. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, plants, vines, fruits, Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. 5. 3ETULA ALBA LACIN'IATA (CUT-LEWED WEEPING BIRCH.) ALNUS glutinosa (European Alder). An erect and very rapid grower that does well oa wet or dry land; a useful tree where many others will not endure the moisture. 75 cts. A. laciniata (Cut-Leaved Aider), variety, with deeply-cut foliage. An ornamental SI. AMELANCHIER canadensis (Service Berry, Shad Flower), A
. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, plants, vines, fruits, Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. 5. 3ETULA ALBA LACIN'IATA (CUT-LEWED WEEPING BIRCH.) ALNUS glutinosa (European Alder). An erect and very rapid grower that does well oa wet or dry land; a useful tree where many others will not endure the moisture. 75 cts. A. laciniata (Cut-Leaved Aider), variety, with deeply-cut foliage. An ornamental SI. AMELANCHIER canadensis (Service Berry, Shad Flower), A small, slender tree that bears a pro- fusion of drooping spikes of white flowers, ren- dering the tree quite conspicuous about the time that shad are running up the rivers. Also grown for its fruit. 50 to 75 cts. BETULA alba (White Birch). A very hard y and ornamental tree, with sil- very bark and slender branch- es. 50 cts. B. a. pendula ( Weeping White Birch). A dis- tinct variety, with very slen- der pendulous branches ; foli- age entire, simi- lar to the com- mon white birch. SI. 50. B. a. laciniata pendula (Cut- leaved Weeping Birch). A tall, slendertreewith graceful, droop- ing branches, pure white bai'k in winter and delicately cut leaves; the drooping habit does not appear until it attains c0n si der able size; very orna- mental and de- sirable. 75 cts. to 81. B. lenta (Sweet or Cherry Birch). A rapid grower; the bark is brown, sweet and pleasant to the taste. 50 cts. CARTA alba (Shellbark Hick- ory). One of our finest native trees; a moder- ate grower, but eventually at- tains a very large size, mak- ing a splendid and profitable shade ti-ee, as the nuts are always in demand at good prices. 2 to 6 feet, 25 cts. to ftl. CASTANEA vesca (Chestnut). There are no other troes as well adapted for avenues that will, at the same time, yield profitable returns for the land oc. cupied as our native nut-bearing trees, and none more suitable for shade and ornament about farm buildi
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