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ories lose their leaves early; the Walnuts breed 

 millions upon millions of caterpillars that eat up 

 at least two sets of leaves during the summer. 

 Of the three the Chestnut is the most desirable. 

 Poplars are quick growing trees that are used 

 principally for screens, but they are very short- 

 lived and almost worthless. They lose their 

 leaves early, frost or no frost, and if the season 

 is at all dry the first of September will see them 

 bare and unsightly. The single exception in the 

 family is the Lombardy, which is the longest lived 

 of the tribe. It may be used very sparingly in 

 semi-formal work on small grounds as an accent 

 on the rest of the planting. One or two are more 

 effective than half-a-dozen, and their positions 

 should be carefully chosen. They are foreign 

 notes that should be very softly introduced into 

 the composition of the American yard or they 

 will spoil the harmony. One or two might be 

 used as a link between a house that exhibits a 

 continental theme of architecture, and the gar- 

 den. When one sees a Lombardy Poplar one 

 thinks instinctively of France, and why should 

 one be reminded of France when walking in one's 



