ol OE^^'AMENTAL GARr)E:^^XG. 



when young; Q. dentata, with deeply-tootlied leaves that 

 give the tree a pleasing appearance. 



THE HORSE-CHESTNUT AXD BUCKEYE, {^SCUlus). A-E. 



The Horse-Chestnnt, including the American Buck- 

 eyes, are much esteemed as ornamental trees the world 

 over, for their regular forms, heavy, deep-green foliage 

 and their flowers, which latter give the tree a magnificent 

 appearance for weeks in the spring. 



The Common or Europea:n^ Horse-Chestxut {uE. 

 Hijyjjocastanuyn) is hardly excelled as a lawn or street 

 tree; in time losing largely the sameness of form, which 

 is conspicuous, and to some objectionable in the young 

 trees, and taking on sufficient irregularity to produce a 

 charming effect of light and shade. In old trees, some 

 branches will almost droop to the ground. A slight ob- 

 jection to the tree is the litter it produces by dropping 

 its buds and nuts in the fall, A. There are several fine 

 varieties, namely: the Double White (xnr. Jlore pleno); 

 the Double Eed (var. rubra fiore pleno), which possess 

 the advantage of not producing fruit, hence litter on 

 this account is avoided. The flowers of these are very 

 attractive, and the form of growth may easily be kept 

 shrub-like, B. Memminger's Horse- Chestnut (var. Mem- 

 mingeri) is a variety, the leaves of which are sometimes 

 slightly sprinkled with wiiite, making the tree interest- 

 ing, A. The Cut-leaved Horse-Chestnut (var. laciniata)^ 

 has handsome leaves deeply and delicately cut, B. Van 

 Houtte's Dwarf Horse-Chestnut (var. 7ia7ia Van Houttei) 

 is dwarfish, and very desirable for small places. 



The Eed-Flowerixg Horse-Chest^^ut {^. ruii- 

 cunda) is now regarded as a distinct species; it is of 

 slow growth, with dark-green leaves, and producing bril- 

 liant red flowers in showy racemes, B. There is a Golden 

 variegated variety (var. foliis aureis), and a Dwarf Red- 



