Identifier: cmhobbssons00cmho_2 (find matches)
Title: C. M. Hobbs & Sons
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: C.M. Hobbs & Sons Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries Horticulture Catalogs Evergreens Catalogs Fruit trees Catalogs Climbing plants Catalogs Shrubs Catalogs Vegetables Catalogs Flowers Catalogs
Publisher: Bridgeport, Ind. : C.M. Hobbs & 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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Pyrus Bechteli—Bechtels Flowering Crab. Tilia Americana—Linden or Basswood. Over Forty Years in One Location—Bridgeport. Indiana. Why? 22 C. M. HOBBS & SONS, BRIDGEPORT, INDIANA
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Salix babylonica—Weeping Willow. Salix - The Willows var. babylonica (Weeping- Willow). Thewell-known common weeping willow; makes alarge tree with drooping branches. Very finefor planting on the margin of streams andponds. var. elegantissima (Thurlows Weeping Wil-low). Strong upright, with smaller branchesdrooping; puts out early and has good foliagethrough the season; probably the best willow. var. vitellina (Yellow Barked Willow). Erectin growth. Bark very yellow or golden color. var. Wisconsin (Wisconsin Willow). A largetree with long, drooping branches, similar tobabylonica, but much hardier. Sorbus - European Mountain Ash var. aucuparia. Hardy tree; head dense andregular; covered from July till winter withclusters of bright berries. Tilia ■ Linden or Lime Tree var. ainericana (American Linden or Bass-wood). Grows about 6 0 feet high, rapid grow-ing, large size, forming a broad round toppedhead. Leaves broadly oval, dark green above,light green underneath; flowers creamy-whit

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