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Title: Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, roses, etc., : cultivated and for sale at the Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N.Y
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Ellwanger & Barry Ellwanger & Barry Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Ornamental trees Catalogs Shrubs Catalogs Roses Catalogs Flowers Catalogs
Publisher: Rochester, N.Y. : Ellwanger & Barry
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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ry spots; variegation constant. Very fine. $1.00. var. viminalis. A distinct, slender-branched, small-leaved variety;somewhat pendulous. $1.00. var, Webbiana. Webbs Elm. A handsome variety, of dwarf habit,with small, curled leaves; fine. $1.00. var. Wheatleyi. Compact and upright in habit, with medium to smalldark green foliage; beautiful for lawns. $1.00. U, ciuerea. Ash-colored Elm. A vigorous grower, with fine, large, richfoliage. $1.00. U. Dovsei. An upright, vigorous-growing variety, remarkably well adapted forstreet planting. $1.00. XJ. fulva. Ked, or Slippery Elm. Of medium size, and straggling openhead. 75 cents. var. pendula. Weeping Slippery Elm. A variety of lux-uriant growth and elegant drooping habit. Its branches shoot upwards at first, thenbend in graceful curves toward the ground. It also retains its foliage much longerthan (ither Elms. $1.00. *U. montana. Scotch, or Wych Elm. A fine spreading tree, of rapidgrowth and large foliage. 48 ELLWANQER & BARRT8 CATALOGUE.
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CAMPERDOWN WEEPING ELM. TJlmiis m. var. cainperdown pendiila. Camperdown Weeping Elm.Grafted 6 to 8 feet high, this forms one of the most picturesque drooping trees. It is ofrank growth, the shoots often making a zigzag growth outward and downward of severalfeet in a single season. The leaves are large, dark green and glossy, and cover thetree with a luxuriant mass of verdure. See cut. $1.50. var. Huntingd.oni. Huntingdon Elm. Of very erect habit, andrapid, vigorous growth. Bark clean and smooth. One of the finest Elms for anypurpose. $1.00. var. pendula. Scotch Weeping Elm. A vigorous, graceful, weepingtree. Branches sometimes^ marked with a persistent horizontal growth, and againgrowing perpendicularly doAvnwards. Foliage large and massive. $1,00. var. pyrainidalis de Dampierre. Dampierres PyramidalElm. An elegant, pyramidal growing variety; $1.00. var. rugosa pendula. Eough-leaved Weeping Elm. A fine, pen-dulous variety, with large, rough leaves. $1.00. var. superba. Blandford Elm.

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