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over. Besides the Tulip Tree, I may name the Maiden-hair Tree 

 (Salisburia), the flowering Ash (Ornus), the Service Tree (Pyrus 

 sorbus), the Catalpa, the Locust Tree (Robinia), the Snowy Mes- 

 pilus (Amelanchier), the Bird Cherry, the Fern-leaved Beech, and 

 many good things in Magnolias. The Purple Beech is indispen- 

 sable, as no other tree can give us its peculiar metallic tint. The 

 Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus glandulosa), the Mountain Ash, should 

 be planted for its bright fruit ; the double-flowered Cherries and 

 Peaches are excellent foreground plants, and the Mulberry should 

 occupy a quiet corner somewhere. Hawthorns are in great force 

 now in the best nurseries, and both double and single flowered 

 varieties may be had in many shades of colour. 



For avenue planiinf/ there are the Horse Chestnut, the Spanish 

 Chestnut, the Canadian Poplar, the Beech, the Lime, the London 

 Plane, and the Elms in several varieties and species. For ever- 

 green avenues the Cedar of Lebanon is unequalled, and the Holly 

 for avenues of less extent has its merits, especially for a winter 

 residence. The Laburnum is so well known and appreciated, it is 

 perhaps scarcely necessary to mention it in a list that does not pro- 

 fess to an exhaustive catalogue. Then, again, what a source of 

 beauty there is almost untouched by the average planter in the 



Weeping;! Trees. — Some time ago I was looking at a Weeping 

 Birch standing on a bank, and wishing every planter could see 

 how beautiful and effective it was. Then there are Weeping 

 Beeches and Elms, and the Weeping Lime is really a good thing 

 where a pendant tree of rapid growth is required. It has good 

 foliage, white underneath, and it flowers later than the common 

 form. The Weeping Ash, of course, is an old favourite, and the 

 Weeping Willows add a new beauty to the margins of lakes and 

 rivers. Sophora japonica is a very pretty weeping tree for small 

 lawns. More might be done with weeping trees in giving character 

 to both small and large gardens. In all cases they must occupy 

 prominent positions, where their peculiar characteristics can be seen 

 to the best advantage. 



Standard Trees. — For the most part standard trees are grafted 

 or budded 4 feet or more high, and have either round or conical 

 shaped heads, though in the case of weeping trees a pendant habit 

 is obtained. The Cotoneaster microphylla grafted on the Thorn 

 form pretty weeping trees iu miniature, and the Pyracantha grafted 

 standard high has a pretty effect when in fruit. Hollies in many 

 varieties may be had as standards. Thorns likewise, and Labur- 

 nums, Rhododendrons, Portugal Laurels, Laurestines, and Japanese 

 Privets are useful evergreens. For flowering deciduous specimens 

 the double-blossomed Cherry, the Peach, and the Almond are 



