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the red, white and green foliage of the others. Among red-leafed ones 

 the purple-leaved plum is one of the best. The leaves will hold their 

 color during the whole season ; the purple-leaved peach and birch are 

 also good. In the east the purple beech is satisfactory, but not here. 

 The foliage of Schwedberger's maple is of the most beautiful reddish 

 color in spring, and for this will be admired by every lover of nature 

 as long as its color eflfect lasts. Reitenbach's maple is not a great 

 success here. Among the nearly white-leaved trees is the Russian olive, 

 the best. Its growth is thrifty, foliage clean, it holds its color during all 

 the season, and the thousands of little flowers every spring will fill 

 the air with fragrance for a great distance. This tree should be used 

 for perfuming large stock yards and packing houses. This would fill 

 the list, but some oaks, ashes and maples can be added for some other 

 parts of the country. In order to secure good colors of the foliage, 

 avoid any of too thrifty growth, give sufficient sun, space, rather dry 

 and poor ground, as used for pear trees. 



Among the ornamental trees, which are noted for beautiful and 

 frequent flowers, are the Catalpa speciosa (western variety), Bechtels 

 crab, Double Flowering cherry and peach, tulip tree, Crategus, Acacia, 

 red and white. The Ailanthus also blooms well, but its odor is offensive, 

 enough to keep flies away. The white fringe and the hardy sorts of 

 privets will make small trees, and bear the most graceful, abundant 

 flowers. 



The weeping elm is very satisfactory, clean and hardy, and also 

 the weeping mulberry, which soon sends its limbs down to the ground. 

 The Kilmarnock willow is only short lived ; the Cutleafed weeping birch 

 is very fine and clean, but grows taller than the ones mentioned and in a 

 diflferent style, the same as the Wisconsin weeping willow. Catalpa 

 Bungei begins to be acclimated, and is very beautiful with its umbrella 

 shaped growth. It is an introduction from China. 



The majority of ornamental trees with green leaves are mostly 

 used as shade trees on streets and private grounds, and among them is 

 the American elm at the top of the list, on account of its adaptability, 

 rapid growth, tough wood, and beauty, also it leaves out early, and keeps • 

 its foliage well. Some caterpillars are against the elm of late, but they 

 will possibly change to some other tree at any time. Next comes the 

 hard maple and the Norway maple, which are similar. The foliage of 

 these is good, but their growth is behind the modern rapid times, which 

 go at a race horse speed. Consequently we should always plant 

 these two maples alternating with elms wherever possible. Then 

 cut out the elms as soon as the maples are fit to fill the places. The 



