TREES 



posed this tree to be perfectly hardy, but 

 the only two on our place, which were set 

 out eight years ago and had grown trunks 

 over two feet in circumference, were killed 

 from the top half way down by the severe 

 cold of last Winter. I waited until the end 

 of June and then had the dead tops cut off 

 and the remaining branches pruned to give 

 proportion to the height, and though at 

 present they appear somewhat stunted, a 

 couple of years will probably bring them 

 into shape again. 



Catalpa Bungii and the pyramidal ever- 

 green are about the only trees that should 

 be grown directly in a flower garden, as 

 flowers will not thrive in a shade. 



Catalpa Bungii are small trees with the 

 large leaves of the catalpa. They are 

 catalpas grafted on straight stems or stand- 

 ards of from five and a half to six feet 

 tall, to give good effect. They should be 

 set out in the Spring and kept carefully tied 

 to stakes and well mulched. Every year, in 

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