. Descriptive catalog. Nursery stock Catalogs; Horticulture Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Fruit-culture Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Shenandoah. 26 THE SHENANDOAH NURSERIES, SHENANDOAH, IOWA THORN, Continued Double White Thorn (C. Oxyacantha Flore Alba Pleno.)—Has small white flowers; highly ornamental variety on account of both foliage and flowers. Makes a striking contrast when planted with the Double Scar- let. DIOSPYROS Persimmon (D. Virginiana)—This makes a very handsome ornamental tree, with large rounded head and thick foliag
. Descriptive catalog. Nursery stock Catalogs; Horticulture Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Fruit-culture Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Shenandoah. 26 THE SHENANDOAH NURSERIES, SHENANDOAH, IOWA THORN, Continued Double White Thorn (C. Oxyacantha Flore Alba Pleno.)—Has small white flowers; highly ornamental variety on account of both foliage and flowers. Makes a striking contrast when planted with the Double Scar- let. DIOSPYROS Persimmon (D. Virginiana)—This makes a very handsome ornamental tree, with large rounded head and thick foliage; fruit is very palatable, if allowed to remain on the tree exposed to early Hardy or Western Catalpa. (See page FAGUS Beech American Beech (F. Ferruginea)—One of the finest American trees. Purple or Copper Beech (F. Sylvatica-Pur- purea.)—One of the largest of this class; a beautiful tree, attaining a height of 60 to 80 feet. Rivers Blood-Leaved Beech (F. Sylvatica Pur- purea Riversii)—This variety differs from the ordinary Purple-leaved Beech by its compact, symmetrical habit of growth, and crimson foliage in the spring, changing to a dark pur- ple in summer. FRAXINUS Ash American White Ash (F. Americana)—A rapid growing native tree, valuable for planting along streets or in parks. May be exten- sively planted for timber, and is especially valuable in the manufacture of agricultural implements. GLEDITSCHIA Honey Locust Three-Thorned Honey Locust (G. Tricanthos) —A rapid growing native tree with powerful spines and delicate foliage; very useful for hedges. GYMNOCLADUS Kentucky Coffee Tree (G. Can- adensis)—A fine native tree of secondary size; rapid, up- right growth, with rough bark; stiff blunt shoots and feathery foliage of a bluish green color. LARIX Larch European Larch (L. Europea) — A native of the Alps and the south of Europe; an elegant, rapid growing pyramidal tree, valuable for timber; small drooping branches. LIRIODENDRON Tulip Tree (L.
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