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cies with long, slender leaf-stalks, which cause the leaves 

 to quiver in the slightest breeze. 



THE TULIP TREE. Liriocleudron. A. 



The Tulip Tree {L. TuVipifera) is a beautiful tree 

 wherever it grows and flowers well. The trunk is 

 straight, covered with grayish-brown bark ; leaves round- 

 ish, ovate, with two lobes near the base, and two at the 

 apex, which appears as if cut off, of a charming light-green 

 tint, and smooth. The flowers resemble single tulips. 

 It requires a deep, loamy soil, and must be transplanted 

 while young. The Gold-margined-leaved Tulip Tree is 

 a recent introduction, with most beautifully margined 

 leaves. May prove tender in the North. 



THE HICKORIES AKD OTHER XUT-BEARING TREES. A. B. 



The Common Hickory, or Shell Bark {Carya alM), 

 is an ornamental tree of noble dimensions and a spread- 

 ing habit, with the branches starting low^ down; excellent 

 where the space admits. Handsome compound leaves of 

 a rich, glossy green — darker than those of most other trees 

 — and frequently measure twelve to fifteen inches long 

 on vigorous specimens. 



The Black Walnut {Juglans nigra) is one of the 

 grandest and most massive of trees, and well suited for 

 embellishing large grounds. The bark is very dark in 

 color, and deeply farrowed ; leaves compound, with thir- 

 teen to seventeen leaflets, and exceedingly handsome. A, 



The Butternut (./. cmerea) is another fine ornament- 

 al tree, somewhat resembling the last, but rarely as hand- 

 some, B. 



The European Walnut, or Madeira Nut (/. regia), 

 forms a fine, well-balanced tree, thickly clad with warm, 

 russet-lined foliage, A. There is also a Cut-leaved variety 

 (var. lacinata) and a Dw^arf variety (var. prae;parturiens) 

 of this. 



