DESCRIPTION OF FOREIGN TREES 

 IN CENTRAL PARK 



I. Yulan. (Magnolia conspicua.) 

 Leaf : 6'-8', simple, alternate, entire, obovate, apex pointed, 

 downy when young. Flower : white, very- large, fragrant (pet- 

 als 6-9, sepals 3), single, very profuse, before leaves j low tree. 

 China. (PI. I.) 



2. Chinese Judas-tree. (Cercis japonica.) 

 Leaf: 2-3', simple, alternate, entire, somewhat roundish, 

 base only slightly cordate, apex somewhat pointed, smooth, 5- 

 veined. Flower : rich reddish-purple, pea-shaped covering 

 tree before leaves, larger than in American species ; low tree and 

 shrub. 



3. Oleaster. (Elaeagnus angustifolia.) 

 Leaf: 2'-3', simple, alternate, entire, elliptical, both ends 

 pointed, both sides silvery, as also young shoots. Flower : 

 yellow, fragrant (calyx bell-shaped, 4-8-lobed, stamens as many 

 as lobes, i style), 1-3-clustered, lateral ; midsummer ; often 

 thorny ; low tree and shrub ; from the Orient. (PI. I.) 



4. Small-leaved Willow. (Salix rosmarinifolia.) 

 Leaf: 2-4', simple, alternate, entire, elliptical, above smooth, 

 beneath silky-shiny ; blossoms in May. Sweden. 



5. European Alder. (Alnus glutinosa.) 

 Leaf : 2-3', simple, alternate, serrate, roundish to obovate, 

 apex blunt or emarginate, base wedge-shaped, bright green be- 

 neath, hairy in angles of veins, sticky when young (as also branch- 

 lets) ; long yellowish catkins in March ; bark blackish ; native 

 alders are shrubs. (" Native Shrubs," PI. IX.) 

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