. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. 54 ELLWANGER 6- BARRY'S PAULO WNI A. Empress Tree. Paulownie, Ger. Paulownia, Fr. P. imperialis. C. A magnificent tropical looking tree from Japan ; of extremely rapid growth, and sur- passing all others in the size of its leaves, which are twelve to fourteen inches in diameter. Blossoms trumpet-shaped, formed in large, upright panicles, and appearing in May. Quite hardy here, but the flower buds are killed during severe winters, ^ PAVIA. (iEsculus.) Smooth-fruited Horse Chestnut. Pavier, Fr. P. flava. The Big or Ohio Buckeye or Ohio Horse C
. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. 54 ELLWANGER 6- BARRY'S PAULO WNI A. Empress Tree. Paulownie, Ger. Paulownia, Fr. P. imperialis. C. A magnificent tropical looking tree from Japan ; of extremely rapid growth, and sur- passing all others in the size of its leaves, which are twelve to fourteen inches in diameter. Blossoms trumpet-shaped, formed in large, upright panicles, and appearing in May. Quite hardy here, but the flower buds are killed during severe winters, ^ PAVIA. (iEsculus.) Smooth-fruited Horse Chestnut. Pavier, Fr. P. flava. The Big or Ohio Buckeye or Ohio Horse Chestnut. B. A fine native tree, having pale green, downy leaves, and yellow flowers. The tree when it acquires age forms a globular head twenty to forty feet in height, ^ P. Lyonii. B. Vigorous grower, yellow flowers. $ P. Michauxii. C. Racemes of handsome rose colored flowers. $ P. rubra. The Small Buckeye. B. Grows wild in Virginia and North Carolina. A small-sized tree, v\ith more slender branches than x!viQ. flava, and brownish red flowers. $ var. atrosanguinea. B. Of dwarf habit; young wood and foliage quite smooth. Flowers dark red. $ var. carnea pubescens. B. A variety of the rz^<5ra, with flesh colored flowers. $ var. carnea superba. B. A very distinct and dwarf variety, with dark flowers. $ var. purpurea. B. A variety of the rubra, ^\-ith purplish red flowers, and of dwarf habit. $ var. Whitleyii. B. One of the most beautiful varieties, on account of its handsome foliage and brilliant red flowers. $ PERSICA. Peach. Pfirsich, Ger. Pecher, Fr. The double flowering varieties are distinguished for their showy and beautiful bloom. At the blossom- ing season in May, ever}- branchlet is covered with a mass of beautifully formed, highly colored flowers, rendering the trees most interesting objects and attract- ing notice from a distance. The double red, double rose, and double white varieties, planted in a group, produce a charm
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