. Mount Airy Nurseries : 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 8 DAVID G. YATES <fe CO., PKILADELPKIA Specimen Large Trees for Ai DECIDUOUS TREES. For descriptions, see pages i to 4. ACER dasycarpum (Silver-Leaved Maple). A. platanoides (Norway Maple). A. pseudo-platanus (Sycamore Maple). A. saccharinum (Sugar Maple). -S^SCULUS hippocastanum (White - Flowering Horse Chestnut). ue^ Street or Park Planting. FRAXINUS Americana (American White Ash). F. excelsior (European Ash). PLATANUS oriental
. Mount Airy Nurseries : 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 8 DAVID G. YATES <fe CO., PKILADELPKIA Specimen Large Trees for Ai DECIDUOUS TREES. For descriptions, see pages i to 4. ACER dasycarpum (Silver-Leaved Maple). A. platanoides (Norway Maple). A. pseudo-platanus (Sycamore Maple). A. saccharinum (Sugar Maple). -S^SCULUS hippocastanum (White - Flowering Horse Chestnut). ue^ Street or Park Planting. FRAXINUS Americana (American White Ash). F. excelsior (European Ash). PLATANUS orientalis (Oriental Plane). QUERCUS rubra (Red Oak). Q. robur (English Oak). POPULUS fastigiata (Lombardy Poplar). P. monilifera (Carolina Poplar). HARDY RHODODENDRONS. This magnificent class of plants demands special notice. We cannot recommend them too highly ; no fine grounds are complete without them. When planted and grouped with taste and judgment, their landscape effect is strikingly beautiful. They are not more costly than other choice ever- green shrubs, and should be planted in bold clumps w^here they can have room for full de- velopment. The more select varieties, with flowers varying from creamy white to dark purple, and pure rose to deep, rich crimson, make a charming group for some choice spot in close proximity to the dwell- ing. The hardy Maximum and Catawbiense sorts, with their varieties, glorify the landscape where grand masses of color are required. They thrive and flower freely in any soil free from lime or gravel. There can be no question, however, as to the superiority of fibrous loam ; the top-spit of an old pasture taken off to the depth of from 4 to 6 inches we have found best. The Rhododen- dron can be transplanted with safety any time during the year except midwdnter. Mulching in the summer months is es- sential to the well-being of the shrubs. Year-old leaves make an excellent mulch. We have long made a specialty of these beautiful plants, and have the lar
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