Description of Trees 



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Weeping Trees 



Few more beautiful objects can be seen that some of the 

 many weeping trees that are now being offered by nearly 

 all of our nurserymen. They possess beauty of form, grace 



Fig. 103. — Weeping Maple. 



in outline, and often produce beautiful flowers. They are 

 especially adapted to planting upon the lawn. Most of the 

 trees of this type are grafted upon other stocks, which in 

 many cases results in a smaller or slower growth and shorter 

 life and adds very much to their cost. 



