DECIDUOUS FLOWERING TREES 



ALTHOUGH less numerous than the shrubs grown for 

 the beauty of their flowers, the trees of small growth 

 distinguished by their charms during their season of 

 flowering, include so many possessing a high degree of 

 merit, that they must have a full share of attention when 

 the question of selecting garden trees is under con- 

 sideration. Some are so effective when in bloom that 

 they should be included in selections, whether for large 

 or small gardens, the number of trees being, as a 

 matter of course, adapted to the space to be planted. 



.^ESCULUS. The chestnuts remarkable for the beauty 

 of their flowers comprise some of the most handsome 

 deciduous trees that have been introduced into Great 

 Britain, but several are of much too large a growth to 

 admit of their being included in this selection. Propa- 

 gation is readily effected by budding, the common 

 Horse Chestnut (JE. hippocastanum) being used as a 

 stock. Budding is best done in July when the bark 

 parts readily from the wood, and the buds should be 

 inserted on the main stem from six to ten feet above the 

 ground level. The double flowered Red Chestnut is 

 admirably suited for the formation of comparatively 

 short avenues, when it should be planted about twenty 

 feet apart. On the lawn it should have a prominent 

 position, where its growth will not be influenced in any 

 way by other trees. 



The finest of all the forms for the garden and 

 pleasure grounds is the double-flowered Red Chestnut 

 (JE. rubicunda flore pleno) which attains a height of about 



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