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Almost as beautiful in the autumn is the tulip-tree, 

 and it has the advantage of holding its leaves for a 

 long time after they are well coloured ; and both for 

 flowers and foliage (also of a very peculiar shape) it is 

 a noble tree for a lawn, but care should bo taken not 

 to have a flower-border near it, for its roots spread far, 

 are very near the surface, and are very exhaustive, 

 and will soon starve any plants with which they come 

 in contact. 



Parrottia Prrsica is a beautiful shrub, or small tree, 

 to grow on the lawn or in the shrubbery for its 

 autumnal effects only. It is still a rare tree, though it 

 has been introduced from the north of Persia alxnit 

 fifty years, and in spring and summer it is not an 

 attractive tree, but in the late autumn each leaf be- 

 comes a splendid mixture of rich brown and crimson 

 and yellow, while the l>ase of the leaf very often 

 remains a deep green, so showing a combination of 

 colour that exists in no other shrub. It is perfectly 

 hardy, but if grown against a wall the leaves remain 

 longer on the trees, and the colours are rather richer. 

 It is named after Professor Parrot, who made the first 

 ascent of Mount Ararat in 1829, and not in allusion to 

 the colours. 



I think no lawn should be without a medlar-tree. 

 It is a tree that always throws itself into a good shape, 



