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The Norway Maple has been introduced by Mr. A. P. 

 Bartlett, in his grounds on the bluff, and has done well. 

 It is a splendid tree, clean, with a well rounded dense top, 

 and a profusion of foliage. We strongly recommend this 

 tree for the bluff. Mr. Bartlett has also the English Elm, 

 which is superior even to our White Elm. It is probably 

 as hardy, grows a little faster, arid its top is more dense. 



The Cucumber Tree Magnolia Acwnmaia, is a large 

 and elegant tree. It is perfectly, hardy, and in rich land 

 grows rapidly. I think there is not one in the city. Why 

 it has npt been introduced is more than I can understand. 

 As an ornamental shade tree, it has few equals; it may be 

 obtained at any of the nurseries. The rest of the mag- 

 nolies, winter-kill, and are worthless for planting here. 



The Pecan has been highly recommended, both for a 

 shade and fruit tree. How this may be I cannot say from 

 observation. I hope it may prove to be an exception to 

 the hickory family, of which it is a member, as it is a use- 

 ful and ornamental tree. 



The Mulberry is a handsome little tree, but tender. 



The Sassafras is a handsome little tree, hardy and well 

 adapted for inside planting, either on or under the bluff. 

 It is the only representative of the Laurel family in this 

 vicinity. Every part of the tree- is aromatic, especially the 

 bark and leaves. 



The Butternut or White Walnut is rather a handsome 

 little tree, and does well inside where there is not much 

 smoke and dust. 



The Mountain Ash is worthless under the bluff, but in 

 some protected places on the bluff, has done reasonably 

 well. It is too handsome to discard altogether. 



The Shepherdia argentea, the Buffalo Berry of the 

 upper Missouri and the Rocky Mountains, is a small tree 

 that ought to be further introduced. There is now but one 

 in the city, and it is in Mr. Mathew Griswold's yard, on 



