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But with all these they mnst not throw up suckers from tlio roots, nor emit oft'onsive 

 odors from the leaves or flowers. "Wheu you find a tree that will precisely answer 

 this description, you cannot err in planting it on the street, opposite your house ; or 

 in town avenues intended as cool summer retreats and pleasant promenades. 



But you will say that it is impossible to secure all these qualities. Very true ; for 

 trees, like men, have their failings and their vices too : but let us see what they are 

 that come nearest the mark ; or in other words, those which combine the greatest 

 number and the most important of these qualifications. 



The American Weeping Mni'^ (White Elm) is the first on your list, and on some 

 accounts it is worthy of such pre-eminence. It is truly a noble tree — a magnificent 

 tree — in the stateliness of its trunk, its gracefully curved branches and delicate droop- 

 ing spray. "What can equal it ? Taken altogether, we must regard it as the finest 

 of its genus in cither hemisphere. For avenues it has no equal, where it has suffi- 

 cient space for the free and full development of its natural form; but for narrow 

 streets and side walks, where the houses are edging on them, does it not spread and 

 droop too much for convenience ? We think it does ; and on that account would 

 only recommend it for streets and avenues of extraordinary dimensions, with spacious 

 sidewalks, and the houses well set back. For ordinary streets, we think the more 

 compact headed species, such as the English elm and its varieties, better adapted. 

 The English elm has smaller leaves than oura, but they remain green much longer in 

 the autumn. 



The Scotch Elm, or Wych Elm, (Mortana,) is, we think, the finest of all the 

 European species — much more jjicturesque than the English, and more so even than 

 our white elm, though neither so graceful or beautiful. We object to it as a tree 

 for ordinary streets, because its trunk is generally not upright, but tortuous ; and it 

 soon divides into bold, wide spreading branches. It makes a noble park and avenue 

 tree where it has abundant space. 



The Huntingdon Elm bears a striking resemblance to our white, or weeping elm, 

 and is possibly a seedling from it with slight variations. 



The Horse Chestnut is one of the most extensively planted and well known of all 

 foreign trees. For common street planting, it possesses probably as many qualifica- 

 tions as any in the whole catalogue — easily propagated and grown, and transplanted 

 successfully at all ages, clean and healthy, with large foliage and superb flowers. Its 

 head is compact and roundish, inclining to the pyramidal. When in full bloom, it 

 presents a gorgeous sight. Those who have planted this tree will have no good 

 reason to regret it. 



The Sugar Maple is another capital street tree, but grows, unfortunately, at a com- 

 paratively slow pace. Aside from this, it has no superior. Its trunk is upright as a 

 column ; clear, and bright colored. Its head is compact without being dumpish, and 

 the foliage is large and rich. It throws up no suckers, and is sweet and cleanly in 

 all its habits and associations. 



The Red Maple and White, or Silver Maple, are both good street trees ; rapid in 

 growth — extremely so, — regular and symmetrical in form, and cleanly. There is, 



