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account of its abundant yellow flowers which inimodiutcly 

 precede the unfolding of the leaves in Spring. This tree, 

 too, is particularly adapted for planting near the seashore. 

 The White Poplar might also be mentioned in this connection, 

 but its habit of extensively suckering renders it undesirable 

 in most situations. The European Larch has proved itself 

 better adapted to dry soil than the more meagre foliaged 

 American species whose native hal)itation is in cold swamps. 

 The last of these trees, the White Willow, is too well knoAvn 

 to require mention ; it has followed everywhere the settle- 

 ment of the country, even to having the appearance in some 

 places of a native species. 



The ease with which European trees and seeds have been 

 obtained, and the difficulty of procuring the seeds even of 

 many desirable American species, has filled our nurseries 

 with European trees to the exclusion of the American ones. 

 Arboriculture has not long been considered scientificall}', 

 and no botanical garden hereabouts has been available for 

 consultation and example. The planting of the Arnold 

 Arboretum at AVest Roxbury is now well under way, and 

 we may hope that the next generation, at least, of nursery 

 men and ti'ee planters will be able to reap the benefits of 

 its object teachings. We are fortunate in having this living 

 tree museum located so near us. 



The value of certain timber trees is every j^ear increasing, 

 and bearing this in mind it would be well to select, for 

 ornamental planting even, such trees as possess an economic 

 value. Thus the White Ash should be planted in preference 

 to other Ashes, the Rock Maple in preference to the Red or 

 White Maple, the White and Burr Oaks to the Red Oaks, 

 and the Red and White Pines to other coniferous trees. 

 The Butternut, Black Walnut and White Hickory should 

 have some of the objections to them waived, for ornamental 

 trees, when we consider their value as timber-producing 

 trees. 



In making a plantation it should be borne in mind that 

 trees require to have as much preparation of soil, and after 

 care and attention, as cabbages or corn. Too often we see 

 the tree planter snatch from some swamp or hillside, with 

 roots exposed to wind and sun, the young trees he fancies 



