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Title: Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, hardy plants and fruits
Identifier: CAT31285273 (find matches)
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Thomas Meehan and Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock, Pennsylvania, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Catalogs; Trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Ornamental shrubs, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs
Publisher: Germantown, Pa. : Thomas Meehan & Sons
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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II of white flowers adorn it beautifully in May. One of the first trees to expand leaves in the spring. 4 to 5 ft. Trans $ 50 each $3 50 per 10 $30 00 per 100 6 to 8 ft. " 100 " 7 50 " 10 60 00 " 100 9 to 10 ft. " Heavy... 175 " 15 00 '* 10 125 00 " 100 /Esculus Hippocastanum alba plena. (40 to 50 ft.) a variety with double white flowers. A fine lawn tree. 3 to 4 ft. Trans $ 60 each 5 to 6 ft. " 100 " Specimens 2 00 " " Var. rubra plena. Double Red Horse Chestnut. (40 to 50 ft.) All these double sorts have more lasting flowers than single ones. Largely used in ornamental planting. 4 to 6 ft. Trans $100 each. " Lyonii. (Pavia.) (35 to 40 ft.) This species has handsome foliage, and bears panicles of greenish yellow flowers tinted with rosy crimson, in early May. One of the best lawn trees. 3 to 4 ft. Trans $ 60 each 4 to 6 ft. " 1 00 " 7 to 9 ft. " 1 50 " " rubicunda. Red flowered Horse Chestnut. (35 to 40 ft.) One of the handsomest of all. It has very dark green leaves, and handsome, red flowers, tinged with yellow, which are pro- duced in early May. 3 to 4 ft. Trans $ 50 each $3 50 per 10 $30 00 per 100 5 to 6 ft. '* 1 00 " 6 to 7 ft. " 1 75 " AIL AN THUS. Tree of Heaven. AilanthUS glandulOSa. Ailanthus. Tree of Heaven. (40 to 50 ft.) An extremely fast growing open headed tree, doing well in poor soil where but few other trees will grow. The flowers of the female (seed-bearing) form are said to not have quite asof- offensive an odor as the male one. It seems to thrive well in cities, and is largely used for planting there. (See illustration.) 3 to 4 ft. Seed $ 25 each $1 75 per 10 $10 00 per 100 5 to 6 ft. " 50 " 3 50 " 10 " glandulosa. Female. 3 to 4 ft. Trans $ 50 each $3 50 per 10 10 to 12 ft. " 1 75 " 12 to 15 ft. " 2 50 " ALBIZZIA (Acacia). Mimosa Tree. Alb'lZZia JullbriSSin. (10 to 15 ft.) A low growing, spreading tree, with feathery foliage. Requires protection north of Phila- delphia. 2 to 3 ft. Trans $ 50 each ALNUS. Alder. AlnilS gllltinOSa. European Alder. (30 to 35 ft.) A fast growing tree, and one of the largest of Alders. Will grow in low, damp ground. 5 to 6 ft. Seed $ 35 each $2 00 per 10 $15 00 per 100 6 to 8 ft. Trans 75 " 6 00 " 10 9 to 10 ft. " 1 00 " 7 50 " 10 10 to 12 ft. " Heavy... 1 50 " " var. Imperials laciniata. Cutieaved Aider. (30 to 35 ft.) The finely divided leaves of this variety present a beau- tiful appearance. Lite the type, it is of compact pyramidal growth, making a very ornamental lawn tree. If necessary it can be planted in low, damp soils. 8 to 9 ft Trans $175 each 9 to 10 ft. " Specimens 2 50 " AMY GDALUS. Flowering Peach. AmygdaltlS Persica. Double-flowered white, (io to 12 ft.) " " " crimson. (10 to 12 ft.) " " " rose. (10 to 12 ft.) There are but few more beautiful small trees than these flowering peaches. Blooming early in April, as they do, they are looked on as harbingers of spring. The three sorts make a very attractive group. 4 to 5 ft. Trans $ 35 each $3 00 per 10 AmygdaluS var. purpurea. Blood-leaved Peach. This is- planted for the nice display when its blood-red leaves are expanded in spring. 6 ft. Trans $ 75 each ANDEOMEDA. Sorrel Tree. Andromeda arborea. (20 to 25 ft.) The only tree of ail An- dromedas. A very valuable, medium-sized tree, bearing racemes of white flowers in mid-July. In autumn the foliage changes to brilliant crimson. It is usually grown as a large bush. A beau- tiful tree either for massing or as a single specimen. 2 to 3 ft. Trans $ 75 each $5 00 per 10
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PAPER OR CANOE BIRCH. (Betula papyracea.) As the illustration shows, the Paper Birch is a beau- tiful tree. The opinion is general that in many respects it is the best of the white-barked birches. The bark is pure white, the leaves larger than those of any other species, its growth rapid and fairly spreading, fitting it for a shade tree as well as for an ornamental one. As with other white-barked birches, the bark of the first few years' growth is not white, but some other color. In the case of this species, the color is a cherry black. The contrast between these young branches and the older, white-barked ones is very pleasing. This is the species used by the Indians in the con- struction of their canoes. For low, damp ground, Alnus glutinosa is just the tree needed.

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