. Descriptive catalog. Nursery stock Catalogs; Horticulture Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Fruit-culture Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Shenandoah. ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT—EVERGREENS 29 ELM, Continued height. In the estimation of many people it has no superior for street planting or large lawns: wide spreading branches and rapid growth. Should have plenty of room to develop. Camperdown Weeping Elm (Camperdown Pendula)—When grafted to 8 feet high, forms a large handsome head; is of rank growth, and shoots often making a zig-zag growth dow
. Descriptive catalog. Nursery stock Catalogs; Horticulture Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Fruit-culture Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Shenandoah. ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT—EVERGREENS 29 ELM, Continued height. In the estimation of many people it has no superior for street planting or large lawns: wide spreading branches and rapid growth. Should have plenty of room to develop. Camperdown Weeping Elm (Camperdown Pendula)—When grafted to 8 feet high, forms a large handsome head; is of rank growth, and shoots often making a zig-zag growth downward and outward, of several feet in a single season. The leaves are large, dark green, glossy and cover the tree with a mass of verdure. Red or Slippery Elm ( X. Fulva)—Not so large as the American, hut foliage larger, and makes an excellent shade tree. EVERGREEN TREES ABIES Fir and Spruce Balsam Fir (A. Balsamea)—A very erect, reg- ular pyramidal tree, with dark green foliage; grows rapidly and is very hardy. Douglas Spruce (A. Douglasii)—From Colo- rado; large, conical form, branches spread- ing horizontally. Leaves light green above, glaucous below. JUNIPERUS Red Cedar, Juniper Irish Juniper (J. Hiberinica)—A distinct and beautiful variety of an erect, dense, conical. Carolina Poplar. ( See page .). 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 Shenandoah Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Shenandoah, Iowa : Shenandoah Nurseries
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