Title: Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue : Mount Hope nurseries
Identifier: ellwangerbarrysg1893moun (find matches)
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Mount Hope Nurseries; Ellwanger & Barry; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Catalogs; [https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksubjectNurseries_Horticulture_Ornamental_trees_Catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture)
Ornamental trees Catalogs]; Shrubs Catalogs; Plants Catalogs; Fruit 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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GENERAL CATALOGUE. 71 Ulinus c. var. corylifolia purpurea. Purple Filbert-leaved Elm. B. A fine purple-leaved variety. $1.00. var. Dampierreii aurea. Dampierre's Golden Elm. C. (New). A very striking- variety; foliage of a bright golden color, center of the leaf yellowish green ; a strong grower. $1.50. var. Louis Van Houtte. C. Another new variety with golden foliage, similar to the above but foliage a brighter golden; a good grower. $1.50. var. macrophylla punctata. B. Foliage handsomely and distinctly variegated with silvery blotches and stripes. $1.00. var. microphylla pendula. Weeping Small-leaved Elm. C. A handsome variety, with slender, droop- ing branches and small foliage; grafted standard high, it becomes an elegant tree, well adapted for small lawns. $1.50. var. monunientalis. Monumental Elm. C. A slow growing dwarf variety, forming a straight and dense column; distinct and beautiful. $1.00. var. myrtifolia purpurea. Purple Myrtle-leaved Elm. B. Small, elegant foliage, of beautiful purple color. $1.00. var. serratifolia. Serrated-leaved Elm. B. A beautiful, compact grower, with dark foliage. $1.00. var. stricta purpurea. Purple-leaved English Elm. B. A striking variety, with erect branches and purple leaves. $1.00.
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*U. u. *u. Camperdown Elm. (From a specimen on our grounds.) var. suberosa. English Cork-barked Elm. B. A tree of fine habit, young branches very corky; leaves rough on both sides. $1.00. var. suberosa pendula. Weeping Cork-barked Elm. B. An ornamental drooping variety. $1.00. var. urticifolia. Nettle-Leaved Elm. B. A rapid-growing, handsome variety, with long serrated and undulating leaves; unique and beautiful. $1.00. var. variegata argentea. Variegated English Elm. B. Small leaves, sprinkled over with silvery spots; variegation constant. Very fine. $1.00. var. viminalis. C. A distinct, slender-branched, small-leaved variety; somewhat pendulous. $1.00. var. Webbiana. Webb's Elm. C. A handsome variety, of dwarf habit, with small, curled leaves; fine. $1.00. var. Wheatleyi. C. Compact and upright in habit, with medium to small dark green foliage â beautiful for lawns. $1.00. Doveei. B. An upright, vigorous-growing variety, remarkably well adapted for street planting. $1.00. fulva. Red or Slippery Elm. B. Of medium size, and straggling open head. 75c. var. pendula. Weeping Slippery Elm. B. A variety of luxuriant growth and elegant drooping habit. Its branches shoot upward at first, then bend in graceful curves toward the ground. It also retains its foli- age much longer than other Elms. $1.00. montana. Scotch, or Wych Elm. B. A fine spreading tree, of rapid growth and large foliage. 50c. var. Camperdown pendula. Camperdown Weeping Elm. C. Grafted 6 to 8 feet high, this forms one of the most picturesque drooping trees. It is of rank growth, the shoots often making a zigzag growth outward and downward of several feet in a single season. The leaves are large, dark green and glossy, and cover the tree with a luxuriant mass of verdure. (See cut). $1.50.

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