General catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, roses, etc . Chestnut, ^chte Kastanien, Oer. Cha- TAIGNIER, Fr. C. Americana. AMERICAN Chestnut. A. The well known nativevariety. A stately tree, with troader lea\-es than the Spanish,and producing- smaller fruit. When in full bloom, one of thehandsomest trees. Japonica. Japan Chestnut. C. Habit and foliag-e like SpanishSPANISH CHESTNUT. Chestnut; fruit very large. $ C. vesca. Sweet or Spanish Chestnut. C. Originally introduced from Asia Minor into Europe. A valuablespecies both for ornament and fruit. It forms a handsome law
General catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, roses, etc . Chestnut, ^chte Kastanien, Oer. Cha- TAIGNIER, Fr. C. Americana. AMERICAN Chestnut. A. The well known nativevariety. A stately tree, with troader lea\-es than the Spanish,and producing- smaller fruit. When in full bloom, one of thehandsomest trees. Japonica. Japan Chestnut. C. Habit and foliag-e like SpanishSPANISH CHESTNUT. Chestnut; fruit very large. $ C. vesca. Sweet or Spanish Chestnut. C. Originally introduced from Asia Minor into Europe. A valuablespecies both for ornament and fruit. It forms a handsome lawn tree, and produces much larger fruit thanthe American variety. 50c. CATAIiPA. Trompetenbatjm, Ger. Catalpa, Fr. The Catalpas flower in July, when few trees are in bloom. Their blossoms are large, very showy, and quitefragrant. Leaves large, heart-shaped, and yellowish green. They are all effective, tropical-looking lawn trees. Bungei. D. A species from China, of dwarf only from three to five feet high,and glossy; a shy bloomer. $ Foliage large. Flowers of the Catalpa. (.% Natural Size.) C. bignonioides, syn. C. syringaefolia. B. Native of the Southern States. A showy, rapid growing, spreading,irregular tree, with yery large, heart-shaped leaves, and pyramidal clusters, a foot long, of white andpurple fragrant flowers. Blooms latter part of June, when few trees are in blossom, and, therefore, verydesirable. oOc. var. aurea variegata. Golden Catalpa. B. A medium-sized tree of rapid growth, ha\dng large heart-shaped leaves, which are of a beautiful golden color in spring and early summer, but later in the seasonbecome green. 75c. var. purpurea. B. Foliage large, dark purple; holds its color well. $ var. speciosa. A. A variety which is said to have originated in the west. It is finer and hardier than thecommon, hence better adapted to forest and ornamental planting-. Its blossoms open two or three weekslater than those of the bignonioides. Kaempferi
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