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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



son foliage, and when making its young 

 growtii is very sticking. It grows 

 rapidly, and becomes effective very 

 qnickl}-. It is not, howeA^er, a long- 

 lived tree, and should only be used 

 where immediate effects are desired, 

 making provision for its loss, which is 

 likely to occni- in a few years. The 

 tricolor-leaved Sycamore is one of the 

 handsomest of ornamental ti-ees, its 

 leaves being mottled and marbled with 

 yellow. The variegation is constant 

 and effective. The purple-leaved Syca- 

 more is also a very interesting tree. 

 The Golden Locust has handsome gold- 

 tinted leaves, and may be employed in 

 gi-iHips very effectively. Memminger's 

 Horse Chestnut is one of the newer 

 trees which is whorthy of mention, on 

 account of its peculiar foliage. Its 

 leaves are, as it were, sprinkled and 

 dotted with white, the effect of which 

 is quite remarkable. As a single tree 

 upon the lawn it is very attractive. 

 The Silver-leaved Linden is a charming 

 tree of fine habit, and with rich silveiy 

 foliage. It deserves to be l)etter known. 

 The variegated-leaved Bird Cherry has 

 handsomely variegated foliage. Its 

 branches droop, rendering it a very 

 graceful tree. The Royal Willow, with 

 its bright silvery leaves, is very con- 

 spicuous. In groups it is very effective. 

 TLe Golden Oak, as well as the purple- 

 leaved Oak, are both distinguished for 

 their i-emarkable foliage. The hybrid 

 Mountain Ash has very distinct grey- 

 ish leavdSj and is a choice tree. The 

 Aucuba-leaved Ash has handsome, varie- 

 gated leaves, and is very showy. I have 

 brought these trees with beautiful foli- 

 age together, so as to show what valu- 

 able material we possess for effective 

 groups. If arranged judicioiisly and 

 artistically, the most extraordinary re- 

 sult may be produced. 



TREES Wri'H CUT OR MSSFfTED FOLIAGE. 



Wier's cut leaved j\la])le has distinct 

 foliage, and th(! half-( Ifooping lial)it of 



the tree renders it a handsome object 

 upon the lawn. The dissected-leaved 

 Norway Maple is much admired for its 

 deeply cut leaves. The cut-leaved Ja- 

 pan Maples are exceedingly showy and 

 beautiful, but their slow growth and 

 difficult propagation will always render 

 them rare and expensive. Their hardi- 

 ness is still questioned, although in our 

 grounds they came through the past 

 winter in good condition unprotected. 

 I do not lay much stress upon this class 

 of trees, preferring to draw attention to 

 thoroughly hardy, vigorous, rapid-grow- 

 ing, easily-propagated trees, which can 

 be sold at moderate prices. When the 

 liardiness of the Japan Majde is no 

 longer in question, and its propagation 

 has been rendered less difiicult, it will 

 be soon enough to suggest it to the 

 public for general planting. The im- 

 perial cut-leaved Alder and cut-leaved 

 Weeping Birch are two elegant trees 

 which are much esteemed for lawn 

 planting. The cut-leaved Beech is one 

 of those extraordinary trees which claiuj 

 special attention. A jiroper consider- 

 ation of its qualities will lead us to the 

 conclusion tliat it is one of the finest 

 trees known to cultivators. Hardy, 

 vigorous, luxuriant, of pleasing outline 

 and possessing delicately cut foliage, it 

 has all the valuable characteristics that 

 could be asked for. The Oak-leaved 

 Mountain Ash meiits the attention of 

 planters, as it has few equals among 

 handsome trees. Its regular and rich 

 foliage makes it an object of much in 

 terest. The cut-leaved Oak is an 

 interesting and beaiitiful tree. Other 

 note-worthy trees are the Madian-hair 

 Tree, Broad-loaved Beech, Oak-leaved 

 Beech, Willow-leaved Ash, Liquidam- 

 bar. Scarlet Oak, Moss Locust, Laurel- 

 leaved Willow, Rosemary-leaved Wil- 

 low, Red Fern-leaved Linden, Ulmus 

 supei'ba, and monumentalis ; and 

 amongst desirable drooping trees may 

 be named Young's Weeping Birch. 



