224 PLANTING THE ORNAMENTAL GROUNDS 



Aspen, Populus tremuloides* 



Very valuable when well grown. Too much neglected. Most of the 

 poplars are suitable for pleasure grounds, and as nurses for slower 

 growing and more emphatic trees. (Pages 152, 153, 213.) 

 Large-toothed aspen, P. grandidentata* 



Unique in summer color. Heavier in aspect than the last. Old trees 

 become ragged. 

 Weeping poplar, P. grandidentata, hort. var. pendula. 



An odd, small tree, suitable for small places, but, like all weeping 

 trees, apt to be planted too freely. 

 Cottonwood, P. monilifera.* 



Desirable in a group or near water. The staminate specimens, only, 

 should be planted if possible, as the cotton of the seed-pods is dis- 

 agreeable when carried by winds. 

 Balm of Gilead, P. balsamifera* and var. candicans.* 



Desirable for remote groups or belts. Foliage not pleasant in color. 

 Lombardy poplar, P. nigra, var. Italica. 



Desirable for certain purposes, but used too indiscriminately. It is 

 apt to be short-lived in this climate. 

 Bolle's poplar, P. alba, var. Bolleana. 



Habit much like the Lombardy. Leaves curiously lobed, very white be 

 neath, making a pleasant contrast. Evidently hardy at Lansing. (P. 212.) 

 Locust, Eobinia Pseudacacia.^ 



Should be planted at some distance from the dwelling. Useful in 

 grouping. Attractive in flower. Handsome as single specimens when 

 young. 

 Honey locust, Gleditschia triacanthos.*1[ 



Like the last, this should be planted rather remote from the residence, 

 or near the borders. The foliage of both is light. 

 Beech, Fagus ferruginea*^ 



Specimens which are symmetrically developed are among our best 

 lawn trees. Picturesque in winter. 

 Chestnut, Castanea vesca} and var. Americana*^ 

 Plane or Buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis .*t 



Young or middle-aged trees areisoft and pleasant in aspect, but they 

 soon become thin and ragged below. Most desirable in belts. Unique 

 in winter. 

 Sassafras, Sassafras officinalis*^ 



Suitable in the borders of groups or for single specimens. Peculiar 

 in winter. Too much neglected. 



