. Revised, illustrated and descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees shrubs, roses, bulbs and bulbous plants, grape vines, small fruits, ite Flowering—-(Florida)—A fine Ameri-can tree, growing from sixteen to twenty-fivefeet high. Foliage of a grayish green color;very glossy and handsome, turning in the au-tumn to a deep red, rendering the tree one ofthe most beautiful objects at that season. Theflowers appear before the leaves in the springand are about three inches in diameter; whiteand very showy. It is one of the most valu-able ornamental trees. ELM—Ulmus. The Elms are so w
. Revised, illustrated and descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees shrubs, roses, bulbs and bulbous plants, grape vines, small fruits, ite Flowering—-(Florida)—A fine Ameri-can tree, growing from sixteen to twenty-fivefeet high. Foliage of a grayish green color;very glossy and handsome, turning in the au-tumn to a deep red, rendering the tree one ofthe most beautiful objects at that season. Theflowers appear before the leaves in the springand are about three inches in diameter; whiteand very showy. It is one of the most valu-able ornamental trees. ELM—Ulmus. The Elms are so well known that it is un-necessary to refer to their beauty and valuefor ornamental planting. We grow the Ameri-can. There is no finer tree for street and parkplanting. American White Elm.—The noble spreadingand drooping tree of our own forests. Camperdown Weeping Elm.—(See WeepingTrees). English Elm.—An erect, lofty tree, of rapid,compact growth, with smaller and more regu-larly cut leaves than those of the American,and darker colored bark. The branches pro-ject from the trunk almost at right angles,giving the tree a noble American Elm 43 PERRY NURSERY COMPANY, ROCHESTER, N. Y.
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