ORNAMENTAL TREES. 177 



The Soft or Silver Maple is a quick j^TOwer, but requires 

 lots of room for its proper development. 



The Sweet Chestnut, a good tree of rather commanding 

 appearance, and will make a very desirable addition to our 

 Nebraska aboriculture. 



The Cucumber Tree (magnolia accuminata) makes a good, 

 and also a reliable tree in Nebraska, although not generally 

 planted. 



The Catalpa we all know, with its semi-tropical appear- 

 ance, has its advocates, and for a short period each year, is 

 very beautiful. 



The European Larch, a deciduous conifer, is a distinguished 

 looking ornamental tree. It is also useful as a forest tree, — 

 its wood having more tenstile strength than pine, and should 

 be more generally grown. 



The Ginko, or Maidenhair, a Chinese tree, with peculiar 

 leaves and of columnar growth, is sometimes grown as a 

 street tree. Its branches often are curiously contorted, giv- 

 ing it a weird appearance. 



The Horse chestnut, both American and European, makes 

 compact trees, and when in bloom has a charming effect, 

 especially the European variety. 



The Honey Locust, a pinnate-leaved tree, of good appear- 

 ance, the light green of its young growth contrasting with 

 that of the older dark green leaves, giving to it a charming 

 effect. 



The Ailanthus, or Tree of Heaven, makes a good ornamental 

 tree, with its frond-like leaves, and later on its bunches of 

 yellow seed vessels amongst the leaves, give a unique effect. 



The Virgilia, or Yellow Wood, is another of the pinnate- 

 leaved trees, with pendant flowers, something like the Locust. 



The Yellow and Black Locust, apart from their desirability 

 as fence post timber, are very ornamental, when loaded in 

 Spring with their pendulous white bloom. 



The Ked Bud of Judas Tree is very effective in early 

 Spring, either massed or as an individual specimen. 



