258 Trees for Shade and Ornament 



Fig. 86. — Varnish tree. Koelreuteria paniculata Maxim. 



soils, but inferior to the former in its more straggling habit and uncer- 

 tain outline, sparser, coarser foliage, with still shorter leaf {)eriod. It 

 is light-colored in bark and foliage. It is said to group well with the 



