Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue : Mount Hope nurseries ellwangerbarrysg1893moun Year: 1893 GENERAL CATALOGUE. 51 Acer p. p. Tar. purpurea. Purple-leaved Sycamore Maple. B. Tree of fine robust habit. Foliage deep green on the upper surface, and purplish red underneath. Produces a fine effect planted with golden-leaved trees. $ var. tricolor. Tricolor-leaved Sycamore Maple. B. Another charming- variety of the European Sycamore. Leaves distinctly marked with white, red and green, retaining their variegation all summer. One of the finest variegated
Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue : Mount Hope nurseries ellwangerbarrysg1893moun Year: 1893 GENERAL CATALOGUE. 51 Acer p. p. Tar. purpurea. Purple-leaved Sycamore Maple. B. Tree of fine robust habit. Foliage deep green on the upper surface, and purplish red underneath. Produces a fine effect planted with golden-leaved trees. $ var. tricolor. Tricolor-leaved Sycamore Maple. B. Another charming- variety of the European Sycamore. Leaves distinctly marked with white, red and green, retaining their variegation all summer. One of the finest variegated-leaved trees. $ var. Worleii. Worle's Golden-leaved Syca- more Maple. B. Recently introduced from Hamburg, Germany. In spring the foliage is of a golden yellow color which changes to a duller shade as the season advances. The young growth continues brilliant throughout the sum- mer. A valuable and effective variety for group- ing with purple-leaved trees. $ A. rubruin. Red or Scarlet Maple, Red-bud Maple. B. A native species, of medium size, and rounded head; produces deep red blossoms which appear before the leaves. In autumn the foliage changes to brilliant scarlet, rendering the tree very conspicuous. At the South the seed- pods assume gorgeous tints. $ var. fulgens. C. A dwarf variety of the Scarlet, forming a very conspicuous round head. Flow- ers bright red. $ var. globosuui. C. Very compact, of slow growth; flowers bright scarlet, extremely showy; leaves large, deep green above, white underneath. $ saccliarinuru. Sugar or Rock Maple. A. A well-known native tree, of elegant pyramidal form ; valuable both for the production of sugar and for its wood; its stately growth, fine form and foliage, make it desirable as an ornamental and shade tree. 50c. spicatum. B. A very attractive native species, of moderate growth; leaves medium size, rough, three to five lobed, somewhat pointed; flowers greenish, in closely branched clusters, becoming pendulous. 75
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