. Popular deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, for planting in parks, gardens, cemeteries, etc., Evergreens; Trees; Shrubs. ORNAMENTAL DECIDUOUS SHEUBS. Ill admiration, and in such positions it lias been generally grown. As a hedge plant, in impenetrability it is second only to thorn or osage orange, while for beauty its blooms and foliage surpass all other plants. As a narrow low screen, it may be trained upright on wires, its side branches spurred in and made to present a perfect barrier, yet occupying only a very narrow space in width. There are now a number of varieties, varying


. Popular deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, for planting in parks, gardens, cemeteries, etc., Evergreens; Trees; Shrubs. ORNAMENTAL DECIDUOUS SHEUBS. Ill admiration, and in such positions it lias been generally grown. As a hedge plant, in impenetrability it is second only to thorn or osage orange, while for beauty its blooms and foliage surpass all other plants. As a narrow low screen, it may be trained upright on wires, its side branches spurred in and made to present a perfect barrier, yet occupying only a very narrow space in width. There are now a number of varieties, varying in the color of their flowers from a delicate blush white to a. Fio. 57.—Bed Bud. deep rich crimson, and one with flowers semi or nearly double; and where only one plant is wanted, it is perhaps the best. The Red Btto—Cerds.—The Judas tree, or, as more commonly known, the red bud—cerds Canadensis—forms a low, round- headed tree of from eight to fifteen feet in height, with round heart-shaped leaves of a dark bluish green above and a light sea green underneath, that make it remarkable as well as. 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 Elliott, Franklin Reuben, 1817-1878. New York, G. E. Woodward


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