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species of willows, and its branches are easily broken off by 

 wind and storm. It is especially adapted to locations near 

 water and grows most rapidly in a moist soil. See Fig. 84. 



Thurlow's Weeping Willow (S. eIegantissima).—As far 

 as tested this new tree promises to be the most satisfac- 

 tory and beautiful of the weeping willows. In form it is 

 upright with the branches bending toward the ground. Its 

 young branches are bright green, which will form a pleasing 

 contrast with the yellow and red shoots of the other willows 

 and the clean white branches of the birches. 



Purple Weeping Willow (S. purpurea, var. penduJa). 

 — The glaucous foliage of this native willow, together with 

 the purple-colored shoots, gives a shade of color that is very 

 desirable in ornamental grouping in winter. 



Camperdown Elm (llmus scabra, var. pendula), Fig. 104. 

 — For an arbor-tree, one that ^^ill give a close shade and 

 last a long time and is decidedly graceful in outline, this 

 tree stands at the head of the Ust. To get the best results, 

 it should be grafted at least six feet from the ground on 

 the upright scahra stock; other^^^s^ the branches will be 

 too low to sit under conveniently, and when reaching near 

 the ground many of the lower branches will soon decay. 



Trees with Deeply Cut Foliage 



Maple, Wier's Cut-leaved. Maple, Variegated-leaved, Jap 



Birch, Cut-leaved Weeping. Beech, Fern-leaved, Jap. 



Maple, Purple, Cut-leaved, Jap. Ash, Cut-leaved, Jap. 



Maple, Green Fern-leaved, Jap. Oak, Cut-leaved. Jap. 



Of the above Wier's Cut-leaved Maple and Weeping Cut- 

 leaved Birch have already been described under "Weeping 

 Trees," Figs. 106 and 103, and are among the very best of 

 this group. 



Japanese Maples {Acer polymorphum, vars.). — Few trees 

 have produced such a variety of foliage or forms of growth as 



