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Illustrations in planting villa, ferme ornee, and cottage grounds, p. 113 

 Ueneral classification of trees as to forms, with leading characteristics of each 

 /•lass, p. 123. 



SECTION IV. 



DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



The history and description of all the finest hardy deciduous trees. Re- 

 marks on their effects in Landscape Gardening, individually, and in composi- 

 tion ; their cultivation, etc. The oak, p. 139. The elm, p. 152. The plane or 

 buttonwood, p. 158. The ash, p. 162. The lime or linden, p. 167. The 

 beech, p. 171. The poplar, p. 175. The horse chestnut, p. 181. The 

 birch, p. 184. The alder, p. 189. The maple, p. 191. The locust, p. 196. 

 The three-thoroed acacia, p. 200. The Judas tree, p. 202. The chestnut, p. 

 204. The Osage orange, p. 209. The mulberry, p. 211. The paper-mul- 

 berry, p. 214. The sweet gum, p. 215. The walnut, p. 218. The hickory, 

 p. 222. The mountain ash, p. 226. The ailantus, p. 230. The Kentucky 

 coffee, p. 232. The willow, p. 234. The sassafras, p. 241. The catalpa, p. 

 242. The persimon, p. 244. The peperidge, p. 246. The thorn, p. 248. 

 The magnolia, p. 250. The tulip-tree, p. 255. The dogwood, p. 259. The 

 ginko, p. 261. The American cypress, p. 264. The larch, p. 268. The 

 Virgilia, p. 276. The Paulownia, p. 278. 



SECTION V. 



EVERGREEN ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



The history and description of all the finest hardy evergreen trees. Re- 

 marks on their efiects in Landscape Gardening, individually and in composi- 

 tion. Their cultivation, etc. The pines, p. 280. The firs, p. 290. The 

 cedar of Lebanon, and Deodar cedar, p. 296. The red cedar, p. 300. The 

 arbor vitic, p. 301. The holly, p. 304. The yew, p. 306. 



SECTION VI. 



VINES AND CLIMBING PLANTS. 



Value of this kind of vegetation ; — fine natural effects, p. 312. The 

 European ivy, p. 316. The Virginia creeper, p. 316. The wild grape-vine, 

 p. 317. The bittersweet, — the trumpet creeper, p. 317. The pipe vine, p. 



