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SHADE TREES. 



rich, well drained soil and grow rather slowly. Under free 

 conditions the tree is quite short but develops a broad heavy 

 crown which casts a dense shade. There are many orna- 

 mental forms of the European species as purple-leaved, cut- 

 leaved and drooping. Many of the leaves adhere to the 

 branches through the winter, a habit that some people con- 

 sider a fault, others like the constant rustle of the dried 

 leaves, as well as the appearance of the tree when most others 

 are bare. This tree should never be planted where sunlight 

 is wanted winter or summer. 



Fig. 28. Beech. This and other trees grown on a lawn not sacri- 

 ficed when street was cut through. Courtesy of 

 Newark Shade Tree Commission. 



CATALPA. 



All the species of catalpa should be considered ornamental 

 rather than practical shade trees. The southern catalpa 

 (Catalpa catalpa, Karst) is a scrawny, irregular tree, but 

 very picturesque in maturity, especially when covered with 

 its large white bloom. The foliage and flowers appear quite 

 late, and the leaves arc blackened by the first frost or often at- 

 tacked by fungi. The hardy catalpa (Catalpa specwsa, En- 



