Description of Trees 



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Street- or Avenue-trees * 



Nothing adds so much to the beauty and comfort of our 

 streets and roadways, especially in the summer, as well- 

 grown trees on both sides, and we find many towns and 

 cities throughout our country noted for the large number 

 and beauty of their street-trees. City streets are difficult 

 to decorate, yet by constant care trees may be made to 

 grow as is shown in Fig. 86, while \\ithout the results are 

 as in Fig. 85. 



The following list includes those best suited for this pur- 

 pose: 



Elm, fringed- face form. 

 Elm, American vase-shaped. 

 Elm, Slipper}-, fringed. 

 Elm, European, urn-shaped. 

 Maple, Sugar. 

 Maple, Silver. 

 Walnut, Black. 



Ash, White. 

 Oak, Red. 

 Oak, Scarlet. 

 Chestnut, American. 

 Hickor>% White. 

 Tulip-tree. 

 Cucumber Magnolia. 



American or V/hite Elm iUlmiis americatia), Fig. 88. 

 — This is unquestionably the finest street or avenue shade- 



* The appended list of trees is offered by the Tree-planting Asso- 

 ciation of Xew York City as being the most suitable to select from for 

 growth in that city: 



Tulip Tree or Tulip Poplar. 



Balsam Poplar. 



Lombardy Poplar. 



Carolina Poplar or Cottonwood. 



Norway ^Maple. 

 Sugar Maple. 

 Silver Maple. 



American White Elm. 



Scotch Elm. 



Pin Oak. 



Red Oak. 



American White Ash. 



American Linden (or Basswood). 

 Lime (or European Linden). 

 Xettle-tree (Hackberry). 

 Oriental Plane-tree. 

 Sweet Gum (or Liquidambar). 

 American Plane-tree (Buttonwood 

 or Sycamore). 



American Sweet Chestnut. 

 Common Horse-chestnut. 

 Hardy Catalpa. 



If the Ailanthus is desired for planting, use only pistillate trees, as 

 they give no unpleasant odor. 



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