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ffloweriiuj TLvccs. 



leaves are large and heart-shaped, and the flowers, which 

 appear before the leaves in spring, are collected in very 

 large, terminal panicles. The color is a beautiful violet- 



FIQ. 107.— PAULOWNIA (PAULOWNIA IMPERIALISM 



blue. A fine lawn tree, tender in the extreme North. It 

 grows well in an open, sandy lawn in a sunny and sheltered 

 position. Perfectly hardy south of New r York. 



THE OLIVE FAMILY. 



Flowering Ash, JFraxinus Ornus. — A very handsome 

 tree with pinnate leaves, rounded crowns, and of a grace- 

 ful habit, with large masses of creamy-white flowers tinged 

 brown late in spring. A fine, showy tree for sheltered 

 positions south of New York. Fine as a specimen on a 

 lawn or by the margin of a lake or river. Perfectly hardy 

 in Europe and growing luxuriantly as far as the fifty sixth 

 decree north latitude. 



