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Title: Trees and plants, hardy ornamentals
Identifier: CAT31283910 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Rye Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Ornamental trees Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs
Publisher: Rye, N. Y. : Rye Nurseries
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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f-lardy Orr>a/r\er>tals. Acer Heldreschii. With cut leaves. New. A. Lobelii. New ; sharp-pointed and irregularly cut, five lobed leaves. A. Negundo. Ash-leaved Maple. A rapid grower, with foliage resembling that of the ash. A. Pennsylvanicum striatum. Striped-bark Maple. A handsome native tree of moderate growth and rounded form ; the foliage is light green ; bark striped with dull red. A. platanoides. Norway Maple. A large, handsome tree of vigorous growth, with broad, deep green foliage. A. p. cucullatum. A distinct variety of the Norway Maple, with the lobes of the leaves curling inward. A. p. digitatum aureo marginata. Finely cut, gold-margined leaves. A. p. dissectum. Cut-leaved Norway Maple. Deeply cut three-lobed leaves, form ing dense, dark green masses of foliage ; one of the best of the cut-leaved Maples, and yet rare and choice. A. p. Lorbergii. Clean and vigorous in growth ; leaves palm-shaped and deeply cut. A. p. Reitenbachii. Very striking in appearance because of its rich, reddish pur- ple leaves, which keep their color through the season. A. p. Schwedleri. A brilliant species, with young shoots and leaves bright purple and crimson, changing with age to purplish green ; slow- growing but sturdy, and of especial value. A. pseudo=platanus. The Syca- more Maple. A picturesque European tree, with large, shining leaves and smooth bark of light gray color ; the growth is rapid and upright. A. p. atropurpureum. Purple- leaved Sycamore Maple. Tree of fine, robust habit; foliage deep green on the upper surface, and purplish red underneath. A. p. lutescens tibus. Leaves broadly splashed with yellow. A. p. I. tricolor. Novel and in variegation; a trees of its leaves- are dis- til e bright prince class ; tinctly marked with white, red and green, the colors re- 2»P maining bright all summer. A. p. 1. argentea. White or sil- ver-variegated leaves. A. p. 1. purpurea. A robust and handsome tree, with foliage deep green above and pur- plish underneath. A. p. I. pulchrum. A handsome, large-leaved variety of the Sycamore Maple. A. p. Worlei. A handsome tree with bronze foliage ; valuable and effective for grouping with purple-leaved trees. Prince Hendjerii. Long, green leaves, tinted with clear rose. New and rare, pyramidalis. A beautiful tree of upright growth. A. A.
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weir's cut-leaved maple. (3)

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