SOME FINE PARK TREES. 



Fig 1432. — Magnolia umberella. 



R. RODERICK CAMER- 

 ON, Supt. of Niagara Falls' 

 Park, sends a photograph of 

 five different trees growing in 

 A^ictoria Park, and since we are treating 

 of the Walnut it will be in keeping to 

 have these represented in this number. 

 Mr. Cameron sends the following 

 notes : — 



Fig. 1432 represents a very fine 

 specimen of Magnolia umberella grow- 

 ing in the Q. V. Niagara Falls' Park. 

 This specimen is, 1 think, the only one 

 in Canada, it makes a beautiful tree and 



seems to be quite at home here. It 

 gets no protection, and it is about 25 

 feet in height and has about 1 2 feet spread 

 of branches. The leaves are smooth 

 and green on both sides, obovate and 

 lanceolate, and a strong perfume ; the 

 ovate oblong cone of fruit showy in 

 autumn, rose red about five inches 

 long. 



Fig. 1433 represents Catalpa speci- 

 osa, or Indian Bean, beginning to be 

 widelyplanted as an ornamental tree and 

 as a shade tree for the streets. It has large 

 open panicles of sweet scented white 

 flowers spotted inside with yellow and 

 purple leaves, large heart shaped. 



Fig. 1434 represents Juglans cinerea 

 Butter Nut, or White Walnut, a beauti- 

 ful specimen of a medium-sized growing 

 tree, fruit oblong ; nut with rugged 

 ridges ; this tree makes a clean and 

 pretty lawn tree. 



Fig. 1435 represents the king of all 

 trees for beauty and gracefulness either 

 as a specimen lawn tree or for a street 

 tree. The name is Ulmus Americana 

 or American White Elm. It is large 

 spreading, and has drooping branches, 

 with leaves four inches long. 



Fig. 1436 represeats Carya amara, 

 Bitter Hickory nut, thin shelled and 

 bitter to eat. The tree makes a beauti- 

 ful specimen on a large lawn. The 

 wood is famous for its toughness and for 

 fire wood. 



Double Daisy.— The double daisy is 

 a wonderfully winning little pot plant. 

 It is always in bloom. A plant of the 

 pink variety, Longfellow, in a three-inch 

 pot, has at present twenty large, hand- 

 some blossoms, and has been in bloom 



for weeks. I sometimes think that these 

 modest, unobtrusive plants, which we 

 call " so common," give the most satis- 

 faction after all. If aphis attacks the 

 Double Daisy spray with tobacco tea. 



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