370 APPENDIX. 



ORNAMENTAL AND SHADE TREES, 



SUITABLE FOR PARKS, ROADSIDES, LAWNS, AND LARGE PLANTATIONS; AND 

 SMALL TREES AND SHRUBS, FOR THE GARDEN OR SHRUBBERY. 



THE original design of this work was for the flower-garden 

 alone; but, as many shrubs and trees are connected with the 

 flower-garden, and as there is an increasing taste for ornamental 

 and shade trees for public squares and roadsides, as well as for 

 landscape gardening, I have thought it would meet the wishes of 

 the public that a brief notice should be given of some of the most 

 prominent trees suitable for those purposes ; and also of some 

 shrubs omitted in former editions, arid some new ones recently in- 

 troduced. 



AILANTHUS. 



A. ylandulosa. Chinese Ailanthus, or Tree of Heaven. 

 This tree has large, elegant foliage, resembling the leaves of the 

 Stag-horn Sumach, but on a much larger scale. There is one 

 great objection to this tree, which will prevent its general intro- 

 duction for shade : the flowers exhale a disagreeable odor, which 

 taints the air to a great distance. It is said also to produce 

 sickness. Whether this is the case or not, I cannot say ; but I 

 know that a tree in my neighborhood is a great nuisance when 

 in bloom. 



M S C U L U S . 



Horse Chestnut. This tree, when planted in a rich soil, grows 

 to a large size, and is beautiful in shape, foliage and flower; and, 

 as it is not subject to destructive insects, is valuable for shade in 

 streets, or for extensive ornamental grounds. 



