i 7 4 IDect&uous Hrees. 



tana). There are two very distinct forms, one with fasti- 

 giate the other with pendulous branches. The white elm, 

 (U. Americana) is of a more elegant habit than the rest, 

 with more slender branches. 



Nettle Tree, Geltis occidental)*. — An elegant tree of 

 medium size growing in rich, moist ground. The leaves 

 are more narrow than those of the elm. The crown is 

 irregular, rounded, broadest at the base. It will grow in 

 any moderately good soil. 



Mulberry, Moras. — The mulberry trees are seldom 

 used in ornamental gardening, but they are very orna- 

 mental when young. The most useful species for this 

 purpose is the red mulberry (M. rubra), which has the 

 finest foliage. All are useful for hedge-planting. The 

 black mulberry gives a well-known fruit. 



Paper Mulberry, Broussonetia papijrifera, — A small 

 shade-tree with very ornamental three-cleft leaves, hardy, 

 south of New York. For ornamental purposes this is 

 better than the common mulberry trees. Will grow in 

 any moderately good soil. 



Osage Orange, Madura. — A coarse, spreading, rapid- 

 growing tree, with spiny branches and ovate lanceolate 

 leaves. It is excellent for strong hedges and enclosures 

 and of great ornamental value. It multiplies by means of 

 running roots and is apt to become a weed. 



THE PLANE-TKEE FAMILY. 



Sycamore or Plane, Platanus. — Large and beautiful 

 trees with truncate, five-angled leaves, which are of a leath- 

 ery texture and downy on the lower side. The crowns are 



