. Descriptive catalogue of the best and proved varieties of apples .... Nurseries (Horticulture) Illinois Arlington Heights Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. Catalogue of Fruit and Oknameintal Trees and Plants. 2» WEEPING TREES. Cut Leaf "Weeping- Birch.—Bej^ond question one of the most populai* of all weeping or pendulous trees. Its tall, slender, yet vigorous growth, graceful, drooping branches, silvery white bark and delicately cut foliage, present a com- bination of attractive characteristics rarely met with in a single tree. Willow Kilm
. Descriptive catalogue of the best and proved varieties of apples .... Nurseries (Horticulture) Illinois Arlington Heights Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. Catalogue of Fruit and Oknameintal Trees and Plants. 2» WEEPING TREES. Cut Leaf "Weeping- Birch.—Bej^ond question one of the most populai* of all weeping or pendulous trees. Its tall, slender, yet vigorous growth, graceful, drooping branches, silvery white bark and delicately cut foliage, present a com- bination of attractive characteristics rarely met with in a single tree. Willow Kilmarnock.—The most graceful and hardy weeping tree in existence; forms a perfect umbrella shape with long, slender, willowy branches drooping to the ground. It will undoubtedly take the foremost place among weeping trees. It has beautiful foliage and is wonderfully vigorous and healthy, admirably adopted for ornamenting small or large grounds or for cemetery planting. Teas Weeping' Mulberry.—This most graceful and beautiful of hardy weeping trees, is wholly unlike anj'thing heretofore introduced, forming a perfect umbrella shaped head with long, slender, willowy branches drooping to the ground parallel with the stem. These hang like the most delicate vines from a hanging Dasket, and are swayed by the slightest breath of wind. All who have seen it agree that with its lightness, gracefulness and fineness of form and motion, it is without rival the most beautiful tree. Its beautiful foliage is rather small, handsomely cut or divided into lobes and is of a delightful fresh looking, glossy green; and at the same time it bears delicately ilavored Iruit the size of a small blackberry which can be eaten or made into pies; the fruiting season lasts from three to four weeks. It is one of the hai'diest trees, enduring unharmed, not only the severe cold, but the far more destructive heat and drought; a long lived tree, flom'ishing in al- most any soil or situation, wet or dry, and wil
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