. Continental Nurseries. Trees, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), New York (State), Rochester, Catalogs. ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. PURPLE LEAVED BEECH. tree of fine form, its foliage is of a grayish green color, glossy and handsome, and in the autumn turns to a deep red, rendering the tree one of the most showy and beautiful objects at that sea- son. We regard it, all things considered, as one of the most valuable trees for ornamental plant- ing, ranking next to the Magnolia among flowering trees, and only second to the Scarlet Oak (which it almost equals) in bril
. Continental Nurseries. Trees, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), New York (State), Rochester, Catalogs. ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. PURPLE LEAVED BEECH. tree of fine form, its foliage is of a grayish green color, glossy and handsome, and in the autumn turns to a deep red, rendering the tree one of the most showy and beautiful objects at that sea- son. We regard it, all things considered, as one of the most valuable trees for ornamental plant- ing, ranking next to the Magnolia among flowering trees, and only second to the Scarlet Oak (which it almost equals) in brilliant foliage in autumn. See cut page 44. 'Chestnut (Castanea.) AMERICAN SWEET (TMfa)—Among our large collection of ornamental native forest trees, the Chestnut is unrivalled for its beauty. When grown in the open ground, it assumes an elegant. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Continental Nurseries; Stone, Geo. A. Rochester, N. Y. : Geo. A Stone
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