HARDY TREES 223 



Scarlet oak, Q. coccinea.*^ 



This and the next two are glossy-leaved, and are desirable for gay 

 scenes. 



Black oak, Q. tinctoria*^ 

 Red oak, Q. rubra*} 

 Pepperidge or gum-tree, Nyssa multiftora .* 



One of the oddest and most picturesque of our native trees. Espe- 

 cially attractive in winter. Foliage brilliant red in autumn. Most 

 suitable for low lands. 



Horse chestnut, JEsculus Hippocastanum .~\ 



Useful for single specimens and roadsides. 

 Showy catalpa, Catalpa speciosa.^ 



Very dark, soft-foliaged tree of small to medium size. Showy in 

 flower. To be used as single specimens. 



Smaller catalpa, C. bignonioides.1i 



Less showy than the last, blooming a week or two later. Less hardy. 

 Black ash, Fraxinus sambucifolia.*^ 



One of the best of the light leaved trees- Does well on dry soils, 

 although native to swamps. Not appreciated. 

 White ash, F. Americana. ,*t 

 Kentucky coffee-tree, Gymnocladiis Canadensis.* 



Light and graceful. Unique in winter. 

 Bitter-nut, Hicoria minima, or Carya amara* 



Much like black ash in aspect. Not appreciated. 

 Hickory, Hicoria ovata, or Carya alba, *and others. 



Useful in remote groups or belts. 

 Cut-leaved weeping birch, Betula alba, hort. var. 



The finest of gay trees. To be used sparingly as single specimens. 

 Cut- leaved birch, B. alba, hort. var. 

 European birch, B. alba. 

 American white birch, B. populifolia. 

 Paper, or Canoe birch, B. papyrifera.* 

 Purple birch, B. alba, hort. var. 

 Cherry birch, B. lenta.* 



Well grown specimens resemble the sweet cherry. Both this and the 

 next make attractive light leaved trees. They are not appreciated. 

 Yellow birch, B. lutea* 



