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ilton streets. It has been there thirty-five years, and is 

 about the same size. It is, by no means, as healthy and 

 vigorous as it was five years ago. And these, remember, 

 are not on the sidewalk, but inside. Not one that was set 

 on the street twenty-five years ago is alive. 



The further planting of this tree under the bluff, except 

 in a few spots where there is clay in the sub-soil, is sheer 

 folly. On the bluff it does well either outside or inside, 

 except in exposed places. Some years ago Mr. Grove set 

 out a row of twenty-two in front of his place, which is one of 

 the most exposed on the bluff. Eight of them have been 

 re-set or their places left vacant, and one-half the rest should 

 be placed on the invalid list. If in this place, instead of the 

 Hard Maple, he had set the Hackberry, it would now be a 

 splendid row of trees. 



on 



Bluff. 



On the bluff we are not restricted as we are under it. 

 All the trees recommended for below will do well here, 

 and many more. It is not necessary to be so careful what 

 trees are put on the sidewalks, but as a general rule the 

 larger and more hardy ones should be selected for this pur- 

 pose, and the smaller and more tender trees for the inside. 



There are five species of Ash in our forest, all of which 

 do well and are handsome trees. 



The Sycamore is a stately tree, and should, by no means, 

 be neglected. 



The Catalpa is a native of the southern states; is an 

 elegant tree and may be planted in protected places. It is 

 a clean tree, a rapid grower, has large, rich, green foliage, 

 and covers itself in spring with panicles of white flowers. 

 It is unfit for planting on the streets, but in places both 

 below and on the bluff, it has done well inside. In the 

 latitude of southern Illinois it is reliable, but here it some- 

 times winter kills. 



