. Lnrch (Larix). See cut. European (Europcen). An excellent rapid-growing,pyramidal tree ; also valuable for timber. Smallbranches, drooping ; a tine shade tree. Grows mostlapidly even on dry, poor soil. We have trees 15 to17 years planted, 30 to 40 feet high, and over 4 feetin circumference, spreading over 20 feet. Nothingwill pay better to grow as a forest tree on wasteland. The cost in quantities is not great. Verysure to live if transplanted very early in the springor late in autumn, li feet. 25c; 2£ feet, 40c; 3 feet,stocky, 75c. [In the Fall of 1875 we shall have 4 to6 ftet trees, $1.] American Larch. Hackmatack. Nearly as valuablea tree for all purposes as the European Larch ; leavesa darker green color. The new formed cones in Mayare purple gems. 5 to G feet, $1. Linden (Tilia).European (Eur->prra). A very fine pyramidal tree, with large leaves and fragrant flowers. 7 to 8 feet, $1; larger trees, price on
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