FLOWERING TREES 183 



To these trees we may add for the white blossoms the fruit 

 trees, Cherry, Plum, Pear and the flowering Peach, Persica chrys- 

 anthemmn alba or Persica vulgaris. In Midsummer, the white 

 Crape Myrtle, LagerstrcsJiiia indica alba, is very beautiful. This 

 form is not a very vigorous grower nor as hardy as the pink varie- 

 ties, but it is lovely enough to be widely used. 



If anything can be more exquisite than the snowy charm of 

 the white-blossomed trees of the Springtime it is when the roseate 

 hues of Peach and Apricot, Crab Apple and flowering Cherries 

 are seen etched in all their dainty loveliness against the soft, clear 

 blue of the Spring skies and washed in the showers of an April 

 noon. In order to be sure of getting what you want from the 

 florists all trees should be ordered by their standard names. The 

 nomenclature of the pink-flowering trees of Springtime is: 

 Cornus florida rubra, pink Dogwood; Cerasus japonica, flowering 

 Cherry; Cercis japonica, Judas tree; Japanese Magnolia, Mag- 

 nolia Soulangeana, and the Persica chrysanthejnum rosea and 

 rubra, the pink- and red-flowering Peaches. 



The unequaled richness of the red Horse Chestnut, /Esculus 

 rubicunda, and the fiery scarlet of the Maple bloom, Acer rubrum, 

 and the carmine Lagerstroemia of Summer flower add deeper 

 notes to the color scheme and beauty to the landscape picture. 



In striking contrast to the blossoms of pink and white and 

 red are the trees with flowers of yellow tones. Of the larger 

 trees the Parasol Tree {Sterculia platanifolia) , Laburnum vulgaris, 

 the Golden Chain Tree, and the Tulip Poplars, Liriodendron 

 tulipijera, are rich and colorful. The Tulip Tree is the hardest 

 to transplant but once established is much the most desirable 

 and beautiful of this group. For sidewalk, parks, street and 

 lawn planting no other tree is better. The deep orange found 

 in the Tulip Tree flowers is repeated in the blossoms of the 

 Golden Rain Tree or Varnish Tree, K(£lreuteria paniculata, which 

 is a very attractive plant and free from the blights which so often 

 attack the Laburnums. The creamy yellow Southern Black 

 Haw, Viburnum rufidulum, and the Japanese Pagoda Tree, 

 Sophora japonica, complete the yellow side of the scale. 



