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GINKGO. See MAIDENHAIR TREE. 



HAWTHORN, ENGLISH (Cratcegus Oxyacantha). 30 feet. White, pink 

 to red. June. Perfectly hardy; thrives on dry soil. Stands severe 

 trimming. Many varieties, single and double, which are referred to 

 another species, C. monogyna, by the hair-splitting botanists. Red 

 berries, relished by birds. Clothed with sharp thorns. Very slow 

 growing after 10 feet high. Spray for scale. See CRAB. 



HERCULES CLUB (Aralia spinosa). 40 feet. Huge, handsome pinnate 

 leaves. Flowers fleecy white, in large, broad, clustered panicle, 

 followed by dark purple berries in heavy clusters, relished by migrant 

 birds in autumn. Blooms in midsummer. One of the most 

 showy native trees, except in winter, when its spiny, club-like trunks 



without branches, alone remain. , CHINESE ANGELICA (A. 



Chinensis). Similar, with leaves 2 to 3 feet long, and flowering a 

 week earlier. 



HICKORY (Hicoria alba). 100 feet, or less. Adapted to great range of 

 soils. Slow growing and difficult to transplant. Characteristic 

 shaggy bark. Open mantle of foliage makes broken shade. 



LABURNUM (Laburnum vulgare). 20 feet. Yellow. May. Flowers in 

 June like a yellow wistaria. Clean, smooth bark. Equally good 

 on all sorts of soil, including lime. Poisonous in all parts, espe 

 cially fruits. Not quite hardy north of New York. Seedlings crop 

 up all around. Give abundance of water. The laburnum is at 

 its best in rainy Ireland. 



LAUREL, GREAT. See MAGNOLIA. 



LINDEN (Tilia Americana). 90 feet. Dense, round head when young. 

 Rapid grower. White fragrant flowers attract bees. Needs 

 no attention after planting. Very variable and much confused 

 with European species, T. petiolaris, which is smaller, and has leaves 

 hairy beneath. 



LOCUST, FALSE ACACIA (Robinia Pseud acacia). 80 feet. White. 

 Fragrant pea-like flowers in May, June. Quick growing when 

 young. Makes a moderate spread with irregular outline. Attacked 

 by a borer, spreads freely by seeds, and suckers badly. 



MAGNOLIA (Various species). These embrace the largest-flowered and 

 most conspicuously ornamental deciduous trees; some evergreen, 

 some deciduous, and some are shrubs. Besides being the largest 

 flowered, they are also among the most fragrant. The deciduous 

 species are reasonably hardy, and in sheltered positions may be 



